"I am starting to think the world has always been like this and am in disbelief that any right wing (fair) party ever gets in anywhere. I guess the crap that the left do (deficits etc) becomes so obvious that eventually even the plebs get it."
Yes, it seems to be human nature. The dominant world power eventually goes soft (left leaning) and is overtaken by one which has had to make some tough decisions along the way (right leaning). Economic dominance also changes hands and war is often involved. We are seeing the end game play out right now.
