The Labour Party won the 2005 UK general election with 35.3% of the popular British vote. The Conservative Party was just a few points behind with points behind at 32.3% of the popular vote, but because of the first past the post voting system, the Labour Party had a significant majority with 356 parliamentary seats […]
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Can you please remove the apostrophe from MP’s. It’s MPs!
I will probably not vote for anyone. I don’t think I can trust any party and not many MP’s. The whole system is imploding. Where is the thought for others in this day and age? Where is the thought for future generations? Why is moeny the be alla nd end all when it shouldn;t have to be. There are too many issues to fight so I am giving up for good after this post
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There is a choice to be made at the next election, and people who say ‘they’re all the same’ or ‘nobody’s qaulified to run this country’ are ruining their opportunity to have a say but not finding out the facts for themselves. Are some MPs in it for themselves? Yes. Are some politicians immoral? Yes. Rather like the general population, some of them are undesirable. However I genuinely think that some people go into politics to make a difference and speak up for what they believe in, and we need to use our vote to make an informed choice.
We are very slowly coming out of a global recession. We have things like the minimum wage. As an NHS worker I can say first hand that the NHS has come on leaps and bounds since 1997 and waiting times have reduced massively. I don’t think this recession has been as painful as the one in the 80s because there haven’t been as many repossessions or mass unmeplyment, and we have come out if it much better than other European countries. Labour have tried to help unlike the Tories in the 80s who stood by and watched and appeared not to care less. That is why I will vote Labour at the next election. Not because I think this party is perfect, but because I think they best represent the interests of normal people.
Can I also add that there seems to have been a huge increse in whining, whinging moaners in this country who continuously talk down the UK and go on about ‘Broken Britain’, which is essentially a media driven concept. I think Britain is a lot less borken than it was in the 80s and 90s, that is my subjective opinion. I happen feel lucky to live in the UK, and think that although it is not perfect, it is a country I am proud of.
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Excellent post, the only bone I would currently pick is that I don’t think Labour have done enough during the recession.
But other than that I agree with your assessment of the current situation.
And what would you have liked labour have done? Please enlighten me as to how they could have done more. You still have to bear in mind how much the state can get involved with banks and such, seeing as this was a policy passed in the 80’s and hasn’t been changed since.
Absolutely right about the Tories, but dont get fooled by Labour!
The effects of this recession havent been that bad yet as Labour have simply borrowed thier way out of it – and guess what; after this election its pay back time. There will inevitably be big cuts coming whoever gets in and unemployment will rise exponentially.
After all the recent scandals and ecomomic troubles the electorate deserve a more transparent, accountable and democratic political system – something which both Labour and the Tories are just not offering when it is needed the most!
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That’s the nature of politics unfortunately, if any of the political parties told the full truth of what they plan whilst the others didn’t it would be political suicide.
We all say we want politicians to be truthful, but when they are it backfires because the media twist what they say and we (the public) lap it up. Just look at how Prime Ministers Question Time (total waste of time IMO) all the media ever pull from it is negative sound bites and since hardly anyone watches the whole PM Question Time (on the Parliament Channel) the negative sound bites is all we hear about, so all the MPs ever do is knock one another and achieve nothing. Watch Parliament at other times (when there’s about 6 MPs in session) and it’s far more productive/truthful.
David
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Politicians have the title of ‘Honourable’ and the recent expenses fiasco is merely the last issue in a long line of dishonourable acts.
I agree that there are some who stand to make a difference, however it would seem they are few. I understand that the media merely publish that which makes a good story/headline, but listen to any interview of any politician and they seem unable to answer a simple question. How often are they asked closed questions (where the answer cn only be yes or no) and they witter on for ages not answering but just saying what they want, regardless?
As for actual policies, these are not intended actions. I’ve yet to meet ANY politician ‘doorstepping’.
It is time we moved from an adversarial parliament to a more productive system. Perhaps the cabinet should be made up from the elected MPs selecting from witin their ranks? I don’t know.
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We left UK last year and view with amusement at the politicians slugging it out. We strongly believe that Brown and his henchmen have ruined,life in England over the past 12 years. They allowed too many immigrants in because they are likely to be voting fodder. They blame the world’s economies for their own errors in the financial fiasco that is the banking community. Blair and his cohorts took UK into war in Iraq on completely falsified and sexed up information. They are good at getting the country into a mess but do not have a clue how to get out of it. David Cameron, with all the wrinkles shown by his 1st team, are for me. If the country votes again for the socialists, then that is all they deserve.
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David Cameron: Airbrushed for Change. The man is so fake it’s actually unreal. I can safely say him and George Osborne has nothing in common with any ordinary British people, apart from the fact they disagree with eachother. Please also bare in mind that the Iraq War happened after cross party voting, and Cameron himself voted FOR the war. I don’t think the election 2010 vote can be based on the Iraq/Afganistan war, as both parties would have done the same thing. In fact, the Tories wanted to go to Iraq sooner than Britain actually did.
