What's Wrong With You People?

[FrankStanley]

sorry Scunner, we have established its not a game

[Scunner]

You may have

[FrankStanley]

ok, we differ. But watch out for the number of people NOT voting in the forthcoming elections

[Scunner]

Not voting doesn't address anything - if all parties are guilty of it, they stay relatively unscathed. It won't disappear as if it never happened so it needs to be strictly monitored in future.

[FrankStanley]

I agree, but people have lost confidence in their (leaders)!
They have lost confidence in the LAW enforcers
They have lost confidence in the LAW.
Sorry to be so serious,but I feel this is serious  

[Scunner]

As I said earlier, there are no surprises for me. The only relevant part is that our lives are dictated by a dodgy group who have moats, tennis courts and mock Tudor beams. I'd love to know how they think they understand what is best for someone living on minimum wage.

[FrankStanley]

Very true, they represent the people, but long ago forgot who we are!
If we are to get out of this economic mess, we need people who know who we are. So that we are all pulling in the same direction  

[Scunner]

There was a saying that I can't quite remember - along the lines that people seek office to serve the people, and when they achieve it they expect people to serve them. Silver spoon or not, the intoxicating trappings of power and fame cripple them all.

[Eric]

The old saying was;

"Of the people, by the people, for the people"

Seems to have been corrupted in recent years.

Of the people - As long as you belong to the respective party and have the right connections.
By the people - First past the post voting system?  I don't think so.
For the people - Don't make me laugh.

[c1]

just think Germany around late 1920 when a youngish man who was of the people and who had fought in the first world war etc slowly but surely built a power base!
I would like to see the list of expenses submitted by MPs now and retrospectfily for say last 20 years (name and shame), As government can and do to you or me, via tax and company house. interesting that under brown we can nolonger claim back tax from previous years but exchequer has no time limit in going after you. also if you owe them through no ovious fault they can claim interest at a high rate but if they owe you much lower rate applied, also if you run a car and charge you company they/you can only claim back 40p per mile (not changed for years) for the first 10000 miles then down to 25p, Mps can charge/claim at a much higher rate per mile.Mother of all parliments my ar**.How we doing mike, good here ain't it