House of Commons today

[corruptwesterner90]

This is the news that a protester fired harmless purple powder at the Prime Minister protesting about Dads not having enough rights to see their Children (look at that,Just like a news reporter) If I was him I would of done something a little more harmful than purple flour.I hope this is a warning to him that he is not liked and he will be harmed.Now I am not for trouble making,I am totally against that, but when you have people running the country who are murders action must be taken.Does anybody agree with me on this?

[VincentValentine]

BBC news says it was flour in a purple condom :lol:

[Dune Dx]

what this was in the house of commons?

[corruptwesterner90]

It was.They thought it was anthrax and they were out of there "like a bat out of hell"If it had been a biological attack they should of not left the building really.I can see the case for something drastic though

[Danton]

It was quite funny to watch, Gordon Brown was half asleep, and Blair just pretended to not notice, if some nerve agent were in that jonny the lot of them would be dead.. With this and the latest Royal imposter it just shows that nothing is 100% secure and never will be.. Here's what the protest was all about, a worthy cause I do beleive..

http://www.fathers-4-justice.org/

[h&s]

I support the F4J, but I wish they hadn't done it. If they hadn't done it the security lapse would still be there, and someone could actually kill Tony, and the rest of those cappie assholes that rule us :hammer:

[James]

Yeah, killing blair is cool :S

You know you guys can be real muppets some times. How would killing him change the situation? It would make the government even more of a nasty machine, which would hunt down everyone that they suspect. It would give them the perfect excuse.

And no, they were not out of there "like a bat out of hell".

[corruptwesterner90]

I put in in " " because it is what one of the tory mps said.They squirm out of everything

[h&s]

Howard's out of everything like a bat! :D

I'm not really serious about killing Blair, but its nice to dream once in a while!

[fuerzasocialista]

From my understanding, every card carrying Labour Party member despises Tony Blair...

[Funky Monk]

Well, i think your understanding is a bit out then.


I thought it was amusing how Prescott tried to cover the marks, what a terrific chap.

[fuerzasocialista]

If my understanding is a bit out then please shed some light. I am not familiar with British politics and what I stated was stated to me by a member of the Labour Party. So naturally I felt it had merit.

[Funky Monk]

A decent number of Labour party members are perfectly happy with the current situation. Most new member are happy with the situation.

Admittedly many people feel that he has betrayed them and most of the older, more working class orientated members are rather pissed off but still your earlier comment was a bit out.


Sorry if i seemed snappy, its all good.

[Kez]

I dont think this is the case.

Blair has isolated himself of three groups of people in Labour (who make up the majority of the Party by far)

These are:
Old Labourites MP's (As Funky showed correctly)
Trade Unionists who correctly see the representation of workers being with Labour
Opportunist MP's and councillors who see how Blair is making it harder for them to win seats.

However, one could also argue there is a 4th section.
In Spain with the betrayal of the workers, the Spanish people voted for a Left Alternative, which was the PSOE.
The same applied in France in the regional elections
In Italy the same is happening, although this has yet to be transformed into electoral gains.
However, who do more advanced layers of workers turn to? There is no left alternative which can get to power realistically, and i believe this section is (if at the moment passively) supporting the Real Labour faction.

What do you think?

[Funky Monk]

I think your fourth section is really comprised of the 1st and 2nd sections. Im sure a lot of old labourites and trade unionists would vote for a viable left wing alternative if such a one existed.

However i disagree with your summise that the opportunists are prepared to ditch Blair and New Labour. Realistically the concept may prove to be an effective electoral tactic and will stick by him to at least the next election.

[Kez]

But would you not agree if Labour get a thumping in these upcoming elections, the candidates who did not get chosen will see Blair as the reason they didnt get chose? and therefore,for their own personal greedy ambitions they will back someone who is electorally more favourable, and if the workers shift left, the new leader will have to reflect this

what you think?

[Funky Monk]

I certainly agree that a thumping at the election would result in serious qusetions being asked of the Blair leadership and an almost certain reshuffle of leadersip and probably policy.

However i very much doubt whether such a thumping will occur especially with such an excellent politician as Blair.

[Kez]

anyone know any key bills coming thru in parliament b4 june?

[DaCuBaN]

http://www.parliament.uk/bills/bills.cfm

*EDIT* Unnecessary sarcasm edited out