All the bluff, bluster, rhetoric, lies and deceit will get him nowhere, there was hardly any of his apologists and worshippers, Fag Ash Lil’s and Andy Cap’s to clap him, rise to their feet or do whatever. The hall was almost empty.
The impression was that all the absentees at Brown’s speech were listening to Mandelson tell them that he was angling for a job with the Tory party after the election, or possibly listening to Darling telling them that they should have the “team spirit” of a football team, I think he mentioned Ipswich which is par for the Labourite course, or come to that they could have been listening to that arch buffoon Prescott, telling them that he was going to win the election for them if they would only do as he say’s – what a thought.He should stick with carrying trays and cocktails.
Brown roll over, come on, he is going to be crushed in the rush to knock him over if he hasn’t put his ticket in by the time of the election.

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Err, what’s this then Grey, tell us what tax cuts the Labourite gang have done that Cameron has not opposed. You may not have heard of it but the only direct tax policy of Labour (which Cameron did oppose) was the tax increases for the poorest paid in our country. Unbeknown to Clown by imposing this extra tax on the lowest paid, he left other middle income earners better off. Everyone in the house Tory, Lib Dem and even some members of his own party – remember Field being in open rebellion opposed this. With bad grace Clown said that he would rectify it – he did partly, leaving some two million of the worst paid worse off.
You steriotype rather than think things through by the looks of things. And please don’t bring up “inheritance tax” either because Labour are as much involved with this as much the Tories, in fact Labour pinched it off the Tories.

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I would urge all those considering voting at the next election (and that will be a disappointingly low number) to consider the long list of achievements outlined at the start of the Prime Minister’s speech, amongst them, the lowest hospital waiting lists in history, the national minimum wage, the huge investments in the health service and education, Sure Start nurseries, extended free travel for pensioners – the list goes on.

The key point was that none of these would have happened under the Tories, and many would be reversed in favour of tax cuts for the wealthy in the event that the Tories get in. Don’t forget that Cameron and Osborne are pretty much universally acknowledged (except by Stuart) to have made all the wrong decisions about the global economic recession – they would have let banks, businesses and countless indivduals go to the wall, because don’t forget those chilling words from the Tories of thw ’80s – ‘Unemployment is a price worth paying!’

That might ring true in the privileged studies of Eton, or the plush restaurants where the Bullingham club holds their gatherings, but it never did where I came from.

Don’t forget the hideous lie of Thatcher standing on the steps of 10 Downing Street daring to quote the words of Francis of Assisi – ‘where there is darkness we will bring light, where there is despair we will bring hope’. I’m sure most people look back to Thatcher’s era as one of darkness and despair – they were its defining characteristics.

If you really want a return to the era of greed is good, and there being ‘no such thing as society’, where income tax cuts of 43% were given to the wealthiest people in our society, while primary school buildings were being condemned due to lack of maintenance, and waiting lists for hip and cataract operations stretched into years(unless you had the money of course!), and where some people were banned from being members of trade unions – then go ahead – vote Conservative – you’ll have only yourselves to blame.

People have such short memories. I look at comments such as those by ‘Jon’ and I despair. What sort of basis is that to decide upon what to vote for? It was suggested in jest on a radio programme I heard the other day that people should be allowed to vote in a general election, or in ‘Britain’s got Talent’, but not in both.

Sometimes the lack of political understanding amongst our population, and their willingness to be manipulated by Tory rags such as the Sun, The Daily Mail and The Express, make me think that we should implement that rule forthwith.

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Well Simon, bully for you. It took such a long time for you to finally half admit that you are an out and out Labourite. Those that are ashamed to admit what party they support invariably come out with the expression “I am not the greatest admirer of etc etc etc”, when all along that is the exact opposite to what they are.
Then you go on to agree with Peter who is the next best thing to a Marxist in these streams.
And when it comes to referring to politicians by something other than their christian and surnames, what about Mandelson (there Iv’e done it again, blow me) referring to George Osborne as “Boy George”. A few of your favourite politicians could do with one of your lectures by the sound of things. Possibly you could also lecture McBride and Draper on the niceties of “respect for politicians”, they are certainly in need of it. Then what about Harmon, that paragon of virtue, honesty and decorum referring to Osborne, Cameron etc in her speech the way she did. Disgraceful to say the least.
Labour have chosen to bring up (and you have by the sound of things and Peter certainly has)the old class warfare cliche’s and personalities rather than the issues and policies. For this they deserve all they get.
Don’t be so pious, patronising to politicians and be honest with yourself. You are a Labourite, admit it honestly – don’t wrap it up in polite “guff” because I for one am not impressed, neither are many more I would imagine.

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