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(not satire – it’s the Lib Dems!)
Unbelievably, the Liberal Democrats are said to be considering making another pledge to cut tuition fees in their next manifesto.
That’s not satire by the way. It’s true.
How the hell do the Lib Dems keep getting away with this outrageous self-parody?
Nick Clegg often argues that the nature of coalition politics means you often have to support policies which were not in your own manifesto.
But what the Liberal Democrats seem to have forgotten is that coalition government also means having to say NO sometimes. Often even.
It’s not rocket science.
Imagine the Lib Dems have in their manifesto a pledge that if they win the election they’ll paint Big Ben bright orange. The Tories – in their manifesto – promise to paint it bright blue and Labour a deep red.
If at the election one party wins a parliamentary majority – Big Ben changes colour. Red, blue or orange.
However, if no one party wins an overall majority – the electorate have in effect voted for Big Ben to remain unpainted.
The Liberal Democrats don’t seem to understand that simple fact.
What they’re saying in effect is that coalition government means this:
Give us a seat in government and we’ll agree to paint Big Ben any colour you want – regardless of our own manifesto promises. It can be purple with green stripes and brown spots if you like. Pink? Violet? Whatever you fancy.
What I’d like to know is this.
How the hell do Nick Clegg and co manage to keep getting away with this abject nonsense?
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I’m hoping the Lib Dems aren’t getting away with it – and that voters at the next election show them just that x
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I was kind of hoping that this wa for real. The thought of a multi coloured bell amused me . Yes big Ben is the name of the bell not the tower.
Still as far as jobs are concerne one can always get a job working for welfare to work providers . I gather this business is doing ok
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By the way Tom have you seen that commercial for lucozade ? The commercial implies that lucozade is better than water . I guess we will be having lucozade coming out of our taps and flushing our toilets with lucozade before long. It’s that old con trick of trying to persuade you that free stuff Jang very good and only expensive paid for crap is. Now what does that remind me of oh yeah the health industry .
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Isnt .. not Jang . I really hate spellcheckers
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Strange beasts the electorate. Can’t tell the difference between voting. for any Tom (no offense meant), Dick (head) or Harry to leave the house or jungle, for a cast Iron guarantee on leaving the EUSSR or a deffinate pledge not to have tuition fees.
Maybe each voter should be sent a decision dice so that they can roll it and let it decide which traitor to vote for.
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Well the coalition does have a number of multi-coloured (ie poxy) bell ends.
The Dib-Lems continual amazement that they can prop up an inept fascist-lite government implement their regressive policies; and then bleat that this is the nature of a coalition and they really don’t like these policies takes me beyond incredulity and rage into something I need to create a new word for….
I’d expect nothing less from the Tories, but the betrayal by this lot make me wanna hurl…
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“How the hell do Nick Clegg and co manage to keep getting away with this abject nonsense?”
With consummate ease. The electorate are disinterested, ill informed and gullible. Politics is boring – apparently. Don’t you just hate democracy sometimes?
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Well me too – hopefully in 2 years time people won’t have forgotten.
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Oh yeah Bob – don’t get me onto the topic of bottled drink companies. They’re bottling our tap water, leaving it on shelves to go bad and then selling it to us at a higher price because they claim it’s healthy. And people are buying it.
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“How the hell do Nick Clegg and co manage to keep getting away with this abject nonsense?”
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Because there are not enough thinking-trumpets to go round. And those that sent off for them by clipping the coupon in ‘The Sun’, didn’t realise they also needed to buy batteries to power them.
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Sidcup water.
Comes for free,
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But when it’s called Dasani,
When it’s called Dasani,
It’s ninety pee,
Ninety pee.
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