A lot of the nany-statist policies in England are a direct result of the Labor party being in power. Well, they just got their ass handed to them on a platter.
From the London Times:
Labour admits to 'terrible' result in HenleyHeh... If it really was the economy, the Labor party would have landed in second or third place, not fifth. it's the party itself. Clueless and out of touch with its constituents -- always making promises without having the wherewithal to back them up... Hat tip to Kim du Toit for the link.
A Labour minister admitted today that the Henley by-election result has been �terrible� for the party, but said the economy was to blame, not Gordon Brown�s unpopularity.
Labour came a humiliating fifth place behind the British National Party and the Greens last night, securing only 1,066 votes and losing its �500 deposit, as Mr Brown marked his first anniversary as Prime Minister.
�It�s a terrible result,� Ben Bradshaw, the Health Minister, said. �When people start feeling the pinch ... because of rising fuel and food prices, they take out their anxiety and frustration on the incumbent government.�
But David Cameron, the Conservative leader, said that Mr Brown was to blame for much of the economic distress being suffered by voters.
�One can argue forever about all the disasters and all the incompetencies of the last year but, at a time when British families are facing higher prices at the fuel pumps and every time they do the family shop, I think the most important thing about this Prime Minister is that he was in charge of the economy for 10 years and he didn�t put aside money in the good years.�
