This election, for all those who no longer have the chance to vote, please make yours count
Those are strong words from the Wear Red – Stand Up and Be Counted Facebook page (above).
For those who can’t read image files, it says:
“Up to 130,000 people have died because of austerity who aren’t able to vote on December 12.
“Hundreds of homeless people have died on the streets who aren’t able to vote either.
“Those from the Windrush generation who were unjustly deported aren’t able to vote.
“The sick people who died in hospital corridors waiting for medical treatment aren’t able to vote.
“The victims of unsolved knife crime because of 20,000 less police aren’t able to vote.
“The families burned to death in Grenfell Towers aren’t able to vote.
“They don’t have a voice any more, so on December 12, use your voice to speak for them and vote the Tories out.”
The text accompanying the image states [boldings mine]:
“This post is in memory of all those who can no longer vote because in some way their lives were irrevocably changed or lost forever because of how the Conservative government has treated them.
“Remember them, because they could just as easily be you or someone that you love.
“We all fall on hard times at one point or another.
“That’s the whole point of society, is that we help each other in times of need, we do it without asking for anything in return because we actually care about each other.
“We don’t seek to sub-contract that care out to the lowest bidder and watch them make profit from your hardship.
“The Tories are ruining our society, they are selling it off in chunks to super rich private entities and leasing it back to you at twice the cost.
“The by-product of this austerity is not only massive transfer of wealth into the hands of the few, but also thousands of people dying prematurely or being deported from their homes, widespread misery and stress for all low earners, sick, vulnerable and severely disabled people.
“We cannot emphasise enough how much good you will be doing by voting Labour in this election.
“Whether you care a little or a lot for politics, this election is a turning point for all of us.
“Protect your NHS, keep Trump’s hands off our health care, and most of all speak up for the countless victims of this warped ideology that would knowingly persecute sick people right up until the point where they died while being desperately in need of help.
“To think of this happening to one person is heartbreaking, but to 130,000 it’s almost unimaginable.
“Get out there on Dec 12, imbued with the spirit of these fallen souls, and send a clear message to Westminster that you’re not putting up with this way of doing things for one day longer.”
Have YOU donated to my crowdfunding appeal, raising funds to fight false libel claims by TV celebrities who should know better? These court cases cost a lot of money so every penny will help ensure that wealth doesn’t beat justice.
Vox Political needs your help!
If you want to support this site
(but don’t want to give your money to advertisers)
you can make a one-off donation here:
Here are four ways to be sure you’re among the first to know what’s going on.
1) Register with us by clicking on ‘Subscribe’ (in the left margin). You can then receive notifications of every new article that is posted here.
2) Follow VP on Twitter @VoxPolitical
3) Like the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/VoxPolitical/
Join the Vox Political Facebook page.
4) You could even make Vox Political your homepage at http://voxpoliticalonline.com
And do share with your family and friends – so they don’t miss out!
If you have appreciated this article, don’t forget to share it using the buttons at the bottom of this page. Politics is about everybody – so let’s try to get everybody involved!
Buy Vox Political books so we can continue
fighting for the facts.
The Livingstone Presumption is now available
in either print or eBook format here:
Health Warning: Government! is now available
in either print or eBook format here:
The first collection, Strong Words and Hard Times,
is still available in either print or eBook format here:
