I love this country :-)

Originally Posted by Peter Henry

Squirrel..Your opinion is based largely on you only experiencing government of one particular party since your eligibility to vote. If you really think that your world would be completely improved by a change to any of the alternatives then you really are nieve in your thinking in respect of politics.

Correct. I don't believe the alternatives have much better to offer. Governments tend to relfect their electorate, so really a shift in peoples thinking is require for any big changes to occur.

Originally Posted by Peter Henry

To suggest that the present administration has no more interest than it's own public image,can only at best be considered ridiculous.

To also suggest that every government or politician is corrupt is again totally without substance.

Peter, I'm sure that's true and many politicians do have their own ideas on what they can do to make improvements and can think beyond their own image. However, whether they can proceed with their ideas IS largely based on public opinion. You can have the best idea in the world, but if the public dont buy it they'll vote you out before you get a chance to impliment it.

I never suggested every politician is corrupt.

Originally Posted by Flamin_Squirrel

Yeah that's probably more technically accurate - although I'd say stable business environment and stable society go hand in hand. The current government seems to have little concern about the status of business however, as long as they get to rake in taxes from others hard work.

Yes, looking back it almost sounds like I'm describing past politicians as benevolent figures which isnt really true. As you say previously, past politicians were interested in earning money for them and their fellow peers - the fact that this made Britain as a whole richer and would ultimately benefit everyone was just lucky.

But instead of government being evil to make the country richer, now they're being evil while making the country poorer while performing for the media circus.

Have you been drinking? :P

Jordan and lynw in agreement shocker :P

[Red ones]

Originally Posted by northwind

It pushes all the buttons... Johnny Foreigner, poediatricians, terrerists, that @rse Clarke (whose only redeeming feature is that he's not that **** Howard, or that other **** Blunkett) The only thing missing is an artist's impression of Osama Bin Laden showing a 5 year old white girl his puppies right outside the Old Bailey while Charles Clarke dances with joy in the background and Police and immigration officials have a fistfight.

Paediatricians??? Well, if Charles Clarke can't find them perhaps he should start looking in the hospitals!!

[northwind]

That was a joke. Though I misspelled podiatrician, that's foot doctors.