Today, as we all know (following on from endless leaders debates and furious Twitter statuses) is polling day! HURRAH! Whether you're rejoicing because there will be no more canvassing, or if it's because you're like me and love election time, you'll be pleased that today is FINALLY voting day.
I'm not here to tell you all about party proposals or to tell you who lies more than the other, but I am here to tell you in my opinion, why you should vote.
More than 90% of my readers are female, which means it's highly likely that you reading this, are female, which is why I'm going to aim this more towards women than men.
It's important that we as Women, use our right to vote. We weren't always so lucky to have the vote. Nowadays, it's a right. Something that many of us take for granted, yet up until 89 years ago, we didn't have that right. The Suffragettes fought with every fiber of their bodies to give us the right to vote and finally in both 1918 and 1928 a law was passed which 'allowed' women to have the right to vote as equals to men.
Back then, every woman voted. They expressed their rights and as such, we today are born with the right to vote. Yet, in 2016, only 64% of us women in the UK, voted. In Saudi Arabia, women were allowed to vote in 2016 for the first time. Many would do ANYTHING to vote, yet 38% of us just don't bother.
Aside from that, a lot of us complain about taxes, animal rights, housing and education. If you research the parties available, you'll find someone who aims to make a difference in something that you feel strongly about.
There are tonnes of political resources, which simplify things if you're still unsure of who to vote for, just google the area you're interested in, such as:
"Labour/tories/snp/greens/lib dems manifesto education"
You'll find areas of interest to help you (feel free to replace which party you're searching for!).
Remember this - only YOU see your vote. You don't need to disclose who you vote for if you don't wish to discuss it and you should never feel pressured to vote one way or another.
Just Vote. Please, Vote.
H x