Well, first off, bollocks did we earn it, we inherited an easy life. One which the majority of the people in this country don't even bother to take seriously, despite knowing full well how much is affected by the people in power.

Next up, you would only have to pay a fine if you were too lazy to fill in the forms or trot around the corner to the polling station. My point is that anyone who is too stupid to realise that five minutes mild effort beats a fifty quid fine deserves to line the governments coffers. But everybody would vote, voter turnout would be 100% and we'd be looking at a complete turn around in the way politics is done in this country, with a very rapid move away from the top-heavy fat-cat society we're currently stuck in.

Giving people the day off is a more stupid idea, but the country wouldn't come to a halt, most people wouldn't even exercise their right, just look at Sundays, or even Christmas day. And how exactly did you get to the idea that I want to put Labour in the bible? I'll give you ten out of ten creative points for that one at least.

What's you seemed to have failed to notice is that the status quo isn't working. Voting is a piece of piss, I actually enjoyed the sunny evening walk to the polling station with my girlfriend. Despite the ease, three in five people don't bother. Three in five! Something clearly has to be done. I'm not claiming to know the answers, I just think it's worth considering some radical suggestions. I don't see you having any bright ideas.

Then again, thinking about it, a day off would actually give people time to consider the issues and policies in question. Maybe they wouldn't just potter off and tick the same boxes their parents ticked, maybe they'd vote for people likely to give them what they wanted. Maybe some of them would even consider taking part themselves.