garrett admits he is dumb, page-24

pecora,

"Glad when its all over. Be it Labour or Liberal in power - nothing changes that much. We are more effected by external powers which either party can't control."

yes, with the wider economic issues, they are to a large extent beyond a government's control. Some big businesses are more powerful than national governments.

But, at a different level, like fundings for health care, public transport, education, public utilities, they are well within the influence and control of governments. The well being, financial and spiritual, of a nation depends very much on the philosophical directions that a national government takes.