Friday 23 April 2010

Fall Out

Seems the general opinion is that last night's debate was edged by Clegg, but Cameron and Brown certainly upped their game. An opinion I wouldn't argue with. But it begs the question if there's so little to choose between the candidates, why vote for one ahead of the other. Surely no person on this earth can agree with ALL the policies put forward by a political party. Each has a good idea here and there. None has exclusive rights to top drawer ideas. So why do people feel so compelled to vote for one party ahead of another? Every vote is obviously a compromise. A case of saying, well this party has more things I agree with than the other, therefore I shall vote for them. Why not vote for the policies, then get the people who are best placed to implement them to form a government, whichever party they represent. Idealist rubbish, of course. But someone needs to kickstart the change, and that's my fourpenneth.