Tomorrow is the general election, and apparently a lot of people are planning to vote tactically. According to a YouGov poll, 22% of people are going to be voting for someone other than their preferred candidate. This makes me very sad, it exposes how flawed our electoral system is. But it's especially sad this year, because there's really no need for it.

Labour are going to win. It's inevitable. All predictions point to Labour winning by quite a large margin, very likely with a bigger landslide than Blair got in 1997. The conservatives will not get into power, you do not need to vote to keep them out. But your vote is still valuable!

Tactical voting always works based on previous election results. "The tories won last time, so I have to vote for the party that came second." "The tories came second, I guess I have to vote for whoever won again." But the only way that better parties can get to the top two is if people vote for them. And did you know that political parties get government funding based on how many votes they receive at a general election?

Now, as the conservatives are losing support all over, take the opportunity to vote for someone. Not just against the tories.