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Posted: Oct 28th 2009 3:44AM Apollo26 said

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No......just no.............
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Posted: Oct 28th 2009 3:48AM kojo87 said

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how awesome is that job title.
"hi what do you do?"
"oh hi i am the UK Shadow Culture Minister"
"oh cool beans"
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Posted: Oct 28th 2009 4:18AM (Unverified) said

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FINALLY! It's about time someone in Parliament backed up the industry. Lets hope this leads somewhere. If the tories really are going to put a significant active effort in supporting the games industry, they can expect my vote come election day.
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Posted: Oct 28th 2009 6:18AM Aerothorn said

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You're willing to override policies on things such as war, health care, transportation, the environment, and overall economic models in exclusive favor of theoretical financial support of the video game industry? Really?
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Posted: Oct 28th 2009 9:29AM HTCEVO said

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Yes.
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Posted: Nov 1st 2009 2:17PM (Unverified) said

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Considering I'm fine with quite a few other Tory policies, and my career lies in the games industry, yes.
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Posted: Oct 28th 2009 4:47AM Kaminaaa said

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The Conservatives have just won the internet.
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Posted: Oct 28th 2009 4:47AM TheVapourRub said

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Just a wild thought, but why do I get the feeling that wiki link to the Shadow Government seem like one big joke?
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Posted: Oct 28th 2009 6:19AM Aerothorn said

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You'll have the same experience if you read a description of British parliament in general.

Or pretty much any British bureaucracy.

What I didn't realize until I came here was that Brazil is a documentary.
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Posted: Oct 28th 2009 4:56AM Ethan said

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Well, their core voters still think of games as murder simulators for children, but seeing as their rise to power is somewhat inevitable, it's very heartening to hear the issue discussed. Although we'll see if it crops up again with a different audience.
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Posted: Oct 28th 2009 5:22AM Stupidiot said

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Joystiq, have you been wiki-tampering?

"The Shadow Cabinet (also called the Shadow Front Bench) is a senior group of Dark Lords and Ladies in the Westminster system of government who together under the leadership of the Hand of the Dark Lord (or the leader of other smaller evil factions) form a sinister cabinet that parallels the government's, whose members shadow or mark each individual member of the government for eventual grisly demise."

I must say I lol'd heartily. My local MP is the shadow home secretary, by the by.
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Posted: Oct 28th 2009 5:46AM Godmil said

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Finally a politician taking the games industry seriously in the UK. But I'm not in a awkward position that I *shudder* kinda want the conservitives to win now :( (For you Americans, the conservitives are the equivilent of the republicans)
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Posted: Oct 28th 2009 6:34AM Aerothorn said

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Some days, I do feel better knowing that when it comes to voting, the British are trapped between the same rock and hard place that Americans are.

Except you guys at least have a semi-viable third party (Liberal Democrats). We don't even get that:(
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Posted: Oct 28th 2009 6:53AM LaughingTarget said

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The usual economic mess, courtesy of one of Britains biggest morons, John Maynard Keynes. The only way a government can support an industry is to steal resources away from another. Governments don't produce anything, just take.

Supporting the games industry will ruin it. Certain developers will get favored status, others without political clout ignored. The entire pricing system gets corrupted with subsidies and resources are ultimately wasted, driving the industry into general decay. No government industry has ever done well.

If the UK really cares, it's best to just create a general environment that allows people to innovate and thrive without interference. This means no regulatory body and minimal taxation. If the UK does that, they can count on me leaving the US for their cold shores (that and get rid of universal health and social programs).
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Posted: Oct 28th 2009 7:37AM Stupidiot said

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You're asking for pure free market and capitalist ideals from a country with a renowned (and admittedly broken) social support structure...

This is why I'm voting BNP.
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Posted: Oct 28th 2009 8:58AM Emophia said

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If you;re voting BNP, I hope you get shanked and curb stomped.

I mean, I wouldn't do it myself, but if I knew were you lived, I could pass it on to some people that would be more then happy to.
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Posted: Oct 28th 2009 3:08PM Stupidiot said

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Nah, in all likelihood I'll be voting lib dem on the opposite end of the scale.
I was just intrigued to see how quickly I could be downranked (not subtle enough to call it trolling ;D).
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Posted: Oct 28th 2009 8:53AM arj154 said

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meh its the conservatives, there trying to get as many supporters as they can by appealing to everyone. As the famous Wilson quote goes "promised much, delivered little". I think the conservatives will do just that...
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