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Reply #28: The UK elects a party, not a PM.
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magellan
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Mon Mar-20-06 11:24 AM
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28. The UK elects a party, not a PM. |
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To throw out Tony Blair the Brits would have had to throw out Labour, and ousting Labour would have meant a Tory takeover. (The Lib Dems aren't a viable third option...yet.) As it turned out, the Brits voted just enough opposition to weaken Labour's majority in parliament. Labour would do well to heed the warning.
Sorry if you already know this, but if you do then you should know that your blanket statement "they had their chance to throw out Blair" is misleading. It's not like US presidential elections at all.
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