And so farwell to any possibility of a second Cameron term

[ffutures]

According to the Evening Standard, which is admittedly right-wing nutter heaven, our beloved leader wants to "fix 120,000 problem families", "End the human rights culture" and impose "citizen service for 16-year-olds"

Words fail me. So let's try a totally unbiased poll...

[Poll #1769880]

Is there anyone who thinks that the Lib-Dems will survive this coalition, whether or not the Conservatives do?

Comments

[autopope.livejournal.com]

you guys have been expanding social welfare, reducing criminal penalties, and depriving the general population of the means of self-defense for decades now, progressively

None of the above is true; however, they're all right wing talking points over here that get widespread media traction (through, notably, the Murdoch owned press).

What we need is a return to socialism. And no, Tony Blair was no socialist -- he was Thatcher Lite.

[lonemagpie.livejournal.com]

Actually, what we need is for the left and right to realise they're both part of the same organism, and work together and balance each other - let's see a bird fly with only one wing...

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

John Smith. Best Prime Minister we never had.

[speakr2customrs.livejournal.com]

Word. I'm still suspicious about his death, just as I'm suspicious about Robin Cook's death.

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

I must admit I share your suspicion, those two cleared the path for the Murdochs and the power elites of this country to have Their Men on the throne, unchallenged.

[ci5rod.livejournal.com]

"I'm still suspicious about his death..."

I'm not. Smith was told by his doctors that he needed to change a number of things about his lifestyle or he had a significant chance of a second heart attack. He didn't change. His death, devastating as it was for British socialism, wasn't a surprise.

[mkillingworth.livejournal.com]

I love a good conspiracy theory.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Thanks - couldn't have put it better myself.

[whswhs.livejournal.com]

Do you have a source that you can recommend for the legislative and statistical history? I don't expect our ideological perspectives are going to agree, but I'll look at factual evidence; as I said, I don't know the situation in the UK at first hand, so I may be misunderstanding what's going on.

[mkillingworth.livejournal.com]

On one of the US Murdoch channels (Fox News) here in the States, I heard and interview with a Brit today saying that all of these "social programs" started with Blair. I found it particularly amusing.