The UK chancellor is apparently going to spend £150 million this summer with a view to expanding evoting.

“E-voting is a key measure to tackle so-called disengagement among young people,” said a Whitehall source. “Given the rapidly increasing use of text messages it is crucial that this is properly developed as a method of voting.”

Let's get the Big Brother and Pop Idol fans on their mobiles and that will solve the electoral participation crisis.

Give me strength. I'm seriuosly tempted to change the title of my book to Technology is The Answer to Everything (And The Eegits who believe this).