The latest poll in the UK indicates that those in power during economic downturns get blamed.
Labour Still Leads in Britain, Even if Coalition Partners Run Together
The opposition Labour Party remains ahead of the Conservatives in Britain, while the Liberal Democrats have recovered from their poor showing in December, a new Vision Critical / Angus Reid poll has found…
Labour is practically tied with the Tories in London (38% to 36%) and holds a 20-point lead in the North (46% to 32%) and a four-point edge in Midlands and Wales (41% to 37%). The Tories are ahead in the South of England (43% to 34%). In Scotland, Labour maintains its eight-point advantage on the SNP (42% to 34%)…Support for the Conservatives has remained stagnant, while the Liberal Democrats managed to get back to double digits after a severe drop in December. Labour has solidified its position as the most popular party at the moment…
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The LibDems are at the bottom of the polls because the UK public feels betrayed by them. Before the election ALL LibDem MPs signed a onto a promise saying that they would not raise university fees, and Nick Clegg telling people that the then-current rate is too much and anything above it would be a catastrophe. But the LibDems went with the Tories and voted to increase the fees from £3000 to £9000 (which btw is still cheaper than University of Illinois for an in-state student!)And when the vote was going through for the rise in tuition, the students took to the streets (they were inspired by the French, who saw that day coming). And since the LibDems voted for the increase in tuition fees, they have been seen as two-faced.
However, the LibDems pose a valid argument with proportional representation. They are being shortchanged by the British Parliamentary system. However, I agree that some of the LibDem policies are slightly.... contradictory. Policy-wise, their coalition should be with the Labour party yet they chose to work with the Tories. However, I also found it interesting from our simulation how much all three parties have in common in terms of their reform ideas. A lot of their platforms differ only on specific amounts and timelines and not on broader ideas unlike our party system.
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