No matter who you vote for...

..the government always gets in. But maybe not this time:

One reason the Lib Dems are doing so well is that a lot of people don’t really want a government...

...what are the prospects for government now? We’re regularly told that there are years of nasty tax and spending decisions ahead, whoever’s in charge, and it’s understandable if a lot of us prefer not to think about the details...

It looks as though this general election, for more people than ever before, will be – call it what you will – a protest vote, a demand for something else, a frustrated cry of ‘not in my name’.

Says Tom Freeman. A relatively strong government wasn't able to control the last finance/property bubble, or save us from the long and painful recession that inevitably followed. Neither the government or the main opposition parties seem to have learned much from the mess. The more they say change, the more it looks like business as usual. Why vote for a strong government with weak ideas?

My hopes for an effective protest votes may be dashed if the Nick Clegg bandwagon runs out of steam, but it's refreshing to be able to choose something different from the tired alternatives of the stale New Labour project or "New Tory" Cameron getting the keys to No. 10 because it's now Buggins's Turn.