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Election Update
Apr. 27th, 2005 08:53 pmWe've had another leaflet - from Respect. I didn't think they'd have a candidate here, as I understand they're not standing for that many seats overall. Still nothing from the Lib Dems though.
The unrelenting negativeness of this campaign is really starting to get to me. It's - depressing. I'm not inspired to vote, I'm inspired to emigrate (I mean, even if I wasn't already).
The number of "person in the street" interviews where voters bang on about getting rid of immigrants has been not a little disturbing. Until this week, I thought the focus on immigration was something the Tories & the media cooked up. Obviously, the media are playing select sound bites, but it's still worrying.
It's amusing that Polly Toynbee has only just figured out that most middle class labour voters don't care about social justice at home. Maybe it takes being a foreigner to see it, but the obsession with "choice" in public service proves that Middle England doesn't care about equality - it seems that people can only measure their services being good if other people's aren't.
With apologies for not presenting a good argument or even being coherent - I'm completely exhausted and it's only Wednesday.
The unrelenting negativeness of this campaign is really starting to get to me. It's - depressing. I'm not inspired to vote, I'm inspired to emigrate (I mean, even if I wasn't already).
The number of "person in the street" interviews where voters bang on about getting rid of immigrants has been not a little disturbing. Until this week, I thought the focus on immigration was something the Tories & the media cooked up. Obviously, the media are playing select sound bites, but it's still worrying.
It's amusing that Polly Toynbee has only just figured out that most middle class labour voters don't care about social justice at home. Maybe it takes being a foreigner to see it, but the obsession with "choice" in public service proves that Middle England doesn't care about equality - it seems that people can only measure their services being good if other people's aren't.
With apologies for not presenting a good argument or even being coherent - I'm completely exhausted and it's only Wednesday.
