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In the UK, only 1% of the electorate are members of a political party. Or put another way: "between them the three main parties now have fewer members than the
by bitcartel 14y ago
In the UK, only 1% of the electorate are members of a political party. Or put another way: "between them the three main parties now have fewer members than the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds"
http://www.economist.com/node/21559901 http://www.economist.com/node/21559901
What happens as party membership continues to decline? At what point does it become farcical?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jul/06/british-democracy-decline-report http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jul/06/british-democracy-d...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2012/jul/06/politics-democracy-decline-audit-data http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2012/jul/06/politics...
- citricsquid 14y agoI care enough about politics to know who I'm voting for but not enough to go out and campaign for the party I'm voting for, are people that are members of a party the people that put up signs in their windows and the like? What is a "member" of the conservative party? Does someone just sign some paper or do they pay money to support the party, or commit to helping campaign?
- bitcartel 14y agoJoining the party as a member costs 25 pounds a year. http://www.conservatives.com/Get_involved/Join.aspx http://www.conservatives.com/Get_involved/Join.aspx