Taken for Fools again?

As the UK's political campaigns get underway for probably the most important Elections in a generation, what exactly have we heard so far?

Half of the electorate want "change" and yet 43% are still undecided. Cameron, Brown and Clegg are, so far, just blowing hot air - no real policies for "change" and no concrete policies for the economy. The thing is, the public are no longer going to believe anything they say. After a year of expenses scandals, exposing the greed and lies of our politicians, and several years of a PM who wasn't even elected to run the country, and an economic crisis brought on by labours "spend now, worry later" policy of the boom years. Nobody believes the people we elect to represent us.

We all know that to reduce the debt (£1 TRILLION) the only option is to reduce spending and cut services, it's not rocket science. The Labour government has squandered Billions on pointless quangos and overpaid and underworked beaurocrats, introducing league tables and targets for the NHS, police and social services which only creates a money black hole and a job for those overpaid beaurocrats.

Take for instance the response to todays launch of Labours manifesto -

David Miliband told the BBC:

"We are running on this manifesto and we intend to keep it,
which is about... how we need to make markets work in the public interest,
including financial markets and how we need to reform government as well in
order to make our country fairer."

David Cameron said:

"I think there's a contrast in this campaign, frankly. No new ideas from
Labour, a very negative campaign, all about attack and trying to scare
people - and very positive, agenda-setting ideas from the Conservatives."

Nick Clegg said Labour had promised "fairness and new politics" for years:

"They are doing it again. If they haven't managed to do it in 13 years, why
would anyone believe they are going to do it this time?"

Mr Clegg said its pledge to raise the income tax threshold to £10,000 would be the "key" policy and would put £700 back into the pockets of most people.

So no real news, no ground shaking promises for change, just empty promises.

Unless politicians start telling the truth, however painful, this election may be a non-starter. Those 435 undecided may not even bother, and who could blame them. Everyone wants change, but change into what.