My heavens the socialists have gone rabid.

13 years in government and all labour left was a huge mess to clear up.

Short memories.

The Tory party is the only viable party to lead the country.

Labour are in the process of imploding. I almost feel sorry for them. That is until I see someone like Louise Haigh and her sickening effort to gain political points from the Syria crisis.

In many respects nowadays money doesn't go as far as it used to in my day. This is hardly a mindblowing statement or one deserving of an attack like this.

And it's a no brainer that corporations are much closer to the ear of law makers than the man on the street. That's how very worrying corporate coup style trade agreements like the trans pacific partnership gain traction. This will have an much impact on us as the EU ever will, if or when we end up part of it.

A 'roll up your sleeves lad' attitude is fine, but it doesn't save you from the realities of the world. There is no point making yourself angry with "do you think everything should be free" when no-one said such a thing anyway in the first place.

To JL85
A non story.

And I would.

I would agree that promising to reduce immigration and failing to do so is disappointing but it is normal practice for politicians to lie in their manifesto. Why the sudden shock ?
Current EU rules make that particular aim virtually impossible to realise.

Only people of limited intellect take politicians on face value. It is not possible for an MP to be constantly truthful and remain a politician.

Edited by Hrolf The Ganger (16 Oct 2015 3.23pm)

I also would, but this is besides the point.

Its ok, I was pretty much against New Labour as well, given they weren't a socialist party anyhow. Plus, Labour's policy (with Conservative support) over Iraq is largely responsible for the reason we're aimlessly bombing Syria, because there is no reasonable solution to the IS problem, and we have to do something.

Of course without the actions of Tony Blair and New Labour in pursuing the invasion of Iraq, there would be no IS (or at least its capacity would have been relatively insignificant).

For me, Labour isn't imploding, its actually becoming something other than a mockery of the reasons people like Kier Hardy formed it in the first place.

"One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug"
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I'd rather the opposition was unelectable, than consisting of a cheap photocopy rip off. New Labour disgusted me, at least the Conservatives actually stand for something, it might be something I don't generally agree with, but its actually something.

New Labour were all about getting elected and staying in power, for its own sake. For me that's a very dangerous mentality, and ultimately UK service men and Iraqis paid a very high price (that we're still experiencing the fall out from).

I don't like The Conservative party, but I don't actually hate them. Where as I would join a queue to rape Tony Blair.

"One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug"
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