I vaguely remember the bright-eyed and optimistic Tony Blair entering Downing Street in 1997. A hopeful nation truly felt that things could only get better. Less than ten years later a tired and beaten Blair left Parliament with an electorate feeling cheated and deceived.

New Labour have given us much in their twelve year tenure; top-up fees, illegal wars, high unemployment and plenty of sleaze for the tabloids. Our government proves an endless source of amusement for Mock The Week panellists and journalists, but are we happy to have laughable elected representatives ruling us? Of course not. New Labour's fall from grace in just over a decade shows how easily a government burdened with running a country can collapse, dragging the citizens down with it.

The current economic situation coupled with high unemployment has been compounded by the farcical second homes fiasco. New Labour is a sinking ship. The recent wave of cabinet ministers jumping overboard shows that the party is on its way out. What does this mean for us? At the next election we will almost certainly see a shift towards the Conservative Party. David 'Punch and Judy' Cameron will no doubt capitalise on public disaffection, in typical Tory fashion, by pushing blame towards immigration and lack of privatised services. The future is seemingly gloomy, with the two main parties as contrived and hypocritical as each other.

With an impotent current government and another just as incompetent on the horizon, fringe parties are hoping to capitalise on the political instability and gain seats. The fascist organisations in this country are definitely keen to capitalise on disenfranchised voters, hiding their venomous homophobia and racism in populist policies. Any hope of a better political situation rests with the Green Party who support stronger local communities, workers' rights and improved public services. But until then, the majority of those representing us are selfish individuals, so far removed from the young people of this country that they still think PacMan is a popular video game. The University of Kent, and undoubtedly many others across the country are holding a 'no platform' policy when it comes to British fascist parties. In attempts to nullify the party's growing presence, the university refuses to give them a voice, inferring that it is not a valid or credible party and so does not deserve exposure as more mainstream parties are granted.

The recent European Parliament elections allowed New Labour to give their biggest gift to the British electorate. Britain’s most controversial and fascist party recently gained two seats at the European Parliament elections. Through the recent crises that the government has caused, voters are increasingly turning to extremist parties in protest. The shocking numbers of votes that Labour lost in areas where the British extremists have gained, as a result, have led to two members of a fascist organisation being chosen to represent the UK in Europe. Nearly a million people in this country voted for these fascists, thanks chiefly to New Labour's ability to alienate the electorate.

I hope Jacqui Smith's husband enjoyed his taxpayer pornography while it lasted, I am glad that the Gosport MP's ducks had a nice fifteen-hundred pound island to live on (again bought with taxpayer money), and with the current state of British politics in need of a dramatic shake up, perhaps there is only one solution; a revolution.