Tactical-Schmactical

As a rule of thumb, Mae West quotes are a pretty good guide to live your life by. 

I have this one on my living room wall. It covers up where some shelves used to be. 

"When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I never tried before."

The problem is, we've tried both evils and many people, Russell Brand included, seem to think it's the politician's tie colour that matters, not, you know, what they actually stand for. 

Labour won't repeal the real terms pay cuts for us NHS workers.

Russell Brand coming out for Labour isn't necessarily surprising. Lots of millionaires are. 

But he had made such big deal out of having a revolution, which is slightly at odds with backing a party of cuts, austerity and war. I threw some tweets at him but no response.

 

I don't think he knows who I am. Obviously doesn't watch BBC South East.

 

Somehow, in all the electioneering, the fact that Labour will stick with the Tories budget for the next 2 years seems to have got lost on the ether.   

Lesser-evilism is sometimes made to sound savvy and insightful by calling it "tactical voting". 

Robin thinks he's ahead of the game because he "votes tactically." 

If all you think is possible is Labour austerity rather than Tory, then you and the millions of other "tactical voters" are actually perpetuating the cycle of disenfranchisement.


For crying out loud!  To paraphrase Mae West, you only get one vote, but if you use it right, you only need one. 

Don't waste your vote on hopelessness and despair. We've tried the all the evils. It's time for TUSC