General Election

(Its close: Who will take control of Great Britain?)

Photo Finish in 'First Past The Post' election!

This week's election resulted in a hung parliament, after all the bickering during live debates, all the propaganda, all the leaflets and the urging of voters to make their choice the whole affair it appears was a sham. The growth in popularity of Nick Clegg and his Liberal option has inevitably led to the Conservatives gaining seats. Clearly there is no winner "It is obvious that Labour have failed to win" said David Cameron. Yet clearly it is also obvious that this country does not want a Conservative government. Unfortunately by voting for Nick Clegg the result has been an inevitable lack of votes for Labour candidates, this is the reason for the growth of Conservative seats, not the population's attempts to jump on the 'vote for change' bandwagon. More to the point during Thursday's shambolic election was the practiced lack of democratic rights. "It is our right to vote, this is like third world country voting" were the opinions of many unfortunate voters across the county who were not allowed their vote. But what difference would this have made? By all accounts the number of people denied a vote was not reflected in the results as making a difference. However, what is blatantly obvious is the urgent need for electoral reform from this ancient system.


Chester has been in the spotlight this week, a seat much coveted by Labour, Tory and Liberal candidates was the setting for political correspondents reporting on the outcome of the polls. However there is still the small matter of Chester's May meeting to cover. Would it not have been better if everyone just focused on the racing instead? It is becoming clear to me that Nick Clegg will join either party if it means a little more influence might be pushed his way when it comes to governing the country, does this mean that his policies reflect the will of Tory and Labour at the same time? If this is the case then why is everyone not voting for a little bit of everything and putting the Liberal's in power? Clearly the nation does not have the vote, Nick Clegg however, does. What then are we all concerned with? The taxes will still rise, employment will still be high, house prices will still be unreachable, the country will still be skint regardless of who holds the majority in commons.


As the difference between the parties is no longer as clear cut maybe the only fair way of deciding the outcome is through a race. We could have given the Chester Cup to the Tories and then held a stewards enquiry over the result. One thing is for certain, it is an interesting photo finish as to who takes control.