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One year on... 1:46pm on 27 Jun 2008 Apologies for the double-post.

To Frank-Castle no.35:

I agree completely that there is a massive problem in the public sector with wastage and I suspect that a huge amount of money is disappearing through the ridiculous beaurocracy that this country seems so fond of. Perhaps this is something that the government should be looking at more closely instead of wasting even more money on the ridiculous new ammendments to the equality legislation. How many millions of our hard-earned pounds are being squandered on this?
One year on... 1:39pm on 27 Jun 2008 Its fascinating to see the different perspectives from different people but ultimately all people agree that Gordon Brown has been a bad Prime Minister. What I fail to see, however, is a great deal of discussion about what the alternatives are. Some people have rightly commented on the prospect of having Cameron in power. The Conservatives seem to be taking the classic stance of all oppositions throughout history, which is to attack the government's policies without really having any positive policies of their own. "Ask not what we can do for you, but what they can't do for you".

If we are to see any kind of revival in this country then it needs to start at the top. Enough of the constant bashing of one another in order to score points with constituents. Lets have some honest and above all constructive debate about real issues. Both parties need to take responsibility for the state of the country; they have both made their share of mistakes that over time have most certianly contributed. But why is it so difficult for our politicians to build a coalition on ANYTHING? Surely the current problems faced by this country should go beyond political game-playing and questions of "who messed things up worse?".

I genuinely believe that the politics practised in this country is not about running the country but about winning, or more accurately, the other guys losing. Its a petty playground squabble on a national scale and until it is resolved nothing positive is likely to get done. It may be that my perception is wrong, but is it not the perception that is important, and how many other people feel as I do?
One year on... 11:54am on 27 Jun 2008 Interestingly I chose this subject to open my blog this morning and while I was writing I found myself wondering about, among other things, 42 days. It occurs that this decision may not be as unpopular as one might first think. Certainly the Human Rights issue is front and center, but how many people publicly admonish and privately praise such decisions as this? How many people shout loudly about human rights and whisper quietly about personal safety?

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