The truth in politics

Yes. Pa Glum MCBroon as PM and as Chancellor, and B'Liar before him have imposed the worst aspects of 'Control Freakery' all in the name of 'Democracy' -- Their 'democracy' that is. All those draconian laws for 'International Terrorism', yet 30 or so years of IRA Terrorism, and nothing like what is on the statute books now. Maybe since Tony B'Liar is off earning 'Big Bucks' talking gibberish to naive Yale Students, Pa McBeean McJob Mc Broon and Kronies will try and 'invent' some excuse to abolish Parliament so they can remain power indefinately. Maybe Uncle Bob Mugabwe has been giving them lessons. Another General Election due in 2 years, a lot can happen, and Pa McBroonie may decide that he truly is 'Dearest Leader' for Life!! But I joke... truly!! Then theres all those Taxes that must be raised after the Elections if NUOO Labour get abck into Office .... "Poverty, Poverty Knocks!""

Considering that when Tony Bliar and co were voted into office, declaring that they would be a "whiter than white administration", and having lambasted the previous Tory Government for sleaze, isn't it odd that we seem to have more fiddles and dodgey deals uncovered since "New" Labour took office than any other government that I can remember ( and I remember the Previous Labour government of Harold Wilson, which was a hard act to follow in this regard )
Both tony BLiar and George Brown have screwed this country for as much as they could, and George Brown is still doing it.
The country is being taxed to death, and all services and benefits have been cut to the bone, despite ££££££s being spent ( for spent read wasted) in all essential services.
Coucil Taxes are a typical example; Coucil Tax has gone through the roof everywhere, and all services provided by them are getting less every day. Despite the Green issues, I object to paying even more to have my bin emptied every fortnight and being charged via a microchip in stalled in the bin.
Queston: What do you call a bus load of politicians going over a cliff - An improvement!

Gugs is right. From a young age we are sold the 'democratic state' and we grow up believing this, freedom of speech and all that bung.

Freedom of speech, will it get you anywhere, of course it won't.

I live with the fact that this government is my number one enemy and will remain so until I be dust.

What I am looking forward to doin' is voting, voting Mr Brown out for I never voted him in.

It’s a country run by aristocratic buffoons who have no regard for the average person. Lets face it, the MP's rarely use the NHS (they go private), send their kids to state schools (they go public) and they only use public transport as a last resort (they travel first class at Tax payers expense), we tax payer picks up the bill for their patrol/travel/accomodation/childcare via the extortionate expense claims. The government keeps increasing the cost of motoring and forcing the general public to travel by the abysmal and expensive, so called 'first world' public transport. They know they have the upper hand. It is pathetic.

90% (general public/workers) keeps the other 10% (rich/well off) in their place. It does take a genius to determine which percentage most MP’s fall in, evidence is readily available on the internet and widely published. Ask yourself; are there any poor MP’s in England? Dig deep and you will find that most are millionaires, if not multi. England is not a democratic country; it is a dictatorship where the 90% of the public keeps the rich 10% in its place. It’s a farce.

The Only truth is that M.P's just want power for themselves and not for the good of the people. Everything is twisted to serve someone's purpose at someone elses expense.
Being Prime Minister should just be a job which you are allowed to do for one year only. This is because, sadly, there are very few who have been good at the job, so we need the ones that are hopeless to be weeded out quickly, rather than hope the twits at the job miraculously improve. That just won't happen. It certainly shows that people with a legal background entering politics should be avoided like the plague whatever their colour!

...The More we work the more we get ripped off! Should privatise the whole state, If you dont work you dont get nothing! Pissed off with these scrums that the law protects.

We all get what we deserve. Never did this comment ring more true than this one. Three times the people of this island voted for a second-hand used washing machine salesman and still you didn't the message. Now you are going to get son of Stalin and you can do nothing about it because he is voted in by the Party not the people.

Server you right. Im off. Upanaway

Poll tax was categorically fairer than council tax, it is for SERVICES, for the poeple living in the house not the house itself.

Gordon Brown should be jailed for grand larceny and the destruction of the economy.

Willy: I too thought the Poll Tax to be extremely fair. Having read several of your threads, I suggest you get that ruddy great RED chip of your LEFTIE shoulder.

Remember, there are more poor people than rich people and politicians put together. Therefore who do you think is the group to be ripped off. The only thing Gordon changes is the amount he grabs, and that gets larger!

In my opinion, Poll Tax was fairer than the present Council Tax as it was based on the number of individuals in the property not the value of the property.

This way everyone was treated equally.

Why do some believe it is unfair - probably because they are in below average properties which Poll Tax would have been higher than the Council Tax.

Another example of the poor using beggars' belief to get things in their favour.

There are lies in politics but when discussing an issue stick to the issue to compare like with like rather than sidetracking.

I wouldn't compare shoe sizes to determine who is the tallest.

The truth in politics is that there is no truth, there is only politics. And to try and find the truth you only find lies.