May 02, 2005
Dubious at best
Sorry, I lied. I've not been posting at all, because I promised to avoid politics, but it turned out I didn't have a lot else to talk about. So here goes...
So this political campaigning malarkey. I've done my bit, delivering and handing out leaflets for my local Liberal Democrats, (on which more in another entry). I don't agree with everything the Liberal Democrats campaign for, but I can forgive their anti-nuclear stance (implied at the end of their policy briefing on the environment, though they don't explicitly oppose new nuclear build in that), and even their somewhat utopian view that even the highest level of education ought to be free (all over their website). I can forgive these things because in return I get a party that I agree with on immigration, on council tax, on health, and on law and order. I also get to vote for the one major party that opposed the Iraq war (the legality of which is dubious at best).
While I'm on the subject of the Liberal Democrats, I found out recently about LibDemPolicy.com, a Conservative site (Are you drinking what we're drinking?) listing some truly appalling LD policies. For instance, "We will put your taxes up" — hardly shocking news, given that they've been talking about a 50% top band (on earnings over £100k) for years now, and an extra penny on the basic rate before that. Worse still, they would "‘introduce fair benefits for asylum seekers'" — damn these lily livered liberals and their sense of social justice! They'll be opposing mandatory sentencing and giving old people free residential care rather than making them sell their homes, next. Bastards.
Remember folks, whoever you're going to vote for, it's this Thursday, May 5th. Unless you're voting Veritas or UKIP, in which case your nominated voting day this year is May 6th.
[This entry was first written 4 days ago, and has been edited slightly to make sense being published today]
Posted by James at 13:46
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You could post about everything you've done for the last God-knows-how-many-years since I last spoke to you to give me something to read when I'm meant to be working ;)
Hope you're OK.
xx
Posted by: Liz at May 3, 2005 11:17 AM
Meh, I try not to post stuff about what I get up to :)
I tried to reply to your email, did you not get it? I'm only vaguely sure which Liz you are, still...
Wittering now, will go back to coursework. Hurrah for coursework.
Posted by: James at May 3, 2005 12:34 PM
I didn't get it :(
Try bouncytigger@btinternet.com or kindredliz@hotmail.com
You'll have to email me to find out for sure which Liz I am :) Good luck with the coursework.
x
Posted by: Liz at May 3, 2005 02:08 PM