Democracy, The Elections and Voter Apathy

what's the point we've already been signed over to the eu anyway the government's bassically just a pr exercise now no real power too do anything democracy was flushed down the pan with it so it really make's no difference.

[keith_d]

I can see this thread is going to run and run, so I'll stick my 2d worth in now, then keep my head down.

In this country we've seen a massive growth in the public sector, without a corresponding growth in tax revenues. As you might expect, this has resulted in huge government deficits. I'm half hoping that Labour will get in, so they have to deal with the consequences of their spending spree, but I don't think it's likely.

Whoever wins the next election will have to make some fairly unpalatable decisions. They will need to cut costs throughout the public sector, and there's going to be a lot of squealing as snouts are pulled from the taxpayer's trough. Tax revenues will also have to rise to balance the budget. Given that the poor don't have any money and the rich can take it abroad it will be the middle classes that get squeezed again. So, I guess the choice is between swingeing cuts and modest tax rises, or modest cuts and painful tax rises.

I'm expecting the vast numbers of middle class owner-occupiers here in Ruislip & Northwood to be voting according to the dictats of their wallet. So it'll be blue through and through as usual.

I'd also put myself on the 'disenchanted with politicians' roster. It appears that both parties have myopically short term perspectives on everything and are only interested in the following morning's headlines. Perhaps parliament's motto should be, "Long term thinking, hard decisions -- no thanks!"

Just my thoughts,

Keith.