McGrath, I guess it depends on what you mean be tactally. Part of my tactics used to say never allow any side in for long enough to start developing their more extreme poilicies and hope (or hoped) that the balace would maintain some form of status quo, perhaps even with some improvements...

Overall, I guess even with those sort of tactics, we are all influenced by what we believe is right. In my case I felt that John Smith was aiming for the best balance - shame he let me down and died...

Jon