Lest anyone accuse us of bias in the general election (and like we care, we feed complaints to the company ape), I thought it was worthwhile mentioning that the various contributors to this site span the political spectrum, and pretty much the only thing we can agree on is that we want Tony Blair out.
I am not in favour of a large majority for any party, especially when they use that large majority to force through legislation that eats away at the very core of democracy (war, anti-terror legislation, id cards, etc). Look how well the country was running between 1992 and 1997, when the conservatives had only the slimmest of majorities (well OK, that is a gross simplification, but you can be sure a majority of 10 is a lot healthier for democracy than one of 160). It was with such thoughts in mind that I was desperately trying to persuade friends and colleagues to vote conservative, even if they disagreed with the policies.
It was with great delight that I came across Backing Blair, a web-site dedicated to registering "a highly visible and damaging protest vote against Tony Blair, his style of government, his right-wing leanings, and his lies about the 'war' on terror and Iraq."
and I love their views on MP's performance in the local community (which I happen to agree with!)
And we couldn't give a toss about the performance of an MP regarding their service to the local community. The invasion of a country that presents no threat to us on the basis of thin and politically-influenced intelligence sets a dangerous precedent that threatens us all. The same goes for detaining people without trial. Domestic issues pale into insignificance next to such things, I'm afraid.
Go check the website out, and see who you should be voting for in your area!
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