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   Grubber from Uttlesford says:

   Dec 21, 13:18

   For Starfish from the Pond: Further to Irish Micks rant at 21.07 yesterday, he mentioned the steel industry. In the 60`s and 70`s British Steel was subsidised by over £1 million pounds a day, a huge amount at that time. They were producing inferior quality steel at an inflated price. The Japanese steel industry was in the ascendancy producing goods that were good quality, on time and at the right price. The then leader of the Labour Party, Michael Foot, when asked what he would do with all this unwanted steel, came out with an absolute pearler `let it rot in the fields`. The steel industry, like other nationalised industries was overmanned, due to the wants of the unions. In the 70`s i worked for 4 weeks on a construction project at the Port Talbot steel works, and every day whilst I was there, 4 guys went into a hut and played cards all day. They did not have a proper job but were hired at the request of the unions. once the steel industry was privatised, we produced as much steel as before, better quality, at the right price, with about 30% of the previous workforce.
   I am suprised that Irish Mick and his alter-ego from Cheshire have not been on condemning the proposed 27% interest rate that they are proposing to levy on the Governments Social Fund. Along with the 10% tax band fiasco, it prooves that it does not want to be one of the poorest in the country under Browns Nu-Labour.
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   Labour voter from Labourland says:

   Dec 21, 13:01

   noooooo its labour all the way,any1 who thinks otherwise is la la!!.

   Could Cameron be a better PM than Brown?

   No
3.  
   Susan from Richmond says:

   Dec 21, 11:39

   Could someone please tell me what a change of government would, could or should do to make any substantial difference to our current predicament?
   There seems to be a constant stream of posts from a large disaffected group stating that the present government has got it all wrong, but nobody seems to offer any credible solutions.
   To have an election and a change of government is both costly and unnecessessary if the new incumbent is also devoid of ideas and viable tactics.
   Is it possible that in a global recession all of the affected countries will choose to have an election and a change of government purely as an act of reprisal?
   Surely someone has an original thought that I and others would like to hear?
   Too many posters here remind me of badly behaving infants that keep throwing the rattle out of the pram.
4.  
   martin from chester says:

   Dec 21, 11:26

   m from s. When Major assumed the leadership of the Tory government, he was emphatically NOT the elected PM. Oh, and i don't smoke, either.

   Could Cameron be a better PM than Brown?

   No
5.  
   Kelly from Bristol says:

   Dec 21, 10:44

   The more we hear about Brown the great pretender makes me sure no way will I vote for labour again. The world got no faith in him neither have I. Make way for Dave and give him a chance he could not be worse!

   Could Cameron be a better PM than Brown?

   Yes

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