So who's running the country?

by Juliana Oladipo

Months ago, if anyone were to have asked for my opinion on the possible results of the 2010 general election, I would have lied.

Speaking on behalf of the thousands of students out there who apparently ‘wont vote, don’t vote and don’t give a damn’ for weeks, I have been peer-pressured into saying - almost in auto-pilot- that: "It doesn’t matter who wins, my vote doesn’t count, it’s a conspiracy theory, same policies, different parties."

Of course my complaints hold truths, but when push comes to shove let’s face it, the majority of us will be glued to our TV screens on Thursday evening as we await the outcome of the most highly anticipated general election result in decades.

At the time of Arts London News going to print, the country have yet to visit their local polling stations and party leaders can still be found parading around gritty council estates, meeting, greeting - and offending - the very young and very old and smiling like cheshire cats on our TV screens as well as the recently adopted political party tool - YouTube.

According to comments made in the London Evening Standard by Lord Heseltine who served in the Tory Cabinets of Margaret Thatcher and John Major, David Cameron will emerge on Friday as the next Prime Minister.

Forget about the polls, forget about the Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg's sudden rise to fame, forget about the Labour faithful.

The Tories are coming to power, he says.

Interesting.

Of course this is just mere speculation and you guys happen to know a lot more about who has taken over the flat above Number 10 than I do.

The only thing I can be certain of is that we are all heading for change.

If like many you are feeling slightly ostracised by the whole election process and would like to know how you will benefit or lose out, whoever wins, the features team have produced a great spread which discusses exactly how previous governments have shaped the state of higher education and they also provide a break-down of the three main parties’ plans for the future of academic study.

It may sound like a load of waffle but it isnt and I am no longer ashamed to say that I do care about who wins the general election.

Your country needs you UAL so I hope like myself you found your patriotism and went out to vote.