Comments on: LabourHome poll of party members

By: Mike "the oracle" Richardson

Mike "the oracle" Richardson — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 23:49:41 +0000

Previous POLLS have all suggested that whether it be Brown or anyone else – the teflon went with Tony / they are wide open now to analysis on everything they have done over the past 11 years and it ain’t a pretty picture – all a leadership race will do is highlight their internal differences even more , alienate the public from them even more & at the same time leave Britain with no-one in control (i use the word control very loosely ).

As I have said before – if you were interviewing candidates for a top position in your company to run a part of it – honestly , would you give any of the present cabinet members even a 2nd interview ?? lol.

By: Keith

Keith — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 23:44:18 +0000

Philip J W

I agree with you totally about the cookery, this government has lost the idea of personal freedom in so many areas.

By: Philip J W

Philip J W — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:49:49 +0000

Please excuse my bad English in the previous text. I thinks its meaning is still clear.

By: Philip J W

Philip J W — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:45:00 +0000

Yet again Ed Balls, the School Secretary, comes out poorly with only 2%.

Plans to spend (waste) 150 million pounds on COMPULSORY cookery lessons for young people until the age of 14 in the (totally unrealistic) hope that it will improve their eating habits has not served up a portion of popularity for him. I have a 15 year old daughter who was made to do cookery (home hec!) so I speak from experience.

Excuse my ranting, but she was made to do homework in this subject which see has since dropped while she was preparing for a piano grading. It doesn’t make any difference to their eating and young people should be allowed a life outside of school.

People are sick to death with this Nanny state promoted by like people appropriately named Balls. Balls has not surprisingly been one of Brown’s staunchest supporters.

Even without the economic downturn Labour were unlikely to win the next election.

By: colin

colin — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:43:19 +0000

“I wonder how many of the general electorate would approve of raising tax on earning over £250k?”

Quite a lot I would think john-but doesn’t of itself make it a sensible idea-or answer the question “how much more than 40%?”

But it’s an interesting point in the context of Clegg’s new Robin Hood tax policy ( tax the “rich” more so you can tax the “poor” less )

If the latest YouGov/Telegraph Poll quoted on the other thread is indicative, then Clegg has tapped into that feeling.