Originally Posted by Chris

No it won't. For those that absolutely cannot, with a clear conscience, support anyone, it is, however, a better option than simply sitting at home. The candidates hear the total of spoiled ballots and in a marginal seat they will know that the people who are politically engaged enough to turn up and write a poem, or draw a picture, had a vote up for grabs but withheld it. (it is often possible for the candidates representatives at the count to see what is on the papers in the spoiled pile)

15 million people who never vote will never change anything. 15 million people turning up and deliberately failing to support any candidate, show that they are engaged, listening, and waiting for something better. That might, just, in the long run, make a difference.

Not that it'll happen. They'd rather stay home, watch Jeremy Kyle and complain nobody told them anything, while sharing the latest alcohol-related meme on their Facebook wall.