Carrera said:
of an illegal war by voting him back into office once more. Little matter that Blair actively encouraged Bush to invade Iraq and lied to the electorate, assuring people that Saddam could launch WMD in 45 minutes notice. Let's
Let's be clear about it : It was simply more guff to support the case, no one took that "evidence" seriously, not even Blair. Basic psychology will tell you that, just look at what he said and his body language while he said it.
Carrera said:
(1) Blair has never apologised for supporting war in Iraq and was prepared to lie to the elctorate over the issue of WMD. He encouraged Bush Junior to pursue his invasion policy and heaped scorn on the French when they refused to endorse his policies.
That is so blatantly wrong that you are lying (on both counts).
Carrera said:
(2) Blair claims to represent the working classes but the reality is he comes from a highly priviliged background and spent his early years in an elite school, before going to university where his free education was funded by the State (under Thatcher ironically). His main cabinet members all enjoyed a free education but have denied the same privileges to normal people by introducing tuition fees and creating debt. While European students enjoy a free education, the average student in the U.K. finishes a course with a debt of 12,000 to pay off.
It's worth pointing out that Michael Howard advocated those plans himself while I was actually studying at University. Labour have simply executed the conservative policies anyway. I never saw the conservatives stand up just once against the higher education "reforms", they in fact got the ball rolling with slashing grants and introducing the Student Loan. Some of the Labour scumbags did actually speak out against it, and some still do. Not that I will vote for them either.
Carrera said:
(3) Still on the topic of education, Blair has asserted he will allow European students to study in U.K. universities for free and is prepared to fund all students who arrive here to study from overseas. Yet no British student will
enjoy equal opportunities in Europe and will have to fund themselves while resident in other European countries. This isn't a level playing field and people are missing out of the advantages Europe has to offer.
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Carrera said:
(4) Literally thousands of illegal immigrants are arriving in on a yearly basis, displacing genuine refugees (such as victims of the Sunami e.t.c.) The Labour Party claims it is racist to object to such an open door policy but the truth is he's created a lucrative market for people trafficers and smugglers, who charge up to 20.000 pounds to get people in. Both France, Russia and even the U.S. have complained to Blair that known terrorists groups have successfully found refuge within his borders (while other European countries have far tighter controls).
The problem has been grossly overstated by racists IMO and it's a non-issue for most people in reality. The costs pale into insignificance compared to the damage caused by alcohol abuse for example. Personally I'm not much bothered by it, the UK is built on an inclusive multi-cultural bedrock, and it *should* remain so. I haven't come across anyone making a big fuss about that who *is not* a racist. Clue for you : Having a Jewish Grandmother who died in the Holocaust does not automatically absolve you of racisim (take note Michael Howard).
Carrera said:
(5) Under Labour (the same as under George Bush) manufacturing has hit an all time low. The truth is the bread and butter manufacturing industries are relocating to countries like Poland or China and Blair (champion of the working classes) has done little to prevent this.
The Conservatives started that ball rolling and Labour are pushing it along. Oddly under Labour manufacturing actually *increased* it's output, not reduced. Facts and figures help. Rover amounted to a net-loss on the Import/Export balance sheet for many years. The Conservatives killed Matrix-Churchill, who were in fact a net-gain on the Import/Export balance sheet. Go figure that one out.
Carrera said:
(6) The NHS has never been so bad as at present. Many people complain of 8 month waiting lists, simply because there are too many people using the service. Even under Thatcher, queues for operations and medical treatment weren't comparable with today. Yet the NHS is still treating people who come from abroad as health tourists for free.
So what are the Conservatives going to do about it ? Get on their hands and knees and mop the Hospital floors ? Somehow I don't think so, they will just punt ambiguous slogans without any policies to back them up. The Tories haven't done anything but meekly go along with Labour, their pissing and moaning with zero policy committments to back it up just doesn't cut the mustard quite frankly.
Carrera said:
(7) Crime is worse under Blair and the prison population has risen significantly since he took office. A high prison population is always an indication of social inequality or poverty. Studies also reveal you are now far more likely to be mugged in London than in New York.
Apparently crime is down, but violent crime is up. No surprises there. Blair would argue that the prison population has grown because his policies have helped the Police force do it's job. As for the "studies", they were shown to be bollocks. Here's a stat for you : You are over 1000 times more likely to be shot dead in the US than you are in the UK. Those studies were a pointless bullet point IMO, think about it.
Carrera said:
If Blair is voted back in office, this is clearly a very bad thing and it will be seen as tacit support for the Iraq war in Europe. Let's hope the polls have it wrong and the smile is wiped off Blair's face come the elections.
The Tories are basically Labour but without any policies whatsoever, they are not an electable option.
The Liberals are the only option IMO. Labour and Tories have made a mockery of Democracy over the last 30 years, it's time they were told where to go.
Cheers,
B00ng.
