For the benefit of all the people who don't live in the UK

The General Elections of the United Kingdom (Not just Britain) will have the three main players:

Labour - our current government under Tony Blair, who took an almost reasonable left wing party and turned them into the Conservi-clones we know today as "New Labour".

Conservatives (Tories) - our party officially on the right hand side of the spectrum, and the party that was in power for... well, forever, before Labour won the massive landslide in the 90s. This party still echoes with the memories of Margaret Thatcher, and still seems to stick to the same idea.

Liberal Democrats - These guys are a smaller, less popular party than the two big ones. They used to be the Libra of our political spectrum, trying to achieve balance with their centrist ideas. However, with both the Tories and Labour firmly entrenched in the right side of the line, the Lib Dems are now as leftie as you can get without going to a much smaller political party.

That might be a load of nonsense, but it's UK politics as I understand it, in my own limited way.

The outcome (in my opinion) is pretty easy to guess to be honest. There is no way that the UK is prepared to vote a Conservative government into power yet. For one thing, only the youngest of voters might not remember ol' Maggie Thatcher and her handbag, and that's reason enough for many. The current leader of the party, Michael "something of the night about him" Howard is a...
Well, I've been five minutes trying to think of something polite to say about him, and can't. The guy has fallen to the Dark Side.

The Lib Dems are too small a party to get in - the public just don't seem to think they're viable candidates. If people thought the Lib Dems would win, then faaaar more people would vote for them. However, at the moment a lot of people see a vote for the Lib Dems as a wasted vote. Which is a shame, because it's not.

Labour will win again. Even though Tony took us to war. Even though Tony and his second in command (the Chancellor Gordon Brown) hate each other. Even though the NHS is in pieces (although I can hardly lay the blame for that at labour's feet). Even though all the bad stuff that's happened, and in spite of all the things we have to complain about (and we love complaining) Labour will win. Most voters will still go with Labour, because they have actually done good stuff.

However, things aren't looking nearly as secure this time round for them. And we've got a second vote now, our Proportional Representation vote, that little thing Labour had been fighting tooth and nail for while they were in opposition, but quietly forgot about when they came into power. Our little extra vote that gives the little guys bigger clout. Also, people don't like Labour any more, and they're going to suffer for it. Expect Labour to win, but also expect the Lib Dems and the Tories to really pick up a lot of seats, and Labour's majority in the house to be severely culled.

By the way, Michael Howard's (Tory) idea that Immigration is crippling the NHS is quite possibly the daftest thing I've ever heard him say. Without immigration, the NHS would be well and truly fubared. Totally stuffed. Next time you're in hospital, do me a favour and count the number of doctors and nurses working there that are immigrants. Generally professionals from abroad are cheaper to train, prepared to work longer hours and work harder. They do not come here to live off the fat of the poor hard working white Brit.

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Oh, btw, Lankyman? I love the sig! The Blade Runner script always says c-beams though, for some reason, not Seabeams.