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Budget 2009 - Cameron DESTROYING Darling and Brown.
- Thread starter Uncle Spielberg
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I spent two hours in a TV studio at lunchtime doing the budget show with a cross section of the public (pensioner, student, publican, cab driver, bunny hugger, parent with kids and a couple of politicians from both sides). Everyone EXCEPT the politicians spoke sense.
People are constantly patronised by politicians and the media. Anyone but a half wit knows that we are operating in a global economy and it makes bog all difference what New Labour or the Tories do or say in terms of getting us out of the mess unless there is a co-ordinated approach by all major governments.
The constant Ya-Boo-Hiss point scoring mentality of the politicians in the audience panel made me cringe with embarrassment. They are all self serving opportunists who were bullied at school and had no proper friends.
People are constantly patronised by politicians and the media. Anyone but a half wit knows that we are operating in a global economy and it makes bog all difference what New Labour or the Tories do or say in terms of getting us out of the mess unless there is a co-ordinated approach by all major governments.
The constant Ya-Boo-Hiss point scoring mentality of the politicians in the audience panel made me cringe with embarrassment. They are all self serving opportunists who were bullied at school and had no proper friends.
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Dandyman
In London village.
Buzzer; Public sector salaries is another target. Historically these were low but especially with the newer bodies salaries are commensurate with the private sector. Therefore generous pensions and holidays should be cut back to the private sector levels. .[/QUOTE said:
mona
The Glory Game
Buzzer
Languidly Clinical
- Oct 1, 2006
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I don't mean all public sector workers and I was keen to make the distinction with the new found professional quangos. Take for instance the Pensions Regulator. I know how much they are paid. I helped design the pay model. I can assure you that salaries are very attractive in comparison to private sector let alone JobCentre plus workers or those in local government.
What would be fair is a review of total benefits with a suitable comparison in the private sector for any quangos created after 1997. Especially central government ones.
Dandyman and Mona. I'm well aware how shit pay and conditions are for lots and lots of public sector workers. And how cushy they are for others.
NMH
Banned
Your 'stuff' has become increasingly unreadable gibberish.
It's utter rubbish, based on airy-fairy conjecture and what someone says won't be happening in the future.
Reaching for dodgy straws there, you MUST get a grip.
It was never going to be an easy budget. I can't see how the Conservatives would have had a budget that would have been much better, given the circumstances. Though the question then is, would we have been in the situation had they been in power for the past decade.
I am becoming more and more disillusioned with the political system. Watching the behaviour of MPs in the Commons is laughable, and actually rather embarrassing.
Personally, I would havemuch preferred to have had Vince Cable giving the Budget. It is refreshing to have an economist give economic advice rather than Alistair Darling
I am becoming more and more disillusioned with the political system. Watching the behaviour of MPs in the Commons is laughable, and actually rather embarrassing.
Personally, I would havemuch preferred to have had Vince Cable giving the Budget. It is refreshing to have an economist give economic advice rather than Alistair Darling
Tom Hark Preston Park
Will Post For Cash
- Jul 6, 2003
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Arthur
Well-known member
Well I certainly won't claim to know enough about the situation to join the debate. However what I do know is Darling has just has shreds torn off him by Alan Brazil and Ronni Irani on TalkSport.
What hope have we got when a couple of former sportsmen can get the chancellor on the hop? How's he going to manage in the house?
ROSM
Well-known member
I can see Brazil as a Thatcher loving Tory
Just imagine if David Cameron brought him to the front bench: Brazil 'I'd like to ask the honourable gentleman for his itiniery today'
Brown: 'I'll be meeting the queen at 10.00 and then flying out to Ouagadoogoo to attend the funeral of Queen Ipi Tongo of Swaziland'
Brazil, 'How is she these days'
Brown 'er .....Dead'
Brazil 'Really, oh, sorry I only asked because I'd heard two different versions'
NMH
Banned
Oow, you can't go around saying that, the Petulengro family are probably tory voters.
In fact the Shadow chancellor was on the telly this morning making predictions that things won't work out, and quelling all optimism.
Being British, I have to agree - we can NOT be bandying around any optimism even for five minutes.
Needless to say Shadow, when asked specifics about what he would have done differently, waffled on immediately, and spoke quickly and firmly about ..er...... what he thought was wrong with the labour plan and how they would do things differently.
So, he was not specific, couldn't be nailed down on anything, and was an excellent, inscrutable ...politician.
(in·scru·ta·ble (n-skrt-bl)
adj.
Difficult to fathom or understand; impenetrable. See Synonyms at mysterious)
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yep, that would encourage all high earning wealth creators to stay wouldnt it ?Sure is , should be 75%
Arthur
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NMH
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The bitchyness becomes you Arthur. :safeway
Arthur
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glasfryn
cleaning up cat sick
the others will get their chance next year,won't be a lot different though they are all piggies with their snouts in our trough fighting over who is going to be the better off them or the bankers.
would'nt trust any one of them as far as I could throw them
Uncle Spielberg
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Brixtaan
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I'm voting Lib-Dem next summer and If they can't take advantage this time round then they never will.Labour will lose people like me who see them as totally discredited but will not flock to the Conservatives if they have a memory, or don't like Eton clubs.
ps Buzzer, the Mail pro Labour
haha
ps Buzzer, the Mail pro Labour
haha
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As a matter of interest how many members of Labour's cabinet over the last ten years have been privately educated ?