I was hoping for a Ken Clarke win. Mostly cos of the effect it would have on the Labour party. Tony Blair is such a fucking coward that if a right-wing bigot mouths off he feels he has to follow where they lead or the National Front won't vote for him. I expect to see Labour follow the Tory lead on things like asylumn, and wouldn't be surprised to hear them talking a lot about "voluntary repatriation" sooner rather than later. At least Ken Clarke wasn't a raving loony. Either way, the Tories were fucked, but I suspect we may be fucked right along with them.
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Date: 2001-09-13 02:00 pm (UTC)