May 4, 201511 yr I think it's a sad indictment of the Tory Party that they can't/won't piss this election. To only beat Milliband by a few seats if any at all, says it's game over for that shiny faced cunt Cameron. Very true, they should have pissed it last time also. I don't think Cameron is too bad but he isn't great either. I think Osbourne has done a fairly good job with the economy but as a #2 (which chancellor is really) he is rubbish. Then you have Ed & Balls on the other side and wonder how they are even in the running, even though the pleb has had a good campaign considering.
May 4, 201511 yr Very true, they should have pissed it last time also. I don't think Cameron is too bad but he isn't great either. I think Osbourne has done a fairly good job with the economy but as a #2 (which chancellor is really) he is rubbish. Then you have Ed & Balls on the other side and wonder how they are even in the running, even though the pleb has had a good campaign considering. The fact that Balls has been kept out of this campaign says a lot. If that bloke ever gets control of our economy, we're knackered.
May 5, 201511 yr The fact that Balls has been kept out of this campaign says a lot. If that bloke ever gets control of our economy, we're knackered. We know what we're getting with the Tories, especially in a likely coalition with the Lib Dems. What's worrying are the players who aren't on show as Ed does his rounds, but who will pop out on Friday. The puppet masters will show their face. Why risk it?
May 5, 201511 yr We know what we're getting with the Tories, especially in a likely coalition with the Lib Dems. What's worrying are the players who aren't on show as Ed does his rounds, but who will pop out on Friday. The puppet masters will show their face. Why risk it? You say that as though it's a good thing.
May 5, 201511 yr Has Osbourne come out yet and said about the welfare cuts? He cant commit on where the 10b will come from
May 5, 201511 yr Listening to milliband on the news earlier and I'm now getting concerned where the money will be coming from. It doesn't make me right wing like folk seem to automatically presume, it makes me think of my own circumstances. We are nearly all intrinsically selfish, it's just some don't want to admit it.
May 5, 201511 yr Listening to milliband on the news earlier and I'm now getting concerned where the money will be coming from. It doesn't make me right wing like folk seem to automatically presume, it makes me think of my own circumstances. We are nearly all intrinsically selfish, it's just some don't want to admit it. I don't think ANY party has said where the money will be coming from.
May 5, 201511 yr Has Osbourne come out yet and said about the welfare cuts? He cant commit on where the 10b will come from Unless he's going to charge £10bn for the next contract to a private company to hire unqualified folk to tell folk in comas to get back to work or despatch physiotherapists to asses mental health patients ability to function.
May 5, 201511 yr I don't think ANY party has said where the money will be coming from. They haven't because whichever way you dress it up it's going to piss some folk off. Labour - increase in taxes for the better off? Some folk won't vote for that. Tory - chop child benefit? Again, that'll hit some folk. Some people are ideologically wedded to a particular party - I'd suggest more people aren't. Like NB said we are selfish animals - we go with what suits us and our own circumstances. . Edited May 5, 201511 yr by mickbrown
May 5, 201511 yr I don't think ANY party has said where the money will be coming from. Labour are going to fine and tax the banks to pay for it all by the sounds of it.
May 5, 201511 yr They haven't because whichever way you dress it up it's going to piss some folk off. Labour - increase in taxes for the better off? Some folk won't vote for that. Tory - chop child benefit? Again, that'll hit some folk. Some people are ideologically wedded to a particular party - I'd suggest more people aren't. Like NB said we are selfish animals - we go with what suits us and our own circumstances. . Not everyone votes selfishly. Otherwise no party who stands on a higher taxation mandate would get a single vote from those in the higher tax bands, and we know that isn't the case. Personally I never worry about my own situation when considering who to vote for as that can change and policies almost certainly will. I feel more that I will vote for whichever party I believe has the right policies to improve our society and take it forward at the time. Not always easy to decide either.
