Outbreak of common sense

[chim]

There seems to be an outbreak of common sense in the Government this week, lets hope it continues and gets acted on.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11458137

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11454241

[The real Apache]

not only but also

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Politics/Universa...

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Politics/George-O...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/oct/01/m4-bus-la...

[eliot]

M4 bus lane too:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1316710/M4...
Prescot was on R4 this morning - sounded very unprofessional.

[NoelWatson]

chim said:

There seems to be an outbreak of common sense in the Government this week

I think they have been very good from the off

[The Hypno-Toad]

I think that this government realised very early on that most of the population want the really important stuff sorted out while the stuff that only tofu munching greenies and career lefties care about can be set to one side, hopefully for good.

I was very impressed that all the stop smoking/you MIGHT be having a stroke/WATCH OUT!! Bird Flu about!/daddy is the world going to end if we drive our cars?/you're a motorist so therefore you are a MURDERER!!! adverts stopped almost the day they took power.
Good thing too. I think people will look back at them in a couple of decades and shake their heads at how controling the previous government were.

[Cupramax]

The Hypno-Toad said:

I think that this government realised very early on that most of the population want the really important stuff sorted out while the stuff that only tofu munching greenies and career lefties care about can be set to one side, hopefully for good.

I was very impressed that all the stop smoking/you MIGHT be having a stroke/WATCH OUT!! Bird Flu about!/daddy is the world going to end if we drive our cars?/you're a motorist so therefore you are a MURDERER!!! adverts stopped almost the day they took power.
Good thing too. I think people will look back at them in a couple of decades and shake their heads at how controling the previous government were.

Yep, totally agree, breath of fresh air since nuLabia fell on their own sword.

edit due to speeeling

Edited by Cupramax on Saturday 2nd October 12:32

[The real Apache]

I think it's more an indication of how bad the last lot were than this bunch being particularly special,

[davido140]

The real Apache said:

I think it's more an indication of how bad the last lot were than this bunch being particularly special,

Probably true, "best of a bad bunch" springs to mind, but that's politians and politics in general.

Not that I'm complaining though! All sounds like good stuff, long may it continue.

Odd that we are almost celebrating this stuff when a couple of decades ago it didnt even exist....

[FourWheelDrift]

Remember this is also politics. Politics is a popularity contest with the voters.

A new government will not do everything straight away that they promised to. There's nothing worse than doing everything in one big lump and getting a month of good popularity followed by 11 months of dropping ratings to their rival party when you can drip feed voter happy policies every now and again to maintain the voters support. Especially when the shadow government have voted a new leader, much confusion in their voters ranks because the one they voted for lost (Alien-Dave) and the one the Unions backed (Alien-Ed) won. So hit the voters with common sense and happiness policies to greater effect.

Edited by FourWheelDrift on Saturday 2nd October 13:19

[The real Apache]

It seems this lot are

[Halb]

This benefits overhaul seems like a good idea.
Hope it works.

[Teppic]

eliot said:

M4 bus lane too:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1316710/M4...
Prescot was on R4 this morning - sounded very unprofessional.

When doesn't he sound very unprofessional?

[Laurel Green]

eliot said:

M4 bus lane too:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1316710/M4...
Prescot was on R4 this morning - sounded very unprofessional.

He did come across as an arrogant tt, didn't he.
He should stick to what he knows best - devouring pies.

[jas xjr]

eliot said:

M4 bus lane too:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1316710/M4...
Prescot was on R4 this morning - sounded very unprofessional.

he sounded as mad as a box of frogs

[andy_s]

"The annual cheese rolling event in Gloucestershire was cancelled this year"

Christ - I didn't know it had got that bad.

[ellroy]

Teppic said:

eliot said:

M4 bus lane too:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1316710/M4...
Prescot was on R4 this morning - sounded very unprofessional.

When doesn't he sound very unprofessional?

You're forgetting the only profession he had was as a waiter. He was professional within the context of that and that alone.

The fat buffoon.

[Halb]

ellroy said:

Teppic said:

eliot said:

M4 bus lane too:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1316710/M4...
Prescot was on R4 this morning - sounded very unprofessional.

When doesn't he sound very unprofessional?

You're forgetting the only profession he had was as a wrestler. He was professional within the context of that and that alone.

The fat buffoon.

EFA.

[The real Apache]

and....

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/aug/03/life...

there are quite a few successful businesses being run from 'assisted' houses

[AndrewW-G]

ellroy said:

Teppic said:

eliot said:

M4 bus lane too:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1316710/M4...
Prescot was on R4 this morning - sounded very unprofessional.

When doesn't he sound very unprofessional?

You're forgetting the only profession he had was as a waiter. He was professional within the context of that and that alone.

The fat buffoon.

Not sure if that was tongue in cheek, but Presclott's "profession" was being a steward on a ferry! . . . . . .prompting members of the Conservative old guard to make "Guiseppe get me another G&T" style comments when he went into the bars at Westminster

[Larry Dickman]

Is this common sense as well?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1316837/Em...