I will never miss voting, even if I decide to deliberatley spoil my paper or vote tactically. In the Uk any voter can register to vote by post if they think getting to the polling station may be a problem. I have a very good reason for making sure I vote ~ my Grandmother was a suffragette and was sent to prison, going on hunger strike and being force fed, so that women and, many people forget this, working men had the right to vote. If I didn't vote she would be turning in her grave and probably come back to berate me! If you do not vote, I believe, you have no right to criticise the government, be it local or national. So, think about those women who gave everything, some even their lives, so that we can put a cross on a piece of paper and hold our heads high while we do it.