Not in My Name: New Campaign Urging People Not to Vote on July 4th

Are you tired of the same old party politics that have dominated our country for far too long? The Not in My Name campaign offers a vision for political reform.

The objective is clear: reduce voter turnout for the established parties – Labour, Tories, and the rest – to a mere 30%, sending a powerful message that 70% of the electorate is fed up with the current self-serving, anti-democratic system. If successful, this will pave the way for significant political reform, starting with a petition to the King, urging the establishment of a Royal Commission to devise a new, more democratic system.

Political parties have become parasites, living off the general population while fostering division and injustice. They thrive on partisanship, caring more about their own survival than the well-being of the nation. As stated in our campaign document, “Political parties are cancers, as they seek to insidiously impose their beliefs on those who, if it wasn’t for government compulsion, would have no truck with them.” It’s time to change this. As citizens, we should not demean ourselves by voting for parties that hold us in contempt.

The campaign document outlines 18 arguments against the current political system, from the undemocratic nature of party politics to the wasteful infighting that costs us all dearly. It highlights how small groups of party members make decisions for millions, leading to a lack of true representation – 170,000 Tories, 300,000 Labourites, and 90,000 Lib-Dems shouldn’t control 70 million lives.

The campaign calls for key reforms such as ending public subsidies for political parties, capping political donations and ensuring MPs vote according to their conscience rather than party lines.

If you want things to keep getting worse, then vote Labour or Tory or any of the rest – vote for those who have made things as they are. If you want change though, if you want things to get better, don’t vote!

But this is not just about not voting; it’s about reclaiming our democracy and insisting on a political system that truly serves the people.

For more details, visit notinmyname.uk and follow the campaign on X here.

Thank you for considering this proposal.