Labour
So they made it, just but they made it. A significantly reduced majority and hopefully a wake up call to the heads of the party that they cannot treat the public as they have done over the past 5 years, and I say just the past 5 years for these seem to stick in the mind more than any other.I don't think that Howard ever really got to grips with what we were thinking or that Kennedy has the power to become premier. The only leader with some kind of public face that we can relate to was Blair but still it was difficult to vote for someone who, and I would love to say lied, but I will say miss led the public over a number of issues. not just the war in Iraq but also over education, the health service, basic services et al. It seemed that all Blair wanted to do was to further his position on the global stage, to be seen to be part of the great empire of democracy which was all well and good but he wanted it so much that he forgot one thing, he was always going to be seen as a puppet of the United states and that it was really the President of the US and not the Prime Minister of the UK that pulled the strings. George sent Tony off to do his dirty work and Tony lapped it up thinking of the rewards when it was all over, the place he would hold in history whereas the country fell apart around him but did he care, no.
This election was never really in doubt as there was no alternative, but this election has shown, certainly to the Lib De ms that if they have the right leader or rather the right faced leader for I am sure the Charles Kennedy is as convinced of his cause as anyone but his public face is just not good enough, he needs a public face like that of Blair and if the Lib De ms get someone like that then they will be a force in the next election for I feel that unless Labour do something spectacular this is the last election that they will win for a while.
Another thing that the election has shown us is that the UK needs a system of proportional representation, how come the third largest party with less that 10% fewer votes than the main party has only 10% of the seats and yet they have around 25% of the vote, it might actually work in Labours favour if they introduce PR now before the next election as it might just secure them a victory, otherwise I feel that the new party in charge will be the Lib De ms, it is there's to win in 5 years time, if they follow the signs.
Another thing that has stood out is the way that the UK elections have turned out to be based on personalities and not policy, all about showing the right face to the media and not to the general public, to be seen on the right shows, the right magazines, the face that sells will win.
So to sum up I am happy that Labour won this time, I am happy that the Lib De ms did so well and I hope that they look forward and not back, that they appoint a new leader in the next 2 years, a leader who will lead them forward and take the amazing work of Kennedy forward. Labour need to have a look at the lies they told and to admit them, this would be a huge step in the right direction, as for the tories, well they need to get real, welcome to the real world. So Tony you've been warned, lie again or forget the real issues and that's it, we've given you a chance to put things right, now is the time to do it.
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