Archive - Feb 2010

A cross on a piece of paper, a mark next to a name, democracy, debate, representation or soundbites and the political thrust and parry of Westminster. What does voting mean to you? Are the British only free at election time, or does voting confer something more profound on the person casting?

There is no getting away from it the election is everywhere, even if we are still at the phoney war stage and the bullets have yet to start flying. And, like in a lot of other organisations the residents of Scope Towers are busy planning and preparing.

Some really exciting stuff in the pipeline. We are all looking forward to the general election on **6th May**. At every election, thousands of disabled voters are denied the chance to play an equal part in the democratic process. There will be lots of good pr work to do in the coming months.