OPINION
If I stopped you in the street and asked you what you think of politicians, chances are you’d give me one or all of these replies: “They’re all the same!” “They’re only in it for themselves!” “They don’t represent people like me!” “What do they know about my life?” “They’re all lying, thieving scumbags!” And one-in-three of you would march away proclaiming, “I don’t vote,” as if it was something to be proud of. That’s how bad things have got.
In all likelihood, half of you reading this article won’t be bothered to get o~ your pert little arses and go down to the polling station on May 7th, and yet you are happy to take part in votes to decide who wins The X Factor or Britain’s Got Talent. This just goes to show what a challenge politicians have encouraging the population in general, let alone the gay bit of it, to take part in what ought to be the biggest celebration of democracy ever.