I read somewhere that most political parties, in the modern era, have a primary ambition of keeping the opposition out of power. I have a sense that in a largely 2 party system that is probably true, sadly. Maybe in that sense conservatives judge that as their baromoter of success? Has anything improved? Triple Lock? Education outcomes? Our global reputation as a result of our stance on Ukraine? There will be others but they wont be enough to save this government. The irony, for me anyway, is they might have been able to ride to another victory had they not self destructed. A barrel of whisky has certainly improved over 12 years, which is small solace.
Not only is 12 year old whisky a very nice tipple. If you were fortunate to buy some as an asset 12 years ago, its more than likely you will have earned a very good return. The years of austerity were no good if you were a working person, especially nurses teachers etc ie public employees. As your wages in real terms have seriously declined However if you had assets, houses, land, stock/shares... whisky, art etc, then in real terms you are better off. Hence the gap between the haves and have not, has widened.
Triple lock is good and stops pensioners suffering too much and not being able to heat their homes. Teachers are striking for the first time in years though, so not all good. I'm not sure how much our Ukraine position has helped although it probably boosts our arms sales to Saudi Arabia, etc. In truth I don't think any of the current Government thinks they've been a success, i doubt many other people do. But you've mentioned whisky now so my mind's wandering
Brexit is a ‘complete disaster’ and ‘total lies’, says former Tory donor "Private equity veteran Guy Hands says Boris Johnson ‘threw the country and the NHS under the bus’" Julia Kollewe Tue 31 Jan 2023 https://amp.theguardian.com/busines...lies-tory-billionaire-guy-hands-uk-eu-economy
I wonder why Guy would say that? UK gets tough with Guy Hands, 25 years late https://www.reuters.com/breakingviews/uk-gets-tough-with-guy-hands-25-years-late-2022-01-27/ Oh.
Another who's left her post 'to concentrate on clearing her name' ... ... much like Gavin Williamson who, in reality, just skulked off to count his money. They know they can't clear their name so bluster away then hide.
This is what some of you (well nearly 50% if polls are to be believed) will be voting for in 2024. Really ? Think again, please.
I can't wait tbh. It'll be like Game Of Thrones inside six months as all the crackpots go looking for revenge.
Come on then Gordon , I asked before and I’ll ask again who do I vote for, because I’m certainly not voting for that shower of s hit that’s in at the minute?
I really want to vote Lib Dem. I vote for them in the locals and they're great. They're still crying on about rejoining the EU, though. So, I cant. I'll probably just vote independent or one of the stupid parties.
