General Discussion
@Mrs C , It would seem that the more you comment, the more you underline the fact that you are indeed - as you have suggested - way too cynical. Peel back any political layering as you wish, the fact remains that Warren Farm farmer, Richard Weeks, is being abominably treated by Teignbridge through the threat of compulsory purchase - and only a change to the balance of power within our District ...
Oh and I think you'll find that the person who started the petition last year is unaligned to any party. 4500 signatures to date, I understand.
Yes, Mrs C. You are way too cynical.
You're a notoriously tough man to please, Michael - but I'll certainly give it a go!
But Michael, you have said you may be spoiling your ballot paper in May. Is that any way to contribute to a conclusive result?
Lynne, thanks for the press cuttings. I am not normally a Guardian reader however it would seem perfectly clear from the article that there are two options for the Tories if they are the largest party but do not hold a majority. Do a deal with the right wing parties and take us out of Europe - or grit their teeth and offer the olive branch once more to the Lib Dems, which would give the country ...
Lynne, it was we, the people, who gave the mandate through the ballot box to those with the most votes to do the right thing by the electorate and form a representative and (as it turned out) stable government. The mix of coalition policies that subsequently came forward was, to a considerable degree, the reason that our country currently enjoys a economic growth rate amongst the highest in the ...
It was naive of Nick Clegg, Mrs C, to have assumed he would get that policy past the Tories. It was a tough lesson in what can and cannot be acheived as a coalition junior partner. But who would argue (other than David Cameron, who in 2010 said the country could not afford it) that the raising of the threshhold for tax to £10,000 was not a Lib Dem policy success to be applauded?
Lynne, you will not hear the famous words "Go back to your constituencies - and prepare for government!" being uttered by a Lib Dem leader again any time soon - however I think none of the major parties would be so bold this time around. As I am sure you appreciate, the Lib Dems offer a 'broad-church' of social and economic policies with wide-ranging appeal. That some 75% of these policies came ...
Lynne, everyone wants their views represented in government, but in a 'first-past-the-post' system there have traditionally been only winners and losers. However, with the polls pointing once more to a second coalition (UKIP/Tory, Tory/Lib, Lib/Lab, Lab/SNP - pick your favourite colour) there is another opportunity for a large body of British voters to select a party which will best represent ...
