OK, so apparently the Greens should be in Downing Street and not Mr Cameron/Clegg. At least that’s what might of happened if people voted for policies and not a few man brands.

I’m not sure how I missed Voteforpolicies.org.uk during the recent UK election but I love it! It essentially helps you understand whom you should vote for by showing you all the major parties’ policies (without logos or spin) across a variety of areas such as the economy, Europe, crime, education etc.

Not only did it tell me that I too should of voted for the Green Party, but people are a) too influenced by preconceived notions of a party/candidate, b) the media’s coverage and bias towards the old guard and c) not really bothering to find what parties intend to do when they get into parliament. It’s just a popularity contest mixed up with the Nation’s cultural vibe at the time of voting.

According to the 290K completed surveys the Green Party should be in. Not only that the two parties that have power would have been the third and fourth choice.

What’s even more fascinating is who you end up voting for by policy. I even ended up voting BNP for education who had a great policy of giving free University places to people who have worked for a period of time in the community. Who would have thought it!

In a recent Guardian article they stated that Parties didn’t utilise social networking effectively but to be honest I don’t think people did enough to find out, potentially using social networking, what each party stood for. It’s really like picking the Xmas number which is normally some Xfactor douchebag or Bob the bloody Builder. I’d have liked to have seen a Rage against the Machine. Maybe in 4 years time.