tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post115399916702675788..comments2023-10-17T12:05:26.540+01:00Comments on Razor-blade of Life: Just pick up the phoneZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-1154072806414893662006-07-28T08:46:00.000+01:002006-07-28T08:46:00.000+01:00It's like having an argumentative colleague - you ...It's like having an argumentative colleague - you only take them up on the things that really matter to you and that you can do something about. You let most of it just wash past. <BR/>The other thing this government does (and it happens in local government too now) is to announce an 'initiative' and then, if there's a lot of protest, cancel or amend it. If it's really dear to their personal agendas, they will try to slip it in anyway, later, lightly tweaked and with minimum publicity.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-1154030221541784062006-07-27T20:57:00.000+01:002006-07-27T20:57:00.000+01:00Thanks for explaining that. It sounds absurd and a...Thanks for explaining that. It sounds absurd and as you said, a cover-up for deeper issues. Surely if enough people protested it could be overturned...or are these just political platforms that are shoved down your throats to serve a politicians/party's own personal agendas? In which, you have little hope of changing things.y.Wendy.yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10630727119097764058noreply@blogger.com