Comments on: The greatest danger facing the Conservatives http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2008/06/02/the-greatest-danger-facing-the-conservatives/ Daily views on British politics and the Conservative Party from a centre-right thinker who writes letters on his blog to politicians, journalists and many others. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:10:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jeremy Jacobs http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2008/06/02/the-greatest-danger-facing-the-conservatives/#comment-2339 Jeremy Jacobs Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:00:37 +0000 http://lettersfromatory.wordpress.com/?p=681#comment-2339 Don't give a hoot about the EU. Democracy begins at home!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('2339','Jeremy Jacobs'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('2339','Jeremy Jacobs','Don\'t give a hoot about the EU.\n\nDemocracy begins at home!'); return false;">Quote this comment</a></div> Don’t give a hoot about the EU.

Democracy begins at home!

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]]> By: Letters From A Tory http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2008/06/02/the-greatest-danger-facing-the-conservatives/#comment-2338 Letters From A Tory Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:43:45 +0000 http://lettersfromatory.wordpress.com/?p=681#comment-2338 As I understand it, the turnout is even lower for MEP elections - mostly because people have no idea who MEP's are and what they do (a question I often ask myself). The more that voters see corruption, incompetence or funds being wasted, the harder it will be to convince them to turn up at the ballot box. I for one find it hard to begrudge low voter turnout given the pathetic state of democracy in the UK and especially in the EU.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('2338','Letters From A Tory'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('2338','Letters From A Tory','As I understand it, the turnout is even lower for MEP elections - mostly because people have no idea who MEP\'s are and what they do (a question I often ask myself).\n\nThe more that voters see corruption, incompetence or funds being wasted, the harder it will be to convince them to turn up at the ballot box. I for one find it hard to begrudge low voter turnout given the pathetic state of democracy in the UK and especially in the EU.'); return false;">Quote this comment</a></div> As I understand it, the turnout is even lower for MEP elections – mostly because people have no idea who MEP’s are and what they do (a question I often ask myself).

The more that voters see corruption, incompetence or funds being wasted, the harder it will be to convince them to turn up at the ballot box. I for one find it hard to begrudge low voter turnout given the pathetic state of democracy in the UK and especially in the EU.

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]]> By: Jeremy Jacobs http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2008/06/02/the-greatest-danger-facing-the-conservatives/#comment-2337 Jeremy Jacobs Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:31:55 +0000 http://lettersfromatory.wordpress.com/?p=681#comment-2337 That's why only about 60% of voters bother to turn up at elections. We need total transparency. In Brussels and Westminster! (spot the irony)<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('2337','Jeremy Jacobs'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('2337','Jeremy Jacobs','That\'s why only about 60% of voters bother to turn up at elections.\n\nWe need total transparency. In Brussels and Westminster!\n\n(spot the irony)'); return false;">Quote this comment</a></div> That’s why only about 60% of voters bother to turn up at elections.

We need total transparency. In Brussels and Westminster!

(spot the irony)

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