Richard Hawley wrote:
After all though.......there all rubbish
You're not wrong. Looking around, is there one of them that can string a sentence together? Where are the tub thumpers, the orators, the people that inspire you to get off your arse and do something?
As for Tony Benn and his comment about Blair, think that was before the man became a war criminal. I'm with Bishop Desmond Tutu and Hot Charity on that one.
And I sort of think that's the problem. We are governed by a political class who've never known what it's like to go short, to drag themselves out of bed in the morning to go to a shit job or to see their parents struggle to give them what they need. Or at least have the good grace to have some empathy with the majority – like Tony Benn, who came from a moneyed background but still had eyes to see the world outside the rich man's bubble.
I think everyone who has had their two penneth on this thread shows that there are still people who are interested in making the world a better place – and gary, that undoutedly involves too much Guiness – even though there are some people putting windows in for bad trainers or drinking sticky toffee milk. I think most people want something better than we've got, it's just the getting it we're having trouble with.
I think Labour are like men – when I was spotty, freckly, podgy teenager getting my heart broken by men out of my league, my mum always said never settle for anything less than you're worth. It's stood me in good stead over the years (am expecting a smart arse comment from Craig, just make it a good one) and I think I am now starting to apply it to my politics. xx