Lordy Lordy

[steeljack]

Originally Posted by MargaretR

.....and the US government leads the way in brainwashing techniques

No , Granada TV leads the way in that by the number of folk who think Coronation St. is real life

[Bernard Dawson]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Although our system perfect by a long way, I sooner have it than the Americans where one man can wield so much power, especially when that one man was George W. for 8 years

George Bush as bad as he was at least got people to vote for him. An elected Government is always preferable to an unelected one.

[steeljack]

Originally Posted by Robert Owen

George Bush as bad as he was at least got people to vote for him. An elected Government is always preferable to an unelected one.

But do the buses in Hyndburn run on time ..

[andrewb]

Originally Posted by Robert Owen

You could also say Garinda the events in the Lords last week demonstrates what can happen in an unelected second chamber. The people who sit there are accountable to no one. An abuse of power I think they call it.

That would be when they get to make decisions for us, fortunately they don't, that's the commons. If we want to have a go at unelected, unaccountable decision makers, we need to look no further than the European Union.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by andrewb

That would be when they get to make decisions for us, fortunately they don't, that's the commons. If we want to have a go at unelected, unaccountable decision makers, we need to look no further than the European Union.

So you won't be licking envelopes for pro-European integration supporter Ken Clarke?