British political question

[woolymonkey]

I'd been planning to go on the electoral reform demo in London this Saturday, but...

Now that the Lib-Con coalition is real and setting out policies, it looks to me as though they're already promising all we could reasonably expect re voting reform. So if they're already saying the right things, and it's too early to judge them on what they do, then what would the demo be meant to achieve?

Does this mean I can stay at home after all? Or am I just finding excuses because I could really, really use a quiet weekend?

Thoughts please!
But just on pointfulness or otherwise of the demo, please, and whether you're going. I don't have the time or energy to get into what we all think about the not-so-shiny new government today.)

Added at 11.00
The school phoned at 10.15.  Spider has come down with a stomach lurgy.  He's at home now, looking pale and feeling terrible.  Quiet weekend it is, then.  But I'd still like to hear what others are thinking/doing.

Comments

[ladymoonray.livejournal.com]

I am planning to go if I'm in a fit state, which is rather debatable at the moment. I think it will be less effective than last weekend's protest, which was a remarkable feat of right place, right time. However, I'm not satisfied with the current (likely) position, and the opportunity to shout about it is not something I want to pass up.

[woolymonkey.livejournal.com]

Being in a fit state is important. (See my edit about Spider.) I kind of wish the organisers would tell us to keep our powder dry now and save it for turning out in force at the next crunch time. This just doesn't feel like crunch time now, unless we're going for a regular weekly protest, which I know I couldn't manage.
I thought is was brilliant you were there last week though--thanks for going.