premise: What qualities and attributes make a political leader successful? A recent poll asked voters what they looked for in the ideal political leader; a good economic strategy perhaps, a willingness to admit the past mistakes of ones party or the ability to be likeable as a person. The popular answer seems to be credibility; voters want someone they can trust. How does this translate into a political strategy? To begin with, the poll suggests confusion surrounds the very basics of politics; what do the parties stand for anymore? The past few years has seen such a convergence in political ideals that the once clear blue conservative and red labour lines are now somewhat purple. To be credible, to be a successful political leader, you mustnt be afraid of hanging the banners and stating your policy. By this, and not doing a political 180 after the election, is the key to number 10.
hypothesis: Conservative and Labour MPs have become geographically closer.