Red or Blue?

I thought I would take a break from moaning about my employment and turn my grumblings onto a topic that many bloggers feel qualified to talk about - politics.
If current polls are to be believed (not that they ever should) then it looks as if we will have a new government at the next general election - whenever that may be. The problem I have is that I see no point in voting for a party who is obviously not going to get elected namely, The lib dems, The greens, UKIP, The BNP, or some other one issue party. This leaves me with three choices, either I can choose NOT to vote (which isn't an option), or put an X in one of the boxes saying Tory or Labour.
I don't always vote in a bi-election due to factors like apathy, but I do like to make a point of casting my vote in the general election as it makes me feel qualified to talk politics with my friends who went to university.
I like to think that I'm a middle of the road sort of chap but at the moment I'm really not swayed either way .
The last ten years under labour have been alright for me. I've always been able to get a job, I've had opportunities to further educate myself, and I've never been in debt, which gives makes me think that I should back Labour to win. My only experience of Tory rule is that of a politically uninterested child/teenager to whom politics was something you thought about when suffering from insomnia. I can remember talk of sleaze and recession in the early nineties and of the deep unpopularity of one M.Thatcher.
But the last few years I have noticed a real shift in the way that Labour are perceived by myself and my peers. It seems as if everything they touch turns into a shambles and I have an image of them not being able to find any beer in a brewery. Once Tony Blair had gone I thought that Gordon Brown would be a breath of fresh air and bring a bit of dignity back to the labour party but it hasn't quite happened like that has it?!
The Torie's on the other hand seem full of pomp and self importance, a necessary commodity for politicians it seems, with a sack full of soundbites and gimmicks to throw about. They appear to be ticking some of the right boxes with the electorate, but are they going to be able to deliver? As of this moment I'm not convinced and I'm going to have to give much thought to the topic between now and the election.
Just what the blogosphere needs - more political opinion!