I don't remember any 'exciting' general election campaigns, I've only experienced either despair or indifference. The present one leans towards the latter, as they all seem to be much of a muchness and all seem to be missing the point.
The tories are only sniping at Tony Blair because they don't have anything positive to contribute - they make labour look good, and that's saying something.
The parties are not what they used to be, there was a time when you knew what each party stood for, these days I could pick and choose policies from all the parties that I agreed with but couldn't nail my colours to the mast and support any one of them staunchly because they don't have a clear message of what they are about.
One thing that is needed is to make young people think that their vote matters - they are our future after all, so it's best to get them interested in politics early on, otherwise it will be down to the older generation to vote in governments who determine our young people's future prosperity.
Going off this present uninspiring campaign - it's not looking promising...
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