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The problem we have is that Labour have historically proven to be even more draconian and anti-libertarian than the Conservatives. The only realistic alternati
by herghost 12y ago
The problem we have is that Labour have historically proven to be even more draconian and anti-libertarian than the Conservatives. The only realistic alternative the Conservative government is a Labour government.
The best we can hope for (IMHO) is another coalition government - this time with Labour and the LibDems, such that we reverse some of the recent nonsense, but it doesn't escalate due to the semi-moderating liberal presence.
- dTal 12y agoWell, we're not going to get it; the Liberal Democrats are a dead party walking. One the one hand, I think it's a bit unfair that they're taking so much heat for what are effectively Conservative actions - on the other, their choice of coalition partner effectively put the Conservatives in power in the first place, and they had exactly one job (reign in the worst excesses) which they have in many instances failed to even pay lip service to. As far as I can tell though, however much we all hate them, the career politicians aren't really responsible for all this bullshit - they just go along with it for political expediency. I've been watching carefully and it all comes from the Home Office (and to a lesser extent, the Met). And the thing is, those civil servants aren't elected. We can't get rid of them.