Gordon Brown
Elections 2010 (1)
25/01/10 06:36 Filed in:Elections 2010
So the election is going to be on May 6, 2010 according to the Defence Secretary's slip of the tongue.
I have no choices to make as I can't vote. So, I can simply observe and obey. If I was able to vote, I would have a real problem.
When Blair came to power, there was a genuine "feel good" factor in the country and a welcome change to the politics of sleaze. Only, nobody had experienced sleaze as we would the following twelve years! The country has been let down by Labour spin and has done a great disservice to how the people view politicians. If that wasn't enough already, the expenses scandal brought to light by the Daily Telegraph has further eroded the regard in which politicians are held. The banking crisis, the feeling by native Brits that they have become second class citizens and the disrespect politicians so deserve makes for a grim backdrop to an election which should be so important for the future economic health of the United Kingdom.
The bottom line is that we severely lack a conviction politician. We have very little to choose from. What are the differences between Labour and the Tories? All we have been getting so far from both parties has been short on substance and both are afraid to speak out on the real issues that concern this country. All both want is power. And power corrupts, Mr Blair has proven that. That reminds me that Mr Blair is going in front of the Chilcot enquiry on Friday. Watch him charm his weazel-ish ways through that without any consequence whatsoever. What is the point?
For now, I would suggest that voters should look very carefully at the real alternatives. Both Labour and the Tories don't deserve to win based on what they've been telling us so far. Desperate times require desperate measures.
I have no choices to make as I can't vote. So, I can simply observe and obey. If I was able to vote, I would have a real problem.
When Blair came to power, there was a genuine "feel good" factor in the country and a welcome change to the politics of sleaze. Only, nobody had experienced sleaze as we would the following twelve years! The country has been let down by Labour spin and has done a great disservice to how the people view politicians. If that wasn't enough already, the expenses scandal brought to light by the Daily Telegraph has further eroded the regard in which politicians are held. The banking crisis, the feeling by native Brits that they have become second class citizens and the disrespect politicians so deserve makes for a grim backdrop to an election which should be so important for the future economic health of the United Kingdom.
The bottom line is that we severely lack a conviction politician. We have very little to choose from. What are the differences between Labour and the Tories? All we have been getting so far from both parties has been short on substance and both are afraid to speak out on the real issues that concern this country. All both want is power. And power corrupts, Mr Blair has proven that. That reminds me that Mr Blair is going in front of the Chilcot enquiry on Friday. Watch him charm his weazel-ish ways through that without any consequence whatsoever. What is the point?
For now, I would suggest that voters should look very carefully at the real alternatives. Both Labour and the Tories don't deserve to win based on what they've been telling us so far. Desperate times require desperate measures.
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Labour Party Conference
29/09/09 06:22 Filed in:Current Affairs
The champion of boom and bust continues to be deluded. Not only has he managed to near bankrupt our country, sold off the family gold at a rediculously low price but now wants a fourth term for labour as he hasn't finished his programme yet...
At the root of the problem is the fact that this generation has been living on credit and particularly those that haven't been able to afford it. The message he's loudly proclaiming is that debt doesn't matter. At the moment interest rates are low. They won't stay low forever and our debt sooner or later is going to cripple us. The pound is in free fall against the Euro and this in itself will fuel inflation. Then take the 175 Billion £ of quantative easing and we've got ourselves a nice little mix that will further spiral the economy out of control. We're by no means through the worst!
During his speech yesterday, Gordon continued to spout his vision promising all sorts for a better Britain. Where the money was coming from was of course not mentioned. A bit more QE I guess!
Electoral reform is the only thing that I got excited about. But then, he'll have a referendum once they've been re-elected. Why? If he really wants proportional representation then why not get on with it and have a referendum now?
Let's see what the Tories have to say next week.
At the root of the problem is the fact that this generation has been living on credit and particularly those that haven't been able to afford it. The message he's loudly proclaiming is that debt doesn't matter. At the moment interest rates are low. They won't stay low forever and our debt sooner or later is going to cripple us. The pound is in free fall against the Euro and this in itself will fuel inflation. Then take the 175 Billion £ of quantative easing and we've got ourselves a nice little mix that will further spiral the economy out of control. We're by no means through the worst!
During his speech yesterday, Gordon continued to spout his vision promising all sorts for a better Britain. Where the money was coming from was of course not mentioned. A bit more QE I guess!
Electoral reform is the only thing that I got excited about. But then, he'll have a referendum once they've been re-elected. Why? If he really wants proportional representation then why not get on with it and have a referendum now?
Let's see what the Tories have to say next week.
