tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36939759.post6100686267600027146..comments2024-01-17T07:03:57.842+00:00Comments on The Mad Ranter: A plague of locustsFlipChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09449939046593105926noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36939759.post-67445859520181464942010-09-14T12:14:50.956+01:002010-09-14T12:14:50.956+01:00One way I saw it was "Cut our budget and watc...One way I saw it was "Cut our budget and watch the crime rate soar. It'll be all your fault because we warned you it would happen. Try winning a second term with that".<br /><br />It's tabloid 'persuasion' - give us what we want or we'll turn against you.FlipChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09449939046593105926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36939759.post-23037614432397929842010-09-14T10:34:10.597+01:002010-09-14T10:34:10.597+01:00The police comment is pretty sinister really. It&#...The police comment is pretty sinister really. It's reminding the government that with less police funding they'll be less able to control (beat the living daylights out of) those demonstrating against the cuts. I'm not one to say "police state" but this sort of thing does make you wonder.walkerno5noreply@blogger.com