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Fitzpatrick’s Residence, Antrim, Northern Ireland

Isla Fitzpatrick: Papa, Papa. Look, the papers, they talk about Parris Marr!

Lochlan Fitzpatrick: I know, bloody bugger’s been offered a peerage.

Isla Fitzpatrick: Says he a spy.

Lochlan Fitzpatrick: Well obviously, he’s a soviet agent. I mean, you can’t wreck an economy like that and be a true Briton.

Isla Fitzpatrick: Then why is he receiving a peerage?

Lochlan Fitzpatrick: Because there are a lot of weird things happening in Cambridgegrad, my dear ...
 
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On Privatisation.

The Tories policy of Privatisation is the worse possible policy for British industry. Many workers currently have the perk of being employed indirectly by the people who they elect. This is a system that allows every industry to work in harmony to further improve Great Britain.

Subsidies for business that are facing hardship means that workers have higher wages and that products can be cheaper for the consumer.

However under the Tory's idea of Privitisation, this couldn't happen. Under privatisation, any corners that could be cut would be and any ways to increase profits would be exploited to the extreme, Britain's industries would be more recognisable in a Dickens novel than in the modern day.

Is that what we really want? Do we want to sell off our industries for a short term gain? What will happen when businesses are no longer profitable, instead of a job for life like we have now, every family will be at the mercy of a foreign corporation who see workers as numbers in a spreadsheet.

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A short expert from a speech Carpenter gives while campaigning in his constituency,


I have seen the Tory Foreign Policy, and I am not impressed. The Tories claim to want to build relations with the US, but they criticise us for not starting a war with a NATO ally. They do not comment about Burma. Clearly they have no idea what to do, or they are just too ashamed to admit they would have done the same thing as us. The comment about working with the UN and NATO. Labour has been saying that for the last few manifestos. Once again, it shows the Tories have no new ideas. How can they “fix the economy” if they have no ideas? They can’t. Don’t let them fool you. They have no ideas, no plans, no new foreign policy. Vote Labour.
 
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"Conservative social policy has gone unremarked for much of this electoral cycle. This is understandable, given its barebones nature, but regrettable. Allow me to remedy the situation in brief. Going over the manifesto in brief, they don't wish to "jeopardize social consensus." Not only is this a polite way of stating that they don't really have a policy on social reform, but they are ignoring some of the largest issues of our age. Indeed, rather than taking up reactionary positions, they placidly accept the Bennite and Marrite social consensus we forged. Not that I am complaining, but this shows a startling lack of imagination for a major political party. While Labour forges ahead with new ideas to get more women into the workplace and more children into education via our Open University, the Tories coast on our coattails, passively attempting to take credit for each of our social advancements. You and I, however, are too smart to be fooled; we know that Labour has, in just two years, shattered all manner of glass ceilings for women, minorities and young people while Tories stood by the wayside. We have brought more Britons into society as a whole than any preceding government; the Tories intend to keep Britons out. This is the main and running theme of their campaign, and anyone who desires a more inclusive Britain should oppose it wholeheartedly."

- Alistair Monaghan on the trail
 
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"Conservative social policy has gone unremarked for much of this electoral cycle. This is understandable, given its barebones nature, but regrettable. Allow me to remedy the situation in brief. Going over the manifesto in brief, they don't wish to "jeopardize social consensus." Not only is this a polite way of stating that they don't really have a policy on social reform, but they are ignoring some of the largest issues of our age. Indeed, rather than taking up reactionary positions, they placidly accept the Bennite and Marrite social consensus we forged. Not that I am complaining, but this shows a startling lack of imagination for a major political party. While Labour forges ahead with new ideas to get more women into the workplace and more children into education via our Open University, the Tories coast on our coattails, passively attempting to take credit for each of our social advancements. You and I, however, are too smart to be fooled; we know that Labour has, in just two years, shattered all manner of glass ceilings for women, minorities and young people while Tories stood by the wayside. We have brought more Britons into society as a whole than any preceding government; the Tories intend to keep Britons out. This is the main and running theme of their campaign, and anyone who desires a more inclusive Britain should oppose it wholeheartedly."

- Alistair Monaghan on the trail

"Our current Prime Minister, once again, has failed to understand what has been written - quite a shock coming from a man who has spent more time reading the Communist Manifesto than he has engaged in his role as Prime Minister.

