Respect should be mutual
Justin over at The Sharpener looks into the dark, vile heart of nu Labour:
So where is the culture of respect? It?s clear (again) that New Labour hold the electorate in contempt. They are a variable that the Prime Minsiter should be insulated from at all cost, too frightened or unable to have a real conversation with them. Respect is a virtue expected from disaffected youth and the disenfranchised poor, not for the lofty likes of the Prime Minister and his handlers. The New Labour campaign created a ?false reality?. False letters were place in newpapers. False demonstrations were held. Party workers were falsely portrayed as real voters. These were falsehoods. New Labour lied to the electorate in order to try and win their votes.
By now, you?re probably thinking ?oh boo hoo, politicians lie, get over it?. But why should we? A shrug of the shoulders and a turn of the page to the story about drunken soap stars is what?s expected of us. Why should we settle for that? Blair is an elected official. A public servant. He seems forget that between elections and we seem to be increasingly willing to let him.