Red Ed

PieMan said:
Ed Millibland can win the election by doing two very simple things:

1) He goes on national tv and apologises profusely for being part of the Government who got us into the mess we are currently in, and gets every single one of the current shadow cabinet who held government jobs during the last few years of the Labour government to do exactly the same thing; and

2) He public ally fires that repugnant bully Ed Balls..............and uses the body parts that shares his surname to test the new Taylormade SLDR that is bound to be released in the next few weeks!

He'd then have my vote :thup: :D
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It is a bit naive to say that the Labour government got us in the current mess we are in. Yes that is what Conservative party want you to believe as they go on and on and on and on and on about it in every interview any Tory politician does. But in reality the economic policies of the last labour government and conservative economic policy at the time was very similar. Yes they have diverged more since the economic crash with the main differences being how you deal with the aftermath, but Brown was hardly seen as a raging socialist and at times his economic policies were more right than left wing.

The tories may well have done some things differently, but it would have only had a limited influence on what happened as the forces of major global economic meltdown were way too powerful and we would be in much the same position.

And as for repugnant bullies, then I'll see your Ed Balls and raise you a Michael Gove. It does amuse me when there is talk of him becoming a leader as that would be a sure fire way of ensuring the tories stay in opposition for many years.

And well done to the Daily Telegraph for reprinting Millibands fathers obit yesterday as a way of trying to redress the balance and show what he really did and said. A genuinely classy thing to do from a right wing paper. Who'd have thunk it.
 
Hacker Khan said:
It is a bit naive to say that the Labour government got us in the current mess we are in. Yes that is what Conservative party want you to believe as they go on and on and on and on and on about it in every interview any Tory politician does. But in reality the economic policies of the last labour government and conservative economic policy at the time was very similar. Yes they have diverged more since the economic crash with the main differences being how you deal with the aftermath, but Brown was hardly seen as a raging socialist and at times his economic policies were more right than left wing.

The tories may well have done some things differently, but it would have only had a limited influence on what happened as the forces of major global economic meltdown were way too powerful and we would be in much the same position.

And as for repugnant bullies, then I'll see your Ed Balls and raise you a Michael Gove. It does amuse me when there is talk of him becoming a leader as that would be a sure fire way of ensuring the tories stay in opposition for many years.

And well done to the Daily Telegraph for reprinting Millibands fathers obit yesterday as a way of trying to redress the balance and show what he really did and said. A genuinely classy thing to do from a right wing paper. Who'd have thunk it.
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So are you suggesting that the previous Labour Gov't (of which both Balls & Milliband were members) was not, in any way, responsible for the nation's economic plight.

Whether the Conservatives would have done anything different is immaterial.

The fact is that the Brown/Balls economic policy of tax & spend failed and, thus, the British electorate should be very careful before again trusting the hypocritical Ed Balls with the keys to the Treasury.
 
Pity the economy was on the up as a result of Labours policies when the tories came in. Besides - listen to the tosh that Georgie talks about saving money whilst the sun shines for a rainy day = fix th roof etc. Great words George - commendable idea even - but when are we likely to be in a position to do that George. Not for the next 10yrs I'd guess.
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
At least we have some decent new schools and hospitals and older ones aren't falling apart quite as much as they were.
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Please tell me where this paradise i so I can arrange to move there.

In the meantime I will continue to live in a country whose economy was totally mismanaged by its previous administration but may (and I stress, may) be restored to some sort of credibility by the present lot.
 
Most of the cash borrowed is spent on Welfare payments or Debt Interest payments. No much left over for schools and hospitals.
 
MetalMickie said:
Please tell me where this paradise i so I can arrange to move there.

In the meantime I will continue to live in a country whose economy was totally mismanaged by its previous administration but may (and I stress, may) be restored to some sort of credibility by the present lot.
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There are plenty of new and refurbished schools and hospitals out there if you have a look - doesn't mean to say that there are not many needing work done.
 
Blimey!! It doesn't take much to be hated does it, I soon got there.
 
Hacker Khan said:
It is a bit naive to say that the Labour government got us in the current mess we are in. Yes that is what Conservative party want you to believe as they go on and on and on and on and on about it in every interview any Tory politician does. But in reality the economic policies of the last labour government and conservative economic policy at the time was very similar. Yes they have diverged more since the economic crash with the main differences being how you deal with the aftermath, but Brown was hardly seen as a raging socialist and at times his economic policies were more right than left wing.

The tories may well have done some things differently, but it would have only had a limited influence on what happened as the forces of major global economic meltdown were way too powerful and we would be in much the same position.

And as for repugnant bullies, then I'll see your Ed Balls and raise you a Michael Gove. It does amuse me when there is talk of him becoming a leader as that would be a sure fire way of ensuring the tories stay in opposition for many years.

And well done to the Daily Telegraph for reprinting Millibands fathers obit yesterday as a way of trying to redress the balance and show what he really did and said. A genuinely classy thing to do from a right wing paper. Who'd have thunk it.
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The financial mess Labour brought upon us was not about the global financial meltdown, we were not the only country to be affected by that. They did the same as many other European countries and increased welfare payments by 60%, they created a something for nothing culture where people were encouraged to live off the state, they greatly increased the public sector into a bloated tax sucking monstrosity. They opened the gates to unrestricted immigration without any care for the support services this massive influx of people would require, there were even more people chasing the available jobs which resulted in whole swathes of people being better off staying home.

If we ever let these people back into power the country will be dragged down to the current situation of Greece and Cyprus where the government will be taking 40% of your savings without your permission and the welfare state will have to be slashed to the likes of a third world country. You cant trust Labour with our future, the Current Conservatives are not a lot better but if re-elected they would have to get to grips for real with a deficit that is frightening.
 
SocketRocket said:
The financial mess Labour brought upon us was not about the global financial meltdown, we were not the only country to be affected by that. They did the same as many other European countries and increased welfare payments by 60%, they created a something for nothing culture where people were encouraged to live off the state, they greatly increased the public sector into a bloated tax sucking monstrosity. They opened the gates to unrestricted immigration without any care for the support services this massive influx of people would require, there were even more people chasing the available jobs which resulted in whole swathes of people being better off staying home.

If we ever let these people back into power the country will be dragged down to the current situation of Greece and Cyprus where the government will be taking 40% of your savings without your permission and the welfare state will have to be slashed to the likes of a third world country. You cant trust Labour with our future, the Current Conservatives are not a lot better but if re-elected they would have to get to grips for real with a deficit that is frightening.
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Why keep it PC ?
Tell us what you really think. ;)
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
There are plenty of new and refurbished schools and hospitals out there if you have a look - doesn't mean to say that there are not many needing work done.
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I don't know about plenty, certainly there are some but, unfortunately, due to the previous Government's financial ineptitude we now cannot afford to staff or operate many of those.
 
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