The 2015 Popularity Contest (aka UK General Election )

[Wat Tyler]

We're returning to the years of Thatcherism now. How did we let this happen? The nightmare years return. The country is going to be riven with division.

An utter disaster.

5 more years of it. Minimum. Dear me.

 

[daylightrobber]

We're returning to the years of Thatcherism now. How did we let this happen? The nightmare years return. The country is going to be riven with division.

An utter disaster.

It can't end well, can it?

 

[paulbefc]

It was nonsensical garbage mate, sorry.

It's just pretty much the standard free-market argument against state intervention in markets i.e. just leave it to market forces, don't put too much faith in the government to make them work better, especially when growth is as slow as it is. It relates to the tory "competence or chaos" warning on the economy in their campaign. I can't be arsed to go back and find my original post, but perhaps I've worded it poorly. Labour would look to have heavier state intervention in markets and the SNP would encourage this, so many are sceptical as to how well they'd be able to encourage business investment and enterprise. I get the feeling you've interpreted that post as my position. It's not like.

 

[The Equaliser]

We're returning to the years of Thatcherism now. How did we let this happen? The nightmare years return. The country is going to be riven with division.

An utter disaster.

A Cameron govt which will be propped up by the DUP.

Nightmare scenario.

 

[peteblue]

But they haven't grown the economy in their first 5 years. It's a retarded "growth". They are about finance capital and a low income service sector.

If your saying that they have to ditch all that then yes, but then that wouldn't give you a reason to have supported them in the first place.

The last 5 years have been about steadying the ship and getting it back on course tbh........

 

[ToffeeDoug]

Like Cameron you mean?

Exactly. Not much of a choice to offer people.

 

[Sapie88]

Has anyone ever attempted to swim the Mersey wearing a suit of armour?

 

[The Esk]

The last 5 years have been about steadying the ship and getting it back on course tbh........

No, it's been about the ship slowly sinking further and those on the lower decks drowning.

 

[Seanjd]

Commodity broker, whatever. Point remains, this guy is far from in touch with the people his party claim to represent.

 

[daylightrobber]

The last 5 years have been about steadying the ship and getting it back on course tbh........

The last 5 years have been about ideological shrinkage of the state and in particular cuts to welfare under the guise of austerity.

 

[evilwebby]

that's a v good result for Cons in Swindon.

 

[evilwebby]

that's a v good result for Cons in Swindon - a seat they were actually defending.

 

[tsubaki]

We're returning to the years of Thatcherism now. How did we let this happen? The nightmare years return. The country is going to be riven with division.

An utter disaster.

The best possible result is the Tories getting the largest number of MPs but between 310 and 315; they wouldnt be able to do anything and Labour would have time to drive out the idiots that have led it to this, a result that makes 1983 look good.

 

[Walken]

A Cameron govt which will be propped up by the DUP.

Nightmare scenario.

Soit would seem, I'm still waiting for a an answer from the tories on here on what they think of the DUP, would genuinely like to know

 

[summerisle]

Wonder where David Miliband is ?