Oh Noes Welfare Cheats

[Cain]

The thing is, people in prison cannot claim benefits anyway.

Thing is, one 18 year old was arrested, and they threw his mother, who had no connection to the riots, out of her housing, as he had been living there.

Oh yeah, absolutely.  There is going to be a lot of that.

I'm just saying the demand itself is stupid (beyond its effects) and shows how little people understand our political and welfare systems. 

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

There's nothing for fixing a problem like making things worse.

[Juana]

Indeed, until the whole thing blows up.

Officer on a routine traffic stop.

"I need to see your drivers license, proof of insurance and proof of gainful employment, please."

We already did that once. I don't think that it would happen again, but the mere idea makes me uncomfortable.

[Cain]

There's nothing for fixing a problem like making things worse.

At this rate, Ed Miliband may well be the next Prime Minister, and sooner than some expected.

And he might not be utterly terrible, so long as he can rein in the New Labour wing of the party.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

There's nothing for fixing a problem like making things worse.

At this rate, Ed Miliband may well be the next Prime Minister, and sooner than some expected.

And he might not be utterly terrible, so long as he can rein in the New Labour wing of the party.

That would certainly be an interesting turn for things to take. It also seems too sensible to actually happen.

[Cain]

Right now Labour are even with the Tories in the opinion polls (well, the most recent one I can find is from May)...which is a drop from previous months.

But while Cameron is taking to the bully pulpit, blustering and engaging in collective punishment, Miliband is actually out there talking to voters.  No guesses as to which is going to be more popular, in the long run.  Especially with everything else that is coming down the line in the next year...

And I'm not even a fan of the pointy-headed little twerp.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Right now Labour are even with the Tories in the opinion polls (well, the most recent one I can find is from May)...which is a drop from previous months.

But while Cameron is taking to the bully pulpit, blustering and engaging in collective punishment, Miliband is actually out there talking to voters.  No guesses as to which is going to be more popular, in the long run.  Especially with everything else that is coming down the line in the next year...

And I'm not even a fan of the pointy-headed little twerp.

I would say that he is the significantly lesser of the two evils.

The question is, can he get the poor to vote?

[Scribbly]

The question is whether they should, or he should want them to.

I agree that he is the lesser of two evils, and his rhetoric is certainly good. But rhetoric is easy, and I think that another politician brought into power on a wave of people power who is then perceived to do nothing to help the unprivileged would be the last time a large segment of our population would attempt to engage with the political process.

And given the massive economic disaster looming on the horizon, I think the cannier move would be to lose this election. And then guide the poor in eating the rich when the lights go out.

That could just be wishful thinking, though.