In the past week of politics not a lot seems to have really happened. The Tories are still on top in the polls, not by a lot mind. Gordon Brown is staying resilient and Nick Clegg says he offers a “real change”. Oh and the budget is going to be announced on the 24th of March, I’m sure everyone is looking forward to that one.
Gordon Brown has vowed he will ‘keep going’ even if he fails to win a majority. But hasn’t said much on what will happen if Labour loose in the coming election. Though to be honest I think labour have had a pretty good couple of weeks, going by their standards. Since the ‘bulling’ accusations, Gordon Brown and his party have seemed to avoided any further scandals, in fact seemed to have proved to be a party that are not only strong, but finally united under Gordon Brown. It seems since Patricia Hewitt and Geoff Hoon tried to get him ousted as leader Gordon Brown has gone from strength to strength. Obviously Labour still have an uphill battle to win this election but it really does seem the momentum is with the Labour party.
But what David Cameron will be asking himself is why? Only a couple of months ago people thought that Labour were dead and buried and stood no chance against a new, vibrant Conservatives who were waving the banner of change. But it seems the problems are now coming the Tories way, rather than that of Labour. Following a series of back-firing poster campaigns and problems such as Lord Ashcroft, the Tories are struggling to establish themselves as the sweeky clean savior of British politics. Whats more people just don’t seem to trust them with the economy. This seems to be Cameron’s biggest problems. If we wernt in a recession then I think the Tories would be out of sight with the polls, but since the Tories proposed economic solutions over the past few months have all been the wrong ones, do people actually want to give them the chance for real?
Nick Clegg has said his party is the only one which offers change. At a party conference in Birmingham last week, he said that the choice between Labour and the Conservatives was a “dismal choice between the party of the few and the party of no-one,” The Lib Dems are also taking the same stand on the economy as Labour, saying that cuts too soon would damage economic recovery. But despite denying that they would make up a majority in a hung parliament, they have stated their demands if they were to make up a minority Government. They want tax reform, more spending on education for poorer children and a move towards a greener economy as well as political reform in Westminster.
To me a Lib-Lab Government wouldn’t be all to bad, but that’s my opinion. That’s all I’ve got in this week in politics. Next week hopefully there’ll be news on the Tories spending cuts, as well as everything else that’ transpires.
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