Question Time - How Is This Possible?

**AlfredJPruffock** · 2 July 2009, 22:10

In life - often a man becomes that which he despises.

Jean Paul Satre

**HairyArsedBloke** · 2 July 2009, 22:50

Originally posted by Peoplesoft bloke View Post

There was a bloke who works in Local Government slagging the government. Yet according to CyberTory and all his band on merry followers on here everyone in the public sector supports Labour as blindly and rabidly as he supports the Tories.

1) CT may be exagerating
2) the guy may be lying
2a) he may be a plant
3) he may be a genuine but FTAC haven't found him until now
......

One thing for sure - he'll be banged up by now.

**The Lone Gunman** · 3 July 2009, 05:16

It is possible to rant and rave about crap Government but still vote for them you know.

Without getting into the "knowing" how people vote:

The Tories have said that they will cut public spending. That has to mean slimming down the civil service.

NL have expanded the civil service and say they want to invest in the future. Even if the country is falling apart civil servants have safe jobs and pension under NL.

I know some of that was sweeping generalisation, but it is the basic argument.
If you were a civil servant who would you be voting for? Would you be swayed either way if you knew your job was possibly not essential? Would that stop you saying how badly you think the country is run?

**rabiddog** · 3 July 2009, 06:44

A wise sage once told me "It doesn't matter who you vote for, 'The Government' always wins"

**Cyberman** · 3 July 2009, 08:42

PB is slightly naive and needs to grow up. As I've said before, Turkeys don't vote for Christmas, and therefore it's pretty obvious that most public sector workers, union members, and benefit-happy people will vote Labour. To use one example of a guy that seems to imply that he is going to vote Tory is stupid. Of course there may be the odd few, but that does not defeat the argument.

**NotAllThere** · 3 July 2009, 10:17

Originally posted by The Lone Gunman View Post

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NL have expanded the civil service and say they want to invest in the future. Even if the country is falling apart civil servants have safe jobs and pension under NL...

As readers/viewers of Yes Minister will know, that's because the ministers were house trained by the civil servants very quickly. How many of the 1997 cabinet had ever held ministerial appointments or even been part of the government before? Very few.

6 out of 22.

**Menelaus** · 3 July 2009, 10:20

Harriet Harm Man was appalling last night.

**Drewster** · 3 July 2009, 10:43

Originally posted by Menelaus View Post

Harriet Harm Man was appalling last night.

Spot on...... She was awful......
2nd only to the Awful Beckett (sp) woman a few weeks ago.......
and possibly Blears - I don't actually remember her on it recently but she would have been Tulip!

**Peoplesoft bloke** · 3 July 2009, 11:00

Originally posted by Cyberman View Post

PB is slightly naive and needs to grow up. As I've said before, Turkeys don't vote for Christmas, and therefore it's pretty obvious that most public sector workers, union members, and benefit-happy people will vote Labour. To use one example ....is stupid.

Hilarious, and total and utter bollocks - some things don't change.

Question Time - How Is This Possible?