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The Conservative Manifesto 2010
Conservatives say the key problems are the economy is overwhelmed by debt, the social fabric is frayed and political system has betrayed the people 鈥� but these problems can be overcome if WE THE PEOPLE just pull together and put our shoulders to the block. Most importantly, we must hold onto that thought that we are all in this together.
Real change, the Conservatives say,comes not from government alone, but when people are inspired and mobilized鈥�
Well, thus far all of this is sounding rather vague, very generalized and very uninspiring; but the manifesto goes on 鈥淵es this is ambitious. Yes it is optimistic.鈥� Well, I really don't know because I've heard plenty about TOGETHERNESS, but no actual details about anything else.
Cameron points out that in the end, all new measures, all new policy, are just politicians鈥� words without people involvement. Okay, but please, Mr. Cameron, can we have a few more words - just a few more around which or into which we can throw our involvement?
Then the Manifesto lists a series of questions for which we are not given answers, such as: How will we deal with the debt crisis unless we understand that we are all in this together?
How will we raise responsible children unless every adult plays their part?
(Maybe this questioning is a sort of test to see if we the people warrant being included in Conservative TOGETHERNESS?)
Apparently, this is just the opening salvo, the covering statement (if you will) because after this vague introduction we have
a) a download for Conservative Manifesto 2010 in audio format followed by (Are you ready?)
b) a listing of 33 links (various topics).
I don鈥檛 know about you, but all this 鈥淭OGETHERNESS鈥� ON 33 AUDIOS is just too much for me. And at the end of it all, I am left feeling that the Conservative Government plans to sit with heels atop desks and leave me - TOGHETHER with other common folk - to solve the entire kettle of stinky fish.
Wow, do I ever feel empowered (NOT)!

Given the amount the 大象传媒 goes on about Twitter and any influence it may have on the election one could be mistaken for thinking it would be massivly popular. I wouldn't consider less than 2,000 'tweets' (for each party) to be very many at all.

Who cares about twitter?

Another twitter/election related post.

I don't personally use twitter but I really don't think that it is a indicator of what the majority of people think as the many of those who tweet on the election have already made up their mind on who they are voting for.

Also the number of people is an extremely small proportion of people if they are wishing to persuade voters, surely a bigger tool is more popular websites such as youtube or facebook where the number of potential hits will be far great, or maybe even dare I say it, old fashioned TV or even radio.

David Cameron wants to improve the UK?? I think.
Empowerment is all well and good, but is it not more of the nanny state? The choice of schools was not a headline grabbing issue before the election. Now we have a group of Londoners saying they want their children to go to school with their friends. Great, set up a school, and then tell me how it will be regulated/financed,controlled/fair entry policy etc... There are rules and regulations in this country which make me feel safer.
If there is a CRB check on a teacher - good;
If I am asked more detail regarding I.D - good;
If a police officer fills out a form when attending an incident - good;
If I wait for 2 minutes at a bank to have my i.d. checked - good.

Our society has been shaped by events and actualities, not whimsical beaurocrats who must impose rules on us as citizens.

I have incredible freedom in the UK and feel that I am part of a diverse, multi-cultural,progressive society, not a resident of 'Broken Britain'.

I have heard the same rhetoric from business leaders as from Mr. Cameron.
On botton-line issues, it is matter of fact and terse - money talks;
On emotive issues (i.e. 'We the people') there is no meat on the bones, just a big idea,normally their idea, now go and do it,serfs.

I for one will not be joining the army of volunteers that are being used by the conservatives to run this country.
Government 'Elected representatives who will govern to a detailed mandate'??

You can't just count the number of Tweets as a measurement--quality not quantity!

Malcolm Tucker's responses to the manifesto were the best.

Tories on your iPod? Would that be known as iWash?

Tories on your iPod - They certainly won't be on any iPads