I watched the last Prime Minister's Questions last week, before the general election - what a disgraceful performance from a large number of MP's, and I'm sure David Cameron actually makes up a lot of the statistics as he goes along. The entire institution is out of date - many of the Conservative MP's look completely out of touch, not just with ordinary working people, but with any semblance of reality! Then we had last week's Six o'clock news masquarading as a party political broadcast for the Conservative Party, two Old Etonians chatting in his kitchen - disgraceful! Cameron said he has no intention of standing for a third term - how arrogant when he is yet to even win one general election.

Cameron argued when shouting across the dispatch box that the NHS was in a better state than it was in 2010. What planet is he on? Anybody who has had to use the NHS will know that it is beginning to fall apart, from various private companies (owned by many Tory MP's and an ex-Tory health secretary) implementing healthcare on the cheap, the vandalism of the Tory NHS reforms to the lack of availability of your GP!

It is about time our democracy (what little we really have) was reformed and brought up to date. PMQ's shows that even the building is no longer fit for purpose with its adverserial construction. We need a new purpose built Parliament constructed somewhere in the centre of Britain, similar to the Scottish Parliament with a semi-circular chamber, and a fully elected second chamber. There also needs to be a purpose built block of flats and offices for each MP so there is no justification for a further expenses fiasco. However, the final part of this constitutional reform which is necessary, is the  abolition of the monarchy - the funeral last week of Richard III in Leicester shows up the present monarchy, when they are not even related and their origins are not in this country but pre-unification Germany. We need a an elected constitutional President without the power they wield in the US and France, but more like Ireland or Italy.

If any of you out there are still thinking about voting Conservative or Ukip, then the Tories are looking at cutting an extra £12 billion from the welfare budget. If you think that means hitting the so called 'scroungers' then think again, because due to the fact Grimsby is well known for its low wages (minimum wage if you're lucky) and poverty, and two thirds of benefits go to working people, it probably means you!! Don't think a vote for Ukip will help, their policies are even more extreme than David Cameron. The only way to stop this nightmare senario and Grimsby being shafted is to vote Labour - vote for Melanie Onn (a local person as well) on 7th May, and after the Mariners victories at Dover and Welling, perhaps, we can all wake up on the 8th May with a more positive future - Melanie Onn elected as Grimsby's new MP, the Tory government kicked out, and Grimsby Town back in the Football League.

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Captain Haddock

PS - a letter of support from a hundred Tory businessmen is hardly news, I'm sure the Labour Party could get a letter signed by the 1.8 million on zero hours contracts stating what shit employers those 100 Tory businessmen are!!