But parties rise and fall, a bit like football clubs really. What happened to Nottingham Forest, Sheffield Wednesday, Wimlbedon, Crystal Palace etc? And look at Reading, Fullham, Charlton, Blackburn Rovers. Political parties wax and wane in importance, who knows what support could rise for a party in times of crisis? The Conservatives lost a lot of MPs and support in 1997, a third of the Cabinet lost their seats and it can be interesting to speculate on which parties could be future prospects. This is why I wish we had PR to allow some smaller parties to get national representation and coverage.
