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    heh. Yeah your right, i picked the wrong job.


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    I quite enjoy the political debates,everyone has an opinion,and theirs no right or wrong,if we could take all the good ideas and join them together the world would be a better place.Waterways is a lot like my dad,labour through and through,but times change,to think of labour as a socialist party nowadays is quite foolish.It is lead by middle class types playing at being good socialist(didnt Blair send his kids to private schools) and I'm not fooled in the least,also,I do base my opinions on facts.When was the last time an MP did anything his constituants wanted,they just pay lip service to the public but follow the party line for fear of being thrown out.Political parties rule the country in no democratic way whatsoever.I believe in honesty,truth and fairness,and I don't see a lot of that in the world today.Its quite surprising the lengths some people will go too,to get one step ahead of everyone else.Bull**** rules the world.

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    So true Robert.

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    Ah well. That'll just be me feeling just a little bit guilty then...

    I think I'll vote Conservative. If we everyone in Liverpool did, then at least we'd leave the Labour-loved Mancunians for dust!!...



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    Quote Originally Posted by petromax View Post
    Ah well. That'll just be me feeling just a little bit guilty then...

    I think I'll vote Conservative. If we everyone in Liverpool did, then at least we'd leave the Labour-loved Mancunians for dust!!...



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    Dunno whether I'd go that far. Summat needs changin'

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    Both cities' MPs are overwhelmingly Labour. Manchester has twice as many MPs as Liverpool. Manchester has a Labour Council; Liverpool has a seemingly entrenched Liberal Council.

    NWDA are as political as anyone. They have to listen to whoever's in charge and we all know the money goes to where the votes are.

    Yep, let's wise up. The Conservatives are in power next - let's vote for the party in power (for a change)!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Robert Boulter View Post
    Waterways is a lot like my dad,labour through and through,
    Not at all. I am an ABC, Anyone But Conservative. The Tory Party has a naive Eton old school boy shadow cabinet. All old school chums - how cosy for them - all with silly those arrrcents. The sort of thing you see in third world countries. Mainly from the same school and unis and always have been. Only two unis matter to them, as the other 97 are dismissed as not being "the right type", so all the rest are capable of ruling. Trust the economy with them? Are you serious?

    They support a ruling class, a non-meritocratic strata. A land owning aristocracy. Only a sycophant votes for them.

    Do not tell yourself lies and believe them. Look at facts. I am not interested in way off opinions by amateurs of how the Credit Crunch happened, only facts.

    but times change, to think of labour as a socialist party nowadays is quite foolish.
    They got rid of hereditary peers and have put more money in the NHS than ever before - fact.

    It is lead by middle class types playing at being good socialist(didnt Blair send his kids to private schools) and I'm not fooled in the least,
    Since when has the Labour party been a party that cliams to only represent one class of people?

    also,I do base my opinions on facts.
    What you perceive as facts, or an opinion on ignorance of many facts.

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    Quote Originally Posted by petromax View Post
    Yep, let's wise up. The Conservatives are in power next - let's vote for the party in power (for a change)!!!!
    Not another sycophant. Who in their right mind puts someone in power who cares little of them and concern is primarily a ruling class strata. They are mainly all from the same school. We have 99 unis but they only consider two unis and two school. Going to the "right school" is what matters to them. Yes, the rest of us are all so thick.

