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Friday, April 15, 2005
Seem to have lost my last couple of posts. Wonder where they went ???
Anyhow, plenty going on lately with our holiday to Germany and all sorts. Pics should be available on the web soon, so check back if you like.
It's the first time we have been to Germany on holiday. Went to Schliersee in Bavaria via Frankfurt and Munich. Returning by Munich and London Heathrow. Beautiful country in the lower Alpine region. Glorious sunshine for 5 days - all shorts and T-shirts - 1 day of overcast weather then 4 inches of snow on the day we were to leave :-))
Whilst we were away, Prince Rainier and the Pope died; Prince Charles married Camilla (and good luck to them - never thought he and Diana were a very likely match); Mr Blair called a General Election for 5 May. All very hectic globally one way or another.
Talking of the election... The following website was sent to me, and I thought it was rather good. Having been bombarded with political rubbish over the last few months, I have been finding it difficult to determine whether any of the main political parties have any policies. The "Yah-boo" way in which UK politics now conducts itself seems to be akin to the Monty Python "Is this the right room for an argument?" sketch. "I've told you already", "No you didn't", "Yes, I did", "No. you didn't", "Yes,I...
It was therefore very helpful to see a website which boiled some of the main policies down into a multiple-choice questionnaire. Check the boxes and submit to find which party you most align with. Not 100% scientific, but then again, it may tell you something about yourself you didn't know.
Who will I vote for? Well, here's my results...
 Who should I vote for?Your expected outcome:Liberal Democrat
Your actual outcome:
Labour -2  | | | Conservative -9 | | |  Liberal Democrat 27 | | UK Independence Party 10 | | Green -5 | |
You should vote: Liberal DemocratThe LibDems take a strong stand against tax cuts and a strong one in favour of public services: they would make long-term residential care for the elderly free across the UK, and scrap university tuition fees. They are in favour of a ban on smoking in public places, but would relax laws on cannabis. They propose to change vehicle taxation to be based on usage rather than ownership.
Take the test at Who Should You Vote For
.: posted by Ali 3:39 PM
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