Pete Robinson: Nu-Labour - a long road ahead

Some say we need to state the licenced trade's case more loudly.

That's already been tried. It's being shouted from the treetops with industry leaders personally entertained at numbers 10 and 11 Downing Street.

Yet Brown's government is STILL not listening, even after their humiliation in the local elections. And why should they?

In the early-90's the Nu-Labour Project was conceived as the perfect antidote to democracy. The electorate had frozen Labour out for 18 years and could therefore not be trusted.

Hence the original Nu-Labour regime had just two primary polices:

1) Lie, cajole and deceive to get into power2) Do absolutely anything to stay there.

Over the years they have carefully and painstakingly installed each piece of the Nu-Labour model. The break-up of the British Union, devolution of power to Europe, the Human Rights Chapter, promotion of single-parent families, uncontrolled immigration and the imposition of multiculturalism.

They set out to irrevocably change the face of our society to fit their own, chilling vision of a state-controlled Utopia. And that regard Nu-Labour have been overwhelmingly successful.

Of course they knew, and still perfectly comprehend, that this would make them unpopular. But they don't care because they don't NEED to be popular. In fact there are several good reasons not to be.

Nu-Labour won the 2005 election with a thumping great majority having polled just 9.5 million votes, barely 24% of the electorate. A low turnout swept them back into power. The policy of completely pissing voters off with politics and politicians had clearly worked.

Since then the Home Office have awarded British citizenship to 750,000 immigrants, many illegal entrants, under a policy some call 'amnesty by the back door'. By the next election at least as many again will have been added. Most are expected to gratefully vote Labour.

As do the vast majority of postal voters in our existing ethic communities, those geographically sectarian areas we are told make up our 'rich, multicultural society'.

Perhaps it is mere coincidence that Nu-Labour changed the law in 2000 to allow anyone to obtain a postal vote without a NI number - they just have to provide a name, address, date of birth and a signature.

Since then ballot rigging and 'harvesting' of postal votes, often from the dead, has led to "serious concerns" from the Warsaw-based Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights.

A British judge said some ballots in the UK would "disgrace a banana republic".

Labour can also rely on a loyal-to-the-last army of voters who were raised to believe that anything other than a Labour vote amounts to a betrayal of their working-class roots. However much they might hate this government, no matter what personal hardships they've been subjected to, they would still turn out to vote for a monkey wearing a red rosette.

But finally Labour has the distinct advantage of being in power. They are already planning to renew their courtship with the voter in the weeks and months leading up to the 2010 general election.

A few pence off fuel duty, a handful of proposals appearing to tackle crime, education and immigration, plus an elaborate helping of bogus statistics and spin. Brown will be kissing babies 'til his lips are sore whilst announcing future policies the BNP would be proud of.

As the saying goes - Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the voting public. As it stands they will probably get back in, albeit with a reduced majority.

Cameron would need a 12% swing. Protest votes won't do it. A rash of Lib-Dem voters would simply allow Brown in through the back door. Even worse looms the possible spectre of the Lib-Lab Pact, which back in the 70's led to the 'winter of discontent'.

Unless we start working now we will be saddled with the same noisome shower until 2015. Publicans are in a privileged position to influence their customers.

Imagine what this country would be like after seven years of no change, then decide how you can play your part in our nation's future - while it still has one.