Got something to say or just want fewer pesky ads? Join us... 😊
Arthritic Toe
Well-known member
They are taking steps to win the election not to repair the country. This zero interest rate and quantative easing policy is totally bizarre and its only point is to keep the economy staggering along on its last breath until the May election.
Brighton Breezy
New member
I have always refrained from joining the 1066 BASHING. But by the beard of ZEUS that is a ridiculous post.
"For the first time in my life I will vote Labour..."
"It will also be my first time vote as well."
So, essentially - not including school council elections - you are going to vote for the first time and you are unconvinced by the Tories so are backing Labour.
CONGRAT-u-ruddy-LATIONS.
stevey-o
I am the walrus.
I spent the morning in the company of two people who I'm guessing have only ever known a Labour government and will be first time voters this time around. They are staunch Tories, much like I guess a lot of us became staunch Labour having known nothing but a Tory government for so long. Funny the way it works out like that.
As for what has Labour done for young people, it depends how young you mean. Child poverty has drastically decreased under Labour - this is one of the few facts of 13 years of Labour government that is universally agreed. For everything else you / I / we dislike them for that at least is to their credit.
As for what has Labour done for young people, it depends how young you mean. Child poverty has drastically decreased under Labour - this is one of the few facts of 13 years of Labour government that is universally agreed. For everything else you / I / we dislike them for that at least is to their credit.
glasfryn
cleaning up cat sick
I'm 64 this year and I'v been disappointed with this new lot from 6 months after shameron took over promised from the start there would be no personality assassinations look at him now.
very sad indeed
Scoffers
Well-known member
I'm looking forward to the NSC Exit Poll, when the time comes!
Arthritic Toe
Well-known member
There's Northern Ireland too - I'll give them that one.
So apart from child poverty and Northern Ireland what have the labour party ever done for us?
John Bumlick
Banned
i can tell you right now that 'a plan to get get Aids laid' will not be part of the conservative election manifesto.
Austrian Gull
Well-known member
There's Northern Ireland too - I'll give them that one.
So apart from child poverty and Northern Ireland what have the labour party ever done for us?
Improved the NHS?
Rookie
Greetings
- Feb 8, 2005
- 12,324
cor that is a bloody big hole you have opened up there, think people who work in it might disagree. Wasted lots of money yes, improved well...
Last edited:
User removed 4
New member
Would you ? So not started by the Major administration then ? And let's not forget mo Mowlam's ' impartiality ' , treacherous bitch Mo Mowlam called IRA leader 'babe' in taped call - TelegraphThere's Northern Ireland too - I'll give them that one.
So apart from child poverty and Northern Ireland what have the labour party ever done for us?
¤DãŃn¥ §êãGüLL¤
Banned
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
- 35,826
Hate is a bit strong. it was a genuine question, what is labours policy on or for young people. seems a little dumb not voting one way on the basis of one policy area unless you know the other side has a better policy.
So far the major policy towards the young from Labour has been to target 50% going in to universtiy education. they have failed at this and cut funding anyway (without restating the objective so hows that going to work). there has also been a noble commitment to ensure work or training for all under somthings out of work for 6 mths. i appluade that idea, though i doubt it delivers anything (what is the training?) and there's still the problem of where the longer term jobs come from.
Rookie
Greetings
- Feb 8, 2005
- 12,324
Picking up on your point, that is a good a reason as any not to vote for them, by getting more and more people to go to Uni the degree's people get are less and less valued. The gap between what people with a degree earn over their lifetime and those without is coming down all the time and they don't have the debt Uni people are stuck with.
User removed 4
New member
Here's another great reason to vote for the 'economic genius' of gordon brown Explain why you sold Britain's gold, Gordon Brown told - Telegraph 
Pavilionaire
Well-known member
- Jul 7, 2003
- 31,092
Well then why don't you vote Lib Dem, then when there's a hung Parliament you'll probably get your wish.
Which is good news but is a credit to the Lloyds good banking management. They were a well run bank previously who were pressured by the Government to buy a failing bank. This nearly took them under and needed the Government to bail them out. Hardly a positive for the Government !!!
So you've seen Labour fail and now you want THEM to fix it ? Why didn't we keep Micky Adams then - he failed and so should have stayed to fix the problem ?
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
- 35,826
and to further my point, why default to Labour and not consider the policy for young from Lib Dem, Greens, Monster Raving Looney (who often to be fair have the best and most progressive ideas)
NS Herald
Well-known member
Intersting theory - looks like just about every major economy on the planet were also being run by similarly talentless morons who also failed to see what was coming and should also be kicked out.
Alternatively perhaps it was an unprecedented set of events that the planet was not ready for and did well to survive at all. I seem to remember Brown taking fairly proactive measures compared to some countries and whilst he has made mistakes I would suggest we are better off than we could have been.
I remember only too well the years under the Tories with inflation over 15% which was a nightmare with raging unemployment and little sympathy from the Government who were very much for people looking after themselves and if they couldn't - tough!