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post Nov 14 2019, 10:11 PM
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Another reason to give up work when comrade Corbyn wins.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50427369

The more I hear about these great policies the more I like them. I'm going to make a lifestyle choice after the great leaders victory to leave a huge unpayable debt to the next generation. I dont have any kids so its great. Live for today. Tomorrows fools can pick up the tab.

VOTE LABOUR!
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post Nov 15 2019, 10:58 AM
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QUOTE (TallDarkAndHandsome @ Nov 14 2019, 10:11 PM) *
Another reason to give up work when comrade Corbyn wins.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50427369

The more I hear about these great policies the more I like them. I'm going to make a lifestyle choice after the great leaders victory to leave a huge unpayable debt to the next generation. I dont have any kids so its great. Live for today. Tomorrows fools can pick up the tab.

VOTE LABOUR!

I generally don't give a **** what any of the politicians say, but that one is pure "oh, vote for us, we're lovelies!". It's about as ridiculous as free chocolate for everyone for life.
"Mr McDonnell said that if other broadband providers did not want to give access to British Broadband, then they would also be taken into public ownership." What a marvellous way to bring tech development to a standstill. Who in their right mind is going to continue to develop a business, knowing it could just be taken away on a whim?
Broadband is not essential to life, it's a luxury. Like all luxuries, you can choose to have it if you can afford it. Gas, electric, and water; they're essentials. Without those there is the potential for death, without broadband, not really.
I very much doubt that anyone struggling to heat and/or light their home would say "I can't afford gas and electric, but I have free broadband so we're all good".

I'm left wondering if, instead of writing an election manifesto, they just watched Idiocracy and thought "yeah, we'll go with that'.
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post Nov 15 2019, 09:31 PM
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QUOTE (je suis Charlie @ Nov 15 2019, 10:58 AM) *
I generally don't give a **** what any of the politicians say, but that one is pure "oh, vote for us, we're lovelies!". It's about as ridiculous as free chocolate for everyone for life.
"Mr McDonnell said that if other broadband providers did not want to give access to British Broadband, then they would also be taken into public ownership." What a marvellous way to bring tech development to a standstill. Who in their right mind is going to continue to develop a business, knowing it could just be taken away on a whim?
Broadband is not essential to life, it's a luxury. Like all luxuries, you can choose to have it if you can afford it. Gas, electric, and water; they're essentials. Without those there is the potential for death, without broadband, not really.
I very much doubt that anyone struggling to heat and/or light their home would say "I can't afford gas and electric, but I have free broadband so we're all good".

I'm left wondering if, instead of writing an election manifesto, they just watched Idiocracy and thought "yeah, we'll go with that'.

It’s not quite water, but it is becoming increasingly hard to live without Internet access.
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post Nov 15 2019, 10:09 PM
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QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Nov 15 2019, 09:31 PM) *
It’s not quite water, but it is becoming increasingly hard to live without Internet access.

Yep but water IS essential to live. Broadband isn't. In my view the following should be considered for nationalisation

1. Water
2. Rail

Both should only be done so if the Unions agree not to strike.

Nowt else.
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- TallDarkAndHandsome   Free Broadband   Nov 14 2019, 10:11 PM
- - Mr Brown   Superb wheeze by BT. How else are they going to s...   Nov 15 2019, 07:46 AM
|- - TallDarkAndHandsome   QUOTE (je suis Charlie @ Nov 15 2019, 10...   Nov 15 2019, 11:38 AM
||- - Biker1   QUOTE (TallDarkAndHandsome @ Nov 15 2019, 11...   Nov 16 2019, 06:22 AM
|||- - Turin Machine   QUOTE (Biker1 @ Nov 16 2019, 06:22 AM) Th...   Nov 16 2019, 09:43 AM
|||- - Biker1   QUOTE (Turin Machine @ Nov 16 2019, 10:43...   Nov 17 2019, 08:46 AM
||- - Andy Capp   QUOTE (TallDarkAndHandsome @ Nov 15 2019, 10...   Nov 16 2019, 06:38 AM
|- - Andy Capp   DP   Nov 15 2019, 09:31 PM
- - Andy1   Maybe he could scrap University fees. Wait...........   Nov 15 2019, 07:24 PM
- - Andy Capp   Bear in mind the worst part of our rail system is ...   Nov 15 2019, 09:28 PM
- - SirWilliam   Only food and shelter are important, everything el...   Nov 16 2019, 09:03 AM
- - Mr Brown   Labour think we've forgotten just how bad BT w...   Nov 18 2019, 01:57 PM
|- - Biker1   QUOTE (Mr Brown @ Nov 18 2019, 02:57 PM) ...   Nov 19 2019, 09:13 AM
|- - James_Trinder   QUOTE (Biker1 @ Nov 19 2019, 09:13 AM) Or...   Nov 19 2019, 01:09 PM
- - MontyPython   So CONSERVATIVE - Will Plant 300m trees. LIB DEM...   Nov 18 2019, 03:19 PM
|- - SirWilliam   QUOTE (MontyPython @ Nov 18 2019, 03:19 P...   Nov 19 2019, 05:15 PM
- - Mr Brown   I'm going with whoever gives the most Nectar p...   Nov 18 2019, 04:45 PM
|- - TallDarkAndHandsome   QUOTE (Mr Brown @ Nov 18 2019, 04:45 PM) ...   Nov 18 2019, 05:33 PM
- - Andy Capp   One concern is that Labour rightly or wrongly have...   Nov 20 2019, 12:08 AM


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