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02/19/12--08:01: Comment on Is James Murdoch on the lam? by Swatantra (chan 1405690)

'... though cowards flinch and traitors sneer ...'


02/19/12--10:12: Comment on Is James Murdoch on the lam? by Anonymous (chan 1405690)

yes that true, born and bred.


02/21/12--02:20: Comment on Can Ed Miliband learn from Obama by Swatantra (chan 1405690)

The trouble with most PMs and Presidents is that they are always looking to the 2nd term and reelection. When they should really be thinking about doing it all in 4 years or 5 years, and sod the 2nd term. Obama had everything the Senate and Congess and the people behind him and yet he delayed introducing his Welfare Reforms. The advice is just get on with it; bring about the change, and forget about the 2nd term, and bow out.  Who knows the measures you've introduced may well prove successful and you've got your 2nd term. Labour Leaders need to learn that lesson. the 45 Govt changed Britain and it was done in 5 years.


02/21/12--03:36: Comment on Can Ed Miliband learn from Obama by Anonymous (chan 1405690)

 Interesting maths; 1945 to 1951 = 5 years. Other than that sarky comment you are right that governments should govern as if it their only term. Tories in 1979-83 made radical changes and courted deep unpopularity to do what they thought was essential. Blair sat on his hands for his first term, spending 4 years running for re-election in 2001. After that events took over and the time for radicalism was past. So little was achieved that when Blair left a Radio 4 discussion seriously could only say his greatest achievement was free museum admission. Nice but hardly overthrowing the post war settlement. To its credit the coalition is running forward with many radical policies. They govern as if its their only term, largely because it probably is (Tory majority, Labour majority or Lib-Lab coalition are all likelier outcomes).


02/21/12--04:22: Comment on Can Ed Miliband learn from Obama by Swatantra (chan 1405690)

I gave a much fuller comment on 'Labour Uncut' which takes in the very points you've made. The Coalition may well come unstuck if Nick puts his foot down on Lansleys  'reforms' and says: No.  Yet another U-Turn for the Coalition. Honestly, I've lost count. 


02/22/12--00:59: Comment on Can Ed Miliband learn from Obama by Anonymous (chan 1405690)

I think your wrong the Tories know they have so much scope because labour is really so unelectable at the moment, they are moving between new labour, labour, and shall we take over from the Tories.  I suspect the public will give the Tories another term or they will decide another hung government, I suspect the Tories may even get a minority government with Labours millions staying at home. never have I seen Unions or Union people or even the public accept so many cuts, without saying anything, they are not marching for the NHS which once upon a time you say cuts and NHS in the same breath millions would be on the streets. I think since the expenses scandal the public are sick and tired of hearing about politics.,


02/22/12--03:52: Comment on Can Ed Miliband learn from Obama by Swatantra (chan 1405690)

You can only push the people so far. Look at Greece,where a technocratic Govt has imposed massive cuts and the Unions and the workers are not going to take it any more. Its unfair because we all know the Greeks have been living beynd their means for years and need a it of self discipline and regulation; they obviouslyy can't do it themselves so the Technocrats and IMF have don it for them. Greece could well fall to another coup by the military, stepping in where bickering politicians fear to tread. I've often thought that we could do with a technocratic Govt here as well just to sort things out.  I'd agree that the public have lost faith in all politicians; but the trouble with the Military is that  they don't ave any imagination; they're so used to following orders.


02/22/12--06:42: Comment on Can Ed Miliband learn from Obama by Anonymous (chan 1405690)

The problem is we are hearing the Greek government may not call an election to stop the people voting for s0mebody like the Commies. They are talking about a government of all parties. here of course you get people marching and waving flags, when we do get annoyed of course as it happened in my town people get shot


02/22/12--12:11: Comment on Is James Murdoch on the lam? by Anonymous (chan 1405690)

 I bet Alex was really pleased to hear his article quoted in PMQs today; by David Cameron. Maybe his third attempt as a Parliamentary candidate will be with a blue rosette on. After all David Cameron is  a leader. He are articulating a vision and a destination. He is clearly identifying a course and people are following him.


02/23/12--09:19: Comment on Is James Murdoch on the lam? by Swatantra (chan 1405690)

Alex is to be congratulated on his polemic being used by Dave to embarass EdM. I doubt the blue rosette. People who change sides like the Gang of 4 are the pits,  fairweather friends.I always remember that stirring speech of Gaitskills:  '... fight fight and fight again for the Party I love ... etc'. And thats what Alex should do. Gaitskill never made it to be PM although Wilson did, but it was close in 64. The fact is Labour are always the 'occassional Party', never blessed traditionally with Govt. So when they happen to find themselves in Govt, they should always make the best of it. But I'm always wary of idea of Dave as a Leader.Too soft on Europe and too soft on austerity for the likes of the rednecks in his Party. And the Country are not buying into this Old Etonian nonsense.