A dishonest Election?

[observer]

The Institute of Fiscal Studies has disclosed the need for MASSIVE public service cuts in order to erase the deficit and stabilise our economy in the post-election period. Now, the Tories made a good start at "being honest" with the electorate, when they announced a post-election period of austerity; BUT, that quickly evaporated when they saw their poll ratings begin to slide. So now all three main Parties are terrified of telling the kids that they can't have anymore sweeties, and the kids probably want to believe their lies, as denial massages their comfort zones. As we can see from Greece, the fiscal hangover derived from over a decade of a credit binge, isn't something the public particularly relish, and woe betide any politician who dares to be honest with us. Only AFTER the election, will we be told just how bad things are, the opposition Parties will say they didn't know cos they never had access to the figures, Labour will probably find some excuse about the situation being in flux - then it will start (apparently Whitehall Civil Servants have already prepared the cuts plans for which Party wins); huge cuts in public servces, benefits etc and no doubt taxation of everything possible. As in Greece, the Unions will no doubt kick off, and we'll have marches, strikes and demos; which in turn will no doubt scare the markets and increase even further the cost of any further borrowing - and amidst all this. we'll have a hung parliament pointing fingers at each other and passing the buck. All rather bleak, and I sincerely hope I'm wrong.

[fugtifino]

A dishonest election

 

Parties make promises to get into power, then break them because, er, they have the power.

 

So, what's new about this one?

[Eagle]

Obs, simple question. When was the last honest election and in which country was it?

 

You really are becoming increasingly tiresome as time passes. Do you get paid by the mile of crap that you post?

[observer]

In politics, the concept of honesty and truth is a relative one - I guess we do better than Burma or Zimbawe; and if your cynism is well founded, there would seem no point in voting at all - so make your mind up and take a mental laxative.