Abstract
‘Make no mistake, a coalition of the most Left-wing parties seen for decades is gathering its forces to drag Britain back to a world most of us thought had been despatched to the annals of history. Perhaps the penny has not yet dropped with many voters because the collapse in trust and respect for politicians generally has left the electorate deeply cynical about all their motives.’
The Daily Telegraph
‘The disjunction between votes cast and seats won is likely to be heavily out of kilter, another goad to voters already infuriated by the refusal of the two prime ministerial contenders to discuss openly the prospects for coalition. It has also been an election that in Conservative-supporting newspapers, and sometimes in the words of senior Tories themselves, has been conducted in ways that risk weakening the glue that binds the nation together.’
The Guardian
‘We don't see Labour's policies being fairer on the low-paid. We believe the poorest would pay dearly for the failure of the long-dead socialist ideas they have exhumed from an overgrown grave.’
The Sun
‘Forget the gimmicks and the PR men's empty slogans. This is a fight between two fundamentally different futures for Britain. Labour offers the return of tax and spend, fiscal irresponsibility, subservience to the state and trades unions, the abandonment of immigration controls and an adamantine refusal to give voters a say on Britain's relations with Europe.’
Daily Mail
‘Today is your chance to change Britain. Our country cannot remain in David Cameron and George Osborne's hands. If you care about building a fairer, better Britain … a Britain with a working Health Service, a Britain where children from all backgrounds can thrive, a Britain which believes in creating wealth for the many not just the chosen few, then your choice is simple.’
Daily Mirror