text: Great result in the US - but over here in England we don't have such a clear choice as the Tories voted with Labour to go into Iraq.\nThe only major party that stood against the idea was the Liberal democrats, and they are not exactly a force to be reckoned with.\nWe are some way away from a general election here, and a lot can happen in the next 3 years - or whenever Gordon Brown(!?1?) chooses to call it.\nit will be interesting to see what happens at the local elections in May,though, as people tend to vote along party lines rather than on truly local issues.\nIraq - an illegal war from the outset, but there is no simple solution now that we are there.\nAt least the UK had the sense to stay out of Vietnam......