Having spoken to dozens of Hindus regarding who they voted for in the May 1st elections, I found that most voted for the Conservative Party, several for the Liberal Democrats, and not a single for Labour.

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On 1 May 2008, Britain’s Labour Party received their worst losses in local government elections in England and Wales in 40 years, losing 331 seats. They also lost the Greater London Authority election. It was a severe embarrassment and setback for Prime Minister Gordon Brown, being his first electoral test since he came to office. If the current mood of the nation persists, his party will certainly be out at the next general elections.

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Rudra Chatterjee

Though born a Hindu, I didn’t really start learning about my religion until I was in my university years. And whenever one wants to learn about Hinduism, the natural first stop tends to be listening to what the swamis and gurus have to say; and they always seems to stress that one ought to practice renunciation; that desire is wrong and that one should be unattached to their work in order to be one with Brahman (as in the Universal Consciousness). Now for a novice in Hindu thought, learning all this is good and all, but unless it’s all placed in the wider perspective of Hindu teachings, it can actually lead to some really strange results. They certainly did for me.

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Nothing in recent times has made me cringe as much as the Government of India’s suppression of pro-Tibet protests in Delhi and elsewhere in India. It was an act symptomatic of an ever weaker and submissive stance towards China.

Tibet neighbours India, and after the invasion of Tibet by China in 1951 a large number of Tibetans have settled in India. Many are now Indian citizens who have great love for India, their land of refuge.

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The protests against China’s Olympic torch ceremonies, that have taken place in many countries, have served to focus international attention once again on the Tibet problem.

While Tibet arouses the conscience of people across the world, it was unfortunate to observe that no governments joined their citizens in registering protest against the Chinese government’s treatment of Tibetans, and in some cases actually apologized to China for their citizens’ behaviour.

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