tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post7395029543791595681..comments2024-01-23T16:53:02.428+00:00Comments on Mark Thompson: The rest of us might as well pack up and go home thenMark Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00744387583593537268noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-82129824110117799682009-12-22T09:52:55.663+00:002009-12-22T09:52:55.663+00:00"By that reasoning, the Greens, UKIP and all ..."By that reasoning, the Greens, UKIP and all the other UK-wide parties having policies is even more pointless."<br /><br />Yup, got it in one.Letters From A Toryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14612766550608940053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-20231579599403603942009-12-22T07:33:04.838+00:002009-12-22T07:33:04.838+00:00Anonymous: If that's the case, then perhaps th...Anonymous: If that's the case, then perhaps the LibDems should take lessons from Ms Lumley either on self-publicity, or how to corner and persuade a reluctant Minister. Then you might really achieve something!Mick Andersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-43679262675647951592009-12-21T13:20:56.023+00:002009-12-21T13:20:56.023+00:00Although I agree with your general point about the...Although I agree with your general point about the Lib Dems possibly holding the balance of power in the next parliament, I also agree with Tom about the tuition fee pledge being pointless.<br /><br />The fact of the matter is there is a review of higher education funding going on that will report after the next election, and the NUS aren't even calling for free education any more!<br /><br />The likelihood is that Labour and the Conservatives will accept the outcome of the fees review without substantial changes, and those proposals will be passed though parliament without votes being required from the Lib Dems.<br /><br />We aren't going to see free university education any time soon, so in the mean time such a pledge is there to win votes and nothing else.JRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00315206271409931379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-49502265800968664622009-12-21T10:44:44.623+00:002009-12-21T10:44:44.623+00:00Mick - it was actually a Lib Dem who started the g...Mick - it was actually a Lib Dem who started the ghurka campaign and then brought Joanna Lumley on board.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-50838644019452619282009-12-21T09:27:27.644+00:002009-12-21T09:27:27.644+00:00I wasn't aware that the LibDems had championed...I wasn't aware that the LibDems had championed the cause of the Gurkhas. I do remember Ms Lumley making a lot of waves, though.<br /><br />As for Mr Harris complaining about meaningless promises, he was reminded by his commentators about just how meaningful so many of his own Party promises have been. Lison, anybody? Even if Mr Brown is technically correct that a Treaty is not a Constitution, we all know when he has cheated on the <i>spirit</i> of his "pledge"<br /><br />Ultimately, those of us who don't actively support a specific Party don't believe many of the promises that are made to us by Parliament. The only ones that ever come true are the ones we would prefer to remain a fantasy, such as the many tax-rises.<br /><br />As far as what the LibDems suggest, I think the best you can hope for is that the Party in power steals the better ideas for their own. I don't care where the good ideas come from, just as long as they are better than the ones being floated now!Mick Andersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-31896149713967076382009-12-21T02:03:56.355+00:002009-12-21T02:03:56.355+00:00Good post. I'm sick and tired of the two main ...Good post. I'm sick and tired of the two main parties lording it over all the others. They're so arrogant, and I can't wait for Harris to be taken down a peg or two at the next election.Alexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-16577478245455549512009-12-20T17:32:43.986+00:002009-12-20T17:32:43.986+00:00I do wish, though, that the Lib Dems had chosen to...I do wish, though, that the Lib Dems had chosen to scrap their tuition fees policy.Dingdongalistichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848569458025671647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-87498949000711081102009-12-20T16:14:35.880+00:002009-12-20T16:14:35.880+00:00Well yeah, but I'm all in favour of tuition fe...Well yeah, but I'm all in favour of tuition fees anyway.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.com