Little Bit of Politics
I know I don't usually enter into political comment, leaving that to Fash who is, let's face it, far more informed about these things than I. But something I caught on a radio news bulletin earlier seemed to demand comment
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/29/davidmiliband.labour
Dave "Call me Millipede" Miliband was laying out his manifesto for a shining Nu New Nu-Labour in the Gruaniad newspaper. Over 800 messageboard comments, of which approximately 5 were supportive, and the rest were variations on an invite for Milli-litre, Gordon Broon and his party to take a very long walk off a very short pier. And this is the muesli-eaters and sandal-wearers, mind; Labour's natural supporters. If he'd done the same thing in the online Torygraph newspaper, the resulting focused beam of outrage would have probably brought down the internet.
I wouldn't say I'm better informed about politics really; I just have difficulty keeping my gob shut when presented with patently self-serving, hypocritical power-gaming incompetents. Who have access to my tax money.
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