Wednesday 12 May 2010

A new politics?

As everyone knows, I recently fought an election campaign for the St Austell and Newquay constituency, which was won by the Liberal Democrat candidate Stephen Gilbert.

One key element of his campaign was to continuously tell people not to vote for Labour or MK as he was the only candidate who could defeat the Tory.

To quote some of his leaflets at random – “Labour and Mebyon Kernow are out of the race in St Austell and Newquay – a vote for them will only help the Conservative win,” “a vote for Labour or Mebyon Kernow will let the Conservatives in through the back door,” “Labour and MK are out of the race … the only way to stop the Conservatives is to back Steve Gilbert and the Liberal Democrats,” etc, etc.

I am now pretty bemused, to put it politely, to see the Liberal Democrats enter into a coalition with David Cameron’s Conservatives .

I am already hearing from progressive voters who now regret voting tactically - vote Lib Dem, get Conservative!

1 comment:

MawKernewek said...

Song, to the tune of Pulp's Common People

You went to Cambridge to Robinson College
Told us we wouldn't have to pay for knowledge
That what you
Told us too

You got the votes of us the Cornish people
Because New Labour followed Bush's ego
Back then too
I voted for you

but in thirty seconds time, I realised

You sold the votes of Cornish people
Sold the votes of, Cornish people like me
You sold the votes of Cornish people
Sold the votes of, Cornish people like me

We'll be out on the dole
Next time voting for Dick Cole