Some of the self serving comments on this thread disgust me.
Especially Miccas' writing off Blairs war crimes with the cavalier "Oh well they all lie"

This was not simply a lie about economics or public spending, but a scam to achieve a place in history, which caused the deaths of over 80 British troops and who knows how many innocent men women and children.

As i'v said on another thread, the sight of mutilated infants in Iraq comes back to me often.

There is only one issue in this election. The depravity of those who take glory and power before the lives of innocent children.

Blair had a choice, America would have removed Saddam without the UK.
They announced as much well before the war, but Blair could not resist a bid for glory.

BI is correct all politicians are self serving crooks.
National politicians are not stupid and are only too aware that nothing much can be done under this system to make society better, but they still propagate the idea that they or their party can solve the problems.

In other words we are all fools, conned into believing their electoral game is reality.

If politicians were honest ,they would tell the electorate that if we dont change our lifestyle, take a dramatic cut in our standard of living, and slash energy production, the planet will be fucked in 50 years.

But what do I know? I'm a "utopian idealist living in cloud cuckoo land"

In my opinion, those who believe this system can be changed from within, by socialism or any other ism are the real fools.

Start fighting back in July 2005.....Ake