May 5, 201511 yr Not everyone votes selfishly. Otherwise no party who stands on a higher taxation mandate would get a single vote from those in the higher tax bands, and we know that isn't the case. Personally I never worry about my own situation when considering who to vote for as that can change and policies almost certainly will. I feel more that I will vote for whichever party I believe has the right policies to improve our society and take it forward at the time. Not always easy to decide either. yes but thats because there parents voted that way pre being in the top tax bracket. oh and the last two lines what absolute bollocks. if it is going to hit you hard you won't do it.
May 5, 201511 yr I feel more that I will vote for whichever party I believe has the right policies to improve our society and take it forward at the time. Not always easy to decide either. blimey....I wish I was more like you I'll be voting (in fact already have via postal) for the party that I think is going to leave me with more money in my pocket, I'm quite happy to say "fuck everybody else" in this instance, I need to look after myself and my family first and foremost
May 5, 201511 yr blimey....I wish I was more like you I'll be voting (in fact already have via postal) for the party that I think is going to leave me with more money in my pocket, I'm quite happy to say "fuck everybody else" in this instance, I need to look after myself and my family first and foremost thinly veiled 50% tory for life
May 5, 201511 yr blimey....I wish I was more like you I'll be voting (in fact already have via postal) for the party that I think is going to leave me with more money in my pocket, I'm quite happy to say "fuck everybody else" in this instance, I need to look after myself and my family first and foremost UKIP racist
May 5, 201511 yr yes but thats because there parents voted that way pre being in the top tax bracket. oh and the last two lines what absolute bollocks. if it is going to hit you hard you won't do it. Not particularly. I'm a higher rate tax payer and would not be against that rate increasing to be honest. I'd certainly listen to any party proposing that. End of the day it is relative, it isn't like they'd be targeting me and my family specifically. It would of course depend on what they wanted to do with the money. If a party said we'd have a higher rate of tax for top earners to help bridge the NHS funding gap, I'd vote for that personally.
May 5, 201511 yr I vote in line (as close as possible) with my philosophical beliefs and what I have seen to be the best for the country in my lifetime Edited May 5, 201511 yr by boltondiver
May 5, 201511 yr Not particularly. I'm a higher rate tax payer and would not be against that rate increasing to be honest. I'd certainly listen to any party proposing that. End of the day it is relative, it isn't like they'd be targeting me and my family specifically. It would of course depend on what they wanted to do with the money. If a party said we'd have a higher rate of tax for top earners to help bridge the NHS funding gap, I'd vote for that personally. Thinly veiled I'm loaded.
May 5, 201511 yr Not particularly. I'm a higher rate tax payer and would not be against that rate increasing to be honest. I'd certainly listen to any party proposing that. End of the day it is relative, it isn't like they'd be targeting me and my family specifically. It would of course depend on what they wanted to do with the money. If a party said we'd have a higher rate of tax for top earners to help bridge the NHS funding gap, I'd vote for that personally. You see, I have no problem with champagne socialists paying additional voluntary tax, if their conscience demands But don't fuckin force it on everyone else
May 5, 201511 yr Not particularly. I'm a higher rate tax payer and would not be against that rate increasing to be honest. I'd certainly listen to any party proposing that. End of the day it is relative, it isn't like they'd be targeting me and my family specifically. It would of course depend on what they wanted to do with the money. If a party said we'd have a higher rate of tax for top earners to help bridge the NHS funding gap, I'd vote for that personally. Thinly veiled i am worth more that Jules and CWP combined and recently fucked off the bentley for a helicopter
May 5, 201511 yr blimey....I wish I was more like you I'll be voting (in fact already have via postal) for the party that I think is going to leave me with more money in my pocket, I'm quite happy to say "fuck everybody else" in this instance, I need to look after myself and my family first and foremost This With a big fat cigar on the top
May 5, 201511 yr Not particularly. I'm a higher rate tax payer and would not be against that rate increasing to be honest. I'd certainly listen to any party proposing that. End of the day it is relative, it isn't like they'd be targeting me and my family specifically. It would of course depend on what they wanted to do with the money. If a party said we'd have a higher rate of tax for top earners to help bridge the NHS funding gap, I'd vote for that personally. That gap cannot be filled
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