Reply #2: Labour and the Tories are certainly avoiding Iraq

[muriel_volestrangler]

Labour because a lot of the possible Labour voters opposed it, so Blair is trying to "draw a line under it", etc.; and the Tories because (a) they voted with Blair anyway, and (b) they have been a bit wishy-washy about it, which won't impress their core voters. But I'm surprised the Lib Dems haven't pushed it more.

To their (comparative) credit, British politicians never used the 'war on terrorism' line anywhere near as much as American ones. Each party has tried to get some mileage out of the 'ricin plot' (illegal asylum for the Tories, ID cards for Labour), but it was quieter before the electioneering started too.