What Did They Do To You?

I know I should expect Labour to say 'you don't want to go back to the Tories' but it is a refrain the Left repeat and I got to thinking, why? What exactly are they referring to as the reason not to 'go back to the Tories'? All I can think of is the Poll Tax, which seems to have brought sensible people out onto the streets to smash up buildings, set fire to things and attack the police, because they would now have to pay tax that they had successfully avoided in the past. I suppose if you didn't mind the destruction of major industry, you would mourn the passing of the power of the Unions. But otherwise, the last time the Conservatives were in, we recovered from a recession caused by a Labour government, we lived through a recession caused by aligning with the Euro (which all parties supported) and finally got the country booming again just in time for a Labour government to live on the reflected glory.

I suppose it is a bit like those you see on the TV sneering at the mere mention of Thatcher, yet they are careful not to have to substantiate exactly what their problem is. But if you want blatant stupidity, look no further than Ross Kemp. Here was a man who genuinely risked his life and earned the respect of the soldiers around him, whilst making a TV series. Yet at its end, he made a really weak statement of support for the soldiers and now is supporting the man who made all their lives so much more dangerous, a man who grins as he lies about his role in denying them equipment, and has directly led to loss of life. The proof was before his very eyes and yet has not seen.