stez Posted 11 May 2010 Posted 11 May 2010 So do I ( as long as it's affordable). Small point; For the first time in my life I'm older than the PM. ha ha! you old b@stard! i've still got my youth. until they roll out pitt the younger
l444ry Posted 11 May 2010 Posted 11 May 2010 So do I ( as long as it's affordable). Small point; For the first time in my life I'm older than the PM. Apparently this act of social justice will cost £17bn, which might mean a hefty increase in public spending cuts elsewhere. If the LibDems have conceded that the deficit should start to be cut this year, not only is this a reversal of the previous LibDem position, it will greatly increase the risk of turning a highly fragile recovery into a double-dip recession.
Webbo Posted 11 May 2010 Posted 11 May 2010 Apparently this act of social justice will cost £17bn, which might mean a hefty increase in public spending cuts elsewhere. If the LibDems have conceded that the deficit should start to be cut this year, not only is this a reversal of the previous LibDem position, it will greatly increase the risk of turning a highly fragile recovery into a double-dip recession. That might have happened anyway.
BoneDog Posted 11 May 2010 Posted 11 May 2010 So do I ( as long as it's affordable). Small point; For the first time in my life I'm older than the PM. Who's the PM now then?
Daggers Posted 11 May 2010 Posted 11 May 2010 Labour are all smiles and relieved faces now - amazing to watch the transformation. I wonder how many of the "Cabs for hire" will now pick up industry fares?
Head Honcho Posted 11 May 2010 Posted 11 May 2010 Well played Prime Minister, don't let us down. If he doesn't he'll blame Labour anyway............... ...................Labour have been blaming the Tories for the past 13 years
Shrenchel Posted 11 May 2010 Posted 11 May 2010 i hope clegg has got the 'no tax paid under 10,000 P/A nailed on It's believed he has. Inheritance tax threshold increase and marriage tax breaks look to be out too. This might even turn out to be not that shit.
Guest Posted 11 May 2010 Posted 11 May 2010 I almost felt sorry for Gord when he made his farewell speech to his labour cohorts, almost.
Guest DavidJCW Posted 11 May 2010 Posted 11 May 2010 Exactly why it's a bad idea! The economy needs all the money it can get just now so giving people more money with the risk of inflation rising isn't very fiscal imo. Of course... leaving people with less money to spend and struggling financially is REALLY going to help this country get back on its feet...
BoneDog Posted 11 May 2010 Posted 11 May 2010 I've just heard that Cameron is PM. That happened all of a sudden, I thought it was gonna take a while to find out who it would be!
coale39 Posted 11 May 2010 Posted 11 May 2010 Whats the chance that we will have the Australian system?
Guest DavidJCW Posted 11 May 2010 Posted 11 May 2010 It's believed he has. Inheritance tax threshold increase and marriage tax breaks look to be out too. This might even turn out to be not that shit. That's why the Conservatives not winning outright was such a blessing in disguise, it FORCED them to make concessions in order to hold a majority in government... that or risk not being able to pass many of their policies because they'd be a minority.
Guest DavidJCW Posted 11 May 2010 Posted 11 May 2010 I've just heard that Cameron is PM. That happened all of a sudden, I thought it was gonna take a while to find out who it would be! Brown realised he didn't have a cat in hells chance of being able to keep Labour in power after talks with the Lib Dems failed this morning, this then left the Lib Dems and the Tories to form a coalition. Brown then resigned as PM and Labour leader and this left the door... quite literally... open to Cameron to take over. Lots of pomp and ceremony later, Brown is now off somewhere having left politics completely and Cameron is our new PM.
Head Honcho Posted 11 May 2010 Posted 11 May 2010 Of course... leaving people with less money to spend and struggling financially is REALLY going to help this country get back on its feet... I've no idea how better off I'd be but I'd guess it'd no more than a poxy £5 or £10 a week which I'd much rather be spent helping the country out of debt. Then maybe then we can start about giving us tax breaks. Christ the country owes billions and people are hoping for a tax break..............fvcking unbelieveable
Fosse Boy Posted 11 May 2010 Posted 11 May 2010 As if the phrase "the Cameron years" is already being used. Ugh.
