Democracy is ill. It is under pressure from all sides. From suspicions of voter fraud, to frustration with a moribund two party system, there is an increasing sense that there is no point in voting.
Only too aware of that, Cardinal Vincent Nichols published a video on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, this week to encourage Catholics to cast a vote. He reminded us that we have a duty as citizens to make sure we take the trouble to cast vote in the local and mayoral elections that are scheduled for this week.
