Pullman on Politics

Enitharmon · Postby **Enitharmon** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 7:41 am

Yer man has a whole piece in today's Grauniad, in which he expounds on the political landscape.

Rhovineth · Postby **Rhovineth** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 10:26 am

You beat me to it! I just read the piece now and came over to post a link!
My first thought was that I like the way he plays on words to make old discarded Labour policies sound Conservative, but then I thought hang on -he's on to something here. Old definitions of right and left don't really do justice to the modern political landscape. Some of his ideas do have a home in the UK political mainstream though - it's called the Liberal Democrats.

Postby **Soapy** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 12:42 pm

That's going up in Miss Yeung's Politics classroom.

Rhovineth wrote:the Liberal Democrats

Yes but they ain't gonna get in any time soon. And when they do we'll probably have reverted to Matrix-style plug-your-head-in-and-click-subject-to-download methods of education.

pips · Postby **pips** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 9:59 pm

that's brilliant. yay for philip for saying what needs to be said. i don't agree with his statement about league tables though, they point out the schools which cheat.

Ian · Postby **Ian** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 9:59 pm

pips wrote:they point out the schools which cheat.

*ahem* Prince Harry.

It was an excellent article, and once again, PP has used the Guardian (now available in the new Berliner format...) to express common sense views, which no one else is radical enough to moot. A true writer.

Lib Dems are the solution, but the likelihood of them gaining power in our current (unfair) electoral system is low.

Townie · Postby **Townie** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 10:09 pm

I quite like the new format. I may start buying it again.

Qu Klaani · Postby **Qu Klaani** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 10:41 pm

Lib Dems are the solution, but the likelihood of them gaining power in our current (unfair) electoral system is low.

*laughs*

God I might have voted for them twice, but the idea of them actually running the country is either highly farcical or pretty damned terrifying, thank God you're right about them never being elected.

Ian · Postby **Ian** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 7:11 am

Qu Klaani wrote:
Lib Dems are the solution, but the likelihood of them gaining power in our current (unfair) electoral system is low.

*laughs*

God I might have voted for them twice, but the idea of them actually running the country is either highly farcical or pretty damned terrifying, thank God you're right about them never being elected.

And you're saying the tories and labour aren't?

Melancholy Man · Postby **Melancholy Man** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 3:00 am

We've coped the last four years of a religious and moronic thug running the world, how much worse could Charlie Kennedy be?

pips · Postby **pips** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 3:29 am

has anyone else noticed that tony's speeches are becoming more and more stuttery? it's like he's got some sort of twitch. and he now pushes his shoulders back like bush.

Postby **Soapy** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 3:32 am

pips wrote:has anyone else noticed that tony's speeches are becoming more and more stuttery? it's like he's got some sort of twitch. and he now pushes his shoulders back like bush.

Ever noticed how if 2 of your friends get together they start acting like each other more and more?

pips · Postby **pips** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 3:35 am

guilty. i copy my friends facial expressions, i even do it when i'm watching tv sometimes. one of my friends actually starts to mouth what you're saying sometimes.

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