Kieth,
You may be right but I have always felt that the thing that made our country great is the "left, right, left....."
I mean the swing between the parties has worked well (for the most part). If the right is in power and becomes to business/selfish oriented, the people go left until they become to scocial/people oriented and it swings back. I feel sorry for systems like Isrial as their three party system means there always trying to get apeas the small third party and the minority ends up with too much power. (boy I with I could spell).
Jim you are excused as it is late, and we are the only ones left
In the UK, the unique thing is that we have a 3 party system, but it's always been "left right left right" etc etc So one party wins, goes that way and dismantles the other system. Later, the other party wins, dismantles the former system. You might say that it's better if one or the other stays in power long enough to follow through their policies and see it bear fruit. Unfortunately the opposite has been true and political parties, whether on the "left" or the "right" thathave enjoyed overall majorities, have been able to pass all kinds of daft legislation almost unnapposed. Let me give you an example: The last "Left Leaning" Government (well that's pretty much a joke because they mostly adopted all the Conservative ideology including the Champagne) during their reign of "terror" created 7,000 (yes) completely new criminal offences. So, basically, if you stick a squillion new laws on the statute book, no-one can accuse you of doing nothing.
Right, now, our (UK) current "unique" political oportunity is that a "centre left" Liberal Party has joined with the election winning (but not an overall majority) Conservative Party to form our current Government.
Some see it as a vote for the "Anti-Christ" but these are retrenched uber partisan views which have no place in solving our serious problems - itis also intersting and highly significant that the media have been trying to destroy this coalition since day one.
I see this highly unusual joining of Conservative (right) and Liberal Democrat (almost Left) as a fantastic new opportunity for all ends of the political spectrum to work together to facilitate the serious and very necessary problem solving process far more efficiently than a Militant Left or Partisan Right election result would have brought. Of course, the ousted Labour (Left) party are leaving no stone unturned in trying to discredit this alliance already. Well my boys, you really caught a cold didn't you?
Ironically, the defeated (and incompetant debt loving Left) have thus far proved far more vociferous in opposition than they ever were in (overall majority) power.
Vive le Coalition! At least give it time to work..
