The 2015 Popularity Contest (aka UK General Election )

[roydo]

I appreciate I speak as a homeowner, but my parents grew up in council houses.

I can't be the only person who thinks we need more social housing, not more right to buy schemes.

No, you are not mate.

And that is before those who think "ace, I will buy my council house" actually try and get a mortgage these days. It was a different world in Thatchers day. This policy is wallpaper.

And crap wallpaper at that.

 

[Jib in lad]

Cameron's pledges before the 2010 election you can't believe a word he says.

http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2013/11/pre-election-pledges-tories-are-trying-wipe-internet

 

[daylightrobber]

I appreciate I speak as a homeowner, but my parents grew up in council houses.

I can't be the only person who thinks we need more social housing, not more right to buy schemes.

We need more affordable housing for a cross section of society. Social housing and starter homes in particular.

 

[roydo]

Cameron's pledges before the 2010 election you can't believe a word he says.

http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2013/11/pre-election-pledges-tories-are-trying-wipe-internet

And you believe every word Miliband says? Or has said?

 

[chewee]

if labour restucture the francise, most have a built in review for the goverment or local authority, they can alter or pull the plug, Merseyrail have a long francise but every 5 years it comes up for review. they could stear clear of trouble with the RMT, ie stop all the shareholders overseas(mostly state owned) taking a huge chunk of the money we all pay for the running of the rail to fund there home rail networks in Germany, Holland , France ect and spend it on are own system.

Merseyrail is a strange one, such a long francise. They do tend to score highly on passenger / reliability tables so they must be doing something right. Being self contained I'd guess helps them a great deal to.

They want DOO for their new rolling stock (IE make guards redundant) however it's been knocked back by the council who also made a hardline stance to the new Northern / First proposals. http://www.rmt.org.uk/news/rmt-welcomes-liverpool-city-council-stand-on-train-guards/

Will be very interesting to see how it pans out if Labour do get in. Red Ed would as you say surely have to make concessions, after all it was the unions which landed him the job in the first place.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

And you believe every word Miliband says? Or has said?

I think it's a bit more fundamental than that isn't it? Is there a single person alive who can plan to do stuff five years hence and achieve every single one of them?

It's a dangerous game when we expect politicians to a) know the answer to every problem, and b) never make a single mistake.

 

[roydo]

I think it's a bit more fundamental than that isn't it? Is there a single person alive who can plan to do stuff five years hence and achieve every single one of them?

It's a dangerous game when we expect politicians to a) know the answer to every problem, and b) never make a single mistake.

Plus having to lob everything onto the table to negotiate a coalition.

Be funny as hell to see which of Eds "promises" remain after the SNP get their claws into him.

 

[Jib in lad]

And you believe every word Miliband says? Or has said?

You have to admit that is some list.

 

[roydo]

You have to admit that is some list.

What list? Cameron or Miliband? I would take both with a massive pinch of salt.

 

[Brennan]

Plus having to lob everything onto the table to negotiate a coalition.

Be funny as hell to see which of Eds "promises" remain after the SNP get their claws into him.

Well he's basically got two choices. Either Labour don't get in power after this election, or they're in power with the SNP and he breaks a direct promise that they wouldn't form a coalition with them.

He's already screwed himself in that regard.

 

[Brennan]

Cameron's pledges before the 2010 election you can't believe a word he says.

http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2013/11/pre-election-pledges-tories-are-trying-wipe-internet

*cough*

http://iaindale.blogspot.co.uk/2010/04/labours-27-broken-manifesto-promises.html

 

[roydo]

Well he's basically got two choices. Either Labour don't get in power after this election, or they're in power with the SNP and he breaks a direct promise that they wouldn't form a coalition with them.

He's already screwed himself in that regard.

Doesnt have to be a coalition. Vote by vote would me my guess. With the budget being the first important one.

*prays for Ed*

 

[Jib in lad]

What list? Cameron or Miliband? I would take both with a massive pinch of salt.

The list of pledges Cameron made before the 2010 election on that evidence we can't believe a word he says as for Miliband we will have to wait and see.

 

[Seanjd]

Well he's basically got two choices. Either Labour don't get in power after this election, or they're in power with the SNP and he breaks a direct promise that they wouldn't form a coalition with them.

He's already screwed himself in that regard.

He won't break that promise because they won't form a coalition. There will be a less stringent agreement, probably supply and confidence.

 

[edge]

Merseyrail is a strange one, such a long francise. They do tend to score highly on passenger / reliability tables so they must be doing something right. Being self contained I'd guess helps them a great deal to.

They want DOO for their new rolling stock (IE make guards redundant) however it's been knocked back by the council who also made a hardline stance to the new Northern / First proposals. http://www.rmt.org.uk/news/rmt-welcomes-liverpool-city-council-stand-on-train-guards/

Will be very interesting to see how it pans out if Labour do get in. Red Ed would as you say surely have to make concessions, after all it was the unions which landed him the job in the first place.

like you say merseyrail do a lot right, they have spent of the infasructure and have high staff levels, what Labour will do i dont know, they have a history of saying one thing about the rail then doing something else, red Ed might use it to show how he is stand up to unions,
we will find out soon enough