Curryman
Well-known member
Looking at the current situation we have, not just in this country, I find it hard to say I'm in favour of any party at the present time.
Why?
Quite simply, there has always been, at least, two sides to any Government and opposition, whoever was in power at the time was kept in its place by the opposition, but does this happen now?
We seem to have gone from friendly but firm politics to antagonistic politics, which can often be seen not only in the Commons but also on boards such as this.
The Conservatives: winning the last election by a landslide, I feel, has encouraged those from the right of the party to become more and more confident in their way of putting ideas across, ideas that are somewhat far-right and therefore unpalatable to a lot of those who voted for them at the last General Election. Could this be their downfall?
The Labour Party: lost the last election, I feel, due to their swing to the left, and therefore the fear of them gaining power. Since then through deliberation, arguments and in the end the crowning of a new leader, strangely a Sir and a public school man, who is further to the right than his predecessor they have started to move towards the middle of the stage, but there is still the threat of a far left-wing revolt, which could upset the voters, once again.
The Lib Dems: Where do they stand? I feel they made a terrible mistake when they threw their hat in with the Conservatives in the coalition government, a case of accepting fools gold and something that set them back a number of years, I still don't understand what it is they stand for.
The Greens: Still an up and coming party, particularly with the climate change problems and so on, but once again apart from saving the planet. what indeed do they stand for? They seem to always have two leaders, I don't understand why, and the antics of the protest groups who no doubt associate themselves with the party, I feel, drive a lot away who may just sympathise with some of their aims.
The old saying of don't scare the horses doesn't appear to apply to either of the main parties and maybe not the lesser parties, so, what is the answer?
Over to you.
Why?
Quite simply, there has always been, at least, two sides to any Government and opposition, whoever was in power at the time was kept in its place by the opposition, but does this happen now?
We seem to have gone from friendly but firm politics to antagonistic politics, which can often be seen not only in the Commons but also on boards such as this.
The Conservatives: winning the last election by a landslide, I feel, has encouraged those from the right of the party to become more and more confident in their way of putting ideas across, ideas that are somewhat far-right and therefore unpalatable to a lot of those who voted for them at the last General Election. Could this be their downfall?
The Labour Party: lost the last election, I feel, due to their swing to the left, and therefore the fear of them gaining power. Since then through deliberation, arguments and in the end the crowning of a new leader, strangely a Sir and a public school man, who is further to the right than his predecessor they have started to move towards the middle of the stage, but there is still the threat of a far left-wing revolt, which could upset the voters, once again.
The Lib Dems: Where do they stand? I feel they made a terrible mistake when they threw their hat in with the Conservatives in the coalition government, a case of accepting fools gold and something that set them back a number of years, I still don't understand what it is they stand for.
The Greens: Still an up and coming party, particularly with the climate change problems and so on, but once again apart from saving the planet. what indeed do they stand for? They seem to always have two leaders, I don't understand why, and the antics of the protest groups who no doubt associate themselves with the party, I feel, drive a lot away who may just sympathise with some of their aims.
The old saying of don't scare the horses doesn't appear to apply to either of the main parties and maybe not the lesser parties, so, what is the answer?
Over to you.