""That greed was what captured the stage that BLiar walked upon. Slowly Labour was edging away from that. There is no way that there will be anything other than a return to it if the conservatives return to more direct power.

I suppose if you want to get back to forelock tugging and the poor giving to the rich you can vote for it. Makes no sense (much like Cameron's budgetary plans) to me""

Far from edging away from it, New Labour jumped in at the deep end, spent all the dosh, and wound up out of their depth. Their heads are still under water, but they don't realise it because they've got 'em stuck up their a***s.

Incidentally, forelock tugging went out some time (about 150 years) ago, but since you pay no attention to what is happening outside of your preferred party, you obviously wouldn't be aware of that.

My local Conservative candidate is a very pleasant, hard working, young woman, who is a damn sight easier to deal with than the incumbent New Labourite, who seems to feel that it is an imposition to be contacted by constituents.

Strange isn't it? He's posh and ill mannered, and it takes ages for him to respond (a fortnight to answer an E-Mail), only to say he can't help.

The young lady is down to earth, state school educated, and an E-Mail gets a response within 24 hours, and the response is polite and helpful. If she is unable to help, she usually knows a man/woman who can, and puts you in touch.

If you walk around with blinkers and dark glasses, you miss a lot of what's happening all around you.

Don T.