indi Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 Labour is for the working class, so yes, ;D ;D problem? The left has traditionally been concerned with the lower classes and with combatting perceived oppression. Thus the industrial revolution saw left-wing politics become associated with the conditions and rights of workers in the new industries. This led to movements around social democracy, socialism and trade unionism. More recently, the left has criticized what it perceives as the exploitative nature of current forms of globalization, e.g. the rise of sweatshops and the "race to the bottom", and either has sought to promote more just forms of globalization, such as fair trade, or has sought to allow nation-states to "delink" or break free of the global economy. Ask yourself if Tony believes in any of that and you'll understand why he's laughing. i said Labour not Tony And the difference is? Tony will not be there next time. we were talking about who we WILL vote for Well you obviously have more faith in Gordon than I do. He's been at the heart of this for the last 10+ years as well, you know? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledDog Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 i said Labour not Tony And the difference is? Tony will not be there next time. we were talking about who we WILL vote for As Indi posted. The rest of the hatefull figures from this shambles of a government will be. It's not all about Tony. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooneyToonArmy Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 will never vote Labour esp if that twat Gordon Brown is in charge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 will never vote Labour esp if that twat Gordon Brown is in charge. who will you vote for? can you not remember maggie?? ?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 Don't you realise what you've said there Nobby? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 no Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 Just on the off chance that you're not winding me up, i'll spell it out for you. People dislike Blair, but you say this doesn't matter; he won't be leader then. People dislike Thatcher, and you say this still matters, despite her not being leader for sixteen years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 in my opinion Blair has been good for the country in my opinion Thathcher is a Witch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thenorthumbrian Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 The new Tory leader does not take me in for one minute by his attempts to give that party a new image. This is the party whose economic incompetence produced not one but two massive and long lasting recessions, which had a devastating effect on the Northeast both economically and socially, with the destruction of huge amounts of our traditional industry. When they were in power The Tories gave us 15 % interest rates, which led to suffering for millions of homeowners throughout Britain, and David Cameron was a leading government advisor at that time. Cameron even oppossed the introduction of the minimum wage. The Tories claim to be the tax cutting party but when they were in power the only people who benefited were the rich as the tax burden was switched to VAT which affects the less well off the most. And it should be remembered that crime increased 100% between 1979 and 1997 when they were in power so the Tories can't claim to be the party of law and order either. Overwhelmingly the Tories are led by wealthy, privately educated men from down south, 15 of the shadow cabinet went to Eton.The Tories remain the political party who represent the interests of the rich, the powerful, and the privileged. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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