Article - What part of GO don't you understand Gordon?
Let's skip the introduction to this article, Gordon Brown is an idiot (we'll leave the one-eyed and Scottish jibes for now), what's more, he's an unwanted idiot without the support of his own party or of the public at large. Even now, despite the fact that his party has suffered its worst election results for nearly a century, he refused to go. How dare he sit there thinking he is doing a good job when the events of the past month show exactly the opposite.
Starting with the business of the Gurkhas', this was a perfect opportunity for Gordon and the government to put right an embarrassing chapter in our history, instead they dithered around before coming up with something so half arsed that they were ripped apart by the commons, and by Joanna Lumley. The idea is that in a democracy, the people have the power, but in this case, it was Joanna, not the government that was setting policy. The most cringingly awful moment though was the interview with Phil Wollas, the immigration minister, who was led like a naughty schoolkid being told off by teacher. You knew that there was only one answer he could give, but there was no answer that wouldn't get him into trouble somewhere.
A couple of days later, the government backed down, showing themselves not only to be incompetent, but also spineless. At least this left them free and ready for the expenses scandal to break. So when it broke, and broke in a big way, they looked their usual hopeless selves. While the conservatives had a lot of mud stick to them, David Cameron took decisive action to correct the situation. Compare and contrast this to Labour and Gordon Brown, who sat there denying the situation existed and then when he did acknowledge it, failed to do anything about it, muttering something about it not being his fault.
This is all bad enough at the best of times, only problem is this isn't the best of times, in fact we are in trouble at the moment. Which means people don't really have time for this rubbish, more so when an election is approaching... Like last Thursday, where Labour got, and there is no other word for this, annihilated, losing 10-25% in my areas. In the local elections they lost every council they controlled, and now have just one eighth the number of councillors as the Conservatives. Worse still in the European elections, they managed to lose seats to the British National Party. However a suggestion would be to actually do stuff to make us vote for Labour over the BNP rather than just keep telling us how bad it would be if the BNP made it to power. For the record, I have not, do not and will not ever support the British National Party, but I am glad they got what they did, perhaps it will be the final kick up the arse to get rid of Gordon. As for the people who were protesting after the BNP won, I would suggest they protest BEFORE the polls open, not before the results are announced.
I thought I would summarise by bringing Oliver Cromwell's speech up to date a bit.
Is there a single virtue now remaining amongst you? Is there one vice you do not possess? You have no more religion than my cat; second homes are your God; which of you have not bartered your conscience for a Plasma TV, or Moat cleaning or a Duck house? Is there a man amongst you that has the least care for the good of the Commonwealth?
You sordid prostitutes have you not defiled this sacred place, and turned the Lord's temple into a den of thieves, by your immoral principles and wicked practices? You have grown intolerably odious to the whole nation; you were deputed here by the people to get grievances redressed, are yourselves gone! So! Take away that shining bauble there, and lock up the doors.
In the name of God, go!