Somehow www.notapathetic.com launched last Thursday and we failed to notice. The MySociety gang, with their finger on the proverbial pulse, has built a website for people who are planning not to vote in the UK General Election on May 5th, and who want to tell the world why.
The aim is not to persuade anyone that voting is a good or a bad idea - they just want to hear, record and share the explanations. It makes fascinating, if depressing, reading. Those who have taken the time to make posts are not (as the domain name says) apathetic, but they are fed up and many seem to feel powerless.
Charles Kennedy will be pleased to know that his party is the only party to get much positive feedback but there are enough other nay-sayers to alternatively make Charles weep.
For anyone trying to engage the public in the general election this site should be an essential read.