Who should win the next genera; election in Britain?
By snowflake5
@snowflake5 (1579)
United States
December 10, 2006 10:42am CST
There was a general election in 2005, and the Labour party won. Tony Blair will be stepping down as leader next year, probably to be succeeded by Gordon Brown (currently chancellor) as leader of the Labour party and prime minister.
Under British rules, the government can call a general election at any time up to five years after the last election. Therefore Gordon Brown could call an election next year, or wait till 2008/2009.
Who do you think should win? Labour, headed by Gordon brown, or the Tories, headed by David Cameron?
14 responses
@babykay (2131)
• Ireland
10 Dec 06
Labour Labour Labour should win! I like Tony Blair and agree with almost all of his policies except for Iraq. I think he is a decent human being for a politician. I cannot understand how he ever got involved in Iraq at all. Bush, I can completely understand why...easy, him and his friends just wanted to make money. But Blair who unlike Bush seems like a canny politician and bright? Pity Blair wasn't going to be next PM but Gordon B seems good.
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@snowflake5 (1579)
• United States
11 Dec 06
I agree Iraq was Blair's biggest mistake. Things would look different if he hadn't gone in.
@ESKARENA1 (18261)
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10 Dec 06
i think our government is the best we have had for over 100 years. True Blair should go, he has had his time and done his job, but the Tories are unelectable, i honestly dont believe this country will ever forgive them for giving us Thatcher or Major, as for Cameron, he is an inbred old Etonion, the last time the tories gave the country one of them we got Anthony Edenn, dont be silly.
There is no alternative to Brown until the tories re write their constitution and stop being the nasty party. No, not just trying to hoodwink the electorate, actually do it.
@ESKARENA1 (18261)
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11 Dec 06
he is simply a make weight until the tories find a new leader, nothing more
@snowflake5 (1579)
• United States
11 Dec 06
Cameron does seem like he'll say and do anything to get to power. It's odd that he wrote the Tory manifesto for 2005, and a year later seems to be repudiating everything in it? If he's sincere, why didn't he speak up at the time?
I can understand people changing their views over a number of years - but overnight?
@Stiletto (4579)
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11 Dec 06
I'm a Scottish Nationalist so I really don't want either Labour or the Tories to win (or at least not in Scotland) but of the two I'd prefer the Tories. David Cameron seems ok for a Tory and his party might be pretty dire but they can't possibly be worse than Labour. As far as Blair goes it's good riddance and as far as Gordon Brown is concerned I'd laugh my head off if he lost the next election - or even better if he failed to become leader in the first place. It's this arrogant assumption that the pair of them can work it out between themselves that I dislike.
@snowflake5 (1579)
• United States
11 Dec 06
I think it's interesting you prefer the Tories. I understand that the SNP hold all the old Tory seats in Scotland, they've gained very few Labour ones - you've replaced the Tories in Scotland really.
@vijay12 (1642)
• India
11 Dec 06
Labour may lose.Thanks to Mr Tony Blair,Britian has lost all credibility due to her association with the USA. India is the next one, who would lose her freedom,and be a satellite of the USA!
@snowflake5 (1579)
• United States
11 Dec 06
I'm sure India is far too canny to become a satellite of the USA!
@snowflake5 (1579)
• United States
15 Dec 06
You might be right - Labour may get through with a small majority.
@Idlewild (6090)
• United States
11 Dec 06
I don't know who should win, but I get the impression that Brown has the upper hand. It sounds like Cameron doesn't have the experience or name recognition or whatever it takes to win. Again, I'm just going one what I've heard about the candidates through various media.
What do you think?
@snowflake5 (1579)
• United States
11 Dec 06
Cameron doesn't have the experience, but the public do like what they've seen of him (though it's early days).
I think the next election will be too close to call.
@forfein (2507)
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10 Dec 06
Hi
1. You live quite close to me!
2. If George Brown is elected leader I am leaving the UK !
3. Why cant we have an election when Blair resigns?
4. How about having a "joint" government? A Coalition, or would all the parties just "squabble"
5. Is Cameron heavy weight enough?
@snowflake5 (1579)
• United States
11 Dec 06
Well, we didn't have an election when Maggie resigned, and Maggie's resignation was a surprise, whereas Blair said he was stepping down before the 2005 election, and people voted on the basis that Brown would take over, so he does have a mandate. However, I think it's quite likely that he will call an election when he takes over, rather than wait.
I think coalitions do squabble too much, and I agree that Cameron, though a nice guy, doesn't seem cut for the hard decisions that government brings.
@snowflake5 (1579)
• United States
11 Dec 06
I'm not sure Branson is quite the saint he's making out to be - he's a business man looking to make as much money as possible.
The politicians (of all parties), much maligned as they are, don't actually make much money (not as much as Branson would if he ran Lotto), and they take a lot of flak for what looks like a thankless job.
@gkrisiyer (393)
• India
11 Dec 06
It does'nt matter who wins in the next general elections in Britain.In any case they're going to support America in whatever decisions Brtitain is dragged into because of it.But i basically think the Labour Party should come into power considering the kind of progress that they have made happen in Britain.
