tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054275342036789468.post3375619311712595012..comments2023-09-21T01:29:38.593-07:00Comments on Honour & Inspiration: Socialism and mid-life crisesLizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01354606225242312518noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054275342036789468.post-74712920691030111992009-05-05T08:19:00.000-07:002009-05-05T08:19:00.000-07:00Yes, it is difficult to know how to make a differe...Yes, it is difficult to know how to make a difference really. I write to my MP about stuff and he always writes back and says 'oh yes, I completely agree and when the conservatives are in power we will do all this stuff' and I think 'yeah, right, you lying snake', and am never sure it's actually worth writing to him.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354606225242312518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9054275342036789468.post-75845047427016092242009-05-05T03:56:00.000-07:002009-05-05T03:56:00.000-07:00On the whole politics thing, my partner figured th...On the whole politics thing, my partner figured that the best way to change things (albeit in a very small way) was to do it from the inside, so he joined the Lib Dems who seemed to be the party that best represented his beliefs. What he found was a group of people obsessed with their past successes, full of their own self-importance, delighting in sitting around in meetings but unable to organise the proverbial piss up in a brewery. I say they liked sitting in meetings - well, that was only they could be bothered turning up. Two council elections later he has become totally disenchanted with the whole thing, and has come to the conclusion that the people we elect really are the last people we would ever want representing our views. Pretty depressing stuff. But I enjoyed your book review!Cave Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08489375502067939290noreply@blogger.com