tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post1610500389632579936..comments2024-01-23T16:53:02.428+00:00Comments on Mark Thompson: Lame Duck Government SyndromeMark Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00744387583593537268noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-45408705552724157102009-07-15T23:21:45.328+01:002009-07-15T23:21:45.328+01:00At least we do not have fixed-term Parliaments (li...At least we do not have fixed-term Parliaments (like David Howarth wants!) so if conscience ever gets to Brown et al or to sufficient numbers of parliamentarians, the government can end.Cardinal Richelieu's molenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-43308532956346946592009-07-14T23:28:48.297+01:002009-07-14T23:28:48.297+01:00On the other hand, the great thing about the statu...On the other hand, the great thing about the status quo is that it's no worse than the status quo :)<br /><br />... By which I mean, do you really want either this government or the inevitable Tory one that follows undertaking any "radical" policies? Chances are you wouldn't like what they were, and they would screw them up anyway.<br /><br />Better for the government to be crippled than for it to actually be fiddling with anything, I say!sanbikinoraionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823745465626270567noreply@blogger.com