by RDR » Tue May 05, 2015 8:43 am
Here in lovely Lanarkshire I haven't had anyone at the door, no lamppost placards and other than that only two election communications via the post (one Labour, one SNP).
Interesting point about Police at polling stations. At the referendum poll there was a group of men stood inside the polling station, who I felt were behaving in an intimidatory fashion. We complained to the officials, but were told interested parties could have 'observers' within the station to ensure voting was being carried out in a 'proper' fashion. They wouldn't tell them to leave and when we asked for the police to be called, the officials indicated it was a 'civil' matter and unless the group were breaking common law then the police wouldn't attend.
Now, I always thought interfering in a poll under the representation of the peoples act was a criminal offence?
He advocated for the weak against the strong, the poor against the rich and labour against capital.