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Posted on: Aug 18 2020, 06:52 PM |
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Posted on: Jun 29 2020, 10:08 PM |
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QUOTE (SirWilliam @ Jun 22 2020, 12:19 PM) An object lesson to all, Sir. The problem, (in the UK), is that we have had over 20 years of "nanny state" politics which at best has reassured the inhabitants that whatever life throws at them there is a steel floor which will not allow them to fall, but the flip side is that the intrinsically idle are in the same system and have exploited it without a second thought to the detriment of all. Do we wish to return to a pre-war type system where the few rich lorded it over the many poor? Of course not but it did mean everyone had to take some form of employment in order to survive and those who had the aptitude were rewarded for their endeavours. Of course this has bugger all to do with the BLM farce but it needs to be recognised in the context of slavery per se having little to do with colour but a lot with exploitation. We have strict employment laws that protect not only employees but also prospective ones which means when a candidate presents himself for consideration it will not be a skin colour that sits across the table but someone who could potentially benefit the business. This simply means that the best (wo)man gets the job. Anyone who thinks that someone is going to be turned down because of their colour/race/religion is living in cloud cuckoo land as are those who bang on about equality. There is evidence suggesting you’re wrong; this is just one example. “ Wherever you look across society this yawning gap in the lives of the black and white population reveals itself. In 2018, black people had the highest unemployment rate of any ethnicity at 9% – more than twice the white population at 4%. Data from the Office for National Statistics shows that, in 2018, only 66.9% of the black population was employed, versus 76.4% of the white population. Even when they are employed, black people do not earn as much as others. In London in 2018, ethnic minorities earned 21.7% less than the rest of the population. In the same year, the Resolution Foundation found that, overall, 1.9 million black and ethnic minority workers are paid about £3.2 billion less than their white counterparts every year.” https://bylinetimes.com/2020/06/08/black-li...ter-in-britain/ |
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Posted on: Dec 18 2019, 06:04 PM |
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QUOTE (James_Trinder @ Dec 18 2019, 03:12 PM) I think that is something that we can all agree upon. Yes. However, 'she lost' some of her majority, but I think a teddy bear would have polled about the same in Newbury as she did. |
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Posted on: Dec 18 2019, 06:02 PM |
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Anyone else confused by Matt Hancock's use of the word 'more'? During the campaign, the document stated the party would add “50,000 more nurses” to the NHS workforce, but it emerged the figure included 18,500 existing nurses who will be encouraged to stay in their posts. The manifesto says: "We will deliver: 50,000 more nurses, with students receiving a £5,000-£8,000 annual maintenance grant every year during their course to help with their cost of living – and they won’t have to pay it back. Everyone will receive at least £5,000 with further funding in regions or disciplines that are struggling to recruit..." So does that mean a nurse population of 50,000 more than is presently the case? And will they be equally qualified? |
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Posted on: Dec 18 2019, 05:43 PM |
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QUOTE (SirWilliam @ Dec 17 2019, 08:06 PM) Simple question to the left wing element of this little forum-
"Has a Labour government ever done ANYTHING for the working class? With the possible exception of the post war Attlee regime the answer is an emphatic no, which is why the electorate is at last throwing off this silly family voting tradition and using their eyes. Not that Im a Labour fan, but on top of the Attlee years... Barbara Castle introduced the Equal Pay Act of 1970. New labour introduced the National Minimum Wage. Labour also oversaw the decriminalisation of homosexuality (compared to the Tories attempt at Section 28), legislation to outlaw racial discrimination, the establishment of the Open University, Civil Partnerships, the Equality Act, the Human Rights Act and legislating for equality of opportunity for all, cancelled up to 100 per cent of debt for the world’s poorest countries and brought about the world’s first Climate Change Act. of course some of the above would have been cross-party. |
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Posted on: Dec 15 2019, 08:24 PM |
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QUOTE (Mr Brown @ Dec 15 2019, 01:30 PM) The fact that we are still functioning reasonably well means this could be a tribute to the Government stamping out unnecessary expenditure by Labour and LibDem local government. Yes if you regard... 25,000 fewer bed spaces for mental illness. 80% of the 5.3 million self employed live below the poverty line. 35% of self employed only earn £100 a month. Increase of 50% in hate crimes. Increase of knife crime by 150% to 22,000 per year. Life expectancy down 3 years. NHS satisfaction level at lowest recorded rate. 100,000 increase on the council home waiting list since 2010. Food bank use up 2,400%. Homelessness up 1,000%. Rough sleeping up 1,200% 35% of U.K. kids live in poverty. Student debt has risen 150%. National debt has risen from £850billion to £2.25trillion. GDP fallen to -0.1%. GBP fallen by circa 15% versus EUR and USD. ...functioning due to the removal of unnecessary expenditure. |
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Posted on: Dec 15 2019, 11:32 AM |
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Thank the Lord we’ve been protected from Corbyn and his incompetence. From 2010 to 2019 we have...
25,000 fewer police. 20,000 fewer prison officers. 10,000 fewer border officials. 10,000 fewer firefighters. 10,000 fewer medical professionals. 25,000 fewer bed spaces for mental illness. 80% of the 5.3 million self employed live below the poverty line. 35% of self employed only earn £100 a month. 25% cuts for our disabled community. 80% cuts to Mobility allowance. Increase of 50% in hate crimes. Increase of knife crime by 150% to 22,000 per year. Life expectancy down 3 years. NHS satisfaction level at lowest recorded rate. Council home building down 90%. 200k social homes lost since 2010. Zero starter homes built. Council home building down 90%. 200k social homes lost. 100,000 increase on the council home waiting list since 2010. 36,000 teachers have left teaching. 1,000 sure start centres closed. 780 libraries closed. 700 football pitches closed. Food bank use up 2,400%. Homelessness up 1,000%. Rough sleeping up 1,200% 35% of U.K. kids live in poverty. Student fees up 300%. Student debt has risen 150%. National debt has risen from £850billion to £2.25trillion. GDP fallen to -0.1%. GBP fallen by circa 15% versus EUR and USD. 25-30% cuts to all govt departments. 25-30% cuts to all councils. |
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Posted on: 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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