British voters show US the power of the people

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the Labour Party suffered their worst defeat in 40 years, losing an incredible 331 seats.

Former Prime Minister, Tony Blair, probably expected such a result, hence his decision to hand over the reigns when he did. But what prompted the British public to give the Labour Party such a humiliating defeat?

Whilst it is true that the main opposition party, the Conservatives, appear to have finally found a credible leader in David Cameron, this was certainly not the main reason for the result. Clearly, the public are unhappy about a number of issues, not just the taxes and economic situation, but I suspect Britain´s unwaivering support of the Bush administration.

Tony Blair was Bush´s strongest ally in the "fight on terror" and gave moral and military support for the war in Afghanistan and Iraq, becoming involved in the lies that led up to the invasion. Gordon Brown made it blatantly obvious that he intended to follow this path as well, and has been singing the same tune as Bush with regard to action against Iran.

Britain, like the United States, has been introducing more measures to control the British public, with identity cards, surveillance and compulsory vaccinations. Thankfully, the public have become tired of going down this road, and becoming yet another pawn in Bush´s global ambitions.

It is of course true that mid-term elections often produce "protest" results, but this was much more than that. Should this be repeated in a General election, David Cameron and the Conservative party would win by a landslide. Whether that means a more hopeful future for Britain, only time will tell. But there seems no doubt that Gordon Brown will not remain in power beyond 2010 whatever happens.

To rub salt into the Labour party´s wounds, Ken Livingstone was defeated by the Conservative candidate, Boris Johnson, for the position of London Mayor. Livingstone, often a controversial figure, had been the Mayor for 8 years. Despite his reputation and occasional mistakes, Ken Livingstone has done a fairly good job as Mayor and frequently disagreed with his own party. However, the protest was so strong that his "individuality" was also affected by the nation´s feelings.

The important message from these results is not so much who won and who lost, but the ability of the people to make their voices heard. These results have shown that the public do have the power still to remind governments of who they want to rule their country. This very same power can be used to "guide" governments once they are elected.

Hopefully, the United States will be encouraged by this example and that its people once again remember that it is they that choose their leaders. Every country on the planet has the ability to reject their leaders, if they believe that they are doing wrong, it just requires a little effort and courage. The US does not have to accept the current three candidates on offer (or the administration they have at the moment!). If you don´t like the choices you are given, ask for more! It´s your country and you fought for your freedom before, why are you letting a bunch of murdering thugs take that away from you now?

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