Use your vote for maximum benefit for the planet

It’s easy to be cynical about democracy—famously “the least bad system of government.” We’ve recently seen two prime ministers elected by a handful of people wildly unrepresentative of the population. “What use,” you might think, “is a vote once every five years?” I have lived all my life in safe parliamentary seats, meaning that my vote seems to matter not at all. Many young people report that they would prefer to live in a country with a strong leader than in a democracy. Yet your vote can count for a great deal, and I have recently seen how.For me and many others there is one issue that overrides all others because it represents a threat to the survival of humanity: the planetary crisis. I want to use my vote to do everything I can to keep the planet liveable for my children and grandchildren. I was thus happy without hesitation…
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