According to the British press the Tory Party election campaign has not been going as smoothly and effectively as is expected of this party. Initially the main thrust of the strategy was to make personal attack on Mr. Ed Miliband, the Labour Party leader. It seemed the UK population did not like such a negative campaign. The strategy then shifted to bribing voters with ‘right to buy’ and ‘discount on shares of Lloyds bank’ both at tax payers cost.
The latest Tory slogan is ‘English votes for English laws’. It is the most ill-judged and dangerous policy. To most intellectuals it is a strategy that arouses ‘English nationalism’ against ‘Scottish nationalism’. It is obvious the Tories are going to win only a few seats, if any, in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. In desperation they have adopted this strategy. Even if it works it is most likely to be the direct cause of ultimate separation of Scotland from the rest of the UK.
The campaign of Ms Nicola Sturgeon, the Scottish First Minister, is designed to make it difficult for the Labour Party to win overall majority in the Parliament by insisting that she will exert the maximum possible influence and exact as much concession as possible from Miliband. If the Tories come to power with such a strategy it is most likely Ms Sturgeon will try to get mandate for the next referendum through SNP Manifesto in the election of Scottish Parliament next year.
Jatindra Saha
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