Election Geekery
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beccatoriaI hate David Cameron.
I don't really like Tony Blair much better, neither did I vote for him.
But seriously, people are pissed because Labour's changing and stuff, because, I presume people voted for a left-wing government and didn't get one. So why, one asks, when they are thus disillusioned, do they decide to move their votes to a right-wing party?
I just...I don't trust the Conservatives. I don't. They gutted my country; they'll do it again, I know it.
Speaking of my country, interestingly, the Conservatives, despite winning four more Assembly seats than previously, didn't manage to increase the total number of seats they had because they lost four in that whole proportional representation thingy.
Plaid picked up three seats, Labour lost three meaning that they've not got a majority anymore so it'll have to be a coalition of some sort. I imagine Labour will team up with the Lib Dems again. Which means that Plaid would be the official opposition I guess. Though I look at the numbers and if the Libs won't play ball with Labour (not that I can see why they wouldn't), then Plaid and the Conservatives could form some kind of freaky unholy alliance of Right-Wing and Socialist-Left and rule the land! Wow...that would be weird.
In much more interesting news, the SNP takes Scotland!
So in like, four years you Scots dudes get to vote on independence, I guess. I'll be interested to see what happens. Especially if Gordon Brown is the Prime Minister at the time. How would THAT work? "Um, sorry, my nation has just decided to seceed...I no longer have any legal or political standing here...I'll get my coat."
Wales would never vote in Plaid yet alone ratify a referendum on independence. For starters it's too full of English people - and I don't mean that bitterly, it's just true. There's an awful lot of people living in Wales who don't really consider themselves Welsh. Plus ironcally, despite the fact our language is in waaaaay better shape than Scots Gaelic, it's a kind of divisive issue. A lot of defensiveness from Welsh people on both sides; a lot of perceptions and assumptions about Plaid Cymru and their role in that. Plus Scotland have way more of the infrastructure needed for independence.
But looking at the successes and/or failures of and SNP-led Parliament and/or eventual independence for Scotland will, I think, influence the Welsh votes, so...yeah. Especially now we're getting some actual legislative authority. Interesting. I'll have to call up my Da and ask him what he makes of this cos he's all smart about politics and stuff.
And thus ends my election geekery.
I don't really like Tony Blair much better, neither did I vote for him.
But seriously, people are pissed because Labour's changing and stuff, because, I presume people voted for a left-wing government and didn't get one. So why, one asks, when they are thus disillusioned, do they decide to move their votes to a right-wing party?
I just...I don't trust the Conservatives. I don't. They gutted my country; they'll do it again, I know it.
Speaking of my country, interestingly, the Conservatives, despite winning four more Assembly seats than previously, didn't manage to increase the total number of seats they had because they lost four in that whole proportional representation thingy.
Plaid picked up three seats, Labour lost three meaning that they've not got a majority anymore so it'll have to be a coalition of some sort. I imagine Labour will team up with the Lib Dems again. Which means that Plaid would be the official opposition I guess. Though I look at the numbers and if the Libs won't play ball with Labour (not that I can see why they wouldn't), then Plaid and the Conservatives could form some kind of freaky unholy alliance of Right-Wing and Socialist-Left and rule the land! Wow...that would be weird.
In much more interesting news, the SNP takes Scotland!
So in like, four years you Scots dudes get to vote on independence, I guess. I'll be interested to see what happens. Especially if Gordon Brown is the Prime Minister at the time. How would THAT work? "Um, sorry, my nation has just decided to seceed...I no longer have any legal or political standing here...I'll get my coat."
Wales would never vote in Plaid yet alone ratify a referendum on independence. For starters it's too full of English people - and I don't mean that bitterly, it's just true. There's an awful lot of people living in Wales who don't really consider themselves Welsh. Plus ironcally, despite the fact our language is in waaaaay better shape than Scots Gaelic, it's a kind of divisive issue. A lot of defensiveness from Welsh people on both sides; a lot of perceptions and assumptions about Plaid Cymru and their role in that. Plus Scotland have way more of the infrastructure needed for independence.
But looking at the successes and/or failures of and SNP-led Parliament and/or eventual independence for Scotland will, I think, influence the Welsh votes, so...yeah. Especially now we're getting some actual legislative authority. Interesting. I'll have to call up my Da and ask him what he makes of this cos he's all smart about politics and stuff.
And thus ends my election geekery.
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Date: 2007-05-05 10:58 pm (UTC)Honestly, our politics is dominated by two parties too, really. The Liberal Democrats, while a credible force in local politics in some areas are third in a three horse race by a loooong way when it comes to national issues.
And the nationalist parties of Scotland and Wales used to be very much pigeon-holed with less than half a dozen governmental seats each and again, not really any kind of national force. The introduction of more devolved governmental power with the Assembly and Parliament though, has really changed that and yes. It's a headfuck.
*takes advil*
Mind you, from what I've been told, it's nowhere near as confusing as it is in Germany, so I shouldn't complain...