Are you better or worse of under the labour government?
954019
The rich are better off, whilst the poor are worse off.\nHousing prices are also making it almost impossible for first-time buyers to afford a property, especially in cities.\nYour civil liberties are also being destroyed by the 'nanny state' government. Just count the amount of speed bumps and CCTV cameras.\nNew Labour is more draconian than Thatcher's Conservative Party.
1046404
good for you.. .. i hear that's what gov't is good for.. .. enjoy the bliss of your ignorance
946267
well let me see Tony Blair:\n\nLied about the war\nCreated foundation hospitals\nIncreased higher education fees\nAllowed buy to let mortgages (which has priced me and many others out of the market)\nWas the Creator of ASBO'S (cos they really work)\nCreated around 1,000 new pieces of legislation that's more than any other government.\nOh and his people let out some of the most dangerous crimminals rather than deport them.\n\nSo I'd say yes!
1015326
The Prime Minister is more powerful as long as he is a good Prime Minister. He needs the Queen's approval and the Queen is obliged to give it. If for instance though the government and the Prime Minister were jeopardising the freedom and safetly of their citizens or becoming ruthless dictators, the Queen could (in theory) use her influence to raise the people and her armies against them.
714609
Tony blair would just change the law to benefit himself.\nThen there would be a new act of parliament preventing anyone from complaining.\nAs far as i know,the thatcher govt left johm major and subsequently the labour govt the wealthiest britain since the industrial revolution with a world beating economic template,all he had to do was follow the rules,...........\nNow brown has given us a 30 billion deficit and an economy built upon the lending of homebuyers.\nits doomed to failure, the world economic boom has helped bail brown out for the labour period of govt.all the time tony spends spends spends luring in the voters..\nwell it looks like its time for history to repeat itself...labour bankrupts the country, the conservatives seize power and dig us out , just when the hard works done,, labour gets in again...when will the left ever learn?
1101542
The answer to your question would be none, unless you consider Great Britain living under the provisions of the Magna Carta (1215) as living under the same government.
544275
No.  We need better politicians, not a better gov't.
227998
Probably better than some UK citizens.
481639
Harper has only been elected a few short months so it is not possible to compare or judge who is the better leader.\nI was not a Harper voter, but so far I must say he is taking a tight reign and I have no complaints.
882454
If you want to keep your job you don't usually attack the incumbent party and PM! I would have thought it's as a result of tory lobbying and the police's recognition that they'll be in power in the next couple of year.
1106080
Of course, if by "getting better" you mean cutting thousands of jobs, manipulating waiting lists and paying such low wages that they can't even keep hold of cleaning staff.\n\nOn the plus side... oh wait, there isn't one.\n\nI have recently been in hospital, and the service I received was fabulous.  The staff are clearly extremely dedicated and hardworking, but have to fight political battles every single day.
763305
GRR........\nThis government has done nothing more than sc*ew us all over. They lie, cheat and tax us on things they should keep their theiving greedy mitts off. They take money off us hand over fist and then give it away to the EU or other countries before helping US. The only other person in history who compares with Tony Blair is "The Sheriff of Nottingham" from the same story you refer to. \nThis green taxation is nothing to do with the climate but everything to do with taxing us for something else which the green nutters cheer as they are as thick as they are scruffy looking.\n\nThey also seem hellbent on filling all our houses and jobs with foreigners. They say it is to enhance the richness and diversity in our culture... it has a lot more to do with not knowing how to control it without being seen as anti foreigner and called racist. \n\nI feel like a second class citizen in my own country and if I had the courage and money I would emigrate. Not too sure where though at the moment. Somewhere that has no labour party and skanky Blair..\n\nJemms xxXXxx
644963
labour is the current party in power their leader tony bush...sorry thats blair. in 9 years they have done nothing in fact in any other line of work they would of all been sacked. i wont vote for them or anyone else as they dont seem any better.
858049
I voted to spite Blair but Livingstone turned out to be his plant.\nHoodwinked again.\nLondon is still run by others and we are paying more and more.\nHis control over transport is nil except for collecting money.\nHis tram systems are developer's dreams come true.\nScroungers, con artists and liars, and they all hold office.\nI've given up on this country.
63942
I work for state government and I can honestly say that I am more of a Democrat than I ever was.  \n\nI am more circumspect about talking about my beliefs than I was before I started working here, but that is probably because I have more respect for other's views than I did before.  I hope that is why.\n\nI am not as ready to jump the "scandal" gun as I used to be because I see the mistakes that happen on a daily basis and I know the feds screw up as much as anyone else.  \n\nThe caveat to this is that when a major screw up happens and then there is no action taken, I am much less forgiving than I used to be.  I do this because I've seen how quickly government responds when they want to.
905250
Far better than the present incumbent!!\n\nI really do hope that the police investigation of the cash for peerages row nabs Blair and his cronies.\n\nBut it is vital that as soon as Labour are ousted that whoever gets in institutes an independent enquiry into the whole of the Labour reign.  \n\nAll the lies and fudging of figures (false Accounting?), spin, politicisation of civil servants, 1984 control of the press, and all the other shenanigans that have been going on.\n\nWhy for instance have MPs that fiddled their expenses never been prosecuted?  How can they justify prosecuting a member of the public for a crime they seem immune to?  Law should be applied equally and if it is not then it should be struck from the statute book.\n\nIt is time that politics was dragged kicking and screaming back into behaving honestly.
1037402
the british government cant sort nothing out these days and will let any family wether black / white live in poverty. these hostals were made just for the homeless coloured people. there are hostals also for the british people meaning (mixed races). i know how it seems and i agree with what someone else said. that the coloured people may also feel uncomfortable living in these places and being singled out. im sure if given the chance and the choise they would rather be mixed together in a normal community. what is however unfair is how they are financed. and again this is because of the government not wanting to be classed as a racial run government. the whole of the government is going down the pan fast. but who are we. theres nothing any one can do.