"The Conservative Party endorses first-and-foremost a social policy of enshrining rights of expression, counter to Labour's attitude of "regulating" an individual or group's ability to express itself, and while our intent to maintain social order may find itself based, in part, in Bennite reforms, I never would have believed that a socialist would be sad over our desire to place principled, pragmatic, and realistic policy above the rejection of social control, although I suspect it does not play well with his belief in totalitarianism.

"Monaghan has made, time and again, the claim that our party is somehow just a lukewarm continuation of Labourite policy, yet he fails to understand the realities of our world - that he is the fringe, dedicated not to Britons nor Britain, but instead to a radical and undemocratic vision.

"He is the man who claims, in one breath, that he will give workers "democracy," then, in another, that he will destroy our notions of private property altogether, he does. He does not care for our nation's success outside of his unrealistic and proven-to-fail policy agenda. How he genuinely believes he deserves to win is beyond me.

"Of course, we can not forget that Labour did not embark on this social war alone. No, they were aided by a party that, while moderate in language, represents not the centre, but an altogether unprincipled position.

"I speak, of course, of the Liberal Party, which, in its support for key illiberal policies, has enabled the passage of a failed budget, as well as the passage of laws restricting personal rights. Now, I suppose, we can understand why Scarsdale left them for us not too, too many years ago - they are a party of empty promises, decades-old failed political aspirations, and the desire to be elected ahead of actually doing their job. What our nation needs is not empty promises nor blind ideologues, but pragmatism-with-principles and an unyielding dedication to the public."
 
Newry (Armagh), Northern Ireland
Ulster Unionist Rally


“Now I would like to take a moment to discuss some very rare visit indeed. It has came to my knowledge that the Liberal Party now sees our fair Northern Ireland as worthy enough to receive the visit of one of its illustrious members, which graced the beautiful city of Londonderry by its august presence.

It is quite momentous when the Liberals cross the Irish Sea, finally finding our fair province worthy of some efforts, something we haven’t truly felt since the days of Gladstone and Asquith. It really his, for most of us, a once in a lifetime opportunity. Therefore, we shall rise to the occasion and explore together the Liberal record in Parliament.

The first thing, and this is quite disingenuous is that you will hear the Liberal Party talk about the wreck that was the Industrial Democracy Act like they had absolutely played no part in its implementation. It is technically true that they voted against the IDA since its inception, we will give them that. They were obviously enlightened by the many vociferous explanations we Ulster Unionist gave to the House of Commons on the dangers of such radical policy.

However, the Liberal Party supported the Labour government on the budget vote, that very same year, ensuring its continuation in offce. They voted in favour of oppressive tax hikes. 6% on the middle-class, 17% on the higher-incomes. It is quite difficult to see the logic in that or a coherent Liberal economic policy. I guess that the Liberal Party is falling back in its old pattern, a pattern of Tax-and-spend liberalism.

We Ulster Unionists, have always acted with clear principles. Our guiding lines have been unionism, low taxes, small government and prosperity for all Britons. The Liberal party is ... very liberal in its unprincipled approach. They will one day vote this way, the other day that way. A nation cannot be held at the whim of such a unsteady party.

One argument in closing. I was quite shocked to see Mr. MacAlastair in Londonderry. I will certainly congratulate him on the size of the balls it takes to come to Northern Ireland, claim to be a friend of Ulstermen, and try to hide the fact that when we were debating the Northern Ireland Economic Diversification Act and the abolition of economic discrimination, his party, and himself, were quite simply a no-show. They had NO OPINION on the matter. They abstained.

I am quite sure that on voting day, Mr. MacAlastair and his fellow mood-swinging unprincipled bunch will not be surprised to see that Ulstermen abstained from voting for them.

Vote for clear principles. Vote for steady stewardship. Vote for your Ulster Unionist Party, the only Party that fights for all Northern Irelanders!

Thank you!”
 
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((A Very Happy Independence Day
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((Congratulations, King. You've just made me go against a dearly held principle and actually rate a post.))

Party: Labour
Constituency: Cambridge

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“My fellow constituencies, with Election Day growing ever closing, I think it can be well said that this has been a hard fought campaign by us. The Liberal Party has seen in the last few months an unprecedented surge in support from men and women across Britain. With such a wide range in support from all types of people, it is apparent that the Liberals are the party of all Britons. Rather than exploit the anger of the working class, or the anger of the industrial class, we have established a platform of equality among all of our voters to work towards a stronger, better society for all of us. Since I joined the campaign for a Liberal Britain, I have had the pleasure of meeting new bright faces who have felt rejected by the duopoly, and yearn for a new way forward. These are the people who are tired of the so called “alternates” offered to them by the duopoly, when it is evident that the latter favors less change and more of the same. I have not been able stress enough that our nation requires a sensible, progressive force to take the reins and deal with the problems should have been solved a long, long time ago.

