Politics

Not all Tories are wealthy toffs advicating that the needly and poor should all be fed to the hounds.

Not all Labour supporters are raving Marxist beardie-weirdies, hell bent on destroying England and the English.

The usual stuff all over the shop today. We can't have another Conservative Government because of what Thatcher did/Labour can't stay in for any longer because of the state we're in now/remember the winter of discontent etc etc...

Each party and their supporters can make very valid points about why their immediate opposite should not be running the country.

Each party and their supporters can make very valid points about why they should be running the country.

My thoughts are that politics has become too partisan, too dominated by hatred and suspicion of the "other lot", too much emphasis on "what they did" or "what they'll do".

I would prefer a system led by individuals not parties and taking responsibility, not putting the blame ("Conservatives will let old people starve and demolish hospitals/Labour will make us a Euro superstate and give everything away to gypsies") on others. Last night and today has been dominated by squabbling, b***hing, allegations made, and of, left right and centre...and people being whipped up into a state because of the others, not themselves. Such a shame.

I know I am a silly old hippy, but there you go!

Posted By: Martin Peters on May 7th 2010 at 19:43:15

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Politics (General Chat) - Martin Peters, May 7, 19:43:15
- Scotland does a good job of remembering the tories in my opinion (General Chat) - pants, May 7, 19:53:28
  - Exactly! (General Chat) - Martin Peters, May 7, 19:58:58
    - I think it's also very difficult, if you like your local MP (General Chat) - pants, May 7, 20:06:59
      - Yep...Surely You Vote For Your MP First? (General Chat) - Martin Peters, May 7, 20:12:00
        
        Germans have two votes. It's their PR. (General Chat) - APB, May 7, 20:57:46
        
        And so, for example, last time... (General Chat) - APB, May 7, 21:19:11
        
        That's maybe a way to formulate a PR into it all (General Chat) - pants, May 7, 20:14:56
        
        Like in America (General Chat) - duke of york, May 7, 20:13:48
      - Ditto Norman Lamb in north Norfolk (General Chat) - duke of york, May 7, 20:09:55
        
        Good Old North Norfolk. Same In North West Norfolk... (General Chat) - Martin Peters, May 7, 20:14:31
- until the parliamentary voting system is changed it will never be representative (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 7, 19:51:15
  - Major, Major Reform Essential (General Chat) - Martin Peters, May 7, 19:54:56
    - I guess they could do a very simple calculation (General Chat) - duke of york, May 7, 20:08:48
      - I was talking about the system of voting in the House of Commons (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 7, 20:22:46
        
        Difficult, Isn't It? (General Chat) - Martin Peters, May 7, 20:32:08
        
        exactly, the entire system needs a major overhaul (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, May 7, 20:36:11

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