I voted Cameron, but I can see it being someone totally unexpected: Cameron has climbed the greasy pole quite ably so far, but greasy poles are treacherous things.
I shall probably furiously disagree with most of the policies of whoever it is, so in that sense it doesn't really matter to me who - but I am pleased that it will be a leader of some other party, just because I think that single party states are intrinsically a bad move, and regular changes of government are a good thing.
because I think that single party states are intrinsically a bad move, and regular changes of government are a good thing
Indeed. I think the eighteen consecutive years of Conservative government were A Bad Thing for the country; not so much because it was a Conservative government*, as because for much of that time Britain was a single party state.
*Although I did disagree with many of their policies.
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Date: 2009-06-04 09:01 am (UTC)I shall probably furiously disagree with most of the policies of whoever it is, so in that sense it doesn't really matter to me who - but I am pleased that it will be a leader of some other party, just because I think that single party states are intrinsically a bad move, and regular changes of government are a good thing.
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Date: 2009-06-04 12:07 pm (UTC)Indeed. I think the eighteen consecutive years of Conservative government were A Bad Thing for the country; not so much because it was a Conservative government*, as because for much of that time Britain was a single party state.
*Although I did disagree with many of their policies.