tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14306519.post2685682228917293980..comments2023-07-15T11:16:18.809+01:00Comments on giroscope: Seconds out... round 2T.N.T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13994761000416067940noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14306519.post-56183268531500112722010-04-23T09:50:20.525+01:002010-04-23T09:50:20.525+01:00Mate - laughable that you can support UKIP when th...Mate - laughable that you can support UKIP when they are led by the idiotic and cretinous Lord Pearson. I will post up the YouTube link later (already on a comment elsewhere on this site) - it proves that the guy has no clue whatsoever.T.N.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13994761000416067940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14306519.post-43165360683663030512010-04-23T09:32:54.339+01:002010-04-23T09:32:54.339+01:00Strangely again you omit Europe which is surely th...Strangely again you omit Europe which is surely the LDs' achilles heel. It's a truly amazing tribute to the insidious nature of the EU as an orgnisation that people don't realise following Lisbon that whole swathes of policy areas are now run by Europe. The swift adoption of the Euro and consequent use of British pension funds and indeed taxes to bail out Portugal, Ireland and Spain would cause absolute outrage yet you are right to point out that as the other parties failed to oppose or follow through on promises re: Lisbon, they can't make that point against the Libdems.<br /><br />RE: Trident - the cost does seem bizarre when looking at the deficit. Regarding the Iraq war, I can recall a number of Libdems who were in favour - perhaps reflecting the 'broad church' philosophy or again a reflection of a seemingly desperate desire to be 'all things to all men'.<br /><br />The Sun and Mail are attacking the LDs but then they always did, even when the Tories were on the back foot under IDS, Hague and Howard. The effect of STV (if that's what used) would be to entrench a left-wing coalition similar to the one which has brought us to the current pass. As a UKIP supporter, hypothetically I'd be in favour, but only after an element of franchise reform to give more weight to those whose incomes have effectively been stripped out to pay for a succession of jobs of somewhat dubious merit which have multiplied like Japanese knotweed under this government. <br /><br />The effect of STV in the Euro Elections has been to give the UKIP far greater representation than the Libdems, so my advice would be, be careful what you wish for, as huge swathes of the country would drop Clegg faster than a hot potato if the true costs of the Libdem obsession with Europe were known!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14306519.post-22301013586214615672010-04-22T17:47:16.719+01:002010-04-22T17:47:16.719+01:00This one's on (digital) free-to-view terrestri...This one's on (digital) free-to-view terrestrial (i.e. Freeview & Freesat) - Sky News and BBC News are both carrying it. It's not on analogue terrestrial, I think. <br /><br />I think the Sun, Mail etc were scared that the Cleggwagon would hit high 30s over the weekend unless they stepped in now. Most of the attacks seem pretty lame though - mind you, when have they not have been? The coverage in the 1987 and 1992 campaigns was appalling, for instance.T.N.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13994761000416067940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14306519.post-27297314516511325502010-04-22T10:57:38.699+01:002010-04-22T10:57:38.699+01:00Depressingly inevitable to see the right-wing pres...Depressingly inevitable to see the right-wing press come out guns blazing at Clegg today. Interesting timing... you'd have thought that next week, when the debate is back on terrestrial and will have a wider audience, might have been more effective. <br /><br />Perhaps they're assuming that because a lot of people won't actually SEE the debate this time, their suggestions have a greater chance of mutating into opinion. Either way, they're bricking it. I'm enjoying this election more than I've done for years...red twohttp://bhappy.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com