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Date: 22 February 2005 13:37:30
I'm confused.
Politics in Britain used to be straightforward. Now it's a crazy, mish-mash world where a party picks up any policy if it sounds good. It doesn't seem to matter whether it adheres to that party's set of core values or not.
Labour used to stand for sticking up for The Working Man and The Have-nots, and had a side interest in pacifism.
The Conservatives used to stick up for sticking the knife into the Working Man and the Have-nots, and stuck up for business interests and the stuck-up. Oh, and getting the gun boats out when the colonials got pesky.
The Liberals used to stick up for those who didn't want to stick the knife into The Working Man and the Have-nots, but who weren't stuck-up. Nice people.
So then, come play my game and join the policy to the party. Imagine Bob Monkhouse presenting this gameshow.
1. 2 of the 3 parties are advocating free residential care for elderly people. From the above list of party interests, join the policy to the party!
2. 2 of the 3 parties are advocating an end to university tuition fees. Tell me (stage whisper, lean forward) - which ones?
3. 1 party wanted war in Iraq, one didn't, and one wanted it at the time but doesn't now (a bit late for that, but never mind). Join the policy to the party!
Answers:
1. Tories and Lib Dems
2. Tories and Lib Dems
3. i) Labour; ii) Lib Dems; iii) Tories.
I remember a prophecy from Our Tone in 2001 (Year of Our Tone 4), that 'the 2001 election would be the last contested on the basis of ideology'. Judging by the above, his prophecy has come to pass. Of course, this prophecy could be translated as: 'This will be the last time that people vote for something they believe in.' I fear he was right.
Shame his foresight wasn't quite so good on the old WMD.