    The Tories in next time? Mmmm. In the last election the Labour vote moved to the Libs which let the Tories in further. Little of the vote went to the Tories. In the last by-election, the same. The Tories improved their vote little. Labour voters stayed away. In the Euro elections the Tories may little ground in vote share. Labour voters need reassuring and they will flock back and business as usual.
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    Why vote for any of the "big" parties,lets face it,most people in this country know very little about politics and thats why we go from one dodgy government to another.No matter what side you align yourself with,you will still end up with a predominantly privately educated lawyer who just wants to play "mother know best",tell us what we can and can't do,and ultimately fill their boots with our hard earned cash,whilst trying to prevent us from finding out how much they have"stolen".The only blessing is that we have a change every few years so the pendulum swing back and forth,with no party being in long enough to completely ruin the country(thank the lord for that).Politics is something everyone has a duty to learn about,with an open mind.Ignorance is the real problem,and lets face it,most people are.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Robert Boulter View Post
    most people in this country know very little about politics
    That is true. Lab and Lib are for social justice. The others mainly for themselves. They say wealth creation (money) will solve all. The trickle down effect. In history around the world it has solved nothing as those in power consolidate their power and the wealth stays mainly in their hands.

    The only blessing is that we have a change every few years so the pendulum swing back and forth,
    Yep. The Tories did undo many social laws and have introduced virtually none. Many have short memories of the Thatcher and Major years and misery inflicted on the British people. They should never be given another chance. The Libs should replace them as the No. 2 party.
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    Maybe,but I believe they are all as bad as each other,I don't support any of the parties,I'll vote for whoever offers the best deal,and then,as usual,find they fall short on their promises(EU treaty referendum etc).They are all guilty of this kind of thing and new labour are not like Old labour,Tony Blair was smart to change the way the labour party did things,it gave them 12 years of power,some of it good and some bad,but he's not called Teflon Tony for nothing and Mandleson is the same,untrustworthy and unable to answer a direct question with a straight answer.Im not picking on the labour party,its just that they are in charge at the moment,the others are the same.Socialism is a great ideology which I wholly support,but human nature prevents it becoming a reality.I think,maybe,socialists go into politics full of ideals and become corrupted by the system,the power and money is to much temptation for most to resist.During hard times,leaders never go without and suffer.The miners went through a terrible time in the 80's at the hands of Thatcher,but Scargill did alright.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Robert Boulter View Post
    Maybe,but I believe they are all as bad as each other,
    I keep hearing that ridiculous statement by many. Do some reading on political history over the past 120 years. Find out what the parties support and uphold. Look at their results. Look at who changed our society to the better over the past 120 years or so.
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    You seem to be living in the past,I'm looking at the future.past deeds are worthy of note but are now history,what happens now and in the future are what counts.Whilst talking of the past,I seem to recall a consevative defeating the nazis when labour failed abysmally,but that is also in the past.Whats happening now is our country being slowly given away to Europe for free,without any democratic vote whatsoever,so perhaps millions died for nothing.The European Union is as democratic as the nazi party(but at least they dont kill anyone). This seems to be an argument no-one can win,you hold your labour party ideals close to your heart and I applaud you for that,but remember who sent our troops to a pointless war to be killed for nothing ant a huge cost to our economy at a time of great hardship,while MP's of "all" parties fiddle their expenses the feather their nests.

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    So are the NWDA the enemy of Liverpool and biased towards Manchester?

    Political ideology and principles aside; As long as there are more MPs in Manchester that belonging to the government in power, Manchester will attract more investment and more money from government.

    You can't eat ideology or principles.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Robert Boulter View Post
    You seem to be living in the past,I'm looking at the future.
    The past gives a clear indication of the future. A track record.

    Whilst talking of the past,I seem to recall a consevative defeating the nazis when labour failed abysmally,
    You obviously know sweet FA of WW2. The government was a coalition - that means Lab and Tory. As to wonderful Churchill, a warlord useless in peace time, he was not PM at the beginning of the war and was voted out during the war. Atlee was PM on Japan's surrender.

    <snip incoherent opinionated babble>

    I gave the facts of the current regime on an earlier post. Read it again. Also get to know British political and social history over the past 120 years. Also its history over the past 13 years.

    You come across as a very confused sycophant.
    Last edited by Waterways; 08-01-2009 at 02:39 PM.
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    Deprived of its unique dockland waters Liverpool
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    tourist. Would we visit a modernised Venice of filled in
    canals to view its modern museum describing
    how it once was?


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