About damn time
Well, it looks like public opinion might finally be turning against the Poodle Party. Of course, since this election was held exclusively in England it’s hard to judge, but here’s hoping that (if Poodle is still in power this time next year) they get pushed into second place at the Scottish Parliament election (I don’t really care who buy, but the SNP seem most likely) which would be a real humiliation.
Think about it – Scotland not run by Labour anymore. Just think about it 
May 6th, 2006 at 12:27 am
My god. The labour party have done a handful of things wrong, and you criticise like the tory party didn’t bleed your fucking nation dry.
Seriously. I’ve seen new hospitals and schools sprout up around your feet, and I feel quite pleased that labour are in power of your country, fulfilling many of their promises.
Aside from the mistake of Iraq which, despite *seriously* questionably legalities, has saved many lives, I can’t think of much that they’ve done wrong. So why vote out? I can’t help but feel you have some emotional vendetta here.
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May 6th, 2006 at 1:22 pm
It really was great looking at the numbers. I do worry about up here though, the only reason labour had a majority at the last general election was because of ‘us’ (said with disbelief).
I am thinking about it; but I would still rather it was the blues rather than SNP or Lib Dem - which here really does not look like it is going to happen.
May 6th, 2006 at 1:28 pm
Well you have to remember that the Tories were actually third in the last election, ahead of the Lib Dems who are in government. If the SNP and the Tories can sort out their differences (maybe a Cameron-led Tory party will be seen as less ‘anti-Scottish’ by Alex Salmond) then it is entirely possible we could have a completely different Executive next year.
May 6th, 2006 at 11:57 pm
@ Mr T:
‘highly questionable legalities’?
‘All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations.’ - Article 2(4) United Nations Charter
Seems pretty damn clear to me. In the absence of explicit security council authorisation (article 42) or an actual attack (article 51), war is illegal.
I also disagree with your assessment of New Labour’s domestic record. They have tripled the amount of our money going into the NHS, yet all of their red-tape and targets have led to a £900 MILLION deficit in England alone, with the result that hospital staff are being sacked right left and center.
They have violated our human rights on countless occassions, and yet according to a UN report Scotland is now the most violent country in the developed world.
As for ‘fulfilling many of their promises’, the ones they haven’t fulfilled are fairly big.
1997 manifesto: ‘we will not increase tax’
2001 manifesto: ‘we will not introduce ‘top-up’ tuition fees, and have legislated to prevent them’
A catalogue of crimes overseas, immensely damaging domestically. If Labour’s record doesn’t make it worthy of being voted out, then I don’t know what does.
May 7th, 2006 at 2:22 am
Please, mr T, also define your use of ‘bleed’ing ones country dry. If you mean, leaving the country near bankruptcy in 1979, or turning a £20billion saving into a £30 billion deficit in 8 years then great.
Seems like the ‘new’ party has reverted to its old ways. Comical gold either way.
On another note, that comment does seem pretty bot-like
May 7th, 2006 at 11:00 am
The URL is definitely fake, so I removed it from the comment
EDIT: Don’t have the faintest idea why the first paragraph of comments appears in bold