I like this current United Kingdom Labour Government
At least this part of it.
Obama could have a true, as oppsed to a sychphant ally here. Trust the right-wing (favour the greedy rich and powerful) Times to whine about it. 
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/transport/article5799500.ece
Train companies are to be forced to cut the price of season tickets and off-peak fares for the first time since privatisation.
The Government has rejected pleas from the operators to ignore pricing rules as deflation looms.
Although the decision will be welcomed by commuters, it is likely to result in operators cutting services and jobs and raising prices on other fares. Those operators that are already struggling financially could be forced to surrender their franchises and large chunks of the railway could be nationalised temporarily.
He's probably doing this partially as a push to get them to collapse, so he can renationalise. That's what I'd do.
Interesting strategy but will it work!
Labour plan to name and shame local offenders
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/feb/25/labour-plan-to-name-offenders
A prime minister who blames the banks for our economic woes - my kind of guy!
Bankers to blame for economic 'mess'http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/banking_and_finance/article5820951.ece
Gordon Brown attacks 'indefensible' bank practices
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/feb/28/gordon-brown-banks-fred-goodwin
Why is it that political parties on the left don't learn anything from the political parties on the right. When the right gets into power its chop, chop, chop immediately, whereas the left of centre parties have to form committees, study it, and then maybe change things. I mean why bother running if you don't have a plan of action to put into effect the first day you get elected. The left doesn't get that many chances to govern, but when they do they ofter squander their opportunities.
Why didn't they do this at the beginning of their term. This appears to be too little, too late.
Ed Miliband promises radical Labour election manifestoBig increases in minimum wage and reduction of voting age to 16 being considered for party's 'next phase of national renewal'
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/mar/19/labour-ed-miliband-radica...
"Hung" Parliament. That's quite the term.
Treasury calls in Vince Cable for talks on implications of a hung parliament• Whitehall mandarins prepare for coalition
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/mar/21/treasury-vince-cable-hung...
Let us not forget that Tony Blair was the U.S.A.'s staunchest supporter when it came to both the Afghan and Iraq wars. It has recently come to light when the U.S.A. was ramping up for the Iraq war in late 2002 to early 2003, Gordon Brown was also a strong supporter of the Iraq war.
After Obama announced his 30,000 troop surge, Brown promised NATO a 5,000 (the second largest) troop surge to Afghanistan.
By-the-way have you seen the financial benefits Blair has obtained for being such a good ally.
Why is it that political parties on the left don't learn anything from the political parties on the right. When the right gets into power its chop, chop, chop immediately, whereas the left of centre parties have to form committees, study it, and then maybe change things. I mean why bother running if you don't have a plan of action to put into effect the first day you get elected. The left doesn't get that many chances to govern, but when they do they ofter squander their opportunities.
Why didn't they do this at the beginning of their term. This appears to be too little, too late.
Because New Labour are not a left party at all. They are cynical, corrupt opportunists who are looking defeat in the eye and are only now desperately trying to appeal to the working class base they have fucked over for the past decade.
I wish we had at least as leftwing a government as British Labour. We don't even have a national housing strategy since the Liberals screwed Canadians over in the 90's but good. Here in Canada we have two doubley redundant conservative parties clinging to coalition power with somewhere less than half the country voting for both of them. Harper's not a leader, and Iggy's a fraud, too.
Why is it that political parties on the left don't learn anything from the political parties on the right. When the right gets into power its chop, chop, chop immediately, whereas the left of centre parties have to form committees, study it, and then maybe change things. I mean why bother running if you don't have a plan of action to put into effect the first day you get elected. The left doesn't get that many chances to govern, but when they do they ofter squander their opportunities.
Why didn't they do this at the beginning of their term. This appears to be too little, too late.
Ed Miliband promises radical Labour election manifestoBig increases in minimum wage and reduction of voting age to 16 being considered for party's 'next phase of national renewal'
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/mar/19/labour-ed-miliband-radical-manifesto
Actually they did do quite a bit- at the beginning of the term and later.
I haven't and wont look at the manifesto. But its a safe bet a lot of it is recycled from the general vision of 1997. There were good aspects to that, and a lot of the early programs were first steps in that longer term vision. Tony Blair's adventure with Gearge Bush, and his certainty that He was right, played a very big part in the distraction.
Its nice that Milband remembers, but no one is listening.
Fodder for the part of the Labour core that has not totally given up... logs they can put on the fire when they are back in the wilderness.
Secret tape reveals Tory backing for ban on gays
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/apr/03/tory-tape-gays-bed-breakfast
Oh, to have the quality of the Guardian newspaper in Canada.
A-Z of the general election 2010
With the parties already trading political fire, Observer writers offer a guide to the people and issues that will decide who forms the next government
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/apr/04/general-election-2010
Now, this is exciting!
Labour could win most seats at general election, poll shows
Guardian/ICM poll reveals gap between two main parties at four points - the closest in an ICM poll for almost two years
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/apr/05/icm-poll-labour-conservat...
So Thursday, May 6 it is!
Gordon Brown triggers general election with Labour closing in on Tories
Exclusive 'National renewal' manifesto draft pledges boldness and sweeping change
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/apr/05/gordon-brown-election-lab...
Not a good day for Labour but I do like this method of poll reporting. Best I've seen so far.
General election 2010: poll of pollsThis graphic displays data from seven key polls in the run-up to the 2010 general election. Drag your mouse over the graph to track the average results since January and select each poll to view the data in more detail
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/interactive/2010/apr/06/general-elect...
Looks like Labour will get re-elected to me.
David Cameron's poll lead falls, amid growing fears of a hung parliament
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7090947.ece
Looking at the campaign synopses in the Globe yesterday make it appear that the Lib Dems are campaigning to the left of labour.
Hung Parliament territory.
Mr Cameron has lost most simply because so much was expected of him.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/election_2010/8626154.stm