Comments on: Opinion: My Tony years http://www.libdemvoice.org/opinion-my-tony-years-856.html Our place to talk - an independent website for supporters of the Liberal Democrat party in the UK. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:46:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Blue Peter http://www.libdemvoice.org/opinion-my-tony-years-856.html#comment-20363 Blue Peter Tue, 26 Jun 2007 23:23:31 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/opinion-my-tony-years-856.html#comment-20363 Some very interesting points here. Will Brown the Prime Minister be any real different to Brown the Chancellor? Some very interesting points here. Will Brown the Prime Minister be any real different to Brown the Chancellor?

]]> By: Linda Forbes http://www.libdemvoice.org/opinion-my-tony-years-856.html#comment-16823 Linda Forbes Mon, 04 Jun 2007 11:43:45 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/opinion-my-tony-years-856.html#comment-16823 But perhaps his biggest, and most pernicious, legacy will be the loss of civil liberties that he's presided over during the last ten years. And has set the scene to allow others to continue this process - as fewer and fewer opportunities to object or protest are allowed. Yesterday I saw Chris Atkins film 'Taking Liberties' at the Hay Festival - a shocking reminder of just how far we've come along this road. For details of showings near you visit http://www.noliberties.com/ But perhaps his biggest, and most pernicious, legacy will be the loss of civil liberties that he’s presided over during the last ten years. And has set the scene to allow others to continue this process – as fewer and fewer opportunities to object or protest are allowed. Yesterday I saw Chris Atkins film ‘Taking Liberties’ at the Hay Festival – a shocking reminder of just how far we’ve come along this road. For details of showings near you visit http://www.noliberties.com/

]]> By: Dominic Mathon http://www.libdemvoice.org/opinion-my-tony-years-856.html#comment-16657 Dominic Mathon Sat, 02 Jun 2007 21:46:52 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/opinion-my-tony-years-856.html#comment-16657 I should think the answer is to keep commenting here then :) I should think the answer is to keep commenting here then :)

]]> By: Hywel Morgan http://www.libdemvoice.org/opinion-my-tony-years-856.html#comment-16653 Hywel Morgan Sat, 02 Jun 2007 21:06:38 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/opinion-my-tony-years-856.html#comment-16653 Is there a way of having more "recent comments" at the top of the home page. This is getting a bit lost with the GLA spleen-vent and a couple of other stories that don't merit as much attention as this. Is there a way of having more “recent comments” at the top of the home page.

This is getting a bit lost with the GLA spleen-vent and a couple of other stories that don’t merit as much attention as this.

]]> By: Geoffrey Payne http://www.libdemvoice.org/opinion-my-tony-years-856.html#comment-16535 Geoffrey Payne Sat, 02 Jun 2007 07:56:22 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/opinion-my-tony-years-856.html#comment-16535 I agree, an excellent piece. I have often wondered whether to vote for you in internal party elections, I am more likely to do so now! However for me the biggest disappointment with the government has been over Iraq. The Lib Dems opposed the war because of the way the UN was sidelined and it was therefore illegal. I wonder if in hindsight we would have been wise to oppose it altogether given the chaos the country is in? This foreign policy blunder was considerably worse than Suez. The country has been transformed from a totalitarian state to a failed state, and for most of the people who live there the situation is even worse than before. The policy has created a large area of land, now extending beyond the borders of Iraq, of dangerous instability that could put at risk the neighbouring regimes. Not only will the people suffer, the supplies of cheap oil to global markets are at risk, and in turn the world economy could fall into a tailspin. No one knows what to do about it. I have no doubt that British troops should leave, but I have no doubt either that whether they stay or go the problems in Iraq will get worse for the forseeable future. I agree, an excellent piece. I have often wondered whether to vote for you in internal party elections, I am more likely to do so now!
However for me the biggest disappointment with the government has been over Iraq. The Lib Dems opposed the war because of the way the UN was sidelined and it was therefore illegal. I wonder if in hindsight we would have been wise to oppose it altogether given the chaos the country is in?
This foreign policy blunder was considerably worse than Suez. The country has been transformed from a totalitarian state to a failed state, and for most of the people who live there the situation is even worse than before. The policy has created a large area of land, now extending beyond the borders of Iraq, of dangerous instability that could put at risk the neighbouring regimes.
Not only will the people suffer, the supplies of cheap oil to global markets are at risk, and in turn the world economy could fall into a tailspin.
No one knows what to do about it. I have no doubt that British troops should leave, but I have no doubt either that whether they stay or go the problems in Iraq will get worse for the forseeable future.

]]> By: welshproudliberal http://www.libdemvoice.org/opinion-my-tony-years-856.html#comment-16369 welshproudliberal Fri, 01 Jun 2007 11:34:56 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/opinion-my-tony-years-856.html#comment-16369 An excellent piece Jeremy, sums it all up very well. It really is heartbreaking isn't it. An excellent piece Jeremy, sums it all up very well. It really is heartbreaking isn’t it.

]]> By: Laurence Boyce http://www.libdemvoice.org/opinion-my-tony-years-856.html#comment-16356 Laurence Boyce Fri, 01 Jun 2007 10:09:16 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/opinion-my-tony-years-856.html#comment-16356 Yes, it has been a bit disappointing really. Yes, it has been a bit disappointing really.

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