General Discussion
Latest news - opinion poll in today's papers Only 28% of voters think this plan is a good idea So, not the game changer the Tories were hoping for?
We clearly won't agree - and that's no bad thing I don't personally think that vast majority of issues we face as a country are so unpredictable or the cause of huge division (which might be why three quarters of Lib Dem policies got through - they were shared ground with the Conservatives and quite possibly Labour too) There are big divisions of course, and I think they should be decided in ...
If there is a hung parliament I am not arguing that either Labour or Tory should govern alone. I'm saying that they should have to come to parliament every day and argue their case. If they can't persuade enough of the other MPs to support each particular measure, then it won't become law. Rather more democratic than the current arrangement whereby a Quad meeting of Messers Cameron, ...
@Lynne . i'm still undecided - this is a much harder decision than 5 years ago - and the stakes are incredibly high. i'm going to keep thinking about this one, probably right up to election day. Happily there are very good Independents standing for the local councils - and some good party people too, so the choice there is much more about the individuals
And not just in this area Howard Conservatives are offering 8bn for NHS but no details of where from? It really puzzles me that the governing party are doing this when their USP was economic rectitude - they are throwing away a major part of their electoral appeal.
I'm increasingly wary of the notion of Coalition Government. It sounds great in principle, all working together. The reality is that we end up with a two stage election, Politicians offer manifesto promises and we vote. Then they meet in private and form a government, agreeing what they will actually do. Oligarchy in place of democracy. If we complain that election promises are not ...
I've yet to hear anyone, locally or on the national radio talk shows, with a good word for this policy Is it going to prove an own goal for the Conservatives? I'm all for people having the opportunity to own their homes, but experience and the consideration of basic facts as laid out by Robert above seems to indicate that this will do great dmage to the country.
Will be interesting to see how people react to Nick Cleggs "heart to Tories, brains to Labour" claim - might it turn the tide?
Just been reading this, rings true with my sense of how things are going Lib Dem vote set to collapse in south-west 'heartland', ComRes/ITV News poll suggests Nick Clegg's party currently holds 57 seats. Photo: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire A new ComRes/ITV News poll suggests a dramatic collapse in Liberal Democrat support in the South West - traditionally viewed as the party's ...
Fool me once, shame on you Fool me twice, shame on me. asset stripping of the last remaining genuinely social housing
