Posted on January 16th, 2010 in
Labour Policies Debate,
UK Politics
Watched Question Time the other night and a young man in the audience said:
“The longer we can avoid David Cameron the better.”
And there was a big applause, think the biggest of the program, see around 3 minutes 30 seconds of the Question Time clip below:
There was also a very funny joke by Ken Clarke (around 2 mins 10 seconds).
I’m a Labour voter, but I was very surprised at the response and had pretty much given up any hope Labour could win the next general election, at best was hoping for a hung parliament with a coalition government between Labour and the Liberal Democrats.
I’m sure many Labour voters feel the same way as I do, not happy with Labour recently, but sure as hell don’t want a Conservative government again!
I can’t bring myself to trust the Conservatives and it does sound like had they been in power when the credit crunch hit, many more people would be unemployed and struggling now.
Maybe there’s still hope for a Labour win?
19 responses to Can Labour Win the General Election?
and Finchley is a Labour seat – wow.
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If Labour do manage to pull it off it’s either Australian or Canadian citizenship for us!
I sincerely hope not, but will the benefit society and civil servants remain loyal to their paymasters…?
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If the Conservatives win I will return to the UK.
Anyone who votes for the present government after the harm they have done fully deserve the outcome, if they win, and I Will stay here
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I agree with these sentiments. For me, it’s a case of vote for anyone, with the odd exception, except Labour.
We simply can’t have five more years of this – but then I said that in 2001 when there was no chance of a change, and in 2005 when there was at least an outside possibility of a hung parliament.
Third time lucky??
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Doesn’t it seem odd that all the Tory voters live abroad and contribute nothing to Britain, exactly like their party leaders who invest their wealth in foreign banks?!? Great patriotism!!! Contribute nothing to a country you “love”!!! Did you all leave after Thatcher (title omitted as she didn’t earn it)sold all our jobs and money abroad??
Just a thought…
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We left after around 8 years of Labour; glad to have done it and wouldn’t be happy to pay our extremely hard-earned taxes to another Labour Government.
This next election decides for us whether we will ever return to the UK. We continue to pay National Insurance for the time being but that is pretty much it.
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Please don’t come back – this sentiment to all those who don’t live here but are happy to have a go at people who despite all their faults are much closer to the people here than you could ever be
I don’t suppose you pay taxes here so you have no right to have any say on the matter.
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Just vote Labour and we won’t!!
Canada and America are very interested in our skills.
As an expat, I’m entitled to vote for another 10 years and will do so.
We still pay National Insurance, so thanks but I retain my right to say what I like about why we left and whether we decide to come back.
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Sarah in the desert a moron, do you realise conservative is so anti-immigrants ao what ru doing in other people’s land come back home and be with you conservative leaders so u vote for them and stop paying tax , send immingrants where they came from, then u will realise they had somuch input into thos country. Mind you loads of them here would rather sit on their arses saying they cant find jobs and spend benefits coming from immigrants paying tax as they are (most immingrants) not entitled to benefits.
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If Conservatives will win. There will be more presure for the immigrants who are working in London.
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hopefully they will all go back to where they came from and stop using all the facilities we paid in for.
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i hope not it would be a big disaster if labour win this election i would say we need a fresh change a conservative goverment would at least sort out this mess remember the country was in good shape in 1997 yes it will be worth it in the long run
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The irresponsible members of parliament and all bureaucrats merit the death penalty, they are murderers, thieves,liars,and these fascists cowards are the reason why workers live in misery with no future, production has been destroyed and the future can only be created if everyone who needs ,food,housing,clothing,medical care,holidays transport,and any other thing to need to live happily take part in producing what they consume. All in authority should be made personally responsible for their actions as was the case in real Democracy,which has become a dictatorship, where the guilty scum are rewarded if they fail and the innocent have to pay. If the criminal Gordon Brown is kicked out he will instead of being punished be rewarded with millions. What kind of system is this ????? We demand freedom of speech,and liberty from these fascist little Hitlers, known as bureaucrats, we dont need to be told what to do by these cowardly DICTATORS, SMASH THE LAW ANS CREATE JUSTICE,SMASH THE POLICE AND CREATE SECURITY,SMASH BUREAUCRACY AND CREATE EMPLOYMENT,THE TRADE UNIONS FUNCTIONS TO HELP MANAGEMENT AND THE JOBS OF THEIR MEMBERS AND NOT TO MAKE IMPOSIBLE DEMANDS THAT LEADS TO THE WORKERS LOSING THEIR JOBS AS AT PRESENT.ALL BUSINESSES WOULD BESIDES PAYING A LIVING WAGE SHARE 50% OF THE PROFITS WITH THE WORKERS, AND ALL WOULD HAVE THE OBJECTIVE OF PRODUCING MORE AT A LOWER COST. HEALTH AND SAFETY WOULD BE MADE PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE IF THEY MADE EXCESIVE DEMANDS AND WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKETS IF ANYTHING WAS NOT COMMON SENSE. SMASH THE BUREAUCRATS IN THE HEALTH SERVICE AND ALLOW THOSE WHO WORK TO USE THEIR BRAINS AND INICIATIVE, AND PAY THOSE WHO DO PHYSICAL WORK REAL MONEY.REMEMBER THAT IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR IT IS ONLY THOSE WHO DO PHYSICAL WORK WHO WE NEED, THE REST ARE PARASITES. Without bureaucrats in the NHS COST WOULD BE HALF AND ALL WOULD BE CARED WITHOUT WAITING WITH MORE IN EQUIPMENT. All Doctors would be made personally responsible as all staff for their actions.
The law would be made to punish criminals and protect the public,the guilty of crimes woul be punished and not rewarded as at present. The death penalty for serious crimes,terrorism,illtreatment and sexual abuse of children, and other bestial offences would be used sparingly,as a greater punishment than a quick death would be alife of severe physical retribution. There is more but havent time.
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I love the comment which stated that if the conservatives get in it will cause problems for immigrant workers, no logic, immigrants, as has been proved, make the problems for all of us, sarah dont come home, you will see for yourself how this country has been ruined thanks to socialism and immigration, i came back 9 years ago after spending working abroad to give my family a better life, since ruined by socialist government, even mr liar said there will be a muslim prime minister of this country in his families lifetime one reason to stay where you are, certainly makes you proud to be british, and browns speech on immigration today only forget to say he would help them to get here. cant even hang the union jack outside our house because it upsets religions, where is our free speech in fact where is great britain, where are the brits they cant all be abroad, start to fight for britain not iraq and afghans, anyone that wants to harm us is already here, its easy enough the door is open.
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I’ve often tried to see the world in the way these wacky rightwingers see it, and no matter how much special brew I consume, no matter how many times I catch sight of the daily mail’s front page, it just isn’t happening for me.
Misguided, paranoid, vindictive xenophobes. And that’s just the conservatives.
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immigrants, as has been proved, make the problems for all of us, sarah dont come home, you will see for yourself how this country has been ruined thanks to socialism and immigration, i came back 9 years ago after spending working abroad to give my family a better life,
so you criticize immigrants for doing as you do?
boof… headshot… typical moronic conservative
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that remark is from someone who has no idea what real life is like, vote for labour and see what will really happen, and remember you are one person who voted labour.
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stupid man you dont see the big picture its not about you its about whats fair to a country
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eastern european immigrants put 37% more into the uk economy than they take out of it on benefits uk citizens put in 20% less than they take out of it on benefits. need i say more? vote labour
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