I must say, however, there is a tendency for campaign rhetoric to dilute or overpower the facts in crucial moments such as this. Make no mistake, millions of our people have become unemployed in the past few years. Today our industries and businesses no longer are self-sustaining are really on heavy amounts of government subsidies. Our middle class is shrinking, as many people are now falling into the enlarging pool of lower income workers. We now need a government that can do better to help those in need. The Labour-Conservatives had a total of five years, didn't they? Therefore, I don't believe, looking at the rather inactive Jacobs ministry as a reference, that the Tories have as much success in government as Labour. With an explosive deficit that the government has left, we need to careful when dealing with the issues with hurting Britons. Make no mistake, the Tories will do far more than slash our budget, as tax rises are the next quiet step in the Tory plan to reduce the deficit. After the destructive fiscal policies we have endured over the last several years, why must the British people suffer more? We must decry the economic policies derived from big business and radical interests and look into what the British people are asking for. The Liberals will give the Britain a smooth transition from the economic mistakes made in recent years, rather than the risky abrupt policies being thrown around. Our fight for the British people transcends economic class, regionalism, creed, or religion, and we are proud to be the banner for all people. Never before has a party fought so hard for the rights of women, helped improve our police force, stand by the rights of our workers, and still keep a level-headed stance on the economy to ensure prosperity. Opponents have been quick to criticize the Liberal Party for our policies and stance in government, but the truth is groups like the Tories had a greater part of keeping Monaghan in government than we did. Ryley had an option to move a vote of no-confidence against the Labour government, while polls clearly showed that the people no longer held confidence in the Labour government, and he did not act. He had the option to end the Labour government when it became a minority government, and he did not act. Between the Opposition Leader’s inept skill at opposing Labour and his lack of presence on the campaign trail for his party, it’s safe to say that he is nothing short of a second T.R. Jacobs.

This, my friends, is why I implore you to vote your conscious. We have seen the results of Labour and the Tories in government, now it’s time for you to choose. It is time to look past the claims fabricated during this election campaign and time to vote who you believe is best to run the country. The future of this country will look back on this consequential election as truly important in British history, thus is it important to vote in what you believe. We have the option on Election Day to make a new, better tomorrow for ourselves and our children. And on that day, we hope to have a government with progress as the main focus. We hope to have a government that will not only rebuild our nation’s economy, but excel it to improved levels of efficiency with our potential. We hope to have a government that has the principle to truly stand by and represent all British citizens. So please, vote with your mind and heart on Polling Day.”

~Scarlet Ethel Browne
 
"I've heard it repeated by Conservative candidates that a tax hike of a mere six percent - six percent! - constitutes "oppression." I find this alternately scary and rip-roaringly hilarious. It is hilarious because it implies, on its face, that the Tories would find it completely morally repugnant to raise any tax over five percent. A five percent raise? Acceptable. But six!? Mention six, and the knives come out! Again, I will give some advice to the Conservative candidates repeating this claptrap: tax policy is a crucial tool for keeping the nation solvent and for funding social programs to keep Britain's poorest healthy and secure, and one cannot blanche at utilizing it. All this from the self-proclaimed "party of fiscal responsibility."

But moreover, I find it frightening as well, because it betrays just how dangerous and radical "Tory economics" would be for Britain and the British people. The Tories have watched as we've strengthened the NHS, built up new social housing and empowered our unions, and are getting restless, because they know that as the poor and middle class receive more economic power, there will be less left for the fat cats and hobbyist environmentalists that make up the Conservative leadership. We've seen how desperate the Conservative Party is to cut our social services and safety net when they repealed the Industrial Democracy Act and Bill of Labour Rights under cover of darkness. Reckless and irresponsible tax policy would be but the next step in the Conservative Party's all-out assault on not just our government but the norms under which our government has operated since 1945. Don't be fooled by Tory campaigning; their radical right-wing economic policies would strip out the very heart of the British social-democratic state. A vote for Labour is a vote for keeping the democratic and just Britain that we all know and love.