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Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 9:27 pm
by UserRequestedRemoval
There aren't enough people in the Lib Dems to form a cohesive government so all of their policies will be left half done or not even started.
Labour will give us more of the same BS we have had under Tuberculosis Blair.
Conservatives are still too weak to offer a credible opposition yet. If there were an election now, It would be nice to see the Conservative leader as PM with Sir M Campbell as Deputy/ Chancellor. Both at the head of a coalition government until there is a strong enough party to do some good
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 9:52 pm
by huntertitus
Good idea but I doubt they would agree to anything
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:09 pm
by UserRequestedRemoval
Therein lies the key problem to politics anywhere in the world. For every single politician in politics because he/she truely wants the best for the country, there are 50 who are in it for themelves
Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 7:59 am
by englishangel
headline in the Sun today, "LUNATIC GETS INTO nUMBER 10"
and they have only just noticed!!!!
Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 9:24 am
by huntertitus
Was he Scottish?
Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 10:47 am
by englishangel
Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 12:34 pm
by UserRequestedRemoval
I can't wait to hear why he did it. The only trouble is that it will probebly be so lame reason like he noticed that TB hadn't made it law to feed the ducks or something equally strange
Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 1:56 pm
by Ruthie-Baby(old a/c)
wow you got all heavy and political in my absence!
is Blair Scottish?
going back to the Wales thing, I spent two months working at the Museum of Welsh Life some miles outside Cardiff. It was great, everyone was really nice to me but during coffee breaks (held on the dot of 10.30am) EVERYONE spole Welsh. As a foreigner I was allowed to speak English, but it was quite fun being immersed in another culture and language so near to home. Picked up quite a few words and phrases but it's all left me now.
Good luck to the Welsh if they want to use their language and make English second!
Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 2:24 pm
by UserRequestedRemoval
I am all for people using their own language but not to the degree that English is more or less banned in parts of north wales
Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 2:25 pm
by Ruthie-Baby(old a/c)
well it was almost banned where i was, but everyone was nice about it
you know, when in Rome...
Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 2:31 pm
by Katharine
soc wrote:I am all for people using their own language but not to the degree that English is more or less banned in parts of north wales
Remind me to respond to this later.
Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 3:51 pm
by Great Plum
I noticed when in shops in Lampeter, they speak in English until they realised I was English and they'd revert to Welsh half way through a sentence!
Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 10:48 pm
by UserRequestedRemoval
There must be some places where the welsh aren't deliberately difficult to the English but I haven't found one yet. If you stand there and say hey I'm Irish, they start being nice again!
Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:18 pm
by Mid A 15
This negativity towards Wales surprises me.
I've spent a lot of time there over the years, including a six month work secondment, and find the majority of people very friendly.
I've supped many enjoyable pints of "skull attack" (Brains) or Felinfoel red dragon and exchanged good natured banter about rugby.
In my experience there are more Welsh who don't know the language than do though admittedly of late the PC lobby are working overtime to broaden the use of Welsh by making it a compulsory subject in Welsh schools.
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 2:57 pm
by J.R.
They're VERY *cough* kind to sheep as well, (allegedly !) *cough*
