Aye, but this time with cookie...

Away from the Punch and Judy Show that the media want and the politicians pander to, either party can and will only deliver a shallow pale image of the social democracy they promise.

But you know, that must be better than any polarised government? Th*tcher seemed to get away with reactionary dogma based policies, but in the clear light of day, it was the Tories themselves who said "Too far..." Kinnochio couldn't remove her, not even with Mr Muscle...

The symbiotic relationship between public and private sector is the only thing that makes modern economics work, at a national level, and either party tinkering too much would be a catastrophe. I, like Bridge, pay my bills with money I made as a private sector bod, but I accept that most of the big contracts our workforce relied on were.. err... public sector contracts. Ironically, I now spend most of my time working for the public sector.

I would not welcome a Tory government with the present incumbents. But to be honest, neither party wants to be seen to stray too much from the centre, and neither party gives me confidence in their abilities.

Why is everybody scared of political dogma when the issue actually facing us is political incompetence?