Friday, 7 May 2010

WHAT!?

It doesn't surprise me that the conservative's got the majority of the seats in the election, although we've been left with a hung parliament. However, WHY are the lib dems considering joining forces with them?! I've forever said that i'd consider having a bigoted UKIP or BNP state over a conservative one under David Cameron, such is my dislike for him.

If I could have voted, it would have been Lib Dems, and i was disappointed with the shortfall in votes for them. However, they still have a key role to play in this parliament, and i would much rather see a Labour/Lib Dem coalition than any government headed by Cameron. He isn't in touch with the british people at all, and I get the impression that he cares about catering for his millionaire friends rather than us normal brits. Also, i think that the fundamental differences between the Lib Dems and Conservatives means that even if they were to form a coalition, it wouldn't necessarily be a successful one.

However that being said, the Conservative swings are obviously reflective of what the british people as a whole want, rather then just myself. This goes someway to showing that the voting system is outdated, and the first past the post system is, as (I think) Alistar Darling said, 'on its last legs'.

So, as for where i stand, I have two views; What I think should happen, and what i want to happen.

What i think should happen is that there should be another election, because if the popularity of conservatives shines through again, we'll have a right and just election. As for the party though, much is left to be desired for fairness and justness.

What I want to happen is a labour and lib dem coalition, because i personally think this would be the best system to take us through to the future, but it obviously wouldn't be representative of what the british people want, just me.


Let me know your thoughts! I think this topic is VERY interesting at the moment.

P.s, I gave up on capitalization of the parties towards the end, sorry!

No comments:

Post a Comment