It's a long time since anybody stood on (let alone stuck to) a set of principles which I could really support. For all of my voting life it has more been a case of trying to choose the lesser of two evils. The people who voted for "New Labour" and feel let down at least have cause for complaint. Those who sat on their backsides and risked a return to the eighties would do well to ponder over the fact that in most countries of this world, the ordinary citizens have even less say in their own destiny. Even in those countries which do stage elections, supporting the wrong party can mean risking your life.