What a difference compared to us here in the US.

http://www.bigconversation.org.uk/

For years Tony Blair has been telling us he has all the answers, and suddenly he wants to know what the British public think? Call me a cynic if you want but I very much doubt anything that we tell him that conflicts with his accumulation of personal power will get taken notice of. Don't feel that you're missing out on a great idea marcus, it's better to be ignored than patronised by politicians.

For example, I note on the 'question the politicans' page that when you pose a question in advance:

The question is entered into a database; those that are irrelevant, abusive, or too long will be discarded. (ie complex questions will be ignored)
Our interviewers will choose the most popular, pertinent, and articulate questions. (ie the ones that suit the Labour party)
The minister will answer the question. (That would be a first, they don't answer questions in Parliament and the media)

This is little more than a party political stunt to make us feel involved in UK politics, by people who have never given a stewed fig what people thought in the past. Leopards don't change their spots.

Oye GM,
You see if you participaite you get to watch the third act.

Yup, what TGM said.

Blair and his cabinet are as full of shit as any another government has been, regardless of it's political stance. He and his cabinet have ignored various issues that they promised to resolve, which makes them typical of any government I suppose, the difference is that Blair uses spin and PR on a new level to try and put a modern and down to earth edge on things that hopefully will fool the voters into thinking that someone in power actually gives a shit about what the electorate wants.

A typical example of this would be foxhunting. Depending on ones breeding and background we could all argue forever about whether this 'sport' is a neccesary way to cull foxes and keep the countryside animal population in check, or whether it is just a barbaric display of middle/upper class traditions that justify an early Sunday morning get together on horses, with a splattering of defenceless animals blood on your forehead for good measure.

The FACT is, Blair used the banning of this sport (quite a popular policy) as a tool to gain votes from the masses and then completely U-turned when he discovered that alot of the people who support this pastime are the big businessmen who actually run our economy for us. On one hand I can understand his reasoning for playing ball with the all powerful, blood lusting businessmen, but the real issue for me is the fact that he still refuses to stand by his word and get rid of foxhunting.

On top of the local issues, we also have to put up with our Prime Minister being George Bush's puppet as well. This is a man that once stated his firm beliefs in the UN and world order, only to have an American convince him that the UN are weak and shoddy, and that the REST OF THE PLANET hasn't got a clue what they are talking about when it comes to world peace. But that is a totally different subject.

I can think of a few questions I would like to hear Blair and his cronies answer, but like TGM already said, who's listening to questions that really question the integrity of Blair and his muppets?

- rant over -

Third act as in a third term in office for NuLabour? Thanks but I really don't want to see that happen.

No.
The third act is pretending to listen. Then while pretending to do one thing, do nothing at all or just the opposite.
And here I thought Blair was a Bush protege.
Then again it sound like you may well be into the third act.
Well then you'll enjoy the fourth act.
This is the rewriting history act. It comes in the form of "I know I said that but, I didn't really mean that".

Oh we've had previews of act four already. It's amazing how the most obvious statements need 'clarification' after the fact when they are spoken by a politician.