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The Prime Minister has stayed the same but everything has changed...

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Disclaimer: I am not a political expert. I am a student. And the following post is my opinion. After trying and failing to stay up last night to watch the polls come in on BBC news, I woke up this morning and, like so many others, was pretty stunned by the results of yesterday's election. Contrary to predictions, and claims that this was going to be the closest election in history, one hour ago, the Conservatives were confirmed to have achieved a majority in parliament. Not only has David Cameron won a second term as Prime Minister, but Nigel Farage, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband have also resigned, indicating the scale of defeat that is being felt in their respective parties... (not that I'm remotely bothered that UKIP failed to influence most of the UK...) So I suppose now the focus turns to Cameron, and his party, and what we can all expect in the next 5 years. I am lucky enough to have been brought up in an environment where I have never experienced poverty, or been ...