I can remember having conversations like this with marxists in 1979. They said it made no difference who won the election. Tory or Labour, they said, like a choice between a dose of the pox and a dose of the clap....

Good old Mrs Thatcher proved them wrong however, she proved there WERE definitely differences.

Its okay saying it makes no difference if you're in a position where it doesn't make all that much difference. But if you're at the bottom of the pile - believe you me, it matters who wins elections.