X marks the spot

Well, the election is over - and nobody won! Being a cynic (and UKIP voter) I'm not surprised it ended up as a shambles.
Quite a few acres of newsprint today are devoted to the plight of those who, in several areas, were unable to vote because they didn't turn up in time.My first thought was well, if 7.00 am until 10 pm isn't enough time for you to struggle to the polling station, you have only yourself to blame. Then I thought again. What caused this phenomenon? Why hasn't it happened in previous elections? Here is my guess, for what it's worth. I suspect that millions of people, right up to the closing moments, were determined not to vote for any of the Three Unwise Monkeys. Finally, their consciences got the better of them and out they rushed - to join a queue behind all the others who had done the same.