04/14/2010: "Election issues - Bringing in policy via the back door"

the majority of local and county councils are no longer under labour party controls - so why did the labour government CUT central funding to those councils that wanted to freeze or minimise the council tax rises for 2010? who do the people blame if their council tax increases?
the people of the north east of england, voted by over 90% AGAINST the regional assemblies that labour wanted to introduce - so why have the government gone to great lengths and using taxpayer's money, to encourage the break up of services at a local level all over the country?
compulsary ID card scheme was opposed by many in the house of commons and people in the country, the government changed this to make them "optional" - so why then do the government now require those people that need to renew their driving license for example, have to produce 6 different forms of id, including their passport, unless they have a national ID card?

just three examples there of many, of the past record of labour in government introducing unpopular (and sometimes after being advised they are wrong) policies, via the back door/in the small print!

where are the labour party's scruples?

labour's manifesto released yesterday - a fact that graham jones (labour candidate for haslingden and hyndburn) has conveniently forgotten to mention at all on his blog - he must be so proud? - half the policies were from other parties!

our ex labour MP, greg pope, signed a petition to keep small post office counters open, yet went back to westminster and voted with the labour government to close them!

indirectly introducing unpopular policies, where the local councils or businesses have their hands forced, by action brought in by central labour government - so that they get the finger of blame pointed at them and not the government, is disgraceful. it has been a continual occurance from those elected to serve a labour government in power in westminster.
its misleading the public and deflecting blame away from those that are causing problems when things go wrong.