politics
god. i remember distinctly on june 6th 2001 my great disappointment when, despite the fact that my vote was not needed and that there was something distinctly dodgy about new labour, i could not notch another one up for the labour party. the reason? i was but three measly days too young. coupled with the fact that margaret thatcher was returned to office on the night of my birth, i was beginning to think i was politically cursed in some way.
ever since then, my faith in tony blair et al. dwindling, (because of iraq, foundation hospitals, faith schools, lack of lords reform etc.) mostly slowly but sometimes in large bursts my excitement about voting labour has deformed into resigned thoughts of voting lib dem.
now don't get me wrong, i don't especially want the lib dems to be in government, but it wouldn't be a protest vote either. i reckon if blair is forced to rely on them more for a majority in the commons then that can only be a good thing. hmmm.. anyway, i need to think about this more.
ever since then, my faith in tony blair et al. dwindling, (because of iraq, foundation hospitals, faith schools, lack of lords reform etc.) mostly slowly but sometimes in large bursts my excitement about voting labour has deformed into resigned thoughts of voting lib dem.
now don't get me wrong, i don't especially want the lib dems to be in government, but it wouldn't be a protest vote either. i reckon if blair is forced to rely on them more for a majority in the commons then that can only be a good thing. hmmm.. anyway, i need to think about this more.