alfredmizen
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- Mar 11, 2015
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Iain Duncan Smith resigns
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Raleigh Chopper
New member
Good.
Oxygen tent needed for wellthickwoody too.
This will shut the cretins up for a while.
Raleigh Chopper
New member
Cava
Pevenseagull
meh
- Jul 20, 2003
- 20,681
Maybe he's found out he's ill.
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
The CIVIL war in the Tories over the EURO vote is just about to EXPLODE
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
Whereas, sadly, labour have for the most part been entirely absent from the show.
I didn't follow the budget at all this week due to an unfortunate clash of scheduling with Cheltenham. I'll catch up at some point over the weekend. However, from the little I have heard, I think I am likely to be disappointed with some of the policies being pursued and, if so, I'll say as much.
You see, unlike all of the Labour thickies we are 'blessed' with on NSC, I am able to assess policy decisions on a case by case basis. I do not apply a simplistic "It's Tory so it must be fab / It's Labour so it must be shit" view to all political happenings.
It's a genuine shame that others are not able to do likewise, as it would surely make for significantly better political debate, both on these pages and beyond.
Captain Sensible
Well-known member
Totally this, ala Boris
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
Compassionate Iain against cold hearted Dave & Gideon, battle lines being arranged as we speak
JC Footy Genius
Bringer of TRUTH
- Jun 9, 2015
- 10,568
This won't make a jot of difference to the referendum debate but IDS was getting increasingly annoyed with the governments arguments for staying in.
As others have said well done him.
"I am unable to watch passively whilst certain policies are enacted in order to meet the fiscal self-imposed restraints that I believe are more and more perceived as distinctly political rather than in the national economic interest," he said in his resignation letter.
"Too often my team and I have been pressured in the immediate run up to a budget or fiscal event to deliver yet more reductions to the working-age benefit bill.
"There has been too much emphasis on money-saving exercises and not enough awareness from the Treasury, in particular, that the government's vision of a new welfare-to-work system could not be repeatedly salami-sliced.
"It is therefore with enormous regret that I have decided to resign."
As others have said well done him.
"I am unable to watch passively whilst certain policies are enacted in order to meet the fiscal self-imposed restraints that I believe are more and more perceived as distinctly political rather than in the national economic interest," he said in his resignation letter.
"Too often my team and I have been pressured in the immediate run up to a budget or fiscal event to deliver yet more reductions to the working-age benefit bill.
"There has been too much emphasis on money-saving exercises and not enough awareness from the Treasury, in particular, that the government's vision of a new welfare-to-work system could not be repeatedly salami-sliced.
"It is therefore with enormous regret that I have decided to resign."
indeed, my immediate reaction to reading IDS statement was that it don't believe a word of it. Trying to discredit Osborne, who in all honesty seems perfectly capable of discrediting himself.
glasfryn
cleaning up cat sick
probably been out buying some pringles
Leekbrookgull
Well-known member
Yep. Over and Out.
TSB
Captain Hindsight
Displays a lack of intellect to resort to name-calling.
Raleigh Chopper
New member
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The problem with that is that I am a floating voter and can clearly see all sides with no bias, over the past 7 years I have a major dislike for most politicians from all sides.
But this government is out of control with all the unnecessary cuts to the most needy while making the rich better off, fence sitter I may be but that is not the way I want to see the country run.
Cameron, Johnson or Corbin, what a depressing and frightening choice.
I would not be at all surprised of IDS has just been told by his doctor that he is disabled.
We presently have an unelectable Labour run by a career Spartist and an even dumber chancellor, a Tory party having it's 20th civil war over Europe, and the LibDems so anonymous even their own mothers wouldn't recognise them.
TSB
Captain Hindsight
Vote Green.