A General Election – NOW !
May 2nd, 2009 | 
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As someone who believes that David Cameron and the Conservatives should be the next Government, but because they were going to inherit such a poisoned chalice, waiting until this time next year when all the poisonous debt would be exposed, seemed like a good idea, today I am not so sure, things have obviously moved on.
Whilst some may argue that Brown was in similar circumstances in terms of unpopularity this time last year so why bother ? That is wrong because we are not talking about simple party politics, we are talking about the UK economy down the drain and a Government who is unwilling to do the job we pay them for so, time they went now, we need a General Election right now and not next year !
Cromwell’s Words to the Rump…
“You have been sat too long here for any good you have been doing. Depart, I say, and let us have done with you. In the name of God, go!.”
This Government and Parliament
In it’s Budget this Government has shown that it is not prepared to deal with the situation we are in as a Country and which it is largely responsible for through its tribal profligacy with public funds. It would prefer to cling on to power even if it disadvantages every UK citizen and impoverishes the Nation. Gordon Brown and his Cabinet consider themselves far more important than us the “cannon fodder” electorate so they will cling on as long as they can.
I for one disagree and feel that in all fairness the current Parliament should be dissolved immediately as it serves no further purpose apart from covering the embarrassment of a failed would be incompetent Prime Minister and leader of the Labour Party who found himself promoted above his level of incompetence, an incompetence that is now clear he displayed fully as Chancellor of the Exchequer. If the cream rises until it sours, Brown is rancid as is his party.
But More Than This…
The reality is that the Labour Government has spent our wealth like a drunken sailor on a spree as they built up their “client dependent State”. In Scotland over 50% of jobs rely on the State, apparently almost 70% in the North East of England. Brown and his cronies are just playing party politics and couldn’t give a shit about the United Kingdom.
Their game is not to make announcements concerning “cuts” that are inevitable whoever is in power. No they want to try and get the Tories to say they will do this or that and then attack them on “Tory Cuts” to try and rally some support from “Outreach Workers” everywhere on the basis: “Vote for us because under the Tories, your job goes”.
Is this what Gordon Brown, Harriet Harmon, Jack Straw, Ed Balls and Mrs Balls, the Brothers Millipede et al, came into politics to do ? Perhaps that is all that they amount to in the end so, let us have an end of them.
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Tags: British Interests, General Election, Labour, Political Parties, Politicians, UK Economy, Within the UK
Whilst I agree that this government should just go, I am struggling with the idea that “David Cameron and the Conservatives should be the next Government”.
I am worried that the Conservative EU policy includes:
“The EU also provides a unique means for us to work together with our European partners on shared challenges which Europe’s nation states by themselves cannot deal with; and with enlargement, the goal of EU membership has persuaded not just governments but whole societies to raise their standards across the board. Britain has an enormous amount to gain through co-operation and free trade in Europe. That is why we want Britain to be a positive participant in the EU, championing liberal values.”
and
“a Conservative Government will have as a priority the restoration of national control over social and employment legislation.”
That is an unrealistic aim. Others have tried, for the last 50 years to wrestle national control back from the EU, over individual policies only to find that powers (or competencies) once handed over, are never handed back from the Brussels Government. It is this lack of realism that worries me most about the Conservative’s approach to the EU. Sadly though, I don’t see any other viable option. Rock and Hard Place come to mind
Alfred
I totally agree that playing “nice” with the EU will achieve nothing, the goal must be to leave the political EU and negotiate suitable free trade arrangements. They will have to play ball because they have millions of UK dependent jobs at stake.
One step at a time, first we have got to start to get our house in order and perhaps the current situation and circumstances will help us here.
Our EU Contributions are enormous, our Parliament and its MPs want more money yet have sold us down the river and only do 20% of our Laws, the rest all coming from Brussels. For Cameron and the Tories, given the awful financial mess they will face and curing will be be unpopular, “Constitutional Reviews” are grand things that cost little money to do.
Except of course getting out of the EU where our “contributions” no longer paid will at least service the interest on the borrowings run up by Brown’s Government.
We seem to agree. I wish the Conservative Party would be a little more honest about the EU.
On Contributions, I hear such different figures for our cost of membership. The Conservative Chairman’s office quotes that our net contribution this year is ￡2bn, whilst the UK government say that the cost of the EU is for 2008 ￡14.6 billion with a rebate of ￡4.6 – 4.7billion with a similar figure for 2009 (House of Lords written answer, to Lord Stoddart’s question regarding the United Kingdom’s gross annual contributions, 31 January 2006). That was before the pound fell against the Euro, so our net contribution for 2009 will be considerably more than the ￡10bn that the UK government quoted. ￡10bn or ￡2bn? Who do I believe? In this case, dare I believe the UK government?
Oops, I should add that the ￡2bn is net, but what are we given in return for our ￡10bn+ gross payment? Payment for schemes that show the EU in a good light, chairs in universities that promote the EU, contributions to education and other charities as long as they support the EU line etc etc. Let’s just have our ￡10bn+ back and let the true representatives decide how best to use the money, for the good of UK citizens.
Alfred
I totally agree with you and as clearly you are a man not just for the detail but also for “effort” it takes to deliver honesty, do please keep us all informed.
I have your address and will be quite happy for you to post directly if you wish, because I know that you are an honest man – let me know your views and contact me as you please – John