Tag: election

  • to vote or de-vote?

    This week I voted. It did not take long. It was not difficult. It was an election for my local Police and Crime Commissioner. The ‘campaign’ has been very low key around here – no leaflets, no phone calls, no posters. I had to look up the candidates for myself in order to make a…

  • An open letter to the UK after the General Election

    Dear UK First of all, thank you  to so many of you for taking part in the General Election. There are many people in the world who would love to have the opportunity to express their views in the way that you have. To those who will be in government, please remember that what you…

  • the x factor

    Last Thursday I attended a wonderful prayer vigil at Chelmsford Cathedral (thanks to all who clearly worked so hard on it) where we were provided with opportunities to pray about a number of different issues related to the General Election (tomorrow, in case you didn’t know!)*. We were also offered the following prayer, which I…

  • do the hokey votey: in, out, or shake it all about?

    It was an election day yesterday. I had the opportunity to put my kiss* on a piece of paper to declare my democratic love for a local council candidate and some candidates for the European Parliament. I was surprised when I was handed the ballot paper for the European Parliament to see just how long it was.…