As much as I abhore the erosion of our rights emma, I have to say you really do try very hard to sensationalise. In 1997 the powers could hold someone for a maximum of 5 days, 11 years later it is 42 days. If inflation were recorded on Labours erosion of our rights, we’d be floating somewhere over 800%.
Will they lose the next election? Yes.
Will the tories reverse the laws passed by Labour? No
Will it be ‘as is’? Yes
Will I still have to listen about racist parties and their followers? Yes
Will the Tories lower fuel tax? No
Will they bring back the 10p tax rate? No
Will they withdraw us from the Middle East? No
So it is, same old, same old. Very cynical I know, but rarely are laws and budgets reversed. MP’s are on the whole there for themselves. They don’t care less about the voters. And it doesn’t matter who you vote for, even your beloved racists. They would still conform, as all ideoligists do. The country is run by civil servants, not the ‘people’s elected’, although I say that very loosely. Governments come and Governments go, but civil servants are always there. They are the policy advisors, the same advisors that gave the same advice to the previous Government. A democratic country doesn’t exist without conformity.
Democracy exists only in our minds, in reality we really have no say.