The reason Brown is unpopular is because he is unpolished and not media savvy. A bit of intelligence would suggest this doesn’t mean he is a bad political leader. I don’t therefore see the image of the party leader as a hugely important issue.
The recession IS a global issue, and if you think this is a poor excuse, be specific and name the Labour policies which have directly led us into recession? Conversely, hypothetically had the Tories been in power, explain specifically how they would have kept us out of recession? Sadly, this recession was inevitable because of the way the western economy has developed. Yeah under the Tories, we might have had slightly less debt, due to less public spending. Big WOW! 1000 billion in debt under Labour or 999 billion in debt under the Tories (but less spent on the NHS); I’d take the improved public services any day, and anyone else who has benefited from the much improved NHS should feel the same.
So with Iraq/Afgan/Recession all likely to have happened regardless of the party in charge, what are we left with? Expenses? Both parties, Tories using the money for moats around castles, Labour perhaps not as decadent but still immoral.
Then what? In my opinion, in a nutshell, Labour policies relate normal people and promote equality in health and education, and collective society, which is reflected in some of their policies; eg. minimum wage, Surestart, record levels of NHS investment.
The conservatives care about well off people, and normal people (as long as aspire to be well off). Their policies tend to promote social climbing, private enterprise and try to encourage traditional family values (eg. married couples allowance). They also appear to want to dismantle or talk-down national institutions like the NHS and the BBC. I personally find this all a bit sickening.
The really is my political summary, and that is the best way I can explain why I vote Labour.
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Really good comment Helen, I agree with the vast majority of it.
On “David Cameron: Airbrushed for Change” my youngest son is working on some political cartoons for this site (he’s mad on art .
He’s 13 and though not deep into politics, when your parents talk about politics all the time and I have this site open on my work PC about 23 hours and 59 minutes a day :-) it tends to rub off (he knows who most of the main MPs are for example)!
I think his political cartoons will be of a chibi style which I think is a manga/child like style (arts not my thing).
Anyway, he was looking at a funny site that was about the David Cameron Airbrushed for Change posters at http://www.mydavidcameron.com/
Has some amusing images, I think this one might match your thoughts :-)
David (or just call me Dave :-))
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ps. David, thanks, I saw the mydavidcameeron.com site last week and was crying with laughter at some of the artwork. I like this one the best:
http://mydavidcameron.com/posters/kitten1
Even tories would prob find it funny.
There are multiple reasons why we should not vote for the 2 main political parties…
1. They are both to blame for the current economic situation.
2. They will both continue on the same cyclic path of boom and bust.
3. They will both continue to throw billions of tax payers money at the EU with nothing to show in return.
4. They will continue to surrender more and more of our right to manage our own country to Brussels.
The country is in a radical mess, and only an equally radical change of power will correct this. Voting Conservative, Labour or Liberal Democrat will simply mean more of the same.
Use the power of your vote to change decades of mis-government of UK finances and the surrender of our independence and identity to Brussels.
Rule Britannia!
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I’m sorry Paul, but I’m Geordie, British, English and I don’t feel my identity or independence has been surrendered to Brussels. I think you are over reacting. I don’t think one day has passed by when I have even given Brussels one thought. Maybe it’s just me. If that angers people, I’m sorry, but I can only speak from my own experience and the experience of people I know.
I don’t think this country is a radical mess either. I really like living in the UK. I don’t know enough about the financing of the EU to comment on what gets spent on it or what we get in return, but perhaps you don’t know a lot about it either. The radical change you are suggesting sounds a bit suspect, I can’t help but think that if you love the UK as much as you seem to, why can’t you see how lucky we are to actually be here?
However, I agree that the recession can’t be blamed on the government as the Tory government would have resulted in the same situation. The difference between Labour and the Tories, is that Labour won’t bring in instant cuts to kick people when they’re down (or just starting to recover). I’m no expert in economics, but drastic spending cuts as planned by George Osborne, when the country is barely out of recession seems a recipe for disaster.
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“The difference between Labour and the Tories, is that Labour won’t bring in instant cuts to kick people when they’re down (or just starting to recover” – so which way did you vote on the EU Referendum (that Labour promised)?
Really, I’m interested to know..
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/7038028/Ian-Pearson-darling-deficit.html
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@sarahinthedesert
Daily Telegraph – no thanks. It’s clear both parties will have to plan to deal with the UK defecit. One party will protect more normal people, while the other will protect their own interests and values at the expense of others.
EU referendum? Sorry but it doesn’t help shape my political views. My views are based on my day to day life, work, family, education and taking in the experiences of the people around me. If the issue of an EU referendum is the linchpin of your political leanings, I find that very difficult to relate to.
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“If the issue of an EU referendum is the linchpin of your political leanings, I find that very difficult to relate to.”
Actually my point here was not the EU in particular which I used as an example, but the consideration of voting for a party who will tell you just about anything in order to get your vote and then completely disregard it.. If the UK populace are prepared to vote and believe anything that Labour say after telling such a huge fib then unfortunately the UK populace deserves what it gets.
The fact that sterling has been dropping again just shows that internationally the Government is just not believed on its plan to tackle the deficit.
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