Will voter apathy and low turnout spoil the election?

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With survey After survey predict A Work landslide, inequality rising And trust In policy has A save weak, commentators believe that long term decline In elector turn out can peak has THE general election.

With just A month has go, 20% of people to have Already decided not has vote, according to has A investigation of 1,645 voting age British by Techne For Independent Media. Apathy East "particularly high among young voters", said THE Independent. They believe their problems "to have not has been address by THE major parties".

Only four In ten of young people eligible has vote are planning has TO DO SO, according to has A investigation of 3,000 14- has 24 years by THE Duke of that of Edinburgh Price (DoE) , published This week. Half (50%) said they at variance Or strongly at variance with THE statement, "I trust The politicians has TO DO the decisions In My interest".  

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A save 45% said THE British Social Attitudes investigation that The politicians can "almost Never" be of confidence has put country on to party, up Since 12% Since THE investigations creation, And A 11 points leap Since 2019 alone.

"It is hard has find A reason Why THE following election would be male THE orient yourself of long term decline In democratic trust And turn out," said Doctor Parthia Patel, senior research companion has THE Institute For Public Policy Research (IPPR). "If Nothing, You could see how This election could accelerate he," he said Big Issue. 

Only about half of those eligible has vote In Britain did SO In THE last election. "If democracy East collective autonomy, What about THE other half?"

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