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Old 27-07-2011, 12:08   #308
Margaret Pilkington
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Re: The Tories

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Originally Posted by andrewb View Post
I'm not sure what specifically you're referring to. A high percentage of manifesto commitments do end up being delivered.

The happiness index apparently received a positive response from the public. I think it's a load of nonsense but I accept Government isn't going to do everything I agree with all of the time.
While the Happiness Index may have been positively received by the public....at the time they were answering the daft questions, did they know how much it was costing them?

And while the politicians may think they are delivering what they promised...or a proportion of it, it might not be the proportion we, the electorate were hoping for.

I think the main and most relevant thing I can say is, that once elected, most governments cease to listen to the people........don't take the concerns of the electorate seriously(immigration is something that springs to mind,another is the justice system).....and the majority of them talk to the electorate like we are not capable of any kind of intelligent thought.

And I am not just referring to this government..........I feel let down by all the political parties.
They all seem quite keen to hand over more and more power to the faceless un-elected bureaucrats in Brussels.
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