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An election that’ll live long in the memory…

Hugh Almond, Finance Specialist Recruiter at Sellick Partnership reflects on the results of the General Election, which saw the Conservatives achieve a stunning victory with a 331-seat majority.

As I took the train home on Thursday 7th May, I never thought that I’d be waking up to a Conservative majority, a SNP landslide and to the resignation of three leaders. The word ‘historic’ is often used flippantly in today’s society but I firmly believe that this election saw the dawning of a new era in the UK’s political landscape.

I firmly believe that the election was won by the best party and having voted the Conservatives into power Britain has ensured a prosperous five years of growth and stability. What is evident is just how important the economy has become to us all and the impact this has had with the voting. I think if every UK resident was truthful they’d say that George Osbourne is the correct man to oversee the countries finances and an economy run by Ed Balls would spell nothing but disaster.

Another point that cannot be overlooked are the leaders of the main political parties. Cameron has always been the stand out individual and is surely the right person to lead our country both in Europe and on the world stage. He commands respect, can hold his own when under pressure and is a figure head that I believe the British people can be proud of. Nick Clegg is a good guy who talks an excellent game but when it came to the crunch he let too many people down and never delivered on his promises.

I personally believe that this election and the cause of Labour’s demise lay firmly at the feet of Ed Miliband. I’m sure that there’s not one individual in the UK who could honestly say that the Labour party chose the right brother for the top job. Ed didn’t run a bad campaign but he simply lacked the personality and leadership qualities of his brother and his Labour predecessors such as Tony Blair. The campaign was doomed from the off and the rebuilding must now begin. The major question I feel is which party will provide a credible opposition for the government?

There can be no doubt that tough times are ahead; a referendum on Europe, huge question marks on the global economy and the effect of austerity in the UK. What is clear is that the British public has spoken and has voted in a leader and political party that they believe will get us over these hurdles.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Sellick Partnership .