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Why Spoiling Your Ballot Isn’t Cricket/ Rounders

A very warm welcome to issue 93 of the award-winning iScot Magazine. Our cover image is oor cynical wee dig at heehaw happening on the indy front, and continuing on the theme of “Things that Rip Ma Knittin”, we pay particular attention to the topically fashionable discussion of ’Spoiling one’s Ballot Paper’.

Imagine, it’s election time again. (Cue front cover) You’ve been looking forward to casting your vote, hopeful for change or perhaps to keep the good times rolling. But here’s the rub: your number one pick, your champion in the political arena, isn’t even on the ballot, or they are, but they no longer deserve your vote for whatever reason. What do you do? Some might say, “Spoil the ballot! Show them none of the options measure up.” But is turning your ballot into a piece of creative avant-garde art the best move? I’d wager not, and here’s why, in my humble opinion.