It's Time to Vote Pirate!

6th May 2010 00:01 | by Andrew Robinson

Dear Pirates,
Today, there is an election. Today we can strike fear into the hearts of our enemies. Today we can show them that we will no longer sit idly by as they take away our rights, as they take away our privacy, as they force greater and greater burdens and costs on us while lining their own pockets.  Today, we show them what can be achieved by real men and women, scattered across the country, connected by technologies the other parties still struggle to understand.

For the Pirates, more than any other party, every single vote counts. It does not make much difference if Labour, Conservatives or Liberal Democrats win or lose by 5000 votes or 5001, but adding just one vote to the Pirates will really make a difference. Every extra fraction of a percentage that we get, is a fraction of a percentage more parliamentary influence that we have over the next few years. This is the first and only chance some of you may get to vote Pirate for several years, the first and only chance you will have to show the other parties that by ignoring our issues, they are losing support. Make your vote count, Vote Pirate.

Our candidates have worked long and hard to give the public a real choice, and to turn us from political newcomers into a real party with a real track record. Now it's time for you to play your part in making us a genuine political force, by going into the voting booths and making your mark on a piece of paper, and making your mark on the political landscape.

Our campaign doesn't end today, it starts today, because that's the day when we become an experienced, established political party. If you are lucky enough to have a local Pirate candidate, today you can give us the power and influence we need for the future.

Be Proud to be a Pirate!
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11 comments

May 06 2010 04:05 by AwesomeSauce
I wish there was a Pirate Party candidate in my constituency, I guess I'll be voting Lib Dem.

I'd become a member but I'm unemployed at the moment and really can't spare the cash. Finding work is a real struggle because I don't really have any impressive credentials :(

I guess it's only a matter of time, I'm willing to do anything, as long as it doesn't require me to "sell" anything, I've been stuck in retail for far too long.
May 06 2010 05:05 by Kainlarsen
There is no candidate for Coventry.:(

However, in order to deprive the major players of fodder, I will vote for the next best thing. Both Lib Dem and Green Parties seem to have fine goals. I shall vote for one of them in the name of the Pirate Party UK.
May 06 2010 06:05 by scuzzmonkey
let us see what the morning brings - it's a new dawn, it's a new day :P

#piratepride to be a treading topic? :D
May 06 2010 08:05 by cabalamat
There isn't a Pirate candidate in my constituency, so I'll be voting Lib Dem. They have the best record of the 3 big parties on the Digital Economy Act. Also, they favour proportional representation, a reform that's necessary to make Britain a true democracy (and incidently for PPUK to win seats), and the more Lib Dem MPs get elected, the more likely PR will happen for Westminster.
May 06 2010 09:05 by 01smicha
there is sadly no PPUK candidate here either! where I am, its been a conservative seat for many years, so will be wonderful to see them dislodged!!
May 06 2010 10:05 by alex_brett
cabalamat wrote: a reform that's necessary to make Britain a true democracy (and incidently for PPUK to win seats), and the more Lib Dem MPs get elected, the more likely PR will happen for Westminster.


You are aware, of course, that no system can produce 'true democracy' any more than 'true communist' or any other form of government, apart from possibly dictatorship? I do think it's important that electoral reform is considered, but that the implications of PR are reflected upon adequately. It's not a magic bullet!

Having said that, the Lib Dems did have the best attitude towards the DEA, and many other of their policies are superior to the other parties, so they're probably my favourite of the main parties.
May 06 2010 01:05 by Mojzu
Whilst not a magic bullet it is much better then FPTP, and should lead to greater representation which could mean parties like PPUK getting some seats. I will be voting Lib Dem, no PPUK candidate in my constituency and it's a Lib Dem/Conservative marginal, so I'll be voting ideologically and tactically.
May 06 2010 03:05 by crumbles
*fingers crossed for both Pirates and Lib Dems*
May 06 2010 09:05 by fitvideo
Funny really, in that I dipped in quite a while ago, and various people said I should stand as a potential candidate...
Sadly no response , manifesto/mandate was forthcoming , even a thanks for joining or a newsletter would have been nice , then, on the day of the Election, suddenly an email diatribe comes out of the woodwork ...not one , but two ...

Too late , the maiden cried ...

Oh well...

regards

Fitvideo
May 06 2010 10:05 by disi
No candidate for Council vote in Banbury... anyway good luck :)
May 06 2010 11:05 by Omega
We don't have a candidate in St Albans, Grr...
Voted Lib Dems instead because they are the best of the rest.
:)
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