Too young to vote (boo!), but I have very strong political views.
Labour, no matter how much **** they have put us through these recent years, have served us good and well. The education system has vastly improved, teen pregnancies have gone down, unemployment (except for the recession) has generally been down.
Socially, Britain has been a much better place under New Labour...However, New Labour is getting old.
The biggest mistake that labour made was electing Gordon Brown without a general election. Many opposition MPs were against it, as were the public. Let's not forget how well he did the first year or so he was in power: There were the floods in Cumbria etc. He took time off his holidays to see those in need. There was a foot and mouth scare. He did very well ensuring the outbreak was contained. In fact, he began to climb up the opinion polls very quickly.
But then something went wrong, something we partly have to blame. The Recession.
That, I'm afraid, is the lasting memory of this government, and it's not one people want to look back on positively.
So here come the Conservatives, slagging off Labour like she's your prostitute sister. Walking proud and tall, not only do they speak well, but they aim to deliver. Granted, David Cameron is a bit of a tosser ("I've never voted Tory, but David Cameron's head is so shiny..."), but he speaks with confidence and authority. He has the qualities of a good leader. That is was appeals to the public-elect so much.
Granted, some of the traditional Tory policies a few years ago were scrapped, leaving some voters a bit confused. But, like Labour did back in the 90s, Tory is scrapping traditional views and going for what the country wants.
What the country
wants That's where the pitfalls of Tory come in. Yes, they need to secure votes in the best ways possible, but is it really beneficial to the country in the long-term to promise so much of what we
want rather than what we
need.
The Liberal Democrats have always sat in the corner with a tiny voice, almost as if asking for their lolly back while the bullies battle. This hasn't been at all good for them, and hasn't allowed them to get their voices heard. Their policies aren't the best, let’s face it. They believe in a change of government, yet they show little in the way of impressing the public.
However, the Lib Dems were simply great last night. Vince Cable spoke with confidence and with knowledge, and I found myself nodding furiously whenever he spoke. The platform he was given last night will defiantly boost the Lib Dems in the polls; after all, it has seemed quite a two-horsed race the last few years.
The TV debates will work very much in the Lib Dems favour. If all goes as smoothly as it did last night, we could be in for one of the most exciting elections in living memory.
I predict it will most likely be a hung parliament. Which was the Lib Dems swing in terms of favour and backing out of Labour and Conservatives, I have no idea. I would predict they would favour the Tories having listened to them last night and in recent days, but I could be wrong.
I'll just finish by saying I have no political bias at all, and quite frankly, I think that being under a Labour government would benefit us more than being under Conservatives. But I'm not the one voting
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