THe mess in iraq is symptomatic of western interference - as was sadaam in the first place. the west should let the arabs run there own affairs.
the government and health service are not separate entities. If the health service fiances are a shambles, it is the government which is to blame, since the government is in charge
lecturers pay has been allowed to fall behind, that's why theyre up in arms.
Blair came to office NINE YEARS AGO pledging to be tough on crime. In that time clearup rates have dropped from 15% 10 10% and violent crime has risen. Poliicies are not working. Personally , I love the idea of ID cards.
average house prices. What about those not in the public sector? My daughter works in her shop and her boyfriend in a call centre. They don't get public money. Don't they have a right to a house? House prices are too high all round because government has allowed banks to lend too much money. Hence property price explosion
france has got nothing to do with our longest hours. Red Herring, mate. We should have shorter hours. It's supposed to be part of the deal with modern hi tech life.
no point in comparing our trains now with how they used to be. that's pots and kettles. Look at how they work in europe - better and cheaper and therefore making better contribition to transport infrastructure. The mess was created by tories. Labour has failed to sort it out.
prisom population. Yes I would prefer that most of them were free and contributing to society or doing meaningful penance via community service - or in rememdial classes, or mental hospital. Current and exs lord chief justices both said so this week.
prison really should be last resort for dasngerous people and they should be in there forever if necessary to protect the innocent. whole balance is wrong
pension age does not need to go up. people need to contribute properly throughout their working lives, that's all
civil liberties should be sacrosanct. terrorist activities are direct result of us using repression elsewhere any way. we can't afford to lose our civil liberties on the offchance that some nutter blows himself up once in a while.
education. you miss the point. the bloke from eton can afford to pay for his education. people on minimum wage can't. if its free for everybody, then everybody gets their chance, and the bloke from eton will pay in other ways - taxes.
VAT fraud. It's called Carousel fraud. Look it up. It's a symptom of massively underfunded Customs and Excise not have staff to monitor the system. It is massive and costing the country a fortune.
David Kelly - so who was selling autogrpahed copies of the hutton report last week?
Berlusconi - are you seriously condoning blair holidaying with people like him?
imprisonment without trial. If these people are guilty of crimes, then bring them to trial. Otherwise do not claim that they are guilty of crimes when you have no evidence.
