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life ANDREW TURNER MP February/March 2010 Andrew Turner May the best team win! It can be put off no longer, by June of this simply turn their back on it year we will soon know who has won and all and not care who wins. lost. Our first-past-the-post system will This contest is too decide which is the best team to take us important to allow apathy forward through the next critical years. to win. Upon this result We all know this will be a turning point in the future of our nation history. depends. Do we go move A lot of thought, planning and resources forward, confident, proud are going into the various campaigns and and united? Do you want the backroom people have been burning a country bursting with the midnight oil putting the finishing pride, a nation looked up touches to strategies and fine tuning to and admired around the the tactics. It will call for some difficult world, taking its rightful choices and hard decisions but the team place on the international with the tenacity, skills and stamina to top table? Many believe best tackle these challenges will emerge that the alternative would as worthy winners. be more years in the Who will inspire and lead, seize the wilderness, failure is not opportunities, demonstrate teamwork and something we want to flair? Will class tell or will a team of dark countenance. horses emerge and get their supporters out on the day and surprise everyone? One thing is certain this contest will get Finally, I am hoping that all involved will play fair and abide by the rules. wall-to-wall coverage. The commentators, Each side should talk up their own plans pundits and armchair experts will be – not simply criticise those put forward by eveywhere in the media; questioning, others. Everyone's goal should be to win analysing, predicting, guessing. The public but not at any cost. will also have the chance to put forward So come on England, make us proud and Andrew Turner MP their views; they will hear them endlessly; bring back OUR World Cup from South 24 The Mall, Carisbrooke, on the TV, radio, newspapers and blogs. Africa in July. Isle of Wight PO30 1BW The speculation will continue for months. And for everyone else, please remember Tel: [phone] The danger of all this hype, however, is use your vote on election day - whenever email: that people will eventually become jaded it may come! [email protected] by it all and, on the big day, many will 12 Visit our new website - www.visitislandlife.com