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Originally Posted by Mancie
No Gondola..... you could not make it up could you?.. you could not make up 3.5 million workers on the dole... you could not make interest mortgage rates climb from 8% to 15% in 3 days... you could not make up muderous street riots.. you could not make up massive redundances in the coal, cars,steel, and textile industries and diverting them from exports to imports
You just could not make it up.. eh?
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I am not defending the Conservative governement. Far from it. Thatcher killed off manufacturing in this country and it has never since revived.
However, i think for Mr Jones to come on here and attempt to paint a glowing picture of the Blair government is simply not accurate.
It's the old lies, damned lies and statistics. As anyone who has watched PMQ's (and I have been in the Strangers Gallery in person on a couple of occasions in the past), will know that every fact can be twisted to suit to whichever way it suits. Thus the govermnment will state crime is down, whilst the oppostion will insist it is rising. Both will present statistics to support their point of view.
I look at it anecdotally. Do people I speak to feel safer on the street now? No. Do people feel the NHS is in better shape? Yes. Are people concerned about the level of illegal migration and it's consequences on the economy, health service and crime in general? Yes Are people worried about their pensions? Yes. Are people concerend about the level of education and lack of respect in schools? Yes. Do people feel that gun crime is on the rise? Yes. Do people feel that terrorist activity is more of a threat due directly to the foreign policy of this governement? Yes. Do hard working people feel that they are being increasingly unfairly targeted by unfair stealth taxes? Yes
I could go on but I think i have sufficiently laboured (no pun intended) the point.