Invader Zim
28th January 2004, 14:16
This makes me so fucking angry but it has to be said.
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As most people know the UK has not been truly democratic in its entire history. The whole system is undemocratic, we as a nation vote for a candidate attached to a political party in our constituency. These parties vary from right wing conservative parties to leftwing socialist parties, etc. However for a party to win a general election that party must gain the most constituencies, the leader of the party that has the most seats becomes prime minister, the prime minister controls their party as they see fit. The parliament than governs the country and votes for bills to be passed which reform laws and social systems. These bills are then voted for by the MP's, the problem is therefore obvious, to win an election a party must have more seats than the opposition, this gives the leader of that party almost unlimited power within this country as they can effectively get any bill passed in the house of commons, the second chamber cant really do anything about it either. This as you can see is undemocratic for a start, far too much power is placed in the hands of one individual.
The system is also undemocratic as the number of votes a party gets can have little impact on the number of seats they win in parliament. For example a party could get 50% of the vote and still not win a single set in the house of commons. That could occur if this party came second in every single constituency by a thin margin. This cannot be considered a democratic situation, to get the majority of the vote and still not get a single representative in power.
So it is clear that this system of government is very undemocratic, how can a party win half the vote and not have any representation in government ever be considered democratic? It obviously cant be considered democratic by any stretch of the imagination, so we live in a fake democracy. But if that isnt enough we have this latest nail in the coffin of democracy, the student tuition fees scandal. Politicians like to call this abomination a debate when in fact all it is, is Blair spitting in the face of the very people who elected him into power in the first place, it is a scandal. This debate is based on the proposal of the governments to increase university student tuition fees, the despots that run this country claim that students should help fill the funding gap that exists to the inefficient funding of universities in the past. Effectively punishing students for learning, under Blairs proposals students from lower middle class backgrounds (that includes people whos parents earn a joint wage which could be as low as 30,000 P.A) can expect to see debts up to and including 40,000 by the time they leave university, this is especially for medical students whos course is 4 years long. The government of course doesnt see it this way, they say that people who go to university are more likely to earn a higher pay than those who dont, and that they should pay back the debts when they can afford it later in life. What this does not take into account is that not all jobs which require a degree pay well. Take teaching for example, teachers are paid a pittance, and would never be able to pay off vast student loans, junior doctors are another example of vital people to society who will not be able to cope with these excessive debts. The simple result is that people will not want to go to university, they would rather avoid the mind staggering debts, which are as high as many mortgages, than go university, and who can blame them? Blair says why should a dustbin man pay for students to go to university?, the answer is simple, if they fall ill and get rushed to hospital, then they will be glad that a doctor with a degree will be there to save their life, a teacher with a degree to teach his children, generally he will be happy to have people who increase his standard of living. If the government wants rich university graduates to fund universities then the answer is simple increase income tax, not penalise the very people who keep this country running.
The situation as you can see is insanely stupid, but to make things that bit more asinine, the government in its wisdom says that they want 50% of people to attend university. That is incredibly illogical, even for politicians, not only will they be devaluing the degree but how will these new students be able to afford the huge costs of university now the government has had its way? Quite a conundrum that one, isnt it, of course Tony Blair claims that the answer is in giving more scholarships, and who may we ask funds these? The universities and government are already in dept yet Blairs strategy will impoverish the country even more. Well Blair is a real genius as you can see, a comic genius, these plans are so laughable, that one can almost forget they are actually real!
The Blair government of course claims to be in favour of equal opportunity, and that all people should be able to attend top universities if they have the academic ability. Of course it doesnt take a lot of intelligence to see that if Blairs plans are realised then all people will be able to attend top universities if their parents wallets are deep enough. The system will become like that of the USA, where the best universities and colleges are able to charge what they like within reason, the Ivy league universities are places for the rich. This will be the case in the UKs top universities, only those who can afford entrance will be able to attend the UKs best. Of course a thin gloss will be placed on the whole shoddy business because the universities will give a pitifully few scholarships, which the government will force them to give, to try and give the impression that they care about the working classes, but really we know the score. Capitalists 1 working classes 0
The good people of the UK are of course not stupid, they have seen Blairs idiocy and in polls have overwhelmingly shown their distaste for the proposed plans. A Massive 70% believed the plans were a bad idea, yet the government continues with this lunacy! How can a democratic country possibly tolerate such an undemocratic piece of legislation? But the real death of Britains democratic system is the fact that in the labour manifesto, Blair said he would not introduce this legislation. He lied, its as simple as that, but what really causes the problem is he lied in the manifesto. As explained above people vote for a party, and if that party wins then they are given almost free reign for 5 years. But governments are elected on what they state in their manifestos, people see what policies the government plans to employ and vote accordingly. Labour said they would not introduce this legislation, they lied, and by doing so they have made a mockery of the electoral system. How can the British public be expected to vote for a government which represents their views and opinions, when we are unsure if the party was telling the truth when they placed their policies before the people in their manifestos? Any person who still had faith in this fake democracy before this scandalous event, should be made aware of this abomination of democracy and its latest, open and blatant, mockery. All should be able to see from this one event that democracy in the UK is dead.
