tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378450371118263133.post5233671376261461344..comments2024-02-20T08:37:57.138+00:00Comments on Britain Votes: Scandal Ahoy!Britain Voteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00982679942856883673noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378450371118263133.post-54335640845613585312010-03-22T22:42:27.928+00:002010-03-22T22:42:27.928+00:00I note today's YouGov poll:
YouGov/Sun: Con 3...I note today's YouGov poll:<br /><br />YouGov/Sun: Con 36% (-2%), Lab 32% (+1%), LD 20% (+1%)<br /><br />Doesn't look like this scandal has much traction so far. Though things may of course change depending on what direction the story heads.Chris Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09108660502775726208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378450371118263133.post-73328673988859075662010-03-22T21:36:38.542+00:002010-03-22T21:36:38.542+00:00Alas, the reality is, that in a two party system, ...Alas, the reality is, that in a two party system, 'the least bad' is usually what one has to vote for. Frankly any large institution suffers from corruption, no matter what it is. If the corruption is isolated to just a few bad eggs it is understandable and life goes on. If the corruption is institutionalised, as in the expenses scandal, or in a country like Italy, then clearly there is a severe problem at all.<br /><br />As it is it appears that accusations of involvement in the affair have now spread to Geoff Hoon, a man even less popular amongst Labour MPs than these two, and Lord Adonis. The accusations against Lord Adonis are potentially more damaging as he is currently a government minister. This is despite the fact that his implication is more dubuous due to the lack of direct evidence and Byers statement that he never actually lobbied any government ministes.Chris Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09108660502775726208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378450371118263133.post-1009045076528207082010-03-22T14:18:58.551+00:002010-03-22T14:18:58.551+00:00It's all a bit sad to see that there isn't...It's all a bit sad to see that there isn't a choice between good and bad or well, ideally, between different competent and 'clean' people. It's more like choosing the least worse ... as we seem to have resigned ourselves with the idea that whatever we do, our elected representatives will steal from us anyway (but the idealist will go and hide in a corner now!).Adina Humahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01717783769896868091noreply@blogger.com