UK election televised debate!

I didn't think of xenophobia. It's just that I don't like people who benefit from a deal and then don't want to honour their own part of the deal. I would like to hear that politicians [who dislikes the number of Eastern European coming in] opposing to the free and uninhibited distribution of Western products and services on the Eastern market [an underdeveloped market with a lot of potential clients but with uncompetitive local industry], too.Otherwise, it's unfair.


Edited by harmonium.ro - April 28 2010 at 14:50

^ Same for me

I guess you Brit guys don't like guests 

^ Yes, he should have stood by what he said rather than apologise.

So he misunderstood her, and he didn't mean what he said. Aye, right! Which is it to be? He misunderstood, and that's why he responded the way he did. Or, he understood, but didn't mean what he said. Can't be both. I would have had more respect for him if he admitted that he regretted what he said because of the furore that this has caused. 

^^^ Pure gold. Just saw that on the news. That turkey is well and truly stuffed.

Vibrationbaby wrote: What is needed in the UK is DAMAGE CONTROL. I think the Queen should take over. Look, here in Canada William Shatner ( Captain Kirk ) is the favourite for the next post as Governor General.

What he says!

This is very interesting: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/apr/18/clegg-media-elite-murdoch-lib-dem

Lizzy wrote: We only started to think in terms of left and right only in the past few years

I don't agree with that. The public space was much more ideologically vibrant in the 90s, when the society was very divided by traumatic experiences of government (and lack of it), of heritage, etc. It was necessary for one to define him/herself ideologically. Are you with the Right, the historical parties, the monarchy, the right to own private property, the free society etc. and again dictatorship, or are with the (ex)communists, the old regime, the "social silence" way of thinking, the etatist government, etc? Now it's all down to much more practical policies... and I think it's better that way. The old kind of debates were just smoke curtains made to divert people for caring about actual, practical reform.

Trouserpress wrote: Yes, there is a Green Party candidate standing in my constituency but under FPTP a vote for him would sadly be utterly wasted.

This is an argument I've had with myself many times - do you vote for a candidate/party just to keep the other candidate/party out even though you may not necessarily agree with the policies, or do you vote for a candidate/party where you do agree with the policies but have to acknowledge they have no chance of being elected?

Dean wrote: I've always been of the opinion that you should vote for the local candidate who would be best suited to represent your views and will do the best for your local constituency in that big house up there in that there London place. More often that not that will mean voting for the candidate that also just happens to be a member of the party you prefer, but not always.

Although Barbara Follett was involved in the expenses shenanigans last year, I have to grudgingly admit she's not done too bad a job so far as Stevenage is concerned; having said that, she has now stepped down in favour of a newbie, Sharon Taylor... so (to return to my previous post) do I vote for Labour as they've done as well as could be expected since 1997, or LibDem as I think they'd form a better coalition with the Cons???

Syzygy wrote: I'm seriously contemplating a vote for the lib dems this time round. Our constituency is a real Tory stronghold, but it looks like the Lib Dems could have a real chance if enough people switch allegiance - Labour have no chance but Clegg's mob could just squeeze through (any other residents of Bishops Stortford thinking similarly?)

I'm in Wales now, but I did see Bishops Stortford win the Amateur Cup in 1974 (last ever of that competition) - I used to live in Harlow, so it was quite close.

I would ALWAYS encourage tactical voting to keep the Tories out. My constituency is a three way marginal between Labour (present incumbant), Tories, and Plaid. As a member of Plaid I will be voting for them, but there are a lot of areas where tactical voting is the only option.

Best thing about this election is that we might, at last, get PR as a result of the Clegg/LibDem love ion - so that EVERY vote will count, no matter where you live. There is a huge progressive majority in the UK, and never again should the Tory regressives hold power with an iron grip with a minority of the votes (and I include New Labour in that).