The 2015 Popularity Contest (aka UK General Election )

[Clint Planet]

........there is a big difference between seeking less regulation and having incompetent regulation oversight........

Oh, Peter. Peter.

 

[The Esk]

If only Labour and the other Political parties and the Press were aware of this............

They are, only the press and the opposition to the Labour party oddly choose not to mention it..........

 

[peteblue]

So basically:

• Banking Crisis global, not brought about by Gordon Brown or last Labour govt
• University tuition fees trebled - expect to leave uni with £45,000 debt (barrier for the poorest)
• Benefit capping has forced 50,000 vulnerable families out of London
• benefit sanctions have caused dozens and dozens of suicides
• The bottom and middle have seen living standards decline; the top have doubled their wealth since 2009
• The UN is investigating the UK in relation to its treatment of disabled people
• Food industry now regulated by, erm, itself. Well, that's going to work. See other industries for further madness.

Have I missed anything?

Yes mate, employment has gone up by millions, the UK is seeing yearly growth and outperforming almost all other major economies.......

 

[Seanjd]

you can, can't you?

Spoiler: Spoiler

oh yeah

 

[peteblue]

They are, only the press and the opposition to the Labour party oddly choose not to mention it..........

I've not heard either of the Ed's go on about it either.......

 

[Wat Tyler]

Been watching the Thick Of It again. It's Hysterical, I recommend it to anyone who hasn't seen it

 

[peteblue]

Oh, Peter. Peter.

I know, right again......

 

[Brennan]

So basically:

• Banking Crisis global, not brought about by Gordon Brown or last Labour govt
• University tuition fees trebled - expect to leave uni with £45,000 debt (barrier for the poorest)
• Benefit capping has forced 50,000 vulnerable families out of London
• benefit sanctions have caused dozens and dozens of suicides
• The bottom and middle have seen living standards decline; the top have doubled their wealth since 2009
• The UN is investigating the UK in relation to its treatment of disabled people
• Food industry now regulated by, erm, itself. Well, that's going to work. See other industries for further madness.

Have I missed anything?

Absolutely false to call it a barrier for the poorest.

 

[peteblue]

Been watching the Thick Of It again. It's Hysterical, I recommend it to anyone who hasn't seen it

We lived through 13 years of it with Blair and co........

 

[Clint Planet]

Yes mate, employment has gone up by millions, the UK is seeing yearly growth and outperforming almost all other major economies.......

Has it though, Peter? Has it? By millions? How's that, then? And if we've "grown" by so much, how come most people (ordinary, hard-working people) are worse off? Could it be that the top are laughing themselves all the way to the bank?

 

[Brennan]

Yes mate, employment has gone up by millions, the UK is seeing yearly growth and outperforming almost all other major economies.......

Zero Hours Contracts though.

(Lets ignore the fact that only 1 in 50 of those jobs is a zero hours contract)

 

[Clint Planet]

Absolutely false to call it a barrier for the poorest.

Okay, mate. x

 

[Jags]

It just seems rather contradictory. We want our independence! Then we'll sign it away again!

The EU allows you to be independent, in that you control internal economic measures, whereas the EU limits your relations with other economies.

 

[peteblue]

Ooh I want to be able to do that spoiler thing...

It's a typical Labour trick trying to hide any bad news..........

 

[Jags]

Such wisdom in one so young.

Isn't that a sad state of affairs though? Surely its the logical conclusion...