Tom now says:
But I don’t accept that it’s [coalition government] remotely democratic.What happens when you have an elected Upper House with a majority from a different party?
Showing posts with label Tom Harris. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tom Harris. Show all posts
Wednesday, 20 October 2010
More from Tom Harris
Further to this.
Tom now says:
Tom now says:
Tom Harris MP - Hypocrite
Tom Harris MP:
1) Turnout in the election was 65%. 65% of 65% = 42.25%.
2) Voters could not vote for Tory economic plans and against Trident renewal.
RENEWAL of Trident was supported by the 65 per cent of the electorate who voted either Labour or Tory in May.No.
1) Turnout in the election was 65%. 65% of 65% = 42.25%.
2) Voters could not vote for Tory economic plans and against Trident renewal.
Ah, but you see, that was before the era of The New Politics of democracy, accountability and transparency. Which actually means that in order to keep the minority coalition partner, the LibDems (who won 23 per cent) on board, the Tories have agreed to ignore the views of the 65 per cent who voted for Trident renewal, now kicked into the post-election long grass. This isn’t about the rights and wrongs of nuclear weapons, or the cost of Trident. It’s about democracy, or rather, the lack of such in the era of coalition government.And if Labour had entered a coalition it too would have compromised on election pledges. Tom Harris MP knows this. He's a hypocrite.
Monday, 4 October 2010
Desperation?
Tom Harris MP is so desperate to score political points he contrasts a statement from George Osborne given in 2007 to the Conservative Party Manifesto written in 2010. He concludes:
Tom, if you're going to try and make a culture in which people cannot change their opinions please make sure that culture isn't one in which people's opinions have major impacts on the lives of so many others. Oh, and whilst you're at it please have a go at your colleague Tom Watson MP for being delighted about a politician changing their mind!
"Well, as I’ve said before, consistency in politics is overrated. Osborne obviously believes the same about honesty."The notion that someone changing their mind is a bad thing is itself bad. Why should our elected representatives be forced to be consistent when things around them change? Why shouldn't they sometimes change their mind?
Tom, if you're going to try and make a culture in which people cannot change their opinions please make sure that culture isn't one in which people's opinions have major impacts on the lives of so many others. Oh, and whilst you're at it please have a go at your colleague Tom Watson MP for being delighted about a politician changing their mind!
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