What will swing this election?

[northernladuk]

The Conservatives will win by a landslide if Cameron would say, "We will reverse immigration".

I can't believe anyone has picked up this mantle though. There are two seats up here going begging to the first major party who will tackle this, maybe not to the level, but to take some positive action. Seems an election winner to me yet they try and convince us by giving a married couple £150 a year.. whoop de woooooo.

[SuperZ]

Immigrants, civil servants and those on benefits (especially single mums) and fools who believe the future is completely rosey will win the election for Labour again
Personally I couldn't believe it when Blair and Bush and his bandits in the US got back in last time

[Peoplesoft bloke]

I can't believe anyone has picked up this mantle though. There are two seats up here going begging to the first major party who will tackle this, maybe not to the level, but to take some positive action. Seems an election winner to me yet they try and convince us by giving a married couple £150 a year.. whoop de woooooo.

Part of the reason is that it's not an easy issue - how could you actually "reverse" immigration? I'm not saying you should (or shouldn't) but it is a very complex issue, given the involvement of the EU and our wider responsibilities in the world.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

What will swing this election?

Good question, well asked. Hard to see really - sleaze has affected all parties with the expenses issue, although arguably Cameron has dealt with it better.

Many people seem to think that no one party is addressing the issues they want sorted. There isn't a simple right/left divide any more - the Tories are having a go at Gordo for a rise in the gap between rich and poor - but since when did old-style Tories give a tulip about that?

As someone else pointed out, the Iraq war is pretty unpopular, but the Tories voted for it too.

As for the economy - both main parties have now proved they can screw ordinary people repeatedly.