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I think when judging possible candidates for Prime Minister it's better to put domestic issues first, and this means accepting the Iraq war was a bad decision and moving on from that. Tony B, as far as I'm concerned, has been quite successful in terms of domestic policy, and while I understand that everything is far from fine and dandy there is still identifiable progress being made in all areas. Schools are better funded and the government is being undeniably proactive about the state of the NHS. Regardless of peoples conflicting opinions on PFIs, they *have* contributed to this. I simply do not see how any other parties can be trusted to do the same but better.
The conservatives have done little to convince me they're capable of running the country better than Labour. The figures in their manifesto don't add up, and many of their promises are simply impossible to keep. Michael Howard has the charisma of a hand towel. I do not want a man as weak as him in charge of my country, and I don't like the constant bouts of party politics he plays in parliament to shift focus from his inherent lack of ideas. Tony Blair has vision, knows what he wants to achieve and understands how to get it done, and his partnership with Gordon Brown (regardless of whether they like each other or not) is pretty damn effective. I don't think many other parties can say the same right now.
Seems to me Labour is the only viable option, much as I'd love there to be another.
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