"I've voted since I was 18, and I'm 64 now, and I'm not doing it this year. I'm done. "That's my protest - none of them are worth bothering about." Those were the words of Ottilie Fraser, who spoke to BBC Scotland in Perth. They reflect a broader feeling about politics at the moment - a disenchantment commonly referred to as "the scunner factor". With pollsters detecting a lukewarm reception for every party and forecasting a decline in voter turnout, how could this apathy affect the result? Politics has never been a particularly popular profession. But the mood of the electorate towards those who aspire to represent and lead them has scarcely felt so negative. Luke Tryl, director of polling firm More in Common, said this week that focus groups he had just conducted in Scotland were "possibly the most unenthusiastic or 'meh' I've ever experienced people be about their choices in an election". Is it just vibes, or is there data to back up the idea that this is becoming a "mehlection"? Warning lights about public mood have been flashing for some time. The Scottish government's own regular public insight monitor, run by YouGov, found 43% of people reporting "high" levels of anxiety, 79
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"I've voted since I was 18, and I'm 64 now, and I'm not doing it this year. I'm done. "That's my protest - none of them are worth bothering about." Those were the words of Ottilie Fraser, who spoke to BBC Scotland in Perth. They reflect a…
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"I've voted since I was 18, and I'm 64 now, and I'm not doing it this year. I'm done. "That's my protest - none of them are worth bothering about." Those were the words of Ottilie Fraser, who spoke to BBC Scotland in…
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"I've voted since I was 18, and I'm 64 now, and I'm not doing it this year. I'm done. "That's my protest - none of them are worth bothering about." Those were the words of Ottilie Fraser, who spoke to BBC Scotland in Perth. They reflect a…
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