BoneDog Posted 11 May 2010 Posted 11 May 2010 Brown realised he didn't have a cat in hells chance of being able to keep Labour in power after talks with the Lib Dems failed this morning, this then left the Lib Dems and the Tories to form a coalition. Brown then resigned as PM and Labour leader and this left the door... quite literally... open to Cameron to take over. Lots of pomp and ceremony later, Brown is now off somewhere having left politics completely and Cameron is our new PM. Wow, I'm shocked that Brown has left politics altogether. I bet the man's absolutely gutted, he's been in it since I can remember. I've been trying not to read about this election because it just winds me up so I don't understand all this coalition stuff, but now I'm starting to get a bit interested
Shrenchel Posted 11 May 2010 Posted 11 May 2010 I've no idea how better off I'd be but I'd guess it'd no more than a poxy £5 or £10 a week which I'd much rather be spent helping the country out of debt. Then maybe then we can start about giving us tax breaks. Christ the country owes billions and people are hoping for a tax break..............fvcking unbelieveable It will at least partly be made up by not increasing the inheritance tax threshold and not giving tax breaks to married couples. Nick Clegg also had Trident written on the list of the negotiation demands he was spotted with, so maybe just maybe we might save a few billion on not replacing that like for like either. Interesting quote from a Lib Dem MP. I can't believe how much they've offered us. The Tories have basically rubbed out their manifesto and inserted ours. We'll have to cope for four or five years with our flesh creeping, but still. Did Cameron really get dicked on that badly?! We'll see.
Fosse Boy Posted 11 May 2010 Posted 11 May 2010 It will at least partly be made up by not increasing the inheritance tax threshold and not giving tax breaks to married couples. Nick Clegg also had Trident written on the list of the negotiation demands he was spotted with, so maybe just maybe we might save a few billion on not replacing that like for like either. Interesting quote from a Lib Dem MP. Did Cameron really get dicked on that badly?! We'll see. If that's the case then I might just be able to live with this arrangement.
dandannieldanok Posted 11 May 2010 Posted 11 May 2010 We have this outcome under a first past the post system not PR and it's because there isn't sufficient difference between the parties this coupled with the fact that they are seen as self serving dishonest cretins. As for the Liberals not deserving a say well they got almost 7 million votes 6% less than labour who got 7% less than the Tories. In truth no one deserves to govern as the electorate clearly didn't want Labour or the Tories either. Yes all true, but we've had Brown and Labour absolutely slated for even considering to try and have some power. Now Clegg waltzes in with less votes and over 200 seats less, and all of a sudden they're dictating things to the Tories. It's laughable really and hopefully true Liberals will not just follow Clegg's power-hunger and actually speak out against this cosying-up with a party fundamentally against their core beliefs. Can anyone who voted Liberal Democrat really say they're happy with Clegg's actions, after all his talk in the debates about a genuine different option to the main 2 parties. Those words seem pretty hollow now. Btw none of this is bitterness that Clegg didn't turn to Labour, I'm glad that hasn't happened. I just think it's fundamentally wrong that the Lib Dems and Clegg suddenly have more power than the electorate wanted them to have. The result suggests a clear desire for a Tory minority govt.
FoxyPV Posted 11 May 2010 Posted 11 May 2010 Wow, I'm shocked that Brown has left politics altogether. I bet the man's absolutely gutted, he's been in it since I can remember. I've been trying not to read about this election because it just winds me up so I don't understand all this coalition stuff, but now I'm starting to get a bit interested He'll still continue as an MP. It will interesting to see how the public react to it because it is so unusual in British politics.
Libertine Posted 11 May 2010 Posted 11 May 2010 He'll still continue as an MP. I really can't see that.
l444ry Posted 11 May 2010 Posted 11 May 2010 Apparently Labour Party website is having to deal with 20 people per minute trying to join up.
lavrentis Posted 11 May 2010 Posted 11 May 2010 I really can't see that. He got elected in his constituency though didn't he? I might be wrong so doesn't that mean he's just a normal politician now in the opposition?
FoxyPV Posted 11 May 2010 Posted 11 May 2010 I really can't see that. Why? (just wanted to put this in a post)
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