tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249851329008146395.post1172268314266301668..comments2023-10-30T09:11:12.922-07:00Comments on Clouded Outlook: Reform in haste, repent at your leisureAlice Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05753570123987780947noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249851329008146395.post-83381711838474546742009-05-31T15:36:00.215-07:002009-05-31T15:36:00.215-07:00Nero can fiddle, but it won't appease the elec...Nero can fiddle, but it won't appease the electorate.<br><br>We want blood.Micknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249851329008146395.post-58470947491846611532009-05-31T23:59:15.218-07:002009-05-31T23:59:15.218-07:00"... once you start reconfiguring the rules, ..."... once you start reconfiguring the rules, it is hard to stop."<br><br>This government has never stopped reconfiguring the rules! I have yet to find any UK citizen, who has any understanding of how their country is governed. And, they don't teach it in schools because the teachers don't understand it either.<br><br>They should start with this Wiki article:- <br><br>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_United_KingdomAcornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17278434278980238519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249851329008146395.post-7191168583972642712009-06-01T01:20:46.660-07:002009-06-01T01:20:46.660-07:00You know a government is in trouble when .... the ...You know a government is in trouble when .... the prime minister calls two judges from a TV talent show ("Britains Got Talent") to ask about the health of a former contestant (Susan Boyle).<br><br>All best wishes to Susan Boyle; but frankly the PM should not be trying to spin pseudo integrity from her misfortune.<br><br>Having presided over the worst financial administration in several centuries, Gordon Brown is in despair, casting about for things to distract the media and the public. Expect more of this straw man spin.<br><br>It won't work though, as the Americans say: <b>it's the economy stupid</b>. Bad as this moment seems to call an election; my guess is that another million unemployed over the next year will not improve his chances.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com