Voters in Spalding tell reporter Jenny Beake how they’re feeling about the 2024 General Election

As polling day looms, we took to the streets to find out the mood of the public.

Here is what shoppers in Spalding said to Jenny Beake and Eloise Hodson about the 2024 General Election…

Jordan Rovenhill, 30: “Nothing is going to change. Whoever is in charge next it will be the same outcome, I don’t think it will change. If it was someone living in a council house or living in rough times they would understand, it will get worse. I feel sorry for the younger generation. They should be cracking down on making this a safe place to live but are making it worse. I don’t want to vote for anyone.”

Meg Fowle: “I don’t really care. I don’t know much about it. They are cracking down on vaping, I don’t get it, why aren’t they cracking down on things that are more necessary.”

Trudy Edgington, owner of the Green Bowl, Spalding: “I feel who I’ve followed for the last 20 odd years I no longer want to vote for. I am turning toward the smaller parties, we need to make a difference. We discuss it at home and a lot of people don’t understand it (the general election) so don’t vote. It is nice to have the right to be able to vote. You can’t moan about the state of the country if you don’t have your vote.”

Philip Knight, 75: “I feel quite mixed and a little confused and still undecided. It is important to vote, you should vote. As we get towards the day I am hoping for someone to inspire me to do something.”

Jasmine Orr, 44: “I am bored of it, broken promises, young people struggling. they (politicians) are just in it for themselves. The less privileged are at the back end. Regardless of who comes into power every voice needs to be heard.”

Jim and Peg Torrance, 74, had their say.

Jim: “If Starmer and Sunak are the best we’ve got, God help us.”

Peg: “What choices have we got? Very few. We don’t live in Spalding now but it used to be buzzing, people were content and happy, now people are sleeping on doorsteps.”

Marie Wilson, 63, Crowland: “I don’t see one (party leader) being better than the other, they don’t follow anything through. I find it frustrating for the man on the street, what do they do about people? I would have a people’s party, run by females, people who live in the real world. I will be voting, it is important to vote. We need a brand new government. There is nobody to look up. to. What about knife crime, that should be a number one priority but it isn’t.”

Melanie Manning, 69: “It is tedious, frustrating and too much personal battling and arguing against each other. People have no right to complain if they don’t vote, it is important to vote as we live in a democracy. They (politicians) don’t tell the truth and don’t live up to their promises. There is nothing positive. It will be better on Friday, well it might not be better but at least it will be over.”

Maureen Fisher, 71: “I am bored stiff with it all, the general election, the football, the Olympics and they haven’t even happened yet. It is important to vote but I don’t blame people for not voting. They (politicians) say the same thing, lying and lying, promising all sorts and we never get it.”

Tony Baily, 89, said: “I don’t think either party will change enough to help people. Young people will vote for a change of government.”

Polls open at 7am tomorrow (Thursday July 4) and close at 10pm.

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