class="type-9999"> 1337: Gordon Brown's visit to Ipswich was designed to show off the redeveloped waterfront with its new housing, businesses and university campus. It certainly looks impressive but as ever there are at least two sides to every story, reports the BBC's James Cook. A policeman told us of problems with immigration, graffiti and anti-social behaviour. He also said the value of the flats had plummeted since the first buyers moved in. The controlled nature of Mr Brown's question-and-answer session also caused some problems. One woman wanted to see the prime minister but was refused entry because she wasn't on the guest list. As she was turned away, she said Mr Brown had now lost her vote. More
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1348: RichYork writes: The state has become far too big and far too involved in our lives. Over the past twenty years or so every time there has been a social problem people have asked what the government is going to do about it - this is the wrong question. The government is merely our representative, nothing else, they are not our rulers but out servants. HREF="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/haveyoursay/2010/05/how_should_society_work.html" >Have Your SayMore
