Wednesday, May 12, 2010

The UK election result

This is my new blog. David Cameron just got elected as United Kingdom's prime minister. He is teaming up with Nick Clegg, the liberal democrat. My personal opinion on Gordon Brown is very low and I think he is a complete knob. Tony Blair, with his certain failings, are still better than Brown. However, I think that Brown is very unfortunate and had a rough deal during the economic crisis in the UK. You need to up your game, otherwise people will not vote for you.
Labour is out of the government and in come the Tories. Tories are traditionally the conservative and the aristocratic people of Britain. In other words, they are the centre-right party, and in some cases, more right than centre. This will directly affect the people of Britain, people of Europe, and of course, people in New Zealand. It is undeniable that the action of one man is going to affect the world, particularly when he is the prime minister of a super power.
UK is also traditionally a banking country, with numerous European banks in London. However, when the economic crisis stroke, it is the banks that fall first. The vicious cycle of people borrowing money that's not there to buy houses and live has been going on for years, and it is just a matter of time when the collapse come. After the banks fall, people loses their jobs, their houses, and they have to find alternative ways of making a living. Do people go back to their home town and do farming? Or do they move overseas to find jobs there? What about the people who has no where else to go? What do they do?
I am not saying that I have the answer to solve this big problem, but there are some steps that the politician can take to help people go through the hard times. First of all, reducing tax is going to help immediately. Secondly, it is very important to encourage business to stay in the country and the easiest way to do that is reduce company taxes and also reduce the interest in banks for business. There are other things that the government can do to help business recover, allocating state funding to small business that has just started, or to business that has fallen on hard times. Factory closures are certain signs that the economy is failing to support the business from growing. It is always worrying to see these happening in New Zealand. What else can the government do? It can make tertiary and secondary education cheaper, and more accessible to people who lose their jobs and want to go back to study. Health cost cuts are also important as people will need cheaper health care during the hard times. It is very important that the government adjust its policies to fit the changes, and the government should be responsible to change its policies back after the economy has recovered considerably. It takes time and wisdom to govern effectively, and I truly hope that David Cameron can do this properly, for everyone's sake.

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