2007-01-16 00:17:53 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Gained my hatred and contempt for betraying the British - especially the English. Allowed teenagers to become terrorists on our streets and depressed all free thinkers. etc, etc, etc,
2007-01-16 00:43:27 · answer #1 · answered by I'm Sparticus 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Good management of the economy - releasing interest rates from governmental decision - introduced child tax credits, New Deal, paternity leave, National Minimum Wage - introduced a winter fuel allowance which is given regardless of the weather (unlike the Tories when you only got the WFP if the temperature was below freezing on 7 consecutive days throughout the majority of the country - ie, never) - reduced waiting times at hospital - made us at the central of Europe to drive it forward instead of being on the outside, looking in.
It has made some decisions which it is easy in hindsight to say were wrong, perhaps. But isn't that what an elected government is for? It's not there to be liked, it's there to run the country and that sometimes involves taking unpopular, tough decisions if it is ultimately for the benefit of the country. With the 'special relationship' between US and UK and the whole surrounding political matters re: 9/11, the UK didn't really have any choice but to follow the US into Iraq or risk the alliance being seen as weak. Had that actually happened, who knows what other terrorist atrocities may have occurred between then and now with a rampant Al-Qaeda thinking it had got the better of UK/US.
2007-01-16 11:45:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Raised taxes to unprecedented levels, encouraged councils to put up council tax without any capping controls by central government. Caused an ever widening gap between rich and poor. Dragged the nation into a war which we did not support - it's illegal. Caused many thousands of pensioners to die of cold because they failed to raise the heating allowance from it's present £200 to £300 a year. Doing so may have meant I could put on the heating more often and not have to sit indoors wearing a jumper with cold nose and hands.
The Blur Gov are a bunch of self seekers they have abandoned their working class supporters who're are now turning to the BNP in ever increasing numbers.
In April the pensioners of UK will get a miserable means-tested 3 per cent pension increase. We all know that Gord's inflation is really more like 5 per cent. Us pensioners should go on strike.
2007-01-16 10:08:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Let's be fair. It brought elected mayors to communities which wanted them. It removed the unfair privilege of hundreds of hereditary peers to simply show up to parliament and vote on laws. It has done more for gay rights than any previous government (which you may take as a good or bad thing). It hasn't joined the Euro. It passed a Freedom of Information Act for more open government. It introduced the minimum wage. And it won the Olympics for London in 2012 (which may end up costing too much, I know).
I think Tony Blair should stand trial for his aggressive war in Iraq - and his killing of the investigation into bribes to Saudi royals is just the latest example of his sleaze - but it's unfair to say that they've done nothing.
2007-01-16 08:36:39 · answer #4 · answered by Dunrobin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Stolen" more of my hard-earned wages in stealth taxes to fund their warmongering, immigration disasters, home office incompetence, failing schools, broke health service, overstuffed prisons and nice men in suits who didn't "buy" peerages.
Thanks Tone.....I was one of the idiots who voted for you first time round because I believed that a Labour government would help things to get better for the working man and woman of this country.
2007-01-20 06:42:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have bled us all dry with various stealth taxes, and then wasted the money. Made us live in fear of criminals because they don't deal with them properly. let down the youngsters by failing to provide proper education.
Problem is that the Tories would likely do the same.
2007-01-16 08:23:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Demolished democracy and replaced it with a police state and made themselves rich and their airhead celeb mates peers. And given more sovereignty to their masters in Brussels.
2007-01-16 12:09:25 · answer #7 · answered by jack lewis 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
OK apart from the aqueduct, roads, the wine, public order and health. What have the Romans ever done for us?
2007-01-16 08:23:57 · answer #8 · answered by leedsmikey 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Labour have filled this country to bursting point....Shut the bloody door!..we are full.
2007-01-16 15:02:11 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They've managed the economy very well, and we've enjoyed many years of low interest rates with low inflation.
2007-01-16 10:08:56 · answer #10 · answered by Mrs B 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