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Subject: sorry, wrong question


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Ian (Australia)
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Date Posted: 12:07:01 01/20/05 Thu
In reply to: Dave (UK) 's message, "Fraid Not..." on 11:56:28 01/20/05 Thu

>>“Does your government not understand the difference
>>between democratic governance in the name of the people
>>and a feudal appropriation of power by whoever happens to
>>have won the election lottery?”

>Oh yes, they understand. That’s precisely why they’re doing it.

Sorry, I should have asked "does your voting population not understand ..."

>>“Why in the name of Bruce don't you people form a
>>plausible alternative to Blair?”

>I find the Conservatives plausible, it's just the media that does not.

They could be perhaps just a tad less wishy washy on the EU. "Do we want to sign up to the gradual erosion of our democratic system or not? Hang, on, we're still thinking about that."

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Date Posted: 12:17:29 01/20/05 Thu


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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: The Queen is visiting Alberta and Saskatchewan this year for their Centennials as Provinces


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Jim (Canada)
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Date Posted: 12:21:44 01/20/05 Thu


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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Each Australian state has a Supreme Court and the Commonwealth of Australia has a High Court


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Ian (Australia)
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Date Posted: 12:28:58 01/20/05 Thu


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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Conservatives


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Dave (UK)
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Date Posted: 12:48:35 01/20/05 Thu

The problem with the Conservative attitude to the EU is that their party is not united on the issue. I feel they are as skeptical about the EU as they feel they can get away with, without a number of MPs crossing the floor like the idiot whose name escapes me did this week. You would then have the has-beens of Heseltine and Clarke (who despite being collectively responsible for the Conservatives most unpopular policies in the last Government, seem to be held in high esteem by the media) polluting the airwaves with their Europhile nonsense, and creating more damage to the party. Despite the fact that they seem to be between a rock and a hard place, I agree that they should come off the fence and declare that a referendum on withdrawal from the EU would be undertaken, should they form a Government. This would put the UKIP threat out of business, and would force those undecided Britons into a choice between a Federal Europe, or out of Europe. I think this would be a positive psychological development amongst the electorate.

Their policy of “In Europe, not run by Europe” is contradictory, unachievable, and frankly farcical. I believe they know this, but they are too scared of the Labour propaganda machine to come out and say so.

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