A New Government And A Moment Of Political History

This has been a long drawn out election in which nobody was ever entirely sure who would be Prime Minister just a few hours hence. Finaly it has reached a resolution and the answer has been as unlikely as everything else that has happened throughout the election campaign period.

Gordon Brown resigns: Suddenly but with a dignified speech Gordon Brown resigned during the evening of the 11th may 2010 bringing an end to 13 years of the New Labour experiment. Some will argue it was a success though many would disagree but as he leaves office no one can doubt the genuine intentions of GB to do what he could to help improve the lives of the British people. History will judge how effectively he did that.

David Cameron Is Prime Minister:

After the resignation of Gordon Brown David Cameron was invited to the Palace for an audience with the Queen where she invited him to form the new government. He accepted and was driven to 10, Downing Street where he delivered a very positive speech emphasizing that his government would be a coalition between Tories and Liberal Democrats which would protect the weakest in society whilst encouraging us all to work together for the betterment of everyone.

Nick Clegg is Deputy Prime Minister

After a day of discussions and dealings both parties have voted to support the deal arranged for the Lib Dems & Tories to work in a coalition government. Nick Clegg is to be Deputy Prime Minister and several other Ministerial posts will go to Lib Dem MPs.

These are momentous moves in British political history and only time will tell if and how well it works but it is starting well and could pave the way for a new way of doing politics in the future. We will hear a lot more specific detail tomorrow but for now let us celebrate something different that could be the best way to deal with the difficult times this country faces as we deal with the enormous debt problems we have.