Blogcritics: Comments on Britain Election 2005 part 2 - the Conservative manifesto

Comment by Eric Olsen

Wed, 13 Apr 2005 12:21:32 EDT

thanks JD, very cool stuff, nice to hear about other countries for a change - and they even speak English there!

Comment by jadester

Wed, 13 Apr 2005 12:06:32 EDT

i already did sorry for the confusing title. I may do updates in a few days' time. Also might look at some of the smaller parties such as the Green Party or whatever its official name is

Comment by lorenzo

Tue, 12 Apr 2005 19:33:00 EDT

very good read, look forward to the blogcritic of labour.

Comment by jadester

Sun, 10 Apr 2005 08:00:57 EDT

I did not see it mentioned in their manifesto. As for my own opinion on poll tax, all I really know about what happened before was that it triggered riots. Hence, I cannot really decide either way as I don't have any details to deicde on.

Comment by Michael Brown

Sun, 10 Apr 2005 05:24:22 EDT

is there a case for returning to a Poll Tax

Comment by jadester

Fri, 8 Apr 2005 08:36:24 EDT

yes, i comment as jadester but write as jon. It's a bad habit, but still a habit I know it was a joke. Usually when I use the =+) smiley it's cos i'm not being serious

Comment by Temple Stark

Fri, 8 Apr 2005 04:00:03 EDT

Yeah I know. Twas a joke. er so jon are you also jadester? I'm confused. Where's David Steele and the other David when you need them.

Comment by jadester

Fri, 8 Apr 2005 03:04:24 EDT

yes, hopefully later today. Even labour (that's the blighty version =+) had alot of stuff to go through despite "only" have a few documents. This is by no means a full analysis but hopefully in simply picking out the bits that catch my attention, i'll be able to, in turn, catch the attention of some other people. Of course, there's also a liberal smattering of my own opinions on things in these. But then, in politics, i believe it's impossible to be 100% neutral. And yes, next up are the lib dems...

Comment by Temple Stark

Fri, 8 Apr 2005 01:06:35 EDT

You spelled labor wrong :-) Most Americans, er .. many .. think the Labour Party, because of Tony Blair, is very much like The Republican Party. Ooh, they're so wrong and it's why Blair is going to lose, I believe (good or bad). If they stopped and even thought a moment they'd realize that Margaret Thatcher was a member of the Conservative Party. While overseas she is most remembered for working with Ronald Reagan, in Blighty I think her reign is most remembered for the miner's strike, the Brighton bombing and the Falkland War, in no particular order. Thanks for the dual posts. Are you going to try and define the Lib-Dems? Good luck on that. :-)

Comment by Aaron, Duke De Mondo

Thu, 7 Apr 2005 23:21:40 EDT

excellent post Jon. much to muse upon. not that i'd be voting for these sons a bitches.