(June 10, 2009 at 9:27 am)bozo Wrote: The conservatives are where Labour was in 1997. Labour became " new Labour " which really meant " new Conservative " in order to win over " middle england " i.e. the small minority of floating voters that have come to decide who wins in the First-past-the-post system we have.
Cameron has done all that he can to ditch traditional toryism ( he says the tory party was seen as " nasty " ) and will do anything, including being left of Labour ( which isn't dificult ) on those issues he thinks will win the election.
I'm repeating myself but it really boils down to the 3 main parties being capitalist parties and there being no other realistic options for voters whilst fptp remains. That is why millions no longer bother voting at a general election.
I have no reason to disagree with anything you've said here. Even my school librarian recently said "I don't know why anybody votes- those parties are all the same." It's certainly a prevailing opinion.
What is your alternative to FPTP? A runoff system I presume?
Bozo Wrote:Finally,Luke, if you think Cameron's tories are " promising " have a look at the Euro parliament and see the right-wing parties the tories are going to line up with at Brussels.
From the little research I've attempted since you made this post, the most I've managed to come up with is an article in an Indian newspaper claiming the conservative equivalents of each country have swarmed the election. However, I've found little that is conclusive. Even the EU website wasn't much help. Could you back your statement up a little? I'm not challenging the truth of your statement, I would just like to see the hard evidence for myself.
