Age: 21

Current voting intention: At first, Amy was undecided, then she informed us that she'd probably vote Lib Dem. Now she's not voting...

Key election issues: during the first week of the campaign there weren't really any election issues that were firing Amy up. As the campaign has gone on, however, she has developed concerns about top-up fees, the war in Iraq and the state of the NHS.

Trivia: Amy has recently bought a slow-motion camera for �30 and tries to supplement her income by doing photography. She's set up her own website and had a few commissions. Ever creative, Amy once made a "lightwall" from painted cloth and the fairy lights in her room.

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I am also a keen photographer and spend a lot time observing the world around me and trying to grasp in an images or series of images a sense of the reality we all face. I am sure that you will appreciate how it feels to be an observer and capture the essence of a scene or situation. Politics is about making the world a better place, or should be. You're part of the image. You can't really be an observer. You're in this world whether you like it or not. There is no 'other side' as there is with a camera. Whatever your views, the critical thing is to take part.
David, Nottingham

You're interested in the NHS? Then please don't trust the Tories. They opposed the foundation of the NHS in 1949, and they would still rather we all went private. Tories scrapped matrons and privatised hospital cleaning - with 10 year contracts which are still in force; they caused the MRSA. Every winter under the Tories, hospitals ran out of money and wards were shut. Under the Tories, prescriptions rose from 20p to �5.65 an item (they're still going up but much more slowly). Eye tests and teeth checks were free for 40 years, until the Tories introduced charges in 1989. In 1992, the Tories cut NHS funding to dentists by 7% - result was many dentists left the NHS and haven't returned. 34bn a year spent on NHS in 1997, 69 billion a year now. At 2001 election, Tories would not rule out charging for a visit to your GP; that could still happen. Good luck with your studies!
Mel Swain, Horsham

Voting is an important ritual and should be savoured. Firstly make sure there are a number of you going, secondly vote, thirdly support your local publican and spend the rest of the day drinking until any political discussions have descended into an incoherent rant, lastly fall asleep on the sofa in front of the results. By the following morning you really couldn't care who won as your head hurts too much - a tradition I am proud to partake in and wish elections were more frequent!
Nicola Clarke, Bristol

Hi Amy. If I think back to my time at University and the sort of political ambivalence and ignorance I portrayed, I find it amazing that you guys are even demonstrating an interest in the campaigns. I would urge you and your fellow housemates to think hard about the type of country you want to live in in future: I graduated in the boom years of the eighties, with Maggie in power and seemingly everyone buying houses and Porsches; of course it wasn't really like that but that was the illusion. Now, many years later, I find myself with a young family and all the commitments that would have made me shudder way back then; it is these things that are actually more important in the long term, so, if you feel like thinking that way, maybe some thought about longer term policies on health and the environment would be good things to look at when examining the manifestos. Good luck.
Mike Dean, Cheshire

I am not old enough to vote, but if I were I would certainly vote and I have been out campaigning for the Conservative party this week. Whatever party you support, you should definitely vote. Voting changes things. Did you support the war in Iraq? Do you want to pay more tax for more services or pay less for reduced bureaucracy and some reduced services? Do you believe in central government interference with hospitals and schools or do you believe that the professionals should largely be left to do their jobs? These are all questions upon which you must have your own opinions and on which the three main political parties have different viewpoints. Consider these questions, consider party policies, ignore the spin and VOTE ON MAY 5th.
Tom Rowley, Northumberland

If you're really not inspired by any of the election issues one option is to ruin your ballot paper. This way, at least you will be registered as having turned up. The end point of all of this is where your single vote will go on May 5th. Do you want it to count as a "couldn't be bothered to turn up"?
Richard, London

You seem like a sensitive, intelligent person. So I don't understand why you are not fired up by any of the issues. The biggest issue is undoubtedly the UK's illegal war with Iraq (if we decide that international law still applies). Over 100,000 people have lost their lives so far, most of them innocent civilians. On top of that, we have a government supporting the abolishment of the Geneva Convention on prisoners of war and supports the torture camps in Guantanamo Bay and loss of civil liberties here in the UK. Without trying to sound harsh, I think you should think carefully about whether you can allow yourself to be apathetic to this situation. Democracy means that you are responsible for the country you live in. Tony Blair is not a king, he acts with the power given to him by his constituents. If you don't vote against this government, doesn't that mean you condone it's actions?
Gunnar Oskarsson, London

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