UK General Election Result

The result of the UK general election result surprised everyone. Well, the level of surprise depends on exactly where you live in the UK. Scotland for instance, was not really surprised by the result even the scale of it was predicted weeks in advance. In England however, what happened was a huge surprise. The fact that the Conservative Party won an won with an outright majority, albeit a narrow majority, took everyone by surprise. The opinion polls had been predicting a hung parliament for weeks. It was in Scotland that a seismic change took place that will have a huge impact on the political stage. The Scottish National Party won 56 out of the 59 seats in Scotland and took them by overturning huge majorities. The highest percentage swing was 39% a UK record. The Labour party shadow foreign secretary was defeated by a 20 year old Glasgow University student who works in her local fish and chip shop in Paisley to help with her finances. Jim Murphy, the leader of the Labour Party in Scotland, was predicted to hold his seat but, lost it with a huge swing of 20%.
The result leaves Scotland with one Labour Party MP, one Conservative Party MP and one Liberal Democrat MP. Unprecedented in the entire history of politics in Scotland.
What does it mean for politics in the UK? At this stage no one knows. It will definitely make politics far more interesting in the future. I nearly forgot to mention that the leaders of both the Labour and Liberal Democrat Parties resigned the day after the election. The main opposition party, Labour, are at the moment a party without a leader, without a policy direction and most of all without credibility. During the campaign they lied as a matter of course, even on the live TV debates. Their campaign failed on the doorsteps, in the election meetings and in TV debates. In my humble opinion, the cause of their demise can be traced back to that arch warmonger and professional liar, Tony Blair. His influence is still hanging over the Labour Party like the sword of Damocles and, if they want to get some credibility back, they have to rid themselves of these "Blairites" who want to drag what was once the party of social justice as far as possible to the right to the extent that they are indistinguishable from the Conservatives. This country, and I mean the whole UK, needs a credible opposition with policies that are fair, progressive and relevant to a modern society. At the moment, the only party that encompasses those values are the Scottish National Party and hopefully they will live up to the principles they stand by.
There is a war going on in the UK and it's a war of class. The establishment and the media will try and tell you that class is non-existent now but it's a lie. The 1% don't seek to govern us. They seek to rule us and with an iron fist. However, the population are waking up and are aware of what is going on. The future of this country will depend on the people coming together and speaking out against social injustice and greed.
Right now, politics in this country has become more interesting and I hope, entertaining. I hope the combined opposition will be able to rein in the excesses of the Conservatives I won't hold my breath.
Till next time.