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I'm steadily more and more impressed with the new government (which I was see sawing over). I hope this is not simply a publicity stunt and is really a genuine

by ErrantX 16y ago

I'm steadily more and more impressed with the new government (which I was see sawing over). I hope this is not simply a publicity stunt and is really a genuine move - because that would be really cool. (as it is I think the coalition has weathered the new budget really well considering it was always going to piss of, well, everyone :))

arethuza 16y ago
Give them time, I liked Labour in '97. Now I would happily see Blair shipped off to the ICC.
- knotty66 16y ago
  I'd like to see him shipped off to the ISS.
- JacobAldridge 16y ago
  Well, Australia tried shipping John Howard to the ICC. http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/chairman-gutted-as-icc-snubs-howard-20100630-zmtj.html http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/chairman-gutted-as-icc-s... (Ah, the ambiguity of acronyms.)
- electromagnetic 16y ago
  Agreed, Britain has a great ability to elect governments that actually bring great (and usually very positive) change for the country. Then we reelect them again, and they go from positive change to well-it-could-be-worse change, and then we reelect them again and it goes to where-the-fuck-did-this-crap-come-from change. I'm sure this will be a very positive government in terms of its changes. Then they'll have public support and will strong-arm whatever they want, and in their third run of it (if they get one) they'll bastardize everything they do and make people go running and screaming to try and get Labour back in power to reverse the damages, just for the cycle to repeat. It's like steering a car. A sober driver makes incremental changes and goes in a straight line. England is like a drunk driver, we don't notice a problem till its too late and we hard-swerve to get back on the road just to find ourselves in oncoming traffic to swerve right back off the road.
bensummers 16y ago
Well... the No 10 Petitions were very effective for the previous government in providing an conduit for rage which could be neatly ignored. Except for that one about Alan Turing.

by ErrantX 16y ago

arethuza 16y ago

Give them time, I liked Labour in '97. Now I would happily see Blair shipped off to the ICC.

knotty66 16y ago
I'd like to see him shipped off to the ISS.
JacobAldridge 16y ago
Well, Australia tried shipping John Howard to the ICC. http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/chairman-gutted-as-icc-snubs-howard-20100630-zmtj.html http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/chairman-gutted-as-icc-s... (Ah, the ambiguity of acronyms.)
electromagnetic 16y ago
Agreed, Britain has a great ability to elect governments that actually bring great (and usually very positive) change for the country. Then we reelect them again, and they go from positive change to well-it-could-be-worse change, and then we reelect them again and it goes to where-the-fuck-did-this-crap-come-from change. I'm sure this will be a very positive government in terms of its changes. Then they'll have public support and will strong-arm whatever they want, and in their third run of it (if they get one) they'll bastardize everything they do and make people go running and screaming to try and get Labour back in power to reverse the damages, just for the cycle to repeat. It's like steering a car. A sober driver makes incremental changes and goes in a straight line. England is like a drunk driver, we don't notice a problem till its too late and we hard-swerve to get back on the road just to find ourselves in oncoming traffic to swerve right back off the road.

bensummers 16y ago

Well... the No 10 Petitions were very effective for the previous government in providing an conduit for rage which could be neatly ignored. Except for that one about Alan Turing.