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Acrylic-bob · 06-05-2005, 06:12

Well there it is. Greg Pope is now our new Member of Parliament by winning the votes of 18,136 electors out of a total population of 81,496.

How anyone with such pitiful support can claim to be representing the will of the people of Hyndburn is beyond me.

The country knows that Blair and co are prepared to tell lies to music, but have elected them for a third term nonetheless. However, a projected majority of 66 seats in the new Parliament will make it difficult for New Labour to govern. Should we now open a poll to see how long people think Blair will last as Prime Minister?

Writing at the start of the election campaign, Mathew Parris in The Times, predicted that the majority would be less than 100. He said that if this came to pass, as it now has, then his predictions for the economy and the country were dire. The New Labour project would, he predicted, fall to pieces as the economy and the government's policies failed. If you listen carefully, it is possible, even now, to hear the distinctive flapping sound of chickens coming home to roost. This is probably the best possible result for the Conservative Party. When it comes time for the country to make its will known again, Labour will have to take the full responsibility for its shameless mishandling of the economy. Pretty cold comfort for the millions who are going to suffer as a result, but you cannot say that you were not warned; Tax and Spend, as a method of running an economy, has never worked. You would think that the people of Hyndburn would recognise the truth of that statement better than most.

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Acrylic-bob God Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tragic Conn Posts: 4,007 Blog Entries: 15 Liked: 3 times Rep Power: 2472	The morning after. Well there it is. Greg Pope is now our new Member of Parliament by winning the votes of 18,136 electors out of a total population of 81,496. How anyone with such pitiful support can claim to be representing the will of the people of Hyndburn is beyond me. The country knows that Blair and co are prepared to tell lies to music, but have elected them for a third term nonetheless. However, a projected majority of 66 seats in the new Parliament will make it difficult for New Labour to govern. Should we now open a poll to see how long people think Blair will last as Prime Minister? Writing at the start of the election campaign, Mathew Parris in The Times, predicted that the majority would be less than 100. He said that if this came to pass, as it now has, then his predictions for the economy and the country were dire. The New Labour project would, he predicted, fall to pieces as the economy and the government's policies failed. If you listen carefully, it is possible, even now, to hear the distinctive flapping sound of chickens coming home to roost. This is probably the best possible result for the Conservative Party. When it comes time for the country to make its will known again, Labour will have to take the full responsibility for its shameless mishandling of the economy. Pretty cold comfort for the millions who are going to suffer as a result, but you cannot say that you were not warned; Tax and Spend, as a method of running an economy, has never worked. You would think that the people of Hyndburn would recognise the truth of that statement better than most. __________________ Enough is ENOUGH Get Britain out of Europe Last edited by Acrylic-bob; 06-05-2005 at 06:16.