mechmouse: I was depressed to see the next general election isn't until 2020. Another 4 years of tory rule. The by-elections are a nice indicator but we've got a long time to go.
Been too long since we've had a real Labour government. Tony Blair was conservative lite and did a huge amount of damage to Labour's image.
I admit it will be quite painful with engineer lead government in Finland - but it had to be so to force the Finnish racist party unto governmental responsibility. It is easy to promise anything from opposition, and all that. In power, it is bit more realistic, and hard.
As a result, in the next government SDP and socialists and greens will be there, I think.
Relative representation though.