3 ms·
Is she elected? Yes. Was she elected for that role? No, she was picked out for it. And despite people saying "this is stupid" she's got a track record for taki
by nicholassmith 14y ago
Is she elected? Yes. Was she elected for that role? No, she was picked out for it.
And despite people saying "this is stupid" she's got a track record for taking a standpoint and refusing to move even when it's one that causes people to actually get motivated in saying "We think this is wrong".
- toyg 14y agoTo be fair, sometimes it does look like a government can't win: stand your ground and you'll be abused for being insensitive, change your mind and you'll be crucified for flip-flopping/being indecisive and out of touch (see also: pasty tax, fuel duty etc). This doesn't mean they aren't a bunch of nasty Tories (they are) or that they are right on this issue (they are not); it's just that criticizing a politician for his day-to-day behaviour rather than his/her political stance is just a way of buying in the politics-as-sport worldview pushed by media interests.
- nicholassmith 14y agoWell the issue with this more than pastygate or the fuel duty is it's not good for British citizens as a whole. It sets a worrying precedent of them kowtowing to U.S media interests when they've already said "We don't think it's worth the time in prosecuting internally". Sure, this is a larger scale thing but it indicates that British citizens are now not only subject to laws of their own country, but also of America if they so choose. Granted they've probably bowed to the extradition demand because America has a 'special relationship' for us in terms of economy and the like, but it reinforces the belief that we're essentially puppets for America.