Fairer Three Parties

I know you're not used to me getting all political on you but this one annoyed me and so I felt a need to post my thoughts on the story - normal service will resume shortly.

According to that quality of all reads - the Sun - Tony Blair has said there are thee ways to vote for the Conservative party:

1) Don't Vote
2) Vote Tory
3) Vote Lib-Dem

Utter bloody bollocks, if enough people vote Lib-Dem then it won't be a vote for Labour.

There is also a more scientific reason behind why it is crap - that has been explained in the Independent:

The study found that a swing of 11.5 per cent from Labour voters to the Liberal Democrats could deprive Mr Blair of his overall Commons majority but it would be virtually impossible for such defections - at even twice that rate - to let in the Conservatives to form a government.

The Liberal Democrats, lead by the impish but lovable Charles Kennedy have gained three points according to the latest YouGov poll (and as this is a website that's the poll we will follow) and have stayed at 24% for the past two weeks.

If this reflects what will happen next week then it would give the LibDems 10 more seats than in 2001 - I think they may do even better than that on the day.

OK I'm a realist here, I don't think for a second the Lib Dems will form the next government but what I do think is that they will form a sensible third opposition with less of a major majority for a single party, leading to a fairer system of government.

Charles Kennedy (leader of the LibDems) commented in the Guardian on Tony Blair's comment:

"It's pathetic that there you are in the government, eight years in office, parliamentary majorities in three figures, a benign economic situation, and what's the most positive thing you can say to people who are a bit disillusioned: don't vote Lib Dem or you might get the Tories."

He also doesn't believe the 'national' polls are all they are cracked up to be - he has said that issues are so different from area to area - anything is possible.

He told BBC News online:

"As we know from our travels around the country, the contests are so different in different regions, within different constituencies that frankly anything can happen."

Furthur proof of my point that even though they won't be 'in power' a vote for LibDems is a good one came from an academic professor of politics:

"It is even highly unlikely any swing could result in the Conservatives becoming the largest party. The most likely consequence of any large switch from Labour to the Liberal Democrats is simply nobody would have an overall majority."

See - a vote for the LibDems is a vote for a fair, proper three party system of government that will leave decisions up to individuals instead of parties.

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