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Monthly Archives: April 2010
Wow station manager accuses me of being negetive.
Well i learnt my craft from the Best there is, i think other parties within the city will agree. The Liberal Democrats 
Off the morning star even i had trouble with some of these but i could think if one more reason.
Thursday 29 April 2010
EmailThe media attacks on Nick Clegg were bizarre in the extreme – he’s not British, he insults old people, he is a – gasp – metrosexual!
None of this clumsy raving dented the Lib Dems’ poll ratings. In fact, it may have entrenched some support by bringing Murdoch’s election agenda out in the most obvious and brazen way.
However, while Murdoch’s attacks are worth dismissing, the Lib Dems do deserve strong attacks on their policies and real scrutiny on the behaviour of their party as it poses as a fresh and new alternative to dirty old politics.
It all seems so tempting for some people. You get to give the government and the Tories a punch in the nose while opting for a few progressive policies. ID cards spring to mind and, for the moment, we’ll ignore the fact that the Tories say they don’t want them either.
However, there are good reasons not to vote for the Lib Dems. Here are just 10 (and I won’t even mention joining the euro).
If the key tasks for the left are to oppose war, privatisation and fight for real workplace representation, then the Lib Dems fail on every serious criteria.
They might feel self-righteous about their poll increase, but the workers they are proposing to lay off need to be ready to fight off their policies after the election should be a hung Parliament.
A Lib Dem vote is more complicated than a simple Tory vote as nothing is ever black and white. Except penguins. Oh, and killer whales. In fact, now I come to think of it, lots of things are black and white – and that includes voting for a yellow party that wants to shift economic policy dramatically to the right.
Values
Nick Clegg began the election campaign by claiming that of all politicians it was Thatcher he most admired. This was a signal to Tory voters that the Lib Dems represent their values.
Famously they opposed the Iraq war before it started but then rallied behind the government once the killing began.
Likewise they may be against renewing Trident (good), but they oppose unilateralism and are utterly opposed to scrapping our weapons of mass destruction entirely (not nearly so good).
Economics
The Lib Dem economic policy is designed to bring hardship and pain to millions.
The “savage cuts” that Clegg and Vince Cable have promised are the last thing in the world we need during a recession.
As the dole queues grow, they propose to lay off public-sector workers and undermine public services when they are most needed.
Playing dirty
The Lib Dem reputation for dirty politics is well founded.
It extends well beyond the odd dodgy bar chart or turning everything into a two horse race – unless it suits them.
The party’s willingness to vilify people personally and say anything to anyone in order to get elected should immediately disbar them from public office.
Anti-union laws
Cable, everyone’s favourite corporate executive, was clear that the Lib Dem response to strike action on the rails was that we need to be able to curtail even further a union’s right to strike.
Posturing
The Lib Dems like to pose as the anti-war party and the anti-nuclear party, but these policies are not all they seem.
Privatisation
Lib Dem councils up and down the country have been quite happy to use PFI and privatisation to run public services.
Combined with their position on cuts in public services this places their economic policies firmly on the right.
Immigration
Clegg has been clear that he thinks immigration is too high, is a problem and he wants to introduce new draconian restrictions on those who do enter the country so they must not stray outside of their allocated region.
This is the wrong approach and, ironically, we should be looking towards a more liberal system that does not treat people like criminals simply because of where they come from.
Digital Economy Bill
The Lib Dems seem to be getting a lot of credit for opposing this outrageous Bill despite the fact that more Labour MPs voted against it than Lib Dems. Certainly Clegg didn’t bother to show up and vote and yet somehow he becomes the man who gets the credit.
Hung parliament
Clegg has refused to say what he would do if there was a hung parliament and wants to keep his options open. If there was a hung parliament the Lib Dems are more likely to support the Tories than Labour.
At the weekend Clegg made it very clear that he would not prop up a Labour government should it receive fewer votes than the Lib Dems or Tories yet still emerge as the biggest party in a hung parliament.
He has never made any statement about going into coalition with the Tories. “Tactically” voting Lib Dem as a progressive choice could aid the possibility of a Tory-Liberal coalition.
