tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33451096.post8772573995585483152..comments2024-03-28T07:14:01.343+00:00Comments on donpaskini: "We're not fickle, we just don't like you"donpaskinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05963534291677598324noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33451096.post-78854010877408593662007-01-17T01:30:00.000+00:002007-01-17T01:30:00.000+00:00(you will find that the loftier issues of the DNA ...(you will find that the loftier issues of the DNA database, all the databases, ID cards and 90 day detention have all been used as sticks against Labours own backbenchers, and Liberal Democrats, and Tories.<br /><br />Liberal Democrats vote against the Anti Social behavior bills partially because they like to take local approaches to problems and this removes tranches of authority away from Councils in dealing with local people.<br /><br />we are now seeing evidence that the low-core offenders on ASBOS would be equally deterred by a letter from the local constabulary and that the hard core offenders don't give two hoots about their ASBO.<br /><br />Some of it doesn't work - and telling the Government this, and voting against contradictory plans based on prime-ministerial soundbites is the job of an opposition.<br /><br />We also have a spiraling Prison population - at a time violent crime is going down - so who is going to prison in ever increasing numbers?<br />none violent offenders who can be dealt with by properly resourced community rehabilitation schemes. Again, something the government has not put into any bills making the Liberals vote against purely jailtime legislation.<br /><br /><br />Wwozzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16703386738615277117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33451096.post-81368968181264134882007-01-16T16:11:00.000+00:002007-01-16T16:11:00.000+00:00Not saying tough on crime in terms of ID cards and...Not saying tough on crime in terms of ID cards and the like. I'm talking about the fact that they have consistently voted against labour's measures to tackle anti social behaviour.Manchester University Labour Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13381773349911326993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33451096.post-40600524880771400282007-01-15T18:36:00.000+00:002007-01-15T18:36:00.000+00:00my local labour councillors, who i like a lot - al...my local labour councillors, who i like a lot - almost lost my vote last time out because of the "soft on crime" bumkins that came through my door.<br /><br />Liberal people (who the Labour party are hemorrhaging) do not respond well to being told that the opposition is more liberal than the people canvassing you about the dangers of liberalism...... it is in effect negative campaigning against yourself.<br /><br />IE, if i recieved a note saying the Liberal Democrats opposed ID cards and biometrics, i would run out and vote Lib-Dem instead of the soft-right or hard right labour candidate.<br /><br />If Labour puts up a strong anti-war/anti-newlabour local candidate in my constituency next time out this will be back to being a marginal (currently lib-dem by 2000).<br /><br />Many on the left i know who switched last time out will not be corralled back into a hard-right authoritarian New Labour party with threats and intimidation of impending Liberal Doom.<br /><br />WAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33451096.post-36084324526148285632007-01-13T23:44:00.000+00:002007-01-13T23:44:00.000+00:00I think its still good to say that the lib dems ar...I think its still good to say that the lib dems are soft on crime but we also need to show what we are doing in terms of social justice e.t.c.Manchester University Labour Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13381773349911326993noreply@blogger.com