"It's odd isn't it that Labour may/will loose because of the war, expenses and the banking colapse to a party that was at least as keen on the war, probably did better out of expenses and is full of *ankers and their friends"

How very, very true, Les! But I have long believed that the Left, in this country, is/was hopeless. Too obsessed with ideological purity and too full of smug self-righteousness and self-importance to bother with proper strategy or tactics. And when they get their chance, what do they do? Swing to the Right, start an illegal war and devote themselves to slavishly promoting the 'free market' and the financial industry (which has dropped us all in the shit) - thanks Labour - you f*cking useless, hypocritical tossers!

Mind you I also think that the Tories get in again and again and again because of the innate snobbishness of the British people. The Tories know that all they have to do is to promise to 'punish' those perceived to be of a 'lower social status' (the 'working class', the 'poor', 'benefit scroungers' 'immigrants' etc., etc., etc.). God help us - a plague on both your houses!!