General Chat

Hayley it doesn't matter who you vote for the government always win.

I have a great interest in politics - shame (in my view) our politicians haven't!
They seem to ignore the past - don't learn from it. They seem to think the electorate are mindless buffoons, and go for popularity (what they can say to encourage votes) rather than reasoning.
Slinging childish remarks at each other during 'Quesion Time' in Parliament drives me mad - did they never learn to debate?
We all know (thanks to the Telegraph), that many seem to think they are above the law, and that for them to lie is acceptable.

Hardly surprising you don't know who to vote for Hayley.
I wish they had an extra box on the ballott forms stating 'I have no confidence in any of the above' - it would save me having to write it!

I'm waiting for the manifestos to come out - will read them with a pinch of salt and then decide.

I did get sucked into Thatcher's dream, and I do feel that although I did not agree with some of her schemes, she was a strong politician, and did not let the Europeans get away with pushing her around......

If you see her in any European line-up......she would always position herself right in the middle at the front, and physically arrange who she wanted to stand near her........I laughed when I saw that....... but when Tony Blair and lately Gordon Brown are pictured.......they are on the edge of photos......

Baring in mind the general election is due this year, I have completely lost faith in the labour party, however I grew up and left school in the 1980’s and was paid £25.00 a week for a YTS never out of work and always considered myself one of Thatcher’s victims, or was I?

I am interested in politics Hayley, but don't discuss them because if you are not really interested others can get easily bored....... it came from my Scottish Mum who had a keen interest and was a works convenor.......she was not a rabid political animal.......a sweet and quiet person really, but we often had people in our house who had fallen on hard times, and she would help all she could...... lived her politics to my mind....

I am not as good as that, and am really a fence-sitter..... I have a long memory and can often shout at the telly over some hypocitical politician who had done a complete about face, and hopes we , the public, have forgotten what was said.....

I will vote for who tells the least lies.....

My parents both held strong political views but I am to easily led, I think, I must be a MP’s dream as if they say the right thing they get my vote. I have tried to sit and watch question time and think, yeah I agree with him then 2 seconds later hear the opposition’s argument and quickly change my mind to them. Apart from the BNP and wouldn’t even entertain them for a second, I have no idea what party holds which values on what.

I have voted many times, for the party that think will be do their best for us. I used to think Labour for the working class, Tories for the middle class and liberals for who cant decide on either of the latter. Now we are suppose to live in a classless society and this has thrown my reasons in to chaos. Or has it? I still class myself as working class, well nearly middle class as I live in a semi detached house and in civil services terms lower middle management. So should I now be leaning towards the Tory party? However I am a member of union and have joined in strike action at times but only if I think the strike will make an impact on me being on strike, so I have crossed a picket line granted with my head hung low but only because my Dad would be rolling in his grave. Not because I feel I should be striking, so there could be some labour tendencies there. I was once called a socialist because of a comment I made about private education and told “ right on sister” and was horrified as I meekly asked what was a socialist? This worried me great because I still have no idea when asked where my political stance is, I normally use the get out clause it’s my business and not up for discussion to hide the fact I am totally ignorant in these matters and also get very confused.

I have tried to ask my Mum but she gets so passionate and worked up it scares me, I have asked my OH, he tends to change his mind like me, I have even asked my sister who believes everything she reads in the press so she cant be trusted and when I confronted my other sister I was threaten with a paint roller and told they all line their own pockets. So you can imagine my plight, I am of an age where I should be sitting up and taking notices instead slagging off every prime minister and government we have ever had because it’s the norm everyone else does it.

Can anyone please shed some light on this I would be very grateful.

Yours confused of Cheshire.