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For the 2005 election I looked over the manifesto of each party that I considered voting for. I even looked at some of those that I would not touch with a barge-pole.

I pondered upon the issues that the parties were suggesting. I tried to acknowledge the issues that they were ignoring until after the election. I even went so far as to wonder (in a Socratic style) what I didn’t know, and whether or not the absence might contain issues that should influence my vote.

Voting is so much more than just putting an X in a box. In order to vote responsibly it is necessary to come to some conclusions about one’s own beliefs.

So I’m delighted to see the press are encouraging a mature approach to voting this year.

Ever wonder why the popular press is actually popular? Perhaps it alleviates people from the need to think.

Read all about it, one opinion fits all, only 20p. Fabulous prizes to be won.

What a triumph for liberty and democracy.