tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post3146203416603129897..comments2024-03-28T23:51:30.462+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: UKIPYorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-21970556606457117252014-10-12T10:28:49.189+01:002014-10-12T10:28:49.189+01:00With politicians it seems that a good number of th...With politicians it seems that a good number of them start off with genuine ideals but it isn't long before these are flushed away in favour of prestige and reward - carving out lucrative careers instead of speaking up for the people and for what is right. Most of them are very big-headed. I prefer humble, unassuming people like Adrian.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-84605345757910337312014-10-11T12:55:34.861+01:002014-10-11T12:55:34.861+01:00I should have added that I certainly don't fee...I should have added that I certainly don't feel that UKIP is a good way to shake up politics but who knows what the scare of that might achieve.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-74108248018838896652014-10-11T12:54:04.646+01:002014-10-11T12:54:04.646+01:00Having worked will politicians all my working life...Having worked will politicians all my working life I have a very healthy disrespect for most of them. A shake-up of the system could be good but reality is that at the end of the day many of those who go into politics are exactly the sort who shouldn't be in politics. That's the nature of the beast. Even people like the Braddocks (whom I respected very much) had their moments but they were of an era which disappeared many decades ago.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-79744281119221649292014-10-11T12:03:30.288+01:002014-10-11T12:03:30.288+01:00I knew Bessie Braddock. That's quite a compli...I knew Bessie Braddock. That's quite a compliment you were paid LL.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-63654478967807626812014-10-11T10:17:44.300+01:002014-10-11T10:17:44.300+01:00Well thanks for that Meike. I had never heard of A...Well thanks for that Meike. I had never heard of AfD. Perhaps we should send them all - along with UKIP to fight ISIS in Syria and Iraq or to West Africa to tackle the Ebola crisis.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-12084240320575922802014-10-11T10:14:28.275+01:002014-10-11T10:14:28.275+01:00Without the media pumping them up they'd be no...Without the media pumping them up they'd be nothing.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-75329745642450272772014-10-11T08:45:30.682+01:002014-10-11T08:45:30.682+01:00Mr YP, you know me so well!
LLXMr YP, you know me so well!<br /><br />LLXlettice leafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17637631435776710877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-38898783929127117202014-10-11T07:44:10.234+01:002014-10-11T07:44:10.234+01:00A similar phenomenon can be observed throughout Eu...A similar phenomenon can be observed throughout Europe (geographically speaking, not EU-wise, therefore I am including the UK). In Germany, for instance, the "Alternative für Deutschland" (AfD) are very similar in their views to UKIP, and like them, they have made it into regional parliaments and managed to shake up the political landscape.<br />It does worry me to an extent, but I still hope there is enough brains left in enough people to avoid the worst. Maybe I am being too optimistic here.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-46020519047581649412014-10-10T21:56:45.013+01:002014-10-10T21:56:45.013+01:00The rise of UKIP is a sad reflection on all the tr...The rise of UKIP is a sad reflection on all the traditional and serious parties, as these new kids on the block are just a joke - albeit a dangerous one, in my opinion. I'd like to say I respect this option etc, but everything I've seen and read about them from afar (about 1000 km away) leads me to believe they are a gimmick party playing to the lowest possible denominator. Maybe I'm wrong.<br />The media also has a lot to blame as I am amazed at how much they can move/push the political agenda in England - and that goes for the lot of them, from The Sun to the BBC. Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06613762050863476962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-90399554412983433602014-10-10T16:43:43.251+01:002014-10-10T16:43:43.251+01:00I don't think that is a complement. A Rice Cri...I don't think that is a complement. A Rice Crispy has more snap, crackle and pop than poor old Ed.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-71391426963374095452014-10-10T15:03:19.454+01:002014-10-10T15:03:19.454+01:00Can you see him as a gasman? If he was a vicar, ev...Can you see him as a gasman? If he was a vicar, everybody would be snoozing during his sermons.. Even you would make a more charismatic leader of the Labour Party Adrian!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-91957043850784960662014-10-10T14:59:11.053+01:002014-10-10T14:59:11.053+01:00If you were standing I would vote for you Libby! Y...If you were standing I would vote for you Libby! You'd be the modern day Bessie Braddock!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-47042968196055616092014-10-10T14:21:17.830+01:002014-10-10T14:21:17.830+01:00All my life I've voted Labour. Like so many p...All my life I've voted Labour. Like so many people I am completely and utterly disenchanted with the whole blooming lot of them. If UKIP does nothing more than shake up the three main parties then they've done their job in my book. How can we say we live in a democracy when we vote for our man, who on taking office then does exactly what the whips tell him to do. They then hang on to their seats grimly determined, eyes focused on the perks and the handsome pension that awaits. Along the way they forget our worries and fears; the promises freely given to we who voted for them. Was it always thus, or does my memory deceive me?<br /><br />LLXlettice leafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17637631435776710877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-63630718111202664982014-10-10T13:52:20.018+01:002014-10-10T13:52:20.018+01:00I have a horrible feeling that Milliband is going ...I have a horrible feeling that Milliband is going to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. I would normally vote Labour but hard as I try I can't see Ed as a statesman. ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-54423042644161102052014-10-10T12:38:50.661+01:002014-10-10T12:38:50.661+01:00Just a thought yes - but true nevertheless.Just a thought yes - but true nevertheless.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-52225405788393018752014-10-10T12:35:03.468+01:002014-10-10T12:35:03.468+01:00It saddens me that the ordinary worker has lost si...It saddens me that the ordinary worker has lost sight of the hard battles fought by our forefathers to get better working conditions. If work conditions in the UK is anything like Australia, we have growing numbers of workers in less permanent and therefore less secure work. Perhaps that basic insecurity breeds other worries like immigration, border control, national identity and the like. Just a thought.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592150238891296272noreply@blogger.com