deomcracy – Jo Ind https://joind.co.uk Writer, digital media producer, learning designer Sun, 12 Feb 2017 19:35:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://joind.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/cropped-Flavicon-Jo-32x32.png deomcracy – Jo Ind https://joind.co.uk 32 32 Why I love polling day https://joind.co.uk/polling-day/ Thu, 07 May 2015 11:54:50 +0000 http://joind.co.uk/?p=1785 I love general elections. I like the blunt pencils on strings, the ballot boxes and the rulers that are used to prod the voting slips in. I like the names of the far-out parties, the unfolding outcome over a long night, the trip to the Queen.

I like the sense that we are a nation. I like being reminded that no one is mightier than the people.  (I like reminding those in power of that too.)

I like the history and institutions that sustain us and make over-turning a government possible.

I like the machinations of polling day – things being done well in a down-at-heel kind of way.   I like making the connection between the schools and community centres turned into polling stations and the pomp and ceremony of Westminster and the Palace.

I love our democracy and I am very proud of it.

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