Britain, the Banana Republic

A few days ago Zimbabwe had a General election and, amid the usual (and probably true) accusations of vote-rigging, Robert Mugabe won another term as President of Zimbabwe.
Yesterday Tony Blair announced that on May the fifth a General election will be held in Britain. Also, six Labour activists were found attempting to rig the postal voting system in Birmingham. Now, Labour dismissed them as a few activists but it highlights something. Namely that we are not, as we like to believe, above these countries like Zimbabwe. So, why were postal votes introduced in Britain? Well, the government claimed that it was to increase voter turnout. But is it really worth increasing voter turnout like this (a good thing, as it leads to a better representation of the country's views) if we end up being susceptible to vote-rigging? So, hopefully this is the only time we will see this happening in Britain, but if not: Long live El Presidente Blair.