Constituency in which I live: Hemel Hempstead
Local MP: Mike Penning, Conservative
Name of my local council: Dacorum Borough Council
Which political party dominates my local council: Conservative
What is your attitude concerning people who are not planning to vote in the general election?
It is almost certain that throughout the whole of Britain, there is always someone who says they don't or are not going to vote. Yes, they may have a reason for this, or several reasons, but you can be sure that after the election, they will complain about who got in, and what is going to go wrong now. I believe that these people, like many don't fully understand politics, I don't, but I will probably still vote so that I have had my say.
I do believe that MPs should make a greater effort to advertise their policies, and make them known, as I think that with a better understanding, more people would vote. For example, as small or as ridiculous as it may seem, I was reading a magazine not long ago, Glamour I think it was and there was a section that interviewed David Cameron, of the Conservative Party. This made me more aware of his ideas and made me understand what the election was about a bit more.
Overall, my attitude towards those that are not planning to vote in the general election is that they are wasting their opportunity to have their say and to try to influence things the way they would like them to be for the future. If people don't vote then they are not putting across their opinions.
What Main Concerns do you have that may influence your vote?
I have never voted before as this is the first year I am able to, so there are not many concerns that I have immediately, however there is something that I have read about that is concerning to me and many other students. There are some parties that would like to increase University tuition fees to £7000 per year. This is an extreme amount of money, because on top of that cost there are also living costs. Many students do not have jobs, and therefore could not afford that kind of money, and to be in that debt each year would mean that the majority of students would be in about £21000 of debt just for tuition fees. Therefore my immediate concern would be for the provision of low cost education. This is where the Liberal Democrats would benefit some students as they would like to make higher education free again.
Obviously there are other aspects that would affect me such as healthcare. Where I am from, in Hemel Hempstead, the Hospital has been closed down and there is not even an A&E. This has caused many problems locally as people need to travel to the next town hospital which is Watford, about a twenty minuite drive away in any emergency. If this continued throughout the country, there could be a shortage in healthcare and would cause major problems, so the provision of healthcare is also important to me.
As I have not voted in the past, i called my dad to ask him what his concerns would be so that I could see a different point of view from mine. He replied that he had similar concerns with education, but from his point of view not so much the costs, although that would be a concern, but also he wanted to make sure that there was a high standard of education, as he has three children all at very different stages of education ranging from primary education to University. He was also concerned about taxation, because if taxes increase he has to pay more money out.
There are many concerns that everyone has when thinking about who to vote for in the General election, but it is worth voting because it could make that difference that you want.
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