Re: Local elections

On Sat, 5 May 2012 at 12:45:08, JNugent <jenningsltd@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in uk.politics.electoral :

BTW, across the borough, the Conservatives' share of the vote was 6.6% behind
the LibDems', compared to 2.4% ahead in 2008. Not boding so well for the next
GE now, eh?

It's an odd case. The real culprits are already downgraded there, so the voters need to pick a scapegoat, meaning that the messenger will have to do.

Don't forget though, that there was a large Conservative abstention on this occasion. That will not be repeated in the same way at a GE. Especially not if Cameron gets the message and stops being Lab/LibDem-lite.

As long as he needs the LibDem's to prop him up in the HoC, he'll have *no choice* but to appease the centre/centre-left.
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Paul Hyett, Cheltenham
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