Quote Originally Posted by IainBusby View Post
With respect Dom, I'm definately no Red Robbo or a Scargill, in fact I actually voted for Margaret Thatcher in 1979 because I was concerned about the trade unions holding the country to ransom. I am at heart neither a tory or a labour supporter because as I see it, the overall policies of both parties have flaws. But from past experience I don't believe the tories are capable of governing in the interests of all of the people and they and will, if elected, pander to the extreme right wingers in their midst and structure the tax and benefits system in the UK to please only those they see as their natural true blue tory supporters.

The only reason I would choose the labour party over the conservatives is because their leanings are not as extreme as the conservative party. If the labour party had been the opposite extreme of the tory party, then during the past 12 years they would have sqeezed the rich until the pips squeaked as one 60's or 70's labour politician once famously said he would like to do.

I think you ought to look at the tories very closely and decide whether your just a natural tory supporter who could never find flaws in anything they propose or if you're a free thinker and are prepared to question their policies and look at both sides of every issue before you make up your mind.

Iain.
Im seeing shadows of blair with cameron already shadowy figures are said to be at play. In fact its like de ja vu of 96-97 to me.
Labour or Tory both need to be vanila to get in nowdays. Look at radical obama not much has really changed or be allowed to.

Of course right wingers with the tories may break out, but like the left wingers found they may get beaten down for the career poltical types who choose blue or red depending on who will get them furthest in their career.

Once in power they will like Labour want to stay there and stop any personalities (right or left wing) from having a point of view. Just like your Dennis Skinners were muffled and then shuffled off along with any others who did not toe the party line.