You can't go to London, and not visit the pub around the corner. This is where you really meet the Brits. A bit weary of statistics and polls up to the election, I wanted to find out what was behind the figures. So on my first night out and about in London I went to the local pub to get a feel of what the voters really mean when it comes to British politics.
I met several representatives of the British electorate, among them Marc and John. Small entrepreneurs, opinionated, although a bit tired of British politics - and with several pints to back up their opinions. They were tired of Brown and Labour for participating in wars abroad, for introducing widespread surveillance, for talking change without action - and for sitting too long in power. They simply wanted change. One normally for Conservatives, one for Liberal Democrats. But although both had hesitations towards the European Union (very British), both also supported Lib.Dems and Nick Clegg simply to see some change in British politics.
Mind you, this area of West London appeared to be more Conservative, more so than Labour-minded, in general - with journalists from the right wing The Daily Telegraph among the pub crawlers. Most predicted a 'Hung Parliament', with no candidate pooling enough seats in the Parliament to form a majority government. And lo and behold, we now see a situation after the election much like the Pub Crawl Electorate predicted.
I met several representatives of the British electorate, among them Marc and John. Small entrepreneurs, opinionated, although a bit tired of British politics - and with several pints to back up their opinions. They were tired of Brown and Labour for participating in wars abroad, for introducing widespread surveillance, for talking change without action - and for sitting too long in power. They simply wanted change. One normally for Conservatives, one for Liberal Democrats. But although both had hesitations towards the European Union (very British), both also supported Lib.Dems and Nick Clegg simply to see some change in British politics.
Mind you, this area of West London appeared to be more Conservative, more so than Labour-minded, in general - with journalists from the right wing The Daily Telegraph among the pub crawlers. Most predicted a 'Hung Parliament', with no candidate pooling enough seats in the Parliament to form a majority government. And lo and behold, we now see a situation after the election much like the Pub Crawl Electorate predicted.