I felt tearful after I cast my votes this morning. I can’t help but feel negative – and dread that a Tory government is inevitable.
So in the hope that one person might read this and change their mind, please think about the following when you vote today.
Remember that self-interest serves only a handful of people. Remember our great institutions such as the NHS and the BBC which need to be nurtured and preserved, not dismantled.
Vote against brutal hunting. Vote against allowing Murdoch and his vast media network to decide the political future of our country. Vote against the immediate withdrawal of funds from the economy and the inevitability of another descent into recession. Vote against a party which says they support the vulnerable but will not act to prove it.
Vote for the young and the old. For gay people, straight people, married people, single people. Parents and grandparents and those who have no children. Vote for children and their futures – for all of them, not just the children of the wealthiest. Vote for people with cancer and people with mental disorders. Vote for women and their equal place in society.
Vote for progressiveness and inclusiveness. Vote for fairness for all.
Vote however you want, but please just don’t vote Tory.