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Anyone else remember how bad it was under the last Tory government.

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  • islandannie
    islandannie Posts: 963 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    mewbie wrote: »
    I didn't suggest for a moment it would be different. However I am going to kick Mr. Brown out of town and I trust most people will do the same when he is finally forced to call the much anticipated election..

    Well I will kick him back in.

    Democratic balance it`s called
    Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind. - Albert Einstein.

    “The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them.”-

    Orwell.
  • mewbie_2
    mewbie_2 Posts: 6,058 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    islandannie wrote: »
    Well I will kick him back in.

    Democratic balance it`s called
    He's going to be kicked all over the shop. That'll do for me. Result.
  • macaque_2
    macaque_2 Posts: 2,439 Forumite
    islandannie wrote: »
    http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/blair/Remember-life-under-Tories.2867180.jp

    I remember it well.

    Very sad times.

    http://www.fmsfonline.org/
  • islandannie
    islandannie Posts: 963 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    mewbie wrote: »
    He's going to be kicked all over the shop. That'll do for me. Result.

    And we will be no better off.

    Some people never learn.
    Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind. - Albert Einstein.

    “The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them.”-

    Orwell.
  • Graham_Devon
    Graham_Devon Posts: 58,560 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    islandannie wrote: »

    Some people never learn.

    Yes, you made that quite clear.
  • mewbie_2
    mewbie_2 Posts: 6,058 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    islandannie wrote: »
    And we will be no better off.

    Some people never learn.
    It's called punishment. Brown has ripped me off, Tony has lied to me, and Labour have let me down. They have turned into the loathsome fat stinking Tories they once replaced. Time for a change.
  • blakester
    blakester Posts: 139 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    mewbie wrote: »
    It's called punishment. Brown has ripped me off, Tony has lied to me, and Labour have let me down. They have turned into the loathsome fat stinking Tories they once replaced. Time for a change.

    Oh stop sitting on the fence mewbie, you can tell us how you really feel....
    its cathartic:D
  • Cat695
    Cat695 Posts: 3,647 Forumite
    Ephemera wrote: »
    islandannie wrote: »

    Erm... and who sold over half of our gold reserves at the time gold was at a historic low price? HERE


    And don't forget he announced that he was going to sell them prior.....a BIG mistake.
    If you find yourself in a fair fight, then you have failed to plan properly


    I've only ever been wrong once! and that was when I thought I was wrong but I was right
  • islandannie
    islandannie Posts: 963 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    mewbie wrote: »
    I didn't suggest for a moment it would be different. However I am going to kick Mr. Brown out of town and I trust most people will do the same when he is finally forced to call the much anticipated election..

    If won`t be different then why vote him out?

    That`s the reaction of the unimformed.
    Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind. - Albert Einstein.

    “The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them.”-

    Orwell.
  • incher
    incher Posts: 182 Forumite
    This is actually quite a depressing thread.

    I think some tactical voting might be in order, as neither of the two main parties is really attractive right now ....

    :(
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