Election 2010
This years General Election is proving to be quite a lively one. Its going to be an interesting two weeks coming up.
Gordon Brown is struggling to keep afloat in his desperate campaign to finally get the approval of the country to run it.
The whole Labour campaign seems very hopeful that we will forget the last thirteen years of disasters they have brought us,
David Cameron’s Conservatives want to put forward a new alternative, trying to persuade the electorate they are a changed force. No longer are they the Thatcher party of privatizations and closing down of mines, or imposing of crazy council tax alternatives.
Now the other lot, the Liberal Democrats as led by Nick Clegg, are looking to break up the two party domination and offer a new option.
Other players include the UK Independence Party led my Nigel Farage, British National Party led by Nick Griffin, and the devolved nationality parties – Plaid
Cymru and the Scottish National Party.
The media have been making chaos for all the main parties dependent on their particular allegiances. Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph and The Sun all backing the Tories, Daily Mirror loyally backing Gordo and his crowd.
May 6th 2010 is the date when the country gets its chance to make its democratic contribution and select who they want to represent their views on the national stage.
The series of televised leaders debates have livened things up to a spicy level this year. The first one, on ITV, was expected to be Cameron’s big chance to shine. But what he failed to expect was Nick Clegg and his TV skills – his ability to speak directly to the public rather than the shows audience, sideline himself from the expected main show – Brown v Cameron. The ratings put Clegg ahead of his rivals, and suddenly threw open the race to an unexpected new area.
The second debate, this time on Sky, had a different feel to it. The press all week had been attacking Clegg and scrutinizing his every aspect. He gave another polished performance and while Cameron increased his game still failed to deliver a knock out blow to his competitor. The Prime Minister still blundering around in third place in the polls.
So with ten days or so to go, Britain looks like it may be heading towards a hung parliament. The Tories don’t seem to be in a position to win enough seats on their own to have an overall majority. Labour’s stronghold voters seem reluctant to stray to another party despite the misery Mr Brown has brought this nation along with the war criminal Tony Blair. Lib Dems could be vital as to the future, or could they even BE the future?
