tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30881067.post-19053815443255518152008-04-25T04:50:00.003+01:002008-04-25T04:53:30.248+01:00The Tories have an 18% lead in the opinion polls, the economy is in dire straits, we are all over burdened by bureaucracy, and the trade unions are calling national strikes.<br /><br />Have I woken up in the 1970's, like the copper in the BBC series?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-3353254159313303"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; google_ad_format = "728x90_as"; google_ad_type = "text_image"; google_ad_channel = ""; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>The Last Boy Scouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16404137282451389896noreply@blogger.com