Quote Originally Posted by the other bob wilson View Post
I’ve changed in that these days I vote to try to stop a party winning as a first choice before voting for the party I support. I think many do the same thing - after all, the only reason anyone can possibly vote for this Government must be to keep another party out mustn’t it?
I think that's been the case for the last 13 years. While Blair is now generally seen as an arsehole, Labour's pledges in 1997 of Education were probably the last time a party was voted in on a positive message. There has been little positivity in British politics since.