I am
beginning to get enthusiastic about politics again. I know it might
be time to have a lay down...
Not that
I would want to work in the current three ring circus that is the palace of Westminster. No - I'm starting to believe that what happened with the politicising of
the electorate in Scotland (Yes/No referendum) has started to work
its way south of the border. People I know and correspond with who
don't normally give a damn for politics (local or national) are being
drawn in by the ground swell. I remember talking to my mother many
years ago about her post war recollections. The most memorable for
her was the groundswell of opinion amongst the working class. About
'people power' being responsible for ousting someone (Churchill) who
was considered to be by everyone the saviour of the country.
There has
been a great deal of angst brewing locally amongst the electorate and
its not for any single party, it seems to be for politicians in
general. People I know who would never hold a thought however
fleeting, intend to vote this time and they have made up their mind
already. I have this feeling that the political spectrum will be very
very different after the next election. However, I also feel that the
outcome will certainly create more problems than the outcome will
solve. I have this feeling that the Blair legacy and the SNP plus the
Cameron factor will open the way for something even worse. Maybe we
will have a few rounds of Berlesconi style Italian politics. Bringing
in its wake multiple elections and add a whole new meaning to Vote
Now, Vote Often.
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