Cactus Annie
Refugee
You've got 20 minutes to offer your suggestions.
When are the EU elections in Ireland? Was it also yesterday?
If you're in the UK, I recommend you vote Labour. The expenses issue was not one of party but of the entire UK political system - if it was that holding you back, and then you'd be making a very misinformed, ill judged decision.
Well, it's certainly the case that both Labour and Conservatives MP's have been inculpated in expense fiddling. However, the Liberal Democrats are less culpable in the whole thing. If one is voting purely on the basis of financial probity, then the Liberal Democrats seem the obvious choice.
I don't hate New Labour because of their expense fiddling, I hate them because they're proto-fascist scum.
In most countries the opposition fared better. Also the right-wing parties did profit from these elections in far too many countries.
43.01% went voting.
I'd have thought most would've gone left, like Ireland, what with the economy. UK aside (where everyone knew this would happen) I'm surprised about the overall results coming in.
I voted for the Green's in the European election and Lib Dem's in the local election. For the general election I will only vote for the two major parties and I'm going to vote Tory for the first time because I find Gordon Brown and Labour hopeless.
You really, really need to understand the implications of this. Everything that Labour have thus far done, and been so largely condemned for, is evidence of them moving further right - closer to the Tories. A Conservative vote in the next general election will not be one for change, but for more of the same thing - if not worse. They're planning on cutting public spending (goodbye, NHS! Hello foundation hospitals! Hello trust schools!), and while taxes will decrease, they'll only make an impact for people on the upper end of the scale and it won't be enough to cover extra costs we'll be paying in health, education, increased public transport prices etc.
So while I, like you, feel disillusioned with the current Labour government and pretty pissed off with Gordon Brown, going Tory is not the answer. I'm holding out for a change in leadership (which will make a massive difference, and get rid of this failing 'New' Labour) or, if this doesn't happen, Lib Dem.