Does anyone still support Labour?
Does anyone still support Labour?
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Sarah_W

Original Poster:

288 posts

210 months

Monday 4th January 2010
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Personally, I feel like the country is waiting 4 months until the Tories take power, can raise taxes, cut spending and start the process of getting us out of this labour mess. Ummm, very much like every time Labour take power!

AJS-

15,366 posts

266 months

Monday 4th January 2010
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Except there isn't much evidence that the Tories will actually do that, with Cameron, the wet blanket, and his silly compassionate conservatism.

I actually hope Labour win again and really ruin the country completely, so that we can start again. In the mean time I'm staying out and you're all welcome to it.

Paul Drawmer

5,158 posts

297 months

Monday 4th January 2010
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Sarah; firstly, asking a political question like this can only be considered a troll, and secondly why did you not pick a P&P forum for this post?

ZOLLAR

19,920 posts

203 months

Monday 4th January 2010
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Gordon Brown still supports them i think! rofl

Op your statement is the same statement i use when i get into a "what party do you support" debate lol Tories come to power make the hard decision's that no body wants to make after a couple of terms people get fed up let labour in to spaff all the money away etc so the cycle continues ( tories arn't perfect though before PH's start going nuts lol) I'm gonna retreat back to backbenches now and watch the action!.

MGJohn

10,203 posts

213 months

Monday 4th January 2010
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Sarah_W said:
Personally, I feel like the country is waiting 4 months until the Tories take power, can raise taxes, cut spending and start the process of getting us out of this labour mess. Ummm, very much like every time Labour take power!
Be wary of what you wish for Sarah. It's certainly their turn and if you think the whole country will benefit as a result, you will be disappointed. Maybe you will be an "I'm alright Jack" when they take their turn, but, there will be many others who will not.

There are still those suffering from the huge Tory mistakes during their eighteen years of "management".

You see, there's a BIG flaw in the UK voting system. It is this:~
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THE GOVERNMENT ALWAYS GETS IN !!!

NotNormal

2,424 posts

244 months

Monday 4th January 2010
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All the big player options are as bad as each other so if you believe that one is better than the other personally I think your just deluding yourself......

BoRED S2upid

21,057 posts

270 months

Monday 4th January 2010
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Wrong forum but never the less. When it comes to ticking the box I recon a lot of people will be thinking the last 10 years hasn't been all that bad. Half the country after all don't work and the state fully supports them and their offspring. If onyl a fraction fo these turn out and tick the Labour box we will have another term.

B'stard Child

31,112 posts

276 months

Monday 4th January 2010
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Car related - How?

ZOLLAR

19,920 posts

203 months

Monday 4th January 2010
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NotNormal said:
All the big player options are as bad as each other so if you believe that one is better than the other personally I think your just deluding yourself......
I sort of agree i used to be a strong tory supporter but i just dont think at the moment they are as strong or focused as they should be, there arn't any other options that are worthy either its a big shame actually.
I'll still vote though nothing worse than a wasted vote.

inlovewithRWD

825 posts

202 months

Monday 4th January 2010
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MGJohn said:
There are still those suffering from the huge Tory mistakes during their eighteen years of "management".
IMH it is a pretty weak argument to keep blaming the Conservatives for this country's failing after 12 years in power! Meanwhile they have led us into a war that no-one wanted, ruined our economy and increasingly infringed upon our civil liberties in the name of the 'War on Terror' as well as numerous other cock-ups.

I know who I'd rather see in government...


sday12

5,067 posts

241 months

Monday 4th January 2010
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HTH Troll.

Munter

31,331 posts

271 months

Monday 4th January 2010
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MGJohn said:
Be wary of what you wish for Sarah. It's certainly their turn and if you think the whole country will benefit as a result, you will be disappointed.
If you mean as in directly benefit. God I hope not. I hope to see certain sectors of society starved/frozen out of existence.

If you mean indirectly I suspect you're right, no government has the balls to do the job properly so although we (the useful parts of society) could all benefit we actually wont benefit as much as we could from the change.

rocksteadyeddie

7,971 posts

257 months

Monday 4th January 2010
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I have to confess as to being slightly mystified who the 30% are who still support Labour. Surely anyone with a non-state job couldn't possibly vote for this shower of ste. Could they?

NoNeed

15,137 posts

230 months

Monday 4th January 2010
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Has anybody supported labour for the last 30 years? I think people voted for the new brand of toryism that Tory B liar claimed to have.
Now that people realise It's old labour in disguise tories will get a few extra votes, those that feel cheated will vote liberal, those that feel angry will vote BNP,UKIP and the likes and because these votes arn't going tory, labour will probably stay in power. In which case I want the country to get so fked up they never return. like the poster said above.

robm3

4,930 posts

257 months

Monday 4th January 2010
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rocksteadyeddie said:
I have to confess as to being slightly mystified who the 30% are who still support Labour. Surely anyone with a non-state job couldn't possibly vote for this shower of ste. Could they?
Answer's in your reply methinks 30% of people probably are in a State Job or support by the Government.

alfabadass

1,852 posts

229 months

Monday 4th January 2010
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If you guys are thinking the Tories will get in this time, you are sorely mistaken! They will get in, in 4 years time not the next 4 months.

Munter

31,331 posts

271 months

Monday 4th January 2010
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alfabadass said:
If you guys are thinking the Tories will get in this time, you are sorely mistaken! They will get in, in 4 years time not the next 4 months.
I trust you've bet your house/savings/your first borns life on that? I mean with such certainty why wouldn't you....

Magog

2,653 posts

219 months

Monday 4th January 2010
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alfabadass said:
If you guys are thinking the Tories will get in this time, you are sorely mistaken! They will get in, in 4 years time not the next 4 months.
What do you think will happen then, hung parliament?

NoNeed

15,137 posts

230 months

Monday 4th January 2010
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Magog said:
alfabadass said:
If you guys are thinking the Tories will get in this time, you are sorely mistaken! They will get in, in 4 years time not the next 4 months.
What do you think will happen then, hung parliament?
That is most likely.

AndrewW-G

11,968 posts

247 months

Monday 4th January 2010
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robm3 said:
rocksteadyeddie said:
I have to confess as to being slightly mystified who the 30% are who still support Labour. Surely anyone with a non-state job couldn't possibly vote for this shower of ste. Could they?
Answer's in your reply methinks 30% of people probably are in a State Job or support by the Government.
The official figures (could only find up to 2007) show that 22% of working adults work in the public sector and the none working rate (as of oct 2009) of approx 8.5%, leaving approx 1% of the population outside that core group as labour voters (if counting everybody in those groups as labour voters)...........................oddly the number of people with mental health issues as a percentage of the population according to Wikipedia is apparently 1-2%

But then again as Disraeli or Twain said, "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics."
wink

Edited by AndrewW-G on Monday 4th January 13:44