Yup - just like ANY party who has been in too long, they always get it wrong...

Ie poll tax for thatcher....

However people conveniently forget the strikes, the spiralling inflation, the devaluation of the pound 77-79 amd how she recovered it. Thing is, same thing cant be said for Blair who inherited a country in ok shape but managed to completely screw it (mainly to gordon brown) because ten years of labour rule was about 6 too many....

Posted By: Cheltenham_Canary on June 8th 2017 at 15:51:22

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why do labour voters think they occupy some sort of moral high ground? (n/m) (General Chat) - fond, Jun 8, 15:04:13
- Just ask yourself "what would Jesus do?" and you'll understand. (n/m) (General Chat) - Dracula, Jun 8, 16:05:07
  - He looks half decent the couple of times I saw him play for Man City (n/m) (General Chat) - Dunney, Jun 8, 16:08:25
- It's their complete lack of any tolerance to other views that amazes me (General Chat) - Ben, Jun 8, 15:34:30
  - this is not the preserve of the left (General Chat) - CWC, Jun 8, 17:00:15
  - It is a matter of morals........ (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Jun 8, 15:55:35
    - and as a matter of genuine interest (General Chat) - paulg, Jun 8, 16:00:28
  - May only called this election to attempt to increase her lead to get more power (General Chat) - pants, Jun 8, 15:40:22
  - ^^^ look at the snowflake blubbing (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 8, 15:40:00
    - You're one of the worst culprits, so jog on! (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Jun 8, 16:27:22
      - Absolutely (n/m) (General Chat) - yellowman, Jun 8, 16:46:47
        
        gah! (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 8, 16:51:02
        
        Intut (n/m) (General Chat) - yellowman, Jun 8, 16:52:22
      - 👏✅ (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jun 8, 16:31:15
    - There it is. Labour, The Nasty Party. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ben, Jun 8, 15:45:07
      - He's a LibDem (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 8, 15:59:03
        
        What? (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jun 8, 16:36:45
      - ah diddums (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 8, 15:50:01
      - Yup, the 'caring party' till you disagree with them (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jun 8, 15:48:09
        
        You have been saying vile abuse... (n/m) (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Jun 8, 15:56:45
        
        Only cos you wont shut up posting your political shit.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jun 8, 16:16:37
        
        I don't "hate it" when people disagree with me. I enjoy healthy debate (n/m) (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Jun 8, 16:28:41
        
        You have a very funny way of showing it.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jun 8, 16:34:05
        
        ^^^ lolf. watch the seethe at every post that dares be mean to his beloved tory mummy (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 8, 16:26:12
        
        And thats relevent to me how? (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jun 8, 16:30:44
        
        I would (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jun 8, 17:48:41
        
        I'd love to meet you too face to face. (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jun 8, 20:26:06
        
        chillax Cheltsy old fella. You and your like have got this one all sown up beyond belief (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 8, 16:36:00
        
        I actually think ot will be much closer than anyone thinks (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jun 8, 16:40:25
        
        aye, it's the Brexit vote that makes me sure that common sense won't prevail (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 8, 16:49:11
        
        Go boil your head you incrdible bore! (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Jun 8, 16:28:40
        
        Kirrie, you really are one of WOTB all time pricks (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Jun 8, 16:37:37
        
        Who rattled your cage! (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Jun 8, 16:43:24
        
        hey up Kippie. you don't want to go round talking like that you know (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 8, 16:31:11
        
        Make it easy on everybody and accept there are alternative views to yours - SIMPLES! (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Jun 8, 16:37:59
        
        oh i'm well aware that your views are very alternative to most on here (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 8, 16:41:52
        
        What do you think they are, I'm fairly mainstream, I just don't agree with you. (General Chat) - Kirrie, Jun 8, 16:46:30
        
        yes, unfortunately your views do seem more mainstream than is good for society (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 8, 16:53:21
        
