The 2015 Popularity Contest (aka UK General Election )

[Pienaar's gloves]

Farage is a widely misunderstood unifying figure.

That should do it.

@SNova

 

[Clint Planet]

Farage is a widely misunderstood unifying figure.

That should do it.

*Puts a fiver on 1,500 pages*

 

[chewee]

EMA was the bomb. Paid for my travel to college, my food and then maybe there was enough left over for a Maccies on a Friday.

When they abolished it I had to get a job and had to skip college to fulfil the demands of the job.

Others just came to college a lot less.

It was a godsend for me, really did make a difference. My parents aren't well off so money was always tight but that little extra on top of my part time wage meant I get by.

 

[daylightrobber]

"When I was poor and I complained about inequality people said I was bitter, now I'm rich and I complain about inequality they say I'm a hypocrite. I'm beginning to think they just don't want to talk about inequality" - Russell Brand

If he really said that then he's gone up in my estimation. This is absolutely the crux of the issue. Inequality is the benefit system of the rich. The more people live off debt, be it mortgages, loans or overdrafts, the more money gets sucked up to the top. Fed up of those at the top pointing at those at the bottom accusing them of costing them money. It's the other way round ffs.

 

[Clint Planet]

 

[daylightrobber]

If that genuinely was the case it wouldn't look like we'd be heading for a hung parliament.

 

[Clint Planet]

It was a godsend for me, really did make a difference. My parents aren't well off so money was always tight but that little extra on top of my part time wage meant I get by.

I was lucky enough to get a full grant - I'm an old get. Faced with the prospect of £40,000+ of debt at the end of my degree, I may well have decided to look for a job at 18.

 

[Clint Planet]

If that genuinely was the case it wouldn't look like we'd be heading for a hung parliament.

It's interesting, isn't it? It's obviously affected by the way the questions are framed.

 

[Clint Planet]

Subscribed to this podcast recently, it's a decent listen if you've got half an hour to fill.

http://kpedley.podbean.com/

Cheers, I enjoyed that.

 

[Seanjd]

EMA was the bomb. Paid for my travel to college, my food and then maybe there was enough left over for a Maccies on a Friday.

When they abolished it I had to get a job and had to skip college to fulfil the demands of the job.

Others just came to college a lot less.

It was a godsend for me, really did make a difference. My parents aren't well off so money was always tight but that little extra on top of my part time wage meant I get by.

For sure, EMA was great, it really helped me with travel costs and the like. A 16 year old shouldn't have to work a part time job to afford to travel to full time education.

 

[Joey66]

Channel 4 news reveals David Cameronns own father is using a tax avoidance scheme to benefit DC when his father dies!
Yes we are all in in together, tell us about the 12 million benefit cutbacks DC?

 

[daylightrobber]

Channel 4 news reveals David Cameronns own father is using a tax avoidance scheme to benefit DC when his father dies!
Yes we are all in in together, tell us about the 12 million benefit cutbacks DC?

Think he died a few years ago.

But yes, we are all in it together.
http://i100.independent.co.uk/artic...n-who-are-linked-to-tax-avoidance--gylgIvPk2e

 

[roydo]

Channel 4 news reveals David Cameronns own father is using a tax avoidance scheme to benefit DC when his father dies!
Yes we are all in in together, tell us about the 12 million benefit cutbacks DC?

He died in 2010.

 

[Jib in lad]

http://www.channel4.com/news/cameron-david-ian-jersey-tax-haven-conservatives

It will be interesting how this plays out.

 

[roydo]

http://www.channel4.com/news/cameron-david-ian-jersey-tax-haven-conservatives

It will be interesting how this plays out.

Not really. I defended Miliband when the Mail ran that nonsense about his Dad, it is the same with this.