Comments on: Labour, Brown Lose Big in Glasgow http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/labour_sinking/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:46:12 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: yetanotherjohn http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/labour_sinking/comment-page-1/#comment-475287 yetanotherjohn Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:48:07 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/?p=24601#comment-475287 I think the crime and one sided multi-culture rules are doing as much or more to sink the labour government. I think the crime and one sided multi-culture rules are doing as much or more to sink the labour government.

]]> By: kb http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/labour_sinking/comment-page-1/#comment-475074 kb Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:49:43 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/?p=24601#comment-475074 All that's happening here is that labour from around 2002 were able to distance themselves from Blair. Since he left people realise the real problem is not just Blair but the entire labour government. When Blair left, and despite what some people say Iraq had very little to do with the dislike that the ordinary voter felt for him(his approval ratings were below 50% by 1999) , labour's only claim to competence was the economy. Since last year that's gone south and labour is left with nothing. Their big claim in 97 was that they'd be more honest that the Tories. They've turned out to be orders of magnitude more corrupt. Without the economy labour has nothing. And the polls reflect that. If McCain wins in November it'll be interesting to watch the dynamics of the US-UK relationship as the republicans have spent so much time the last few years investing in the relationship with Tony and brushing off the Tories. The Tories and the republicans used to be very close but a lot of Tories are now, shall we say, keen to keep a distance.A Cameron government will regard a republican presidency with a certain amount of sceptical reserve. All that's happening here is that labour from around 2002 were able to distance themselves from Blair. Since he left people realise the real problem is not just Blair but the entire labour government. When Blair left, and despite what some people say Iraq had very little to do with the dislike that the ordinary voter felt for him(his approval ratings were below 50% by 1999) , labour's only claim to competence was the economy.

Since last year that's gone south and labour is left with nothing. Their big claim in 97 was that they'd be more honest that the Tories. They've turned out to be orders of magnitude more corrupt.

Without the economy labour has nothing. And the polls reflect that.

If McCain wins in November it'll be interesting to watch the dynamics of the US-UK relationship as the republicans have spent so much time the last few years investing in the relationship with Tony and brushing off the Tories. The Tories and the republicans used to be very close but a lot of Tories are now, shall we say, keen to keep a distance.A Cameron government will regard a republican presidency with a certain amount of sceptical reserve.

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