It wasn't going to work......

[IainBusby]

any bugger is better than this current lot, don't you reckon...??

The MD of the International Monetary Fund seems to think Gordon's doing a good job.

"The managing director of the IMF, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has today backed Gordon Brown's fiscal stimulus policy, agreeing with Labour that it must not be withdrawn too soon" (As David Cameron would do). "Speaking at the Central Business Institute conference , Struass-Kahn said the world owes a debt of gratidtude to the Prime Minister for the way he has handled the economic crisis."

[aromulus]

thats why she got the boot .

She got stabbed in the back by people who wanted her job.... "Et tu Brute????".....

why did the tories get voted out? if everything was so good under them .

Same as the Roman Empire, towards the end, they self destructed from within, easy life and weak leadership.

i will send you a xmas card when united go top.

That won't happen in a month of Christmases....

[Dedworth]

What do you think this bunch of have been doing for the past 12 years...???
Where have you been, lad...???
Was it that "soapy" for you that you didn't notice the penetration...???



Cut, cuts, cuts where they are needed, they don't hide it at all, but candidly admit to that. So where is the sin...???
Without cuts, you cannot repay the national debt incurred by your friendly neighbourhood useless Labour, mostly, "unelected" moronic and cretinous Government.
The baby and the bathwater are already out, courtesy of Gordon and Co.
so please stop patronising me, I have been around long enough, and paid enough taxes to know the difference. And by now, I think I know when somebody like your labour friends are telling porkies.... New Labour ... My . Call it what you want, socialism and communism are great in theory, but in real life don't work.



Don't they all...????

Maggie.... Don't forget that that great woman started something in the UK which is the model in a lot of other places....
Besides, when the tories imploded, due to own suicidal behaviour, they had the good grace of leaving the country without debts, and a Treasury awash with cash..... Where has it all gone........????

Coppers came around within minutes when called, doctors called at home if there was an emergency, surgeries saw people on spec, dentists where taking NHS patients......
Don't start me off or it becomes a rant.

I guess I ain't getting a christmas card this year....

Hear, hear

The foul stench of New Labour permeates the country, roll on May they'll be out on their ears

[bornatbirth]

Hear, hear

The foul stench of New Labour permeates the country, roll on May they'll be out on their ears

like chelsea

[aromulus]

like chelsea

Bow, you heathen...

[bornatbirth]

Bow, you heathen...

im bowing

i will still send you a xmas card

[walesrob]

the world owes a debt of gratidtude to the Prime Minister for the way he has handled the economic crisis."

What, by getting the country deeper in debt for many years to come So how does SuperGordo intend paying back the debt? It needs sorting out this public debt, got any ideas? Taking cheap shots at David Cameron isnt going to sort it out either. We need action.

[aromulus]

, Struass-Kahn said the world owes a debt of gratidtude to the Prime Minister for the way he has handled the economic crisis."

How come Europe and the US are out of recession already, while the UK is still floundering then...???

[KeithD]

Gordon Brown had a ceremony today at No.10 to show off the new portrait of Thatcher. He can't even remember what party he's in!!

[walesrob]

The MD of the International Monetary Fund seems to think Gordon's doing a good job.

"The managing director of the IMF, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has today backed Gordon Brown's fiscal stimulus policy, agreeing with Labour that it must not be withdrawn too soon" (As David Cameron would do). "Speaking at the Central Business Institute conference , Struass-Kahn said the world owes a debt of gratidtude to the Prime Minister for the way he has handled the economic crisis."

Clearly, the experts cannot agree, so the garden is not so rosy after all in La-Labour land:

President Obama himself who has said it is important "to recognise that if we keep on adding to the debt, even in the midst of this recovery, that at some point, people could lose confidence... in a way that could actually lead to a double-dip recession."

Sir Stuart Rose “We are skint as a country and the Treasury needs revenue ........this Government and the future Government have got to make some hard decisions about refilling the coffers.”

The CBI's own director general Richard Lambert who said that the CBI's "strong instincts" are "that the risks of going too soon" on cutting the deficit "are less than the risks of waiting too long" (the opposite of what the man from the IMF said).

Oh, it seems Sir Stuart Rose and Sir Terry Leahy both agree that the standard of education under this Labour administration since 1997 is dismally bad:

Sir Terry Leahy, boss of Tesco:

"Sadly, despite all the money that has been spent, standards are still woefully low in too many schools. Employers like us are often left to pick up the pieces.”

Looks like UK plc needs to make some tough choices very soon.

[aposhark]

Fight.......Fight


Keep your head down and your backside in.

Makes a change to have a thread about politics, we've had the religious ones.

The only person I enjoy listening to is George Galloway and really enjoy his "mother of all talk shows" on Talksport.

