BACKWARD BRITAIN
Recently, I was offered the opportunity to go to London and discuss my view’s, as a student, on the upcoming election (on the BBC Breakfast show). After some thought I decided that if asked a question, I wouldn’t know where to start. I’m no more a politician than Jedward are fantastic singers, but nevertheless I do take a stance towards our current government policies, and at the moment, I can only beg questions rather than provide the answers.
Once upon a time labour and conservative were contrasting political organisations, each with their own different agendas. Now, with the fear of losing votes, it seem’s that policies are nurtured with very little difference between the two organisations. Conservative now crave Downing Street, something they have not had since John Major over 12 years ago.
David Mitchell spoke how both governments pitch themselves to reduce waste and hereby improve performance and efficiency of our nation. In business terms lean production is desirable by many organisations, and this is true in the public sector.
However absolute productivity can never be achieved, and it seems that when I switch on BBC News, there is no pivotal factors or initiatives that inspire me. As a young 21 year old, I’d like to think for my first election, I’d have something to get excited about that would affect my future. But no, instead, it still revolves around the propaganda, publicity stunts, and slating of past occurrences.
Cameron offers the country, a fresh, young face. But he’s backed by a party who pride themselves on traditional values and their conservative ideologies. Gordon Brown has had to manage the nation through a tough economic crisis, and has been criticised accordingly. But for the rest of this decade, am I happy for either of those named to be taking a podium and preaching British values? No.