Hertfordshire has got a PCC election, and I've just completed my postal vote, and will post it when it isn't pissing down. I voted Green. I haven't bothered voting for PCCs before, since I don't think we should have them - they are a Tory gimmick which replaced Police Authorities - but I want to vote against the bastard Tory bastards as much as possible. It's also the first time I've voted by poste - I didn't want to risk my ID - my old fart's bus pass - being rejected, as I've trimmed my beard since the photo was taken. The new requirement for ID at polling stations is a rather desperate attempt by the Tories to fiddle the vote, since it is weighed against young people, who are less likely to vote Tory. They're also trying to fiddle the mayoral votes - they abolished the former semi- PR system of voting, and went back to FPTP, which also works in their favour, since there are more left-wing parties than right-wing.
