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'WE NOW KNOW THE PARTY WAS HOODWINKING US'?

Oh Michael, let me remind you what politics comprises:

THE ART OF SELF-DECEPTION
WRAPPED IN THE CRAFT OF DECEIVING OTHERS
FOR 'THEIR OWN GOOD'.

I for one have always known that ALL PARTIES hoodwink - and worse. Parties have no soul. That is why I am moved to repeat: SPOILPARTYGAMES.

Your three points are spot on and need to be broadcast.

Keep up the good work on the doorsteps.

Hmm

Three killing points from Mr Crick.

Now who promised transparency and honesty in politics when he became PM?

Just shows that the election process exposes things politicians try to keep hidden. Mr Brown of course was not lected Labour Leader nor PM- and it shows..

But you knew that and there were nothing but the smallest hints, references to those members of the public asking questions being placed by Labour press officers, people being asked to remove their labour badges before being interviewed as members of the public, cafes full of supporters and bussed in crowds in railway stations, nearly always on a blog and not as part of the report. Why did you let him away with it for so long and what are you going to do for the next 8 days? If campaigns are to mean anything we need more honesty from our press, not conivance.

its consistent with the actions over the years.

as for immigration unlimited immigration is just an extremist policy as no immigration. to keep name calling anyone who talks about it will just drive up the bnp vote?

the london assembly has a bnp member. so its possible.

gordon is probably exhausted after 12 years in govt. it wouldn't be kind to elect him as mistakes would come through the tiredness.

as for fairness. wouldn't it be 'fair' if every party had a turn at government. or does fairness have limits?

As an outspoken and plain spoken individual myself I can understand why Brown would call someone a bigot. We all have bees in our bonnet in one way or another.

What is missing is the justification for that view. If you make a mistake, apologise. Brown has apologised so let's all move on.

It is rather funny though; Brown has trashed the economy and Blair wrecked the constitution but that's OK. Its when they tell the people what they think that the trouble starts.

The British are very strange.

I blame Sue

With New Labour it is racist to express concern about mass immigration and the problems it is creating - or making worse.

e.g. Will millions upon millions more immigrants (and offspring) make the problems, like housing and congestion, better or worse.

A BIGOT DEFINED!

It transpires that Brown is 'Bigot' personified. How's this:

"One who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics and is intolerant of those who differ."

Clearly PARTY politicians are ALL bigots. Perhaps we should
SPOILPARTYGAMES.

I thought Gordon Brown has handled himself reasonably well in all of this.
I don't think it's surprising that he said what he said in the car or that he schmoozed with Mrs Duffy in front of the cameras.

Where were his minders and how did he find himself back in the car with the microphone still on?

I think Gordon Brown made a ill-considered comment but he is only human , was probably having a very hectic day and has apologised- he could have said a lot worse. Why do the media wish to focus on this instead of the issues? I believe that people will see through the media hype.

I read somewhere that Ms. Nye was not the villainess of this terrible miscarriage of hype.

Maybe the ´óÏó´«Ã½ could try and locate the next in line fingered for subjecting Mr. Brown to such cruel exposure.

Assuming he is still around to be found.

If not, I am sure Mrs. Brown will be able to get Lord Hutton to get an enquiry going. I am sure he is easily found in the phone book.

'Oh, the humanity!'

That involved a gas bag going down in flames too.

Tony Blair was a great man who will be sorely missed.