You say you are for ‘lighter’ government? Well, in that case we may well agree – because I don’t believe a government or state should wiretap its own citizens nor in any way legislate what goes on in a bedroom between two consenting adults. You?

I am Labour-Democrat aligned because of certain core principles and values, and my beliefs about the world and the people in it, ’tis true. And I doubt I will ever stray too far from this – precisely because my political alignment is based on such basic things – and therefore make no apology for it.

I would like to say out straight: SPending this money on economy is a hidden tax: 100% of GDP borrowing! It keeps house prices from tumbling rapidly, , and so slow that market down and freezes that money. It will delay and worsen our suffering through long term and immediate stagnation-inflation over years, whilst prices stay that extra height, the same level as we borrow. It’s not the banks fault, it is the fault of legislation permitting the printing of money to finance consumer debt and housing booms. We do need to spend..on food , houses, clothes… and so we will whatever happens. Locally sustainability and production is what is required, and money would flow for that anyway. `WHat has happened, including the collapse, was forseen and planned to enslave us all in government dictates and adventures. It is theft.

If the money wasn’t pumped in, No one would lose their house! they would keep it, gratis from that day on, when the institution ceased.

MacMuser – I’d have to second Darrell and ask: in what way is he to the right? That said: regardless of their relative politics, this is about who is a heavyweight and who is a lightweight. Cameron is, indeed, the latter – while Obama is the former. The argument isn’t about where they sit on the political spectrum – Margaret Thatcher was a political heavyweight! – it’s about their principles, their vision, their policy ideas, their intellectual rigour and their gravitas. Obama has all these things in spades and as such can absolutely be regarded as a heavyweight, despite his youth and his popular touch.

Andrea, I know. It’s awful to think that at the next General Election we could have no viable party to vote for. Possibly a Richard Pryor in Brewster’s Millions ‘None of the Above’ party is needed. At least we have an intelligent and inspiring POTUS.

Except Obama is a little to the right of Cameron. Darn!

It says something when the likes of UKIP or the BNP are picking up council seats, and pushing at double figure digits % at By-Elections. So sad it’s come to this. Good to see Dave being dissed by the most powerful man on the planet though…