I don't agree with him all of the time, mostly though.

[Tawi2]

Never get involved in Politics nor religion,but got to say Conservatives get my vote,this Borough was voted best standard of living in the country last year,its conservative,never had one single problem since living here,streets are clean enough to eat off,didnt know what a chav was till I looked it up in a dictionary,when I lived in the north in a labour controlled area is was absolutely terrible,looked like a warzone and there was never a copper to be seen Here they actually stop you in the street and ask hows your day been

[el capitan]

Never get involved in Politics nor religion,but got to say Conservatives get my vote,this Borough was voted best standard of living in the country last year,its conservative,never had one single problem since living here,streets are clean enough to eat off,didnt know what a chav was till I looked it up in a dictionary,when I lived in the north in a labour controlled area is was absolutely terrible,looked like a warzone and there was never a copper to be seen Here they actually stop you in the street and ask hows your day been

Thats the problem though isn't it, as long as your OK sod the rest.

[Tawi2]

I came from an absolute slum,so bad it was razed to the ground,I havent always had it easy,still havent actually but nowadays I am not on the breadline,as for sod the rest load of toffeeNot my train of thought at all,but I certainly wouldnt vote labour as they have never done diddly squat for my benefit

[Florge]

Politics apart, Florge ... just happened to notice that ... as of this precise moment, you're on the verge of your 1,200th post ... and I'm now typing my 2,100th; the way my mind works sometimes!

LOL... twilight zone-ish mood again?

[Florge]

no copper around in the north because of budget cuts... lol... i have to agree with you Tawi... i can see more cops in Pinas than here...

fiance has to cover bigger areas in his beat... his area was used to be covered by 3 more pairs of coppers.... now, there's just him and his partner... so sad...

[Tawi2]

Florge,I have lived in Labour and Conservative controlled boroughs,lets just say I know which I prefer,quality of living here in 100X better than the labour area I used to be inOh sorry,nowadays is the era of NEW-labour

[joebloggs]

Florge,I have lived in Labour and Conservative controlled boroughs,lets just say I know which I prefer,quality of living here in 100X better than the labour area I used to be inOh sorry,nowadays is the era of NEW-labour

bring back thatcher the milk snatcher
she can sell off what's left of the councils houses, the royal family and what's left of the family sliver to her big business mates

Tories and labour are just as bad as each other

[bornatbirth]

Florge,I have lived in Labour and Conservative controlled boroughs,lets just say I know which I prefer,quality of living here in 100X better than the labour area I used to be inOh sorry,nowadays is the era of NEW-labour

how on earth can you tell the difference between them by where you live

i have never been able to tell who the council is run by wherever i have lived,i take it you live in a nice area full of posh voting tories

a hole is still a hole no matter who the council is run by.

[fred]

So the UK is still in an economic depression?? Wow that is bad!!..

The Philippine economy has just risen again for the 35th straight month!! Not bad for a developing nation in a world in economic crisis eh??

[fred]

she can sell off what's left of the councils houses, the royal family and what's left of the family sliver to her big business mates

Hey listen..
If it wasnt for Maggie allowing me to buy my council flat I would never have been able to get on the property ladder, make a 400 % profit and then purchase my first house as millions of Brits were given the opportunity to do..
Thank God for Maggie Thatcher!! Woman was a Goddess.

[IainBusby]

Never get involved in Politics nor religion,but got to say Conservatives get my vote,this Borough was voted best standard of living in the country last year,its conservative,never had one single problem since living here,streets are clean enough to eat off,didnt know what a chav was till I looked it up in a dictionary,when I lived in the north in a labour controlled area is was absolutely terrible,looked like a warzone and there was never a copper to be seen Here they actually stop you in the street and ask hows your day been

I must say that although I would never ever vote for a Conservative government again, I much prefer to have a Conservative local council rather than a Labour one. I think that Labour local councillors tend to be far too "PC" and spend far too much money on things like multilingual signs, equal opportunity initiatives and gay rights etc, instead of improving the core services.

[aromulus]

I think that Labour [local councillors] tend to be far too "PC" and spend far too much money on things like multilingual signs, equal opportunity initiatives and gay rights etc, instead of improving the core services.

The orders come from Westminster.

[Tawi2]

Not one multilingual sign,gay rights movement,or equal opportunity initiative in this area Ian The shock would kill off half the residents and the other half would be up in armsCliff Richard,bruce forsythe,keith Baron(I saw him buying shoes)and a few others have all been spotted in the high street,its not a multilingual gay opportunistic sort of place

[IainBusby]

The orders come from Westminster.

And in your mind directly from Gordon himself no doubt!

[IainBusby]

The orders come from Westminster.

If there really were orders, then they would have to be obