labor heartland?

By: Spider (Registered ) on 29-09-2007 09:00

That was very well expressed. I too grew up in a staunch Labor family. Growing up, all I heard was how Labor is the only party that looks after the working man but when it was my first time to vote, I started to look around for myself. 
 
My letters to the political parties as a new and interested voter was ignored by all political parties but the Liberals. All I received was a letter from Andrew Peacock whose letter said I would find their policies of which I found none but hey, they atleast responded so I voted for him. 
 
Then came the state election between Greiner and Carr which saw a parliament held to ransom by three very egotistical Independent members. I looked around and saw how much work had been done for the western suburbs of Sydney. I listened to the ALP say that they only look after the western suburbs but it not the ALP that fixed the broken down railway, or put money into hospitals and more. 
 
Once again, it was only the Liberals who responded to any of my approaches so yet again, I voted Liberal who were the only one's who wanted to respond.

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