more election thoughts

I heard a Lib dem candidate on the radio the other day saying that if they won the election they would scrap the present law that bans live music being performed anywhere unless the venue has a licence. This law has had the effect of closing down all those impromptu sessions in pubs and small halls, as they are against the law. It was bad enough when you couldn't have more than two people playing at the same time. We fell foul of that one once in a pub in Dalton when we had to send our drummer home.

Anyway the Lib-dems would scrap the existing law so I thought that's a good bit of common sense, maybe I'll vote for them. Then I saw the BIG debate the other night and I thought Nick was doing good until he said that they would scrap Trident. Now as far as this area is concerned that's got to be a bad move as lots of people round here would lose their jobs. So maybe I won't vote Lib dem. although I must say I'm of a mind that having nuclear weapons is not my cup of tea, and I really can't see us ever using them, so why are we spending money on them. If it's just to keep people in Barrow in work maybe I need to rethink that. It's a tough call, but if I'm honest I think I agree with Nick. So that's two reasons to vote Lib dem, and I'm a Labour man so what's going on here.
I suppose what is going on is that I want to see proportional representation brought in so that all our votes count. They keep banging on about a hung parliament being a bad thing. I honestly don't know, is it?
I think that Gordon has got his head around the economy and Thomas could always rely on the Big engine to get him out of trouble, so that's good enough for me. I think he could do with a bit of help from Vince though, as he seems to be a bit of a clever clogs with sums so together they could make a great team. Anything to stop the nasty party has got to be good. I know they're pretending to be less nasty these days but please don't be fooled, all they've changed is their suits.

I took out some Labour leaflets today, a sort of paper called Furness voice, and I was delivering in Baycliff. I popped into the local pub, The Farmers Arms at lunch time and handed one to the lady behind the bar. There were two other people sat at the bar. I handed it to her, she glanced at it and before I turned to go she ripped it in two and said I've never voted labour in my life. I said maybe somebody may have wanted to read it. She could have waited till I had left the pub couldn't she. Such arrogance is how I see the conservatives, it summed it up for me.

Politics, it's become a strange beast in these times, this beauty contest between the leaders instead of the policies turns me off, and I'm actively involved. So it will come as no shock if this election turns in the lowest poll we've ever had. Although the problem is that the woman from the Farmers arms will definitely vote and millions like her will. I just fear that the ordinary men and women won't and we'll end up with all those weak chins running my country. I just hope I'm wrong.