A warning from history. Well, Canada.

I thought this was an interesting  politics piece from BBC online. It covers a R4 programme that went out this afternoon (Sunday) recounting the collapse of the governing party in Ottawa to only seats in the space of a single General Election. I worked in the Canadian Parliament a few years ago as an intern, so it was easier to understand the state of the parties and the politicians involved, but the comparison is clear for the UK Labour party. The Canadian parliament is bicameral, based on the UK system and the procedure and terminioogy are similar, making the comparison even more real to the listener.

The politics  page piece:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8226525.stm

The iplayer link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00m8p81/The_World_This_Weekend_30_08_2009/