Tony Grist (poliphilo) wrote,
Tony Grist
poliphilo

A Party Of Opposition That Actually Opposed- Now Wouldn't That Be Nice?

Today's the day the Government's new welfare policies come into force (or at least the ones that haven't had to be delayed for reasons of incompetence) and as usual the only meaningful opposition is coming from the churches. When I was a kid there was this organisation called the Labour Party that could be counted on for that sort of thing. I wonder what happened to it.
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