What YOU say about the result
The electorate felt they were cheated by the tory win in '92, and so judged the failings of the government over the term all the nore harshly. (BTW my vote was tactical)The conservative party had become arrogant, complacent and patronising after 18 years in office. Despite a number of good ideas, good policies and specifc areas of competence, they let ideology and personal interest take precedence over the desires of the electorate. They ended up angering almost everyone of some issue or another.
The electorate wanted to vent that anger, and did so.
The undue influence that the far right of the conservative party were able to exert as a result of their wafer-thin majority played a major part in this, too.
Most people I spoke to before and after the results were announced felt that Major was a good prime minister. It was his party that needed to be removed, Major himself was just a casualty.
My personal choice for the new government would have been Neil Kinnock's labour party. From the point of view of policy, Blair is just another conservative as far as I can tell.
People had given the tories 18 years to get things right, unfortunately they didn't come up with the goods. It's time for a change!
People want change.
GOOD LUCK TO THEM.
The country was screaming for a change. the tory were not trusted on most matters and they were divided, incompetent and arrogant
Britain needs a change
- but it's a shame people I know who feel they should vote "Lib Dem" don't, most claim it's because they feel they haven't a chance of winning ... no wonder .... if they then go and vote for the new Labour !
