What are your opinions on this.........?

Question

When a political party comes into power after the previous one has been in for years they are always hailed as 'saviours of the country'..best thing since sliced bread (Tony Blair). Then after a few years they are slated and called for everything they do. I wonder if it will be the same when the Conservative get in..it looks like they will next time!

Answer 1

thats always the way it works. always has , always will

Answer 2

The same thing happen when (under Thatcher) the Conservatives came to power in 1979.
By 1990 a disgruntled public 'slated' the Tories for their incompetence in running the country and mishandling of the economy. So with a possibility of losing the next general election the Tories sacked Thatcher (the sacrificial lamb).

I believe it was Norman Tebitt who said, 'To some, it's not about winning an election, it's more about holding onto power'.
At the end of the day the elected parties just do not do the job they were hired to do.

Vote for 'THE PENSIONERS PRIDE PARTY'

Answer 3

UMMMMM I don't ever remember thinking that Tony stinky Blair was a saviour in fact I thought the exact opposite. I don't profess to know much of political play but I think I am apt enough to see a con and quite frankly a person who wears BLUE contact lenses during his campaign to look like a blue eyed boy sent alarm bells ringing. Then the convenient birth of his son LEO not only to imply he was a family man but also choosing a name which has connotations in itself. I think he is and has always been a pile of steamy poo...oh yes that is my very informative statement and you can quote me! As for the Conservatives role on at least you know what you are getting. Bring Maggie back she got us out of the labour mess the last time I wonder if she can do it again for us?

Answer 4

Maybe in Britain your media puts a more positive spin on the new governement than ours does here in Canada. We would never think that a new governement is the best thing since sliced bread....more likely the lesser of 2 evils, or 4 or 5 evils inour case...It is far easier to critise those in power than give them credit for the good things which have happened....bad news sells newspapers also..

Answer 5

It is usually called the "honeymoon period".

You look quite young. I was about your age when the Conservatives were in power for a long time.

I have to say that my personal life experience was reasonably good under the Conservatives, and not very good at all under Labour. However, I accept sometimes that what I see as good can be bad and what I see as not very good can actually be beneficial and character building.

Do you think this is relevant, and might influence how I will vote personally?

Answer 6

The generation of kids growing up during the 80s have kept tony blair in power just like the seventies kids kept thatcher in, they only see the bad times of their youth. A change of leader before the next election will keep labour in again just like john major did, after that i think the lib dems might win the lottery.

Answer 7

The Conservatives certainly wont get in at the next election. There are still too many voters who remember what they done to the ordinary people the last time. Apart from that until they actually have a leader, in the proper sense of the word, and some proper policies, they wont even have a manifesto worth looking at.

Answer 8

So called 'New Labour' ran a campaign of vilification of the Conservative goverment of John Major before the 1997 elections. Blair boasted,'We will be whiter than white'. With the latest revelations of their chicanery in everything from peerages to casinos it sounds hollow now. If David Cameron has any sense he and the Conservatives will allow the corruption of this goverment to expose itself to the voters and observe a dignified silence.

Answer 9

Labour should never of got in in the first place, John Major handed it to them on a plate.... New Labour is almost a media concoction it's embarassing.
People stereotype so much it's completely stupid, saying the parties do represent.
Politics is a rabid beast, the media are bored housewives and now to cap it all Labour as with Neil Kinnock when he didn't get in, Labour are going All-American, its showbiz baby.
I think even Tony(mark of he beast)Blair is gonna vote David Cameron.

Answer 10

Democracy has suffered in recent years because of the way in which powerful pressure groups can lever Governments to deliver in such a way that it suits their interests. Look at the Jewish lobby in the States - or the Church. In all countries Global Industry operates outside the Democratic Process and, when threatened, can effectively deflect that threat (Ever hear that 'Money Talks')

Answer 11

People expect big changes when a new government arrives as they are generally made huge promises on the build up before the election. Once they are in power people expect everything to change, until they realise that its just the same old **** as before and that everything costs more. That's why governments change as people start swinging towards another party as they hope that they will bring the changes that are promised.