Loz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > So I do find it amusing when lefties say they > don't want the Tories in and righties say they > don't want Labour. They are so close to each > other, policy-wise, that it really matters not one > jot. Whoever wins will still stick with > austerity, have ineffective (but loudly trumpeted) > policies on immigration, suck up to business, try > to look to be tough on benefit fraud, continue > privatising stuff and spend lots of money on the > NHS. Yes, there will be minor difference and > slightly different approaches, but for the major > stuff they are all much of a muchness. I think this is undoubtedly true right now, although how they will choose to implement their policies will still differ. But as the country recovers and things aren't so tight, they'll move further away from the centre.