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By-election reactions 8:42pm on 25 May 2008 180. At 6:44 pm on 25 May 2008, grandantidote wrote:
173 NL NH with all the guff we've had from you recently, your trying to tell us you dont know which way you'll vote in 2010, well you dont have to tell us were all quite aware where your loyalties lie. last one I promise unless directly aimed at me.
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Look I will tell you what I told Eatonrifle. In 2005 I voted for NuLabour, gave them the benefit of the doubt. In the last three local elections I voted Lib/Dem. Quite honestly I don’t know who I will vote for in 2010. I have fought for over 40 years on the front line in the labour movement.

You will have to forgive me for using Teflon Tony and Mr Bean but they are the ones, who I see, have genetically engineered the Labour Party into the one it is today. That will continue and I make no apologies. I have many friends in the party at grass roots level and indeed many feel perturbed by the direction NuLabour have taken over recent years.

One of my personal friends is my local Labour MP. I have even told him that unless NuLabour show signs of returning to its core values he will not get my vote. The reason I have not decided who to vote for is that the only party than can oust NuLabour in my constituency is Tory. Like I say I have not made my mind up.

By the way I take your point in the last line.
Normal service will be resumed... 6:50pm on 25 May 2008 #26: jacook_uk

I totally agree with your assessment. We do live in exciting times.

At least while the rest of us bend under the load created by NuLabour there will be a free show on the political arena - Comedy of errors! Wonder what the final act has in store?
By-election reactions 6:46pm on 25 May 2008 #175: DistantTraveller

Sorry if I gave the wrong impression but that is what I meant SNP are standing by their promise in their manifest with regards the referendum, whilst NuLabour have reneged on their promise in the 2005 manifesto with regards the EU referendum.

Clearly Mr Bean does not trust us, then why should we trust him!

You are right - He is all spin and no trousers!
By-election reactions 6:25pm on 25 May 2008 160: Eatonrifle
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So out of interest NLNH where would the "X" go on your next ballot paper. Clearly not Labour so who is you current prefernce to lead the Country?
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I have stated in a previous thread that over the last three local elections I have voted Lib/Dem. Once a strong NuLabour stronghold, the Lib/Dems are now in control. As for the "X", NuLabour have 2 years to turn things round. I will make my decision then!!
By-election reactions 5:24pm on 25 May 2008 #161: DistantTraveller
Yep you are right but I would like to add it is not just about bad policies, which I agree are many, its also about the flair of Mr Beans presentational skills or lack of them. To give an example remember the first PM question time directly after Bendy Wendys - Bring it on.

Mr Beans only retort was she, Bendy Wendy, did not mean what she said.

Then he rambled on about the SNP were wrong it was not in their manifesto. The day after Alex Salmond telling him it was in pages 15 and 18. Then he stumbled on a lost all credibility stating that the price of oil was 110 dollars a barrel when in fact it was 120.

I cannot understand that, on one hand SNP actually carrying out their manifesto promises whilst NuLabour forget theirs!
Normal service will be resumed... 4:59pm on 25 May 2008 #22: oldbutnofool
A very good assessment of events as they unfolded in recent history.

One question did they predict the date at which spontaneous combustion would happen.

Please, please don’t tell me we have to wait until May 2010.
By-election reactions 4:16pm on 25 May 2008 I for one am not surprised that NuLabour are sticking with Mr Bean, to do otherwise would mean scuttling the SS NuLabour, a ship that has been hit by a number of substantial broadsides in recent times.

If they get to the autumn conference I can see no problems there, squabbles will be settled offstage. But there again I could be proved wrong.

Mr Beans headaches will start next winter with the mini budget in Nov/Dec when they announce how they intend to deal with their interim measure resulting from the 10p fiasco.

At that time they will also be trying to turn around the good ship lollipop in response to the kicking by the electorate.

He has two options either borrow or cost the measures into the budget, I suspect both. As for the budget he would be foolish to increase taxes, indeed his only option is to decrease taxes, certainly for the less well off. To obtain what he requires he will have to make cuts in other areas. He has a problem there because not only will he be perceived as incompetent on the economy but will be seen as the party making cuts, a charge they have accused the Tories of time and time again. But there again there is a third alternative - business as usual!

Another self made disaster, accident waiting to happen is the hefty increases he has introduced to the road fund licence, whilst intended as green taxes many will perceive them as pure tax hikes, money to be dropped into another NuLabour spending black hole!

These hefty rises will be dropping through peoples letter boxes throughout the year proceeding the GE.

And surprise, surprise in the above proposals, buried in the small print is the scrapping of the exemption for older cars from the highest rates of vehicle excise duty. I don’t know about you but I have not seen many middle income earners, high income earners or rich drivers with cars over 10 years old. Yep once again Mr Bean is hitting the lowest paid workers in Britain.

Another event that takes place, next spring, are the EU elections. NuLabour due to the public back lash included a referendum in there manifesto, a promise that Mr Bean has reneged on. I for one will be thanking them for the decision they took, and I suspect others will do likewise.
By-election reactions 1:42pm on 25 May 2008 #151: dhwilkinson
@140 thoughtcrime2008

I personally, going back to the media thing for a while. I think that panorama about sickness benefits should have been postponed until Later after the election. as it was inflammatory in favour of the conservatives.
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Boy you have a selective memory. What about Mr Bean and his bribery in response to the screw-up HE had made on the doubling of tax on the lowest paid workers in this country. This was shortly followed by his draft Queens speech well in advance. Both of these initiates require borrowed money, in huge amounts.

I for one believe that due to recently released figures panorama, once again, were at the forefront of investigative journalism. They actually brought to the forefront what many people have known for years.

I for one believe that is about time we got some of these indolent scroungers of their backsides and into employment. I believe in the welfare state but the current culture encourages scroungers, hits at the genuine claimants and also hides the true unemployment figures in Britain.

Perhaps then with money saved we could reward our low paid hard working people of Britain, instead of making it harder for them to make both ends meet by doubling the tax they pay!

Yes you are right it was started under the Tories but that doesn’t absolve NuLabour from sticking with a shabby initiative that was designed to help people, but has been used to massage the unemployment figures.
By-election reactions 11:42am on 25 May 2008 #142: ScepticMax
C E H @132 surprises me with his admission that Brown is a goner.
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In that comment he also mentioned - Not going down with the ship!

Yep…That has surprise me to. But if you look on the other blog “Normal service will be resumed……”, #14. He is talking about hobbies.

Perhaps he should have a word with McBean, he is looking a bit wishy-washy lately and in need of a diversion, preferably a very long one!
By-election reactions 5:25pm on 24 May 2008 Shut up or put up - Brown

Afraid I have to agree with Bustedrifle on this one. Mr Bean has been to busy down on the funny farm fixing the wheel that’s fell of his tractor.

Also I cannot see him repeating the fiasco "bring it on" BendyWendy has created north of the border!

But there again I could be wrong, Mr Bean is rapidly gaining a reputation of screwing things up.

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