[Angus]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

I dunno, the public had no faith in Brown rather then Labour and I think Conservatives would struggle to mantain their position if someone like Milliband takes over who from what I gather is meant to be quite a popular choice from within the party. The thing is even with a lack of faith in Labour there was still only a few seats in it, the Conservatives only got as many as they did because they were the alternate choice to Brown.

Unless the Tories go against character and manage to keep the lower classes satisfied then they won't remain at 10 for long I think.

No, the Lib/Dems were also a choice but they, too, didn't do well since the GBP clearly voted for a party that was NOT just a watered down version of New Labour. As for the Oxbridge graduate Milliband, he might well be a popular choice WITHIN the party, cos let's face it they haven't many to choose from have they, but that doesn't necessarily translate into votes with the GBP.

As for keeping the "lower classes" satisfied, weren't Labour supposed to be doing that and look where it got them on polling day? These days everybody is aspirational and certainly don't view themselves as the "lower" classes. I might be working class, but I am NOT lower class, and I completely espouse Tory ideology of self reliance, independence and aspiration, not the New Labour ideology of reliance on the state, and abdication of responsibility for oneself to others.