Enigma
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As most people know the UK has not been truly democratic in its entire history. The whole system is undemocratic, we as a nation vote for a candidate attached to a political party in our constituency. These parties vary from right wing conservative parties to leftwing socialist parties, etc. However for a party to win a general election that party must gain the most constituencies, the leader of the party that has the most seats becomes prime minister, the prime minister controls their party as they see fit. The parliament than governs the country and votes for bills to be passed which reform laws and social systems. These bills are then voted for by the MP's, the problem is therefore obvious, to win an election a party must have more seats than the opposition, this gives the leader of that party almost unlimited power within this country as they can effectively get any bill passed in the house of commons, the second chamber cant really do anything about it either. This as you can see is undemocratic for a start, far too much power is placed in the hands of one individual.
The system is also undemocratic as the number of votes a party gets can have little impact on the number of seats they win in parliament. For example a party could get 50% of the vote and still not win a single set in the house of commons. That could occur if this party came second in every single constituency by a thin margin. This cannot be considered a democratic situation, to get the majority of the vote and still not get a single representative in power.
So it is clear that this system of government is very undemocratic, how can a party win half the vote and not have any representation in government ever be considered democratic? It obviously cant be considered democratic by any stretch of the imagination, so we live in a fake democracy. But if that isnt enough we have this latest nail in the coffin of democracy, the student tuition fees scandal. Politicians like to call this abomination a debate when in fact all it is, is Blair spitting in the face of the very people who elected him into power in the first place, it is a scandal. This debate is based on the proposal of the governments to increase university student tuition fees, the despots that run this country claim that students should help fill the funding gap that exists to the inefficient funding of universities in the past. Effectively punishing students for learning, under Blairs proposals students from lower middle class backgrounds (that includes people whos parents earn a joint wage which could be as low as 30,000 P.A) can expect to see debts up to and including 40,000 by the time they leave university, this is especially for medical students whos course is 4 years long. The government of course doesnt see it this way, they say that people who go to university are more likely to earn a higher pay than those who dont, and that they should pay back the debts when they can afford it later in life. What this does not take into account is that not all jobs which require a degree pay well. Take teaching for example, teachers are paid a pittance, and would never be able to pay off vast student loans, junior doctors are another example of vital people to society who will not be able to cope with these excessive debts. The simple result is that people will not want to go to university, they would rather avoid the mind staggering debts, which are as high as many mortgages, than go university, and who can blame them? Blair says why should a dustbin man pay for students to go to university?, the answer is simple, if they fall ill and get rushed to hospital, then they will be glad that a doctor with a degree will be there to save their life, a teacher with a degree to teach his children, generally he will be happy to have people who increase his standard of living. If the government wants rich university graduates to fund universities then the answer is simple increase income tax, not penalise the very people who keep this country running.
The situation as you can see is insanely stupid, but to make things that bit more asinine, the government in its wisdom says that they want 50% of people to attend university. That is incredibly illogical, even for politicians, not only will they be devaluing the degree but how will these new students be able to afford the huge costs of university now the government has had its way? Quite a conundrum that one, isnt it, of course Tony Blair claims that the answer is in giving more scholarships, and who may we ask funds these? The universities and government are already in dept yet Blairs strategy will impoverish the country even more. Well Blair is a real genius as you can see, a comic genius, these plans are so laughable, that one can almost forget they are actually real!
The Blair government of course claims to be in favour of equal opportunity, and that all people should be able to attend top universities if they have the academic ability. Of course it doesnt take a lot of intelligence to see that if Blairs plans are realised then all people will be able to attend top universities if their parents wallets are deep enough. The system will become like that of the USA, where the best universities and colleges are able to charge what they like within reason, the Ivy league universities are places for the rich. This will be the case in the UKs top universities, only those who can afford entrance will be able to attend the UKs best. Of course a thin gloss will be placed on the whole shoddy business because the universities will give a pitifully few scholarships, which the government will force them to give, to try and give the impression that they care about the working classes, but really we know the score. Capitalists 1 working classes 0
The good people of the UK are of course not stupid, they have seen Blairs idiocy and in polls have overwhelmingly shown their distaste for the proposed plans. A Massive 70% believed the plans were a bad idea, yet the government continues with this lunacy! How can a democratic country possibly tolerate such an undemocratic piece of legislation? But the real death of Britains democratic system is the fact that in the labour manifesto, Blair said he would not introduce this legislation. He lied, its as simple as that, but what really causes the problem is he lied in the manifesto. As explained above people vote for a party, and if that party wins then they are given almost free reign for 5 years. But governments are elected on what they state in their manifestos, people see what policies the government plans to employ and vote accordingly. Labour said they would not introduce this legislation, they lied, and by doing so they have made a mockery of the electoral system. How can the British public be expected to vote for a government which represents their views and opinions, when we are unsure if the party was telling the truth when they placed their policies before the people in their manifestos? Any person who still had faith in this fake democracy before this scandalous event, should be made aware of this abomination of democracy and its latest, open and blatant, mockery. All should be able to see from this one event that democracy in the UK is dead.
Enigma