There are just three days left of Andrew Lansley’s NHS listening exercise. That means we have 3 days left to flood it with our comments, concerns, and objections.

We can make sure that when the figures are released in a couple of weeks, the headlines are clear: the bulk of the submissions to Lansley’s listening exercise opposed his plans.

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There are days when this sums up my feelings about politics. This is one of those days (what with that and the ACK FIRST WRITTEN PAPER IN FIVE DAYS NOT READY feeling I've got atm, it probably wasn't the best idea to start on Moodscope this morning. I got 19% on the test. 19.  I knew I wasn't feeling all that fabulous, but...)

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So AV will lead to babies dying due to lack of NHS resources. Except No2AV is largely funded by Tories, who are the ones responsible for cutting the NHS.

AV will cost £250,000,000. Except that number was pulled out of thin air- the only money we're definitely spending is the cost of the referendum we're having today (£82 million, roughly).

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 I just got home to find a letter from Boris Johnson wishing me a happy 18th birthday. His office is prompt- it was only four months ago...

Also, this made me ridiculously happy:

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Apparently, politicians elected through AV will be posh, lying idiot bastards. Frankly, I see no difference here, and in fact, with AV, the lying part should be less prominent, as they will have to convince a great deal more people that they're for real.

Let me get this very, very straight.

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THEY'RE NOT SELLING THE FORESTS

THANK GOD


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The. Actual. FUCK?

What is this government doing I don't even.

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Yeah. I'm feeling bitter right about now, slightly rubbish rap lyrics or no. Also, it's weirdly catchy and TUC's choice for the definitive song of the protests, so.

(I've never had a broken heart before. Given my thing for politics, it makes sense that it should come from a backstabbing bastard of a party leader, doesn't it?)

I'll sing you a new ballad, and I'll warrant it first-rate,
Of the days of that old gentleman who had that old estate;
When they spent the public money at a bountiful old rate
On ev'ry mistress, pimp, and scamp, at ev'ry noble gate,
In the fine old English Tory times;
Soon may they come again!

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