By: j hill

j hill — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:42:59 +0000

The only comment I have after reading the so called “response” from a government department is to reflect horror at the fact that, in Britain in 2009, government REALLY THINKS that IT is in charge, and that we, the people are but a convenient milch cow there only to supply taxes for their indiscriminate use,and to steadfastly refuse to recognise that they are ALL our employees.
As for the third runway, as there is tremendous opposition from the public, from previous govt decisions, they will probably feel that they must go ahead, mainly because their IS opposition.
In recent history, only one goverment has ever behaved like this one, and treated its citizens as inconvenient appendages.
This was the former USSR, with its 5 year plans, transparency, “party of the people”, disregard for citizens ` rights and distortion of the truth.
This description seems to fit New Labour like a glove.
Take heart however, for as BAA is having to sell Gatwick, and as Mr Brown is now desperate for yet another term, and there is now NO MONEY thanks to Mr Brown and co., it is clear that a new runway would be complete fiscal madness, (as well as opposed by most of the population of London). And whilst it seems the trend in local authorities to completely ignore citizens, this may change as election imminent.
Suggest “Climate change” argument be used, as it is the most popular show in town for Brown at the moment.
But, to end on a cynical note, since 1997, when has New labour ever considered what the citizens of Britain think?
Hopefully they will live to regret it, but how about putting pressure on the Tory party and Boris Johnson as an alternative to “lost cause” labour, who are so deep in bureaucratic chaos that they are restrained by the cage they have constructed for themselves, and the country!

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