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Politics : Stockman Scott's Political Debate Porch
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To: sylvester80 who wrote (49056)6/14/2004 3:14:32 PM
From: longnshort  Read Replies (1) of 89467
 
He only got 22% of the vote, that is a beating.

A EUROPEAN PROTEST: Gerhard Schroder went down to a staggering defeat in the European elections yesterday. The SPD won a mere 22 percent of the vote to the Christian Democrats' 45 percent. In Britain's local elections, Blair's Labour Party came in a humiliating third - the worst performance for a governing party in British political history. Just as interesting was the surge in support for the new UK Independence Party, a group that, on the latest results, robbed both Labour and the Conservatives of significant backing. It may end up with around 15 percent of the vote. The UKIP wants withdrawal from the EU. The consequences? The UKIP won't amount to much, but its success guarantees that Britain won't join the Euro any time soon, and that the Tories may be drawn further to the right on the European issue. It's no longer inconceivable that the Conservatives could win the next election - and provoke a real crisis in the EU. Some of this anti-Blair voting was doubtless due to Iraq. But there's also the beginning of an understanding that Blair's approach to public services - lots more money, minimal reform - won't and can't work. A future Tory government could get away with a more radical reform of the welfare state, some tax cuts, and a confrontation with Brussels. Cool.
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