Failing to learn from Charles Clarke’s embarrassing apology, following an utterly spurious “public consultation”, the Labour Party is again wasting our time.
Recess Monkey received a txt msg from the Labour Party…
“Got something to say about the future of London? Reply with your top priority to make your area better or go to www.labourinlondon.org.uk.”
Ever keen to express my opinion, I went to that same site, only to find my options were to choose just one of the following priorities;
1. A neighbourhood police team for every community and more funding to make London safer
2. A Sure Start Children’s centre serving every area of London
3. Cleaner streets with better recycling and tougher punishment for those who litter and graffiti
4. More investment in buses and the tube
5. More affordable housing for Londoners
So where’s the room for my priorities?
1. Subsidise organic foods in Borough Market
2. Free riverbuses
3. Abolish the Monarchy so the palaces can be turned into afffordable housing
4. Legalise prostitution (so ex-royals have an alternative means of income)
5. etc…
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Come on R.M. are you a middle class fourty year person who lives in a marginal constituency(at least Canterbury isn’t one of them).
Hopefully Brown will remember the the people that get him elected.
And just for you NEW Labour people out there, they’re called the working class and socialists.
BenF said this on November 14th, 2005 at 5:53 pm
I agree with your list Monkey, but I would add the following:
1) 100% elected House of Lords
Abolish City Academies, and return them to the ‘bog standard’ comprehensive format
2) A written constitution for Britain
3) Hand back Northern Ireland
4) Abolish Nuclear Weapons
5) Dis-establish the Church of England
6) Abolish Grammer schools
7) End the charitable status of private schools
9) Abolish University tutition fees
10) Legalise Cannabis
11) Abloish all UK tax havens abroad
12) Compulsory Education to the age of 18
13) Re-nationalize the tube and the train companies without compensation to the shareholders
14) Re-nationalize the Water Industry
15) Regional Assemblies
16) Abolish the honours system
16) Free cheese burgers for all!!!
Now if thats not a winning manifesto, then I dont know what is
Gutbuster said this on November 15th, 2005 at 10:00 am
I absolutely agree with Gutbuster on #12.
Gutbuster clearly left school too early, as his basic numeracy (16+1 != 16) and literacy (grammar not grammer) and choice of diet (cheeseburgers) leave much to be desired
Run Seven said this on November 15th, 2005 at 12:25 pm
Oh, I have something else to say about the future of London:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4438658.stm
Free the Red Lion and the thousands of thirsty staffers forced to go sober whilst MPs drink in private bars!
Run Seven said this on November 15th, 2005 at 4:30 pm
YOu all missed the privatisation of excercise (RM pls sp check, thks), space to play and the evil that is the motorcar.
1. All private gyms to be nationalised.
2. All main roads to be turned into football pitches.
3. All small roads to be pedestrianised with a basketball hoop at each end.
4. Half of school buildings to be knocked down so that kids can have lessons outdoors in the summer.
5. Baby Bonds for Bicycles so that every child can have one.
Pumpkinette said this on November 15th, 2005 at 9:17 pm