Cod'ead - that dictionary you mention in another thread... is it available at Waterstones?

That'll cause a shortage of portakabins in the East of Hull, what with 'that' there new stand and all.

Do you honestly think Cameron will not win a general election?

Are you aware of who controls budgets for new/refurbished schools?

At least this government have a bit of an excuse for the mess the country is in.Obviously some of you are too young to remember the Thatcher years,started off with 3million unemployed and no compassion for anybody.The Eton boys are slavish followers of her

so you know whats coming.Political rant over

The country is still suffering socially from the effects of the four Tory General Election wins between 1979 and 1997.

Truth talking of that magnitude will get you nowhere around these parts, young man!

People have short memories, as much as the labour party has been disappointing lately they need to think back to the Thatcher years.

Agreed. The Tories haven't changed. I wouldn't buy the Sun because I've gone off the Daily Mail, because I hate them both. So why vote Tory because the Labour party are crap?

My bad

I thought you were talking about the Conservatives taking Hull.

Are you too young to remember the last time the Tories were in power?

Cameron will be just as bad, if not worse.

Whys that? I havent voted tory for years but im amused at the total bias towards them. Interested in your assumption that cameron will be bad.

Cameron is just a front man. The real power behind the Tories resides where it always has, and their policies and objectives haven't changed one bit. They will favour the rich and powerful, and the rest of us will be hung out to dry.

Whats Brown if not a front man? not voted in. And dont give me that bollax about rich and powerful, none left mate. Brown is now brown nosing middle england for votes.
Far as Im concerned the Labour party have had enough time to undo what everybody has said the cons did and if they cant do it in 13 years tough titty, time for someone else.

Prime Ministers aren't "voted in", political parties are.

Quite correct. When labour were voted in who was their leader and who did the people vote to become prime minister?

Nobody voted for any one to be PM. If anyone thought otherwise then it's their hard luck for not understanding how democracy works in the UK.

I don't like Brown and I think he's a rubbish PM, but he has as much right to the office as anyone else who's ever filled it.

You appear to be labouring under the misapprehension that I think Brown and/or Labour are doing a good job.

You are also incredibly naive if you think that there are no rich and powerful people left in the UK, nor vested interests dedicated to making their lives even better at the expense of everyone else. And ALL political parties chase after 'middle England' for votes. That's where all the swing voters are.

Some of the stuff that the Conservatives did will not be reversed in my lifetime, if at all. They did that much damage. You have them to thank for us becoming a service economy dependent on Bankers for a start. The fact that Nu Labour have been a bit crap doesn't excuse what the Tories did last time around, or mean that the country will be any better off under Call Me Dave.

Any particular reason for the second identical quote? With the same inability to use the quote function correctly?

I bought my first property when the Tories were in power, the interest rates were 15% !!!

What bizzare thread drifting lol

It's all coming back around in a big circle.

The 15% interest rates from the early 90's were Hudge's fault.



There you go, back on topic.

As you know, I'm also not nooo labour's biggest fan but having consciously lived under McMillan, Douglas-Home, Heath, Thatcher & Major. I'd much rather be relatively screwed than completely screwed.

How anyone with the slightest semblance of social conscience could vote for dave chameleon, is totally beyond my understanding

Politics is boring.