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"Brian Gaff" wrote:

The big story is not yes or no, but how can the uk get this kind of turnout
for council and ntional elections without making it illegal not to vote.
The answer of course is that people need to believe the issues are
important, and that any promises made will actually come to pass.

Very well said Brian! Although we do have to remember that the Scots
(sorry: the people in Scotland) weren't voting for anything other than a
promise that "things will be different".
Perhaps UKIP will force such a turnout at the next general election,
through the electorate being brought face to face with what might be,
and what might not be :-)

J.