Election Day May 6th
After all the speculation it has finally arrived. Gordon Brown, a man questioned about his leadership skills not only by the public and his adversaries, but also by his own party, has finally called for a general election. It will be truly interesting to see which way the public vote. The Conservatives are supposedly the favourites to overturn the Labour majority and take their place as the leading party for the first time in 13 years.
However, I am not so sure that figures really represent anything before an election. You can twist and turn any figures to mean anything you want them to and cannot be trusted, much like the politicians who release them, how ironic.
I think that, despite their awful performance in the last few years, the Labour party will still run out winners on election day. Yes, they have failed in their job, but do the British public really want the Tories in charge again? I am not convinced that they do, especially not with the slimey “car salesman-esque”David Cameron in charge. Labour still champion the NHS and still try to push extra taxes on those with extra money and that is what many want to see.
Of course, an actual positive change in the education system would also be welcome considering the amount of money that has been poured into it (check out dream education for a bit of teacher related insight). Also, even though Labour were part of the reason we got into the recession, they are also the best equipped to deal with it. They know the full extent of the issue and are not speculating like the Tories. Putting a new party in charge in the midst of a crisis could be devastating, especially a right wing party.
Even though the boundaries of British politics have blurred in recent years, (Labour have become more Conservative and vice versa), I would still prefer the slightly more left party in charge. Of course, there is the option of the Liberal Democrats, and they would actually be a very welcome change if everyone wasn’t petrified over the concern that if they change their Labour vote to Lib Dem, not everyone would change over and the Tories would gain the advantage.
The Lib Dems are destined to always be the third party unless something amazing happens. Finally, the UKIP (UK Independence Party) having been making some noise of late and could gain an extra few seats, I can’t see them being top three players, but they could surprise many.
Roll on May the sixth!
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