        Shakes head wearily! (General Chat) - Kirrie, Jun 8, 17:02:27
        
        when you post your views up here i have often enough before responded (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 8, 18:57:50
        
        Nah, he doesnt hate this country. (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jun 8, 16:34:55
  - ^^^ VMT^^^ (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 8, 15:36:50
- Its the whiff of superficial superiority that is often passed down by the parents.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jun 8, 15:24:15
  - Global financial crisis... (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Jun 8, 16:32:05
    - Ffs!!! (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jun 8, 17:08:09
      - National debt has doubled under the Tories (n/m) (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Jun 8, 17:32:32
  - My mother voted Labour for the first time ever today. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Jun 8, 15:38:50
    - The operative here is the word 'often!' (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jun 8, 15:43:42
- Labour policies have higher moral standards than Tory policies (n/m) (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Jun 8, 15:22:25
  - In your opinion, there are tens of milions of your fellow citizens who will disagree...... (General Chat) - Kirrie, Jun 8, 16:31:37
    - Tories have lower moral standards. Millions voting for them doesn't hide the fact (n/m) (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Jun 8, 16:35:43
      - In who's judgment, tens of millions NOT voting Labour doesn't say so. (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Jun 8, 16:39:42
        
        Tory policies hurt the most vulnerable people in society (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Jun 8, 16:58:58
        
        You still dont get it; there are millions who don't vote Labour, but don't vote Tory..... (General Chat) - Kirrie, Jun 8, 17:06:19
  - no they dont - they dont work - its been proved time and again (n/m) (General Chat) - fond, Jun 8, 15:54:45
  - ^ VMT (General Chat) - maidstoneyellow, Jun 8, 15:28:19
    - What if they let working class people do it rather than toffs? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ben, Jun 8, 15:35:58
      - Working class people don't tend to own horses and pack of dogs. (General Chat) - Drurys Left Nut, Jun 8, 15:39:34
        
        Lots of fishing rods though (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 8, 16:04:06
        
        Goos point OG largest participation sport in the UK in its various form I believe. (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Jun 8, 16:40:46
        
        But they often attend hunting clubs for the social.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jun 8, 15:45:27
- its the liberal left (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 8, 15:10:33
  - CHEESE TOASTIE? (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jun 8, 15:12:16
    - you see down below you were funny (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 8, 15:14:19
      - CHEESE TOASTIES ARE FOREVER (n/m) (General Chat) - Shirley Bassey, Jun 8, 15:22:54
      - you saying pants is a has been or a never was been, pal? (n/m) (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Jun 8, 15:15:16
        
        has been and a never been (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 8, 15:25:59
        
        .... (General Chat) - pants, Jun 8, 15:27:14
        
        jesus christ (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 8, 15:30:18
        
        It's the second post down in Shirley Bassey's post history (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jun 8, 15:36:17
- All depends on how old you are and if you can remember the Thatcher years (n/m) (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Jun 8, 15:08:59
  - Yup, remember how she brought the country from its knees in 79 (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jun 8, 15:25:23
    - Oh how she'd kick this current Brexity lot right up the arse. The crazy old witch. (n/m) (General Chat) - Dracula, Jun 8, 15:48:35
    - Do you also remember section 28? (General Chat) - maidstoneyellow, Jun 8, 15:32:06
      - Yup - just like ANY party who has been in too long, they always get it wrong... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jun 8, 15:51:22
  - or the callaghan years maybe? (n/m) (General Chat) - fond, Jun 8, 15:09:46
    - Those were the days, voting for the person Mike Yarwood could impersonate best (n/m) (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Jun 8, 15:27:08
- The ones who would pay higher taxes for services they may never use to benefit others? (General Chat) - avenging canary, Jun 8, 15:07:58
  - And there you have it! (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 8, 16:01:45
- because they march day and night by the old cooling tower (n/m) (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Jun 8, 15:06:24
- Just cos I live on the top floor, doesn't mean I think I'm above everybody else (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jun 8, 15:05:23

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