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[Forrest]

Seriously, for all the children of the world, don't vote for Tony Blair.

[DDmikeMN]

[Pete]

Mainstream politics in the UK has probably never been in a sorrier state. There are a hell of a lot of people, myself included, who have voted Labour since they we're old enough to vote, but since Blair and his gang took control of the Party have been left with virtually no one representing them.

Privateer sums up the situation well. Since the early 1990's Blair has steered the Labour Party steadily towards the Right. So much, in fact, that they've stolen most of the Conservatives policies! (The Conservatives are in real danger of becoming redundant, thus flail around for something, anything to regain their identity. Thus far, the increasing hysteria of more extreme right-wing tendencies coming from them has failed to find many admirers. Good. Let 'em rot.)

Former Labour leaders would have baulked at the idea of helping Bush in Iraq. Indeed, the internal mechanisms of the Party coupled with proper 'Cabinet' level governance would have ensured that it would never have happened!

I've been a member of the Labour Party for ten years, but like many within,see the things that have changed for the better in the last eight years (the minimum wage, tax credit for the low paid, better maternity rights, more investment in hospitals,)have come almost despite Tony Blair.

I think there is a shift in peoples opinions regarding politics, more around single issue causes rather than traditional Party politics. In any democracy (as its grown in the western Liberal democracies that most of us here all live in) you need both representation and accountability. Well, the accountability bit is almost here (although the antiquated UK system could be called into question here, but anyway...). But representation? Well, don't see much in the way of people representing my views. But I'll vote, and I'll vote Labour, in the hope that the people who really need it manage to get 'their' Party back.

That was a Party Political Broadcast on behalf of traditional Labour!

[Goddess0Whim]

this may sound like a stupid Q? but as i said, i'm not quite up to date on my modern Euro history, i'm more of a Colonial Era person.
so anyhoo, what's the origins of Britian's modern multi-party political system? like after 1850 or so. and in 3 or so paragraphs or less, cuz we don't wanna drive Kuljit crazy.
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[Goddess0Whim]

[EightiesCartoon]

I'm impressed when the church helps the greater good, I sincerely mean that, I suppose the bad side of religion is in my face alot lately (I get up at 5 AM and theres Benny and Joyce doing their thing, then theres disaster after disaster and some faith goes out the window - both in God and man)
I suppose its just a personal thing, there was no disrespect intended Goddess, fantastic stuff when the church works for the greater good, I'm just not into agendas
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[The Privateer]

[Goddess0Whim]

[Goddess0Whim]

[Pete]

[The Privateer]

[The Privateer]

[The Privateer]

Can you postal vote in America / Canada?

Why I ask is because there has been a huge problem in Birmingham, UK where a load of Asian Labour Party councillors were found in an abandoned warehouse (it must be one of the few that the Joker hasn't used for a hide-out previously) filling in loads of postal votes, and rigging the ballot.

I believe that the judge in charge of the ensuing court case commented that the postal vote system is as trustworthy as a Banana Republic election! As of the moment, my wife and I am registered for postal voting and they will probably use the same system for use to vote with. So I am wondering how they will monitor it. All that happens is we get a letter, put the X against the candidate we like and post back. Thus if you were an unscupulous postman for example, you could intercept my mail and vote for whoever and I would never know, only that I never received my vote.
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