Would the government have new ideas and goodwill? It seems that Labour will win not due to any specific ideas or policies or reserves of goodwill but because conservative voters are determined to punish the Conservatives for lying so much (about their true politics). In a way it's quite touching to see that politicians do sometimes suffer for lying, despite the popular cynicism about that.
I do think they'll enjoy an initial period, perhaps of 18 months, in which voters are more patient. Re: new ideas, the Labour Party has certainly had enough time in opposition to think about new things!
Tbh I think the record of British politicians being punished for lying is pretty consistent. See for example the way the Lib Dems were torn apart in 2015 for breaking their promises (indeed in that case, I'd argue it was somewhat unfair, the result of an electorate unaccustomed to coalition government; like of course the Lib Dems weren't going to get everything they wanted).
Fair. Arguably the SNP is suffering in the same way.
Now it's only Labour whose voters need to give them a good thwacking. I doubt it'll happen this time though, if only because they don't seem to have really made many promises to begin with.
Interesting times. No governments seem to be able to satisfy anyone, maybe because so much that vexes people is outside their control…
Yes, it'll be very interesting to see how Labour get on!
Would the government have new ideas and goodwill? It seems that Labour will win not due to any specific ideas or policies or reserves of goodwill but because conservative voters are determined to punish the Conservatives for lying so much (about their true politics). In a way it's quite touching to see that politicians do sometimes suffer for lying, despite the popular cynicism about that.
I do think they'll enjoy an initial period, perhaps of 18 months, in which voters are more patient. Re: new ideas, the Labour Party has certainly had enough time in opposition to think about new things!
Tbh I think the record of British politicians being punished for lying is pretty consistent. See for example the way the Lib Dems were torn apart in 2015 for breaking their promises (indeed in that case, I'd argue it was somewhat unfair, the result of an electorate unaccustomed to coalition government; like of course the Lib Dems weren't going to get everything they wanted).
Fair. Arguably the SNP is suffering in the same way.
Now it's only Labour whose voters need to give them a good thwacking. I doubt it'll happen this time though, if only because they don't seem to have really made many promises to begin with.
So if you do not know who to vote for. Would you consider voting for an independent?
I'm in Cardiff North and will vote for Labour.