I am not a big fan of political speeches generally, whoever they are made by. I am also really turned off by campaign slogans, which soon start to blur into each other, so I was prepared to cringe when Gordon Brown unveiled the Labour slogan for the election this year.Now it is all out in the open I am actually getting quite fond of the slogan ‘A future fair for all’. It may be dodgy grammar, but it is closer to English than 90% of newspaper headlines with their reliance on puns and archaisms, and like those headlines everyone knows what it means, which is the main thing.
I even found the speech itself to be quite palatable. I didn’t hear it delivered, but I have read the text and it does capture quite well my own reasons for supporting the party. I particularly like this bit towards the end:
So don’t ever stop believing that every single child has worth. That every single person has something to contribute. That a prosperous country can be a fair one too.
Agree, though I find the grammar of “A future fair for all” merely slightly old fashioned.
It lends itself to various sub slogans and musings:
A future fair . . fair for all . . . a fair future . . future for all . . . A future fair for all . . . .
Great background slogan I’m sure.
I recall someone at a printers tweeting: “Not Flash, Gordon” was another to come.
Good Luck!
A future fair for who, exactly?
I’m really pleased to see that the role of environmentalism wasn’t left out. Renewable energy is no longer an expensive hobby option but must take its place alongside more conventional power sources. (And, hopefully, at some point become a major source of our energy). This is something that a lot of people care about, a lot of voters care about and needs to be considered. The Green Party lead the way on environmental policies but, because I don’t believe that the environment exists in a vacuum, we need a government who can make sure sustainability is considered in all aspects of life.
>> The Green Party lead the way on environmental policies but, because I don’t believe that the environment exists in a vacuum, we need a government who can make sure sustainability is considered in all aspects of life.
Absolutely. I am for green sources of energy, but the investment needs to be proportional and sustainable – not rushed.
The guy in charge of CSR at my employers put it very well. He told us that for him the environment was important but wasn’t a mission. Pragmatically, a business or even a government which puts the environment before everything else will not stay in business long enough to put their good ideas into action. One which is able to consider the environmental angle of its everyday work practically will end up doing more good… A group that just makes a lot of uncosted promises and then doesn’t follow through because they are impossible to finance is even worse – ‘call-me-Dave take note’!
I like that description.
Businesses ultimately answer to their shareholders, so the priority will always be return on investment.
For governments it is different – they have to balance all the single-issue campaigns that all want to be the top priority.