Broken promises

I think a lot of people had a lot of hope that this Government were going to be different to the previous one but unfortunately they are just the same. The only difference between the Conservatives, the Liberals and Labour is the names of their parties. One of the things New Labour will be remembered for is their; broken promises, lies and spin and as I have said above this Government are no different.

This Government have been in power now for about eight months and they have broken a number of election promises. I am going to list some of their broken promises.
1. The Liberals promised not to raise tuition fees.
2. The Tories promised proposals to get rid of the Human Rights Act.
3.They promised to repatriate powers back from Europe.
4. Mr Cameron said 'We have no plans to raise VAT', it goes up on January 1. Also Nick Clegg promised his party would not raise VAT.
5. The Tories had no plans to increase capital gains tax, which has already risen for higher rate tax payers.
6. Mr Cameron promised that anyone carrying a knife would expect a prison sentence, he set that one aside just this week.

Prior to the election there was no mention they would deprive people of child benefits. There was no mention of reducing prisoner numbers. Chris Huhne promised that his party would oppose the building of any new nuclear power stations, once in power he has changed his tune.

I have heard many excuses from our leaders for reneging on promises, one of them has been that they did not know the state of our finances, but this one does not really wash, no one can really take that excuse seriously. The line taken by both sides is that within a coalition you have to compromise, well if this is what having a coalition Government is about I'll be honest I do not really want one. Surely the whole point of having a manifesto is to stick to your pledges, what makes me so angry with how politicians have behaved over recent years, is that they promise so much and then when they get into power they do not follow through with so many of their promises.

What is the point of a manifesto if you do not follow through with your pledges! Every time a promise is broken and a politician is pulled up about it, the same old excuses are brought out. The same is true for this lot, they have used the financial situation, even though anyone with half a brain knew the state of our countries finances. They use the excuse of having to compromise within a coalition, but how long are they going to keep using this excuse.

This government have been in power for eight months and have broken so many promises, how many more promises are they going to break before the next election. I wonder what their legacy will be, will we look back on this Government and remember them for what they did or what they said and didn't do?

I am a great believer in honesty and integrity, and I know there are some politicians out there who still believe in these virtues, but unfortunately there are many who do not. I believe in life we all have choices to make, I know sometimes we promise our children we will do something and then circumstances overtake us and we then are not able to go through with our promise. I know running a country isn't an easy thing and sometimes circumstances can overtake a Government which are beyond their control. But a lot of these promises were made and as soon as they got elected they chose to either ignore them or make excuses why they could not follow them through.

What I have realised is that people do not like being lied to, we can understand that circumstances change which are beyond the Governments control. But what people do not want is for politicians to promise one thing and then do another time after time. I wonder how long people will put up with it, or will people just get so used to lying politicians that they will no longer care and not bother voting, let's hope not.