tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38067964.post4270448304031719471..comments2024-01-11T10:25:57.007+00:00Comments on Labour of Gove: Roll Call USA: Bi-Partisan Ballot Fright vs LeadershipChris Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15679067503215414300noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38067964.post-53482744129790101002008-09-30T13:52:00.000+01:002008-09-30T13:52:00.000+01:00Not often enough anyway! And the bankers too will ...Not often enough anyway! And the bankers too will escape, as usual. <BR/><BR/>We want leadership from our politicians not naked populism. GW Bush is attempting to show some for once in his lying, cheating life.<BR/><BR/>Whatever electorate you were facing if the rescue concentrated on Main Street as e.g. Northern Rock and B&B have done and being tight with shareholders, key workers etc then you would be popular enough at the grass roots.<BR/><BR/>The problem then would come from <B>your funders</B> NOT the voters in general. So, I'd argue, the MyDD analysis may be slightly off beam. It's arguably kowtowing to capital not direct democracy.Chris Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15679067503215414300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38067964.post-88778730339828649242008-09-30T10:54:00.000+01:002008-09-30T10:54:00.000+01:00It's a classic example of a pre-election prisoner'...It's a classic example of a pre-election prisoner's dilemma, Chris. Except it's not the politicians who end up going to jail...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com