What governs the UK is political parties. They are voted in on a mandate from the people and govern for 5 years till the next election. Each party has a manifesto that tells the public what they stand for. On this, we go to the polls.
The current Labour and New Labour leader is Andy Burnham. The past PM was Keir Starmer, who was a very weak leader. The current PM has no mandate to govern and is currently just looking to woo the public, but it’s not working.
All the current issues that matter, he pushes aside for gimmicks to make everyone believe he cares for the country. He hired a weak chancellor who’s been shown to be weak, and his cabinet is as weak as him.
Because they are a party on the left, they bring their own problems too. But people have started seeing through the soft left and are looking for strong leadership and strong action on immigration, cost of living and defence. They have 403 Labour MPs
The Conservatives have Kemi Badenoch as their leader. She speaks loudly and precisely, but it is falling on deaf ears. The Tories were in power for 14 years from 2010 – 2024 but nearly ruined the country. We must remember the Tories are a right-wing party.
Because of them, we have military problems, welfare problems and immigration issues. The major problem they have now, being in opposition, is that no one wants to go back to austerity and live in misery. To be honest, they are finished for many years to come.
Currently, they are stealing other parties’ policies, like Reform, to make you believe they are the party to vote for. It’s poor stealing policies and it shows they are weak. If only we could believe them. There are 118 Conservative MPs
The Liberal Democrats are led by Sir Ed Davey. They are classified as a centrist to centre-left political party. For a medium-sized party, Ed gets his 2 questions at PMQs, but most of the time nothing seems to stand out.
Their 2024 manifesto welcomes immigrants, including illegal ones, with open arms. This is something the public doesn’t want and will make them few friends.
One of their other manifesto promises is that non-binary identities would be recognised in law, but they also want to rejoin the single market. There are 71 Lib Dem MPs.
Then we have Reform, a right-wing party with strong feelings on immigration and immigrants. They really are going to do it, and the threats are real. All countries are struggling with immigration in the EU, but to have a stance like Reform’s lasts.
But can we trust Nigel Farage, who is now mixed up in a donation scandal worth 5 million pounds? It’s such a new party, and dishing out promises they may not be able to keep is wrong.
But the basis is there, and maybe Laila Cunningham, if she does not win the Mayor of London race, could run as an MP and with Nigel stepping down, she could be the next Reform Leader. Watch this space. They have 8 Reform MPs
Finally, the Green Party has come a long way since Caroline Lucas started as an MP, and their non-MP leader is Zach Polanski. With 5 MP’s now, they feel the time is right for the Greens at the next election.
The Green Party is considered a left-wing political party, focusing on environmental issues and progressive social policies. But the Green Party always picks the argumentative subjects to canvass, like transgender and nonbinary issues.
But one policy that’s a worry is for us is having open borders. Total freedom of movement. Last year, boat crossings of illegal immigrants were 41,472. Imagine how many people would come with open borders, putting strain on the UK.
Finally, look at the Greens leader. Zach Polanski stated in the past that he could increase the size of women’s breasts using hypnotism. Statements like this make the party look like a joke.
So, these are the players, but do they have any thoughts for their constituents? Does any party stick by their manifesto? It seems from the past that broken manifesto promises are common.
John Healey, being the current bandit, quit his job as defence secretary under Keir Starmer in a row over spending. Now, as Chancellor, he is doing nothing about what he quit over. It’s two-faced governing.
But at the end of the day, we put our trust in these people, and we get a higher cost of living and everyday life being made unbearable.
Think long and hard before voting; it’s the only way to make your life matter.