11-11-2010, 17:14
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Re: Is this the start ?
brought down thatcher
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/d...00/2530763.stm
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The violence erupted just after 1600 BST following a peaceful march against the poll tax which saw up to 70,000 people take to the streets in protest at the new government levy.
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11-11-2010, 17:16
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Re: Is this the start ?
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Didn't bring down the tory government though.
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11-11-2010, 17:18
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Didn't bring down the tory government though.
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no they just run out of steam
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11-11-2010, 17:21
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no they just run out of steam
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After another 7 years IIRC...
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11-11-2010, 17:33
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Re: Is this the start ?
yer but
1997: Labour routs Tories in historic election
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The Labour Party has won the general election in a landslide victory, leaving the Conservatives in tatters after 18 years in power
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/d...00/2480505.stm
they have all had a go and still messed it up
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11-11-2010, 17:35
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That was *after* the tories won another election.
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11-11-2010, 17:42
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Re: Is this the start ?
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A simple question, With the protests in London yesterday of the riots from students causing thousands of pounds in damage, could this be the start of bringing down this coalition government, with dissent in the Lib Dems ranks of what proposals the Tories are putting forward, with the Clegg going back on his word, what is next ?.
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NO
The government should never give in to those that use violence or those that think its ok to damage property
Additionally anyone damaging public property should be made to pay for its repair and anyone attacking a police officer during that riot should go to jail.
Arthur i take it you cannot wait for all this violence and damaging of public property.
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11-11-2010, 17:43
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Re: Is this the start ?
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And lost power 13 years later after breaking about every other promise they made and leaving the biggest deficit for the Coalition Government to clear up.
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11-11-2010, 17:46
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then Labour got in for 13 years and blamed the Tories for everything.
and guess what full circle
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11-11-2010, 17:48
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Re: Is this the start ?
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then Labour got in for 13 years and blamed the Tories for everything.
and guess what full circle
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Yeah, damn Tories leaving them a healthy economy and budget surplus.
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11-11-2010, 18:49
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Re: Is this the start ?
I believe that this violence at protests is sick and totally out of order.
It is everyones right to protest, and that is what is good about this country, but l can see this happening again, due to the policies that this government bring out, l was around when the poll tax riots was on, and l didn't think that would happen again, but it did yesterday.
If this coalition gives out info on what it is going to do, then it has to stick to it, Clegg even admitted he was wrong on Tv by saying his party would not increase the fees, then he does a u turn, and the fees are doubled.
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11-11-2010, 19:16
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Re: Is this the start ?
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I believe that this violence at protests is sick and totally out of order.
It is everyones right to protest, and that is what is good about this country, but l can see this happening again, due to the policies that this government bring out, l was around when the poll tax riots was on, and l didn't think that would happen again, but it did yesterday.
If this coalition gives out info on what it is going to do, then it has to stick to it, Clegg even admitted he was wrong on Tv by saying his party would not increase the fees, then he does a u turn, and the fees are doubled.
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Everyone's? Really? 
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Sorry  Back to the topic, my answer to the question raised in the original post is...
No.
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12-11-2010, 09:43
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Re: Is this the start ?
While I do agree that the students have every right to a peaceful protest (indeed, it is *important* that we are free to protest anything we don't like). That does not include the right to violence.
Personally, I think that whatever party ended up in power, we would have had similar cuts. We would have had to.
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12-11-2010, 11:45
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Re: Is this the start ?
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Only if you're the right sort of 'everyone', apparently ... 
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12-11-2010, 12:44
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Re: Is this the start ?
btw, did you know that
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