Labour introduced tuition fees/top up fees despite ruling them out in manif

[espadrille]

and they were a single party government with a parliamentary majority.

 

In 2005 Labour won 35.2% of the vote amounting to just 21% of the 44 million people eligible to vote so just over a fifth.From this Tony Blair commanded 55% of the seats in the House of Commons.

 

The Archbishop of Canterburys comments from the Guardian article here...

 

Williams thinks the coalition lacks a democratic mandate for its radical package of austerity measures -"long term policies for which no one voted" he claims — underpinned by what he calls "anxiety and anguish" and the "quiet resurgence of the seductive language of the deserving and the undeserving poor".

 

(Full article here

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/blog/2011/jun/09/tony-blair-rowan-williams-which-you-want-to-hear )

 

...tells me that he would be better restricting his comments to the policies themselves. Why does he feel the need to get involved in a debate about mandates.

 

So labour also broke their promises on tuition fees and decided to introduce them.The media seems happy to let us all forget this subject, though it will be a long while until people forget the recent hype about the coalitions policies.

Generally the public are happy with the work of the coalition.Comments like these need to be explained for what they really are.

[sccsux]

The media seems happy to let us all forget this subject

 

Complain to the media, rather than trying to drum up support for your party by whinging and whining on here:thumbsup:.

 

Everybody already knows that LieBore were liars. Now everybody is finding out that the GlibDims are the same (in fact, the only party that still looks at least a little principled, is the Conservatives).

[Stoatwobbler]

Everybody already knows that LieBore were liars. Now everybody is finding out that the GlibDims are the same (in fact, the only party that still looks at least a little principled, is the Conservatives).

 

It's not just that Labour mislead the public about what they were going to do on tuition fees, it's the insincerity of their opposition to a number of coalition policies now.

 

Bottom line however, is that none of this makes policies such as tuition fees in any way the right policies. Better to concentrate on the whole matter of whether or not the policies are the right ones without the petty party point scoring.

[espadrille]

Complain to the media, rather than trying to drum up support for your party by whinging and whining on here:thumbsup:.

 

Everybody already knows that LieBore were liars. Now everybody is finding out that the GlibDims are the same (in fact, the only party that still looks at least a little principled, is the Conservatives).

 

What a strange analogy.

Holding and sharing an opinion is perceived by you to be whinging and whining on an open forum.:huh:

[sccsux]

without the petty party point scoring.

 

I support no party, so the "petty party point scoring" allegation is pretty much invalid;).

[sccsux]

Holding and sharing an opinion is perceived by you to be whinging and whining on an open forum.

 

Other posters have been told the same. What makes you so special that you should be treat differently?

 

It was a post whinging about LieBore being liars. In the words of Garfield "Big fat hairy deal".

[espadrille]

Other posters have been told the same. What makes you so special that you should be treat differently?

 

It was a post whinging about LieBore being liars. In the words of Garfield "Big fat hairy deal".

 

Freedom of speech.There is no need to insult anyone.

[sccsux]

There is no need to insult anyone.

 

If you felt insulted, then I offer my apologies (none was intended). I'm just so fed up of all the political shenanigans (this party did this, that party did this before, ah, but party T did it first). When all is said and done, all of the main parties are abominations to the word democracy.

[espadrille]

So what do people think of the Archbishops comments then??

[Mecky]

and they were a single party government with a parliamentary majority.

 

In 2005 Labour won 35.2% of the vote amounting to just 21% of the 44 million people eligible to vote so just over a fifth.From this Tony Blair commanded 55% of the seats in the House of Commons.

 

The Archbishop of Canterburys comments from the Guardian article here...

 

Williams thinks the coalition lacks a democratic mandate for its radical package of austerity measures -"long term policies for which no one voted" he claims — underpinned by what he calls "anxiety and anguish" and the "quiet resurgence of the seductive language of the deserving and the undeserving poor".

 

(Full article here

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/blog/2011/jun/09/tony-blair-rowan-williams-which-you-want-to-hear )

 

...tells me that he would be better restricting his comments to the policies themselves. Why does he feel the need to get involved in a debate about mandates.

 

So labour also broke their promises on tuition fees and decided to introduce them.The media seems happy to let us all forget this subject, though it will be a long while until people forget the recent hype about the coalitions policies.

Generally the public are happy with the work of the coalition.Comments like these need to be explained for what they really are.

 

But the current government has none done anything about it and allowed tuition fees to be raised to £9,000 per year.