If anyone is in any doubt that the Lib Dems are happy to go into coalition with the Tories, they need look no further than the scores of councils up and down the country where the Lib Dems and Tories have been happily coexisting for years in joint administrations. There is nothing about the Lib Dems that rules out deals with the Tories.
A vote for the Lib Dems makes a Tory government more likely and has no virtue of voting with your principles, because they don’t have any.
Smugness
Ever since the first leaders’ debate, Lib Dems have been insufferably smug but have so little to be smug about.
A dishonest party that poses as progressive when it suits yet which has demonstrated time and again it is willing to say anything to anyone to get their vote.
Clegg exemplifies this at the leaders’ debates when he rebukes the other two as leaders of the “old parties.”
I’ll wipe the floor with paxman.
Well i have just got my copy of this weeks advertiser.Take a look i had to look at the date i thought it was an April 1st copy. Well done to all it was the best laugh i will get today. How can you talke someone seriously to make a statement like that. If sky were to put the programme on pay to view they would get my money.
Sorry i think i got it wrong, my mistake it was bring on the Paxo.
My congratulations to Salford Advertiser on their coverage of the local elections
Great job to allow a letter headed can you trust the independents place my photo next to it even though there was no mention of me in the article, and not allow a right of reply.
Well Done.
Taken from the salford star read it, something this city needs a community mag with B–ls
Star date: 28th April 2010
“WAR ZONES” – REGENERATION SPENDS MORE ON DEMOLITIONS THAN RE-BUILDING SALFORD
Liverpool Council Leader Admits Pathfinder Mistake – So How About Salford?
In an incredible admission, Liverpool Council Leader Warren Bradley has admitted that the demolition derby, also known as the Housing Market Renewal project, or Pathfinder, has “ripped the heart” out of communities and left whole areas looking like “war zones”.
Since day one of the Salford Star, residents here have been telling us the same story over and over again… “They’re ripping the heart out of Salford”. For a council leader to admit this is unheard of – now will Salford’s political leaders own up to the mistakes?
Letter to Salford Radio.
Dear Colleagues,
I wished to send my apologies for not being able to attend the ‘Salford Leaders Debate’ today. What amounted to an official invitation came yesterday and which left me in a position to be unable to rearrange other events I had committed to.
I have made an offer for someone to deputise me but I have left this in the hands of the organisers.
Kind Regards
For 20 Minutes i tried to get the station to allow me to deputise but no, perhaps someone may like to ask the PANEL today do they feel democracy within the city is being served?
What a joke
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It’s really sad when a station manager comments, i will go away and ask the three main party leaders if you could attend, I can say today The leader of Salford Council had no problems so who would you guess said no. For two years i was the budget spokesman for Sal ford Liberal Democrats.I have fought on many issues but no i was not welcome. What price democracy in this city i have written to the leader of the council to request a meeting to discuss his views. We are expected to vote for people who seem to shy away from questions they don’t like.
Clegg: The wheels begin to fall off as Lib Dem leader comes under fire over expenses and lobby firm links
By James Chapman and Gerri Peev
Last updated at 1:32 AM on 21st April 2010
Nick Clegg was forced on to the defensive last night over his expenses and lobbying activities.
The Lib Dem leader regularly claimed more than Gordon Brown and David Cameron and charged the taxpayer for three kitchen upgrades in six months.
He also billed for foreign phone calls, napkins, cake tins and for hundreds of pounds to prune his fruit trees.
Questioned over his expenses relating to his constituency property, he hit back, bizarrely saying: ‘It’s not my home, it’s yours.’
Source Daily Mail
Well it’s really funny after a number of emails and letters to the press i still can’t debate on salford Radio.
But Mole junior can. Do i see someone scared of facing me in the studio? Perhaps when you phone Salford Radio you should put the Question.
Why are independents refused a chance to challenge the so called main stream parties?
And one more question if any of the main stream party leaders could not attend would the station allow someone to cover? if that’s the case why am i not allowed?
