PETER H: Firstly I am not your mate. I'm not ashamed to be proud of the Commonwealth games, it was a great event that made me proud to live in Manchester. In terms of regeneration, city centre flats are great because jobs are created building them and the people that live in them spend money in the city. Also, the council are working on a long term plan to regenerate housing across the city. In terms of the stadium as a city fan, I think its all good news. No I'm not proud of whats happening in places like Openshaw, Moss Side e.t.c; but things have improved so much in a relatively short space of time. Manufacturing base, there is hardly any manufacturing left, the country is changing. As for rose tinted spectacles crap, you're talking to the person who whilst they were a member of the labour party teamed up with the lib dems and the socialist campaign group to defeat their own Government over top up fees so get your facts straight. I said you were up your own arse because you had no right to make the comment you did about the general intelligence of people in Manchester as it was based on complete and utter prejudice. And as for 'Saint Tony', I'm not of that particular breed. Yeah I appreciate the good stuff hes done; but if I was to have any idols it would be more along the lines of John Smith/Neil Kinnock and all that. In terms of the war, do you really think that the labour party are imperialist? Get rid of this paranoia that we are backing up USA desires for world domination. Its crap. Theres a hell of a lot more democracy now than there ever was under Saadam. I know that pensions are a problem, but I never pretended everything would be perfect. But just remeber lib dems opposed the minimum wage and that is not me trying to be opportunistic. Thatchers greatest achievement was new labour because it was about telling the unions that this country would be governed by a national government and no longer allow the unions to hold the govnt to ransom. So don't tell me about not seeing through labour, of course I do. I just cannot stand the thought of the current sitting lib dems running the council. I just hope that Gordon has more of a sense of fairness and social justice than Tony has showed thus far.

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