Anyone up for a Threesome?
Well it seems like abysmal Mike German has lost the battle in his pathetic party and has now conceed to the right wing about having a threesome with Ieuan Wyn Jones of Plaid and Nick Bourne of the Tories. This saids alot about the Liberal Democrats, how they are willing to jump from the centre-left with Labour, to the Centre-right with Tories so easily, it shows that they have no principles beyond that of power, that is why the Lib Dems are everywhere saying different things to different people (including one asking me to tatically vote AGAINST Plaid in Ceredigion, and then they turn around and do this, very hyprocritical of them, as usualy) and try to be everything to everyone and nothing to nobody.
In councils the Lib Dems and Tories run, they cut services and cut funding to services, they are more like European Liberal, then European Social Democrats, and if the voters didn't want Welsh Labour, then they certainlly didn't want the Lib Dems, who only had 6 seats, and the lowest amount % of the vote of any political party in the Assembly, yet try and claim the democratic high ground (again a sign of the hyprocracy of the Lib Dems.)
Mike German is not a leader, never has been, he is a follower, he followed Labour into coalition in 2000, when it suited him, and he is following the lead of Ieuan Wyn Jones and Nick Bourne, it is time for the Lib Dems to sack Mike German and get rid of this aimless leader, and get in a person who actually will lead the Lib Dem and not follower the smell of power and the lead of those who will grant him it.
Hopefully Plaid will have more principles and will show themselves to be socialists, aswell as nationalists, and will re-consider the threesome, which would hurt Plaid in the South Wales Valleys, and would show Wales that Plaid has sold their soul and done a deal with the Tory Party, that's legacy is still felt across Wales by many people.
Labels: Ieuan, Lib Dems, Mike German, nationalists, Nick Bourne, Plaid, Rainbow Coalition, Threesome, Tories, Wales
posted by Geraint @ 12:25 am
4 Comments
4 Comments:
Sounds like sour grapes to me Geraint. Talking of propping up things. I recall the Tories propping up Cardiff City Council when the Liberals increased their representation from 3 to 12 seats. Labour did not mind getting into bed with the Tories then.
It was not the "right wing" that opposed (usually former Social Democrats) getting into bed with Labour, it was the "left wing" (the old liberals) that opposed getting inti bed with Labour (sometimes described as a "socialist" party).
As for cutting public services in Cardiff the Liberal administration has increased funding in social services, and having to deal with Labour's neglect of the schools for the last 20 years.
But you know what, I think its time to put this rhetoric of hate and pettiness behind us.
I would rather see a real rainbow coalition which would include the red. I have lived in the US too long to be fed up of this 2 party crap. Wales has 4 parties. Why don't we leave the politics of the 80s in the 80s.
Of course if not. Labour does have one ace up its sleeve. "Viceroy" Hain can always veto what he does not like. Just like Tsarist Russia.
Not a fan of the Welsh Liberal Democrats then, Geriant?
In fairness to Mike, he said all along that he would be willing to work with any of the other parties after the election.
I still think that a minority Labour government is the most likely outcome. It's a real pity; a stint in opposition is just what they need to dispel their arrogant assumption that they have a right to be in power.
Actually, I was bored, tried, stressed form revision and just needed to post something on my blog, this is the first thing that came to mind at the time :P
As for a "real rainbow coalition" don't you think tjhat be bad for Wales, whoever is in government their has to be an effective oppisition to hold the govenrment to account, and make sure that it is doing it's job, without such an oppisition we would havce bad government, and it would not be healthy for the governance of Wales. Maybe it was right to have one at 1999-2003 but we didn't and prehapes when we do get full law making powers a grand coalition should be on the cards again for one term, just to ensure that everything is bedded down.
Geraint saith!
"real rainbow coalition" Thats a good point, and I will get back to you about it!
Yes I will, at the mo' I'm trying run my oversize house, and organise a move back to Cymru!
Mike
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