THE techtonic plates will continue to shift after the recent earthquake in British politics.

Several years ago the 'Poll Tax' removed millions of Labour voters from the electoral registers; today the requirement for individual registration is having the same effect. Labour was wiped out in Scotland at the 2015 General Election, and the legislation is in place to reduce the number of MPs from 650 presently (ironically, 100 more Peers sit in the House of Lords ) to 600 in future. PM Cameron will soon instruct the Boundary Commission to redraw the Parliamentary constituency boundaries. Guess which political party will lose out — Labour of course.

Taking all this into consideration, I have great difficulty in believing that another majority Labour Government is possible in Britain (there are even signs that Britain is breaking up), and the likelihood is that the Tories have engineered a one-party state for Britain (or what remains of it in future) — very unhealthy indeed if that becomes reality. First, Cameron starts to bomb Syria without even making a Statement to Parliament and against Parliament's wishes; now he has a commission looking at the Freedom of Information Act. Is he as invincible as he seems to think he is?

Several future scenarios are possible. In my opinion it is highly likely that the Tories will begin to fight among themselves, eventually fragmenting as a party, and it is also possible that other parties might realign themselves, either by also fragmenting or, in the case of smaller parties, through mergers. Whatever happens, we are in for a very interesting time in British (currently) politics.

Any thoughts?

Dr Brian Iddon

Bolton