The nation stands on the edge of the abyss. The fiscal position of the United Kingdom is on a par with the Greek disaster which is imploding the once proud and historically rice nation. Yet on rolled the General Election of 2010. A chance for the nation to demolish the destructive trends of the 'New' Labour Government under the unelected Gordon 'Go Bro' Brown. The results were conclusive though not offering a majority. With the Conservatives being the largest party with 306 seats, followed by the Labour wallowing in second with 258. Now the challenge facing the parties is to come to an agreement with a coalition government involving the Liberal Democrats and their 57 MPs. However, this is not the Labour removal that everyone expected...or hoped for.
As this is written, talks between the Lib Dems and Tories are talking place. With the backing of the parties various tiers of power (peers, primary ministers, back benchers) supporting any actions that Nick Clegg makes with David Cameron, it would seem that a Tory-Lib Dem coalition will be leading the country in no time at all. Yet, there are suddenly talk of a Lib-Lab government.
When did this fine, upstanding, queue orientated nation become such a sham. The people are backing a government set-up which would be contrary to the ballot boxes. This may come as a shock to some, but the 2nd and 3rd parties of the nation come in those positions as the 1st is the preferred option. A stupor which the nation was suffering from appears to have lifted and now they bask in the hypocrisy which they are also famous for.
Suddenly, a party which has not been in office for 13 years is responsible for the position we find ourselves in. A recession which was not touched by a Tory minister was apparently their fault and sole cause. There is in turn a growing remembrance of the great successes of the Labour Government. The facts speak for themselves, but they are held as a party which improved the condition of the nation. Under Labour; the poor have become poorer with the rich becoming richer, we have seen sagas within the NHS and social services (which were foolishly blamed on the social services), repeated strikes which are on a level with the Harold Wilson era, constant back stabbing by front benchers as well as those on the periphery, and endangering our soldiers in both the illegal war in Iraq as well as in Afghanistan. I'm sure these situations are news to some people with memory loss, but those who care will remember and never forget.
Now Go Bro thinks that he can hold on. He has is dirty fingers tightly around the keys Number 10. For him, the hope that a Tory- Lib Dem coalition will not come to fruition and give his party the chance to hold onto power. It has been reported that Brown indulged Clegg by phoning him. He has been cornered and like a wild animal is more dangerous than ever. A Tory- Lib Dem government would lead to the removal of Brown from the leadership and fierce aleadership battle would ensue within the Labour Party. Every hour which passes is bringing the broken colossus which had been Labour crashing down. The nation voted for change, and Labour fear this change. We must rally around this promised change and not allow ourselves to be intimidated by the ghosts of the past. Thatcher is gone, but Brown is still there. Once he is removed, the nation can rebuild. Do not allow a party with no national mandate to rule to slither their way in again. As humans we all fear that which we do not understand, but a leap of faith will show us that change can be a good thing. Please Britain, permit David Clegg/ Nick Cameron to make our future's all a little brighter like May evening sunshine.
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