Tarquin is right - Labour will win the election, barely

[sasguru]

That's because in the post_industrial society that is Britain, most people are employed in the public sector. These people know where their bread is buttered and they have nothing to gain by voting Tory.
Also in spite of the biggest recession in recent history, most of these people have not felt the pain - but very few of them have the analytical skills to realise that's because of the government's borrowing and "creation" of money and that it cannot continue indefinitely.

In any case it may be that the only alternative to have such a large public sector is to have unemployment at the 15%-20% mark - the country's cake (private sector) is now too small to employ those who may be trimmed by any austerity measures.

[moorfield]

Tarquin is right - Labour will win the election, barely

B o l l o x

Defeatist talk.

Has Mandleson been "fingering" you lot to come out for New Labour ?

[HairyArsedBloke]

Returning Gordon Brown to No. 10 is the best thing that could happen to the UK.

[Board Game Geek]

I work in the Public Sector and I'm not voting for the Labourazi Party. Never have done. I don't see it as a conflict of interests at all.

Then again, I don't have an imaginary Guardian Type job such as 5-a-day coordinator and welfare implementer for disaffected rodents in Camden.

[Doggy Styles]

Returning Gordon Brown to No. 10 is the best thing that could happen to the UK.

Yes. Why put the recovery at risk?

[Churchill]

Yes. Why put the recovery at risk?

Fire up the Quatro!

[Tarquin Farquhar]

I work in the Public Sector and I'm not voting for the Labourazi Party. Never have done. I don't see it as a conflict of interests at all.

Then again, I don't have an imaginary Guardian Type job such as 5-a-day coordinator and welfare implementer for disaffected rodents in Camden.

They are real jobs.

http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/job/97978...social-worker/


Consultant Social Worker
Employer: LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY
Posted: 25 Mar 2010
Reference: CYP0088
Location: Greater London - East London
Industry: Government - Local government
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Salary: £42,258 - £44,910

[Churchill]

They are real jobs.

http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/job/97978...social-worker/


Consultant Social Worker
Employer: LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY
Posted: 25 Mar 2010
Reference: CYP0088
Location: Greater London - East London
Industry: Government - Local government
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Salary: £42,258 - £44,910

Quelle Surprise - advertised in the Grauniad! FFS

[fullyautomatix]

The way forward for this country is to keep borrowing billions and employ everybody in the public sector. You know it makes sense.

Once the masses are slaves labouring away in pen pushing jobs they will keep voting the socialists in power till eternity.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

That's because in the post_industrial society that is Britain, most people are employed in the public sector. These people know where their bread is buttered and they have nothing to gain by voting Tory.

Utter utter bollox. If that were true, the polls and the election would demonstrate a much larger Labour vote. The fact is, many people (even in public sector jobs) are dyed in the wool Tories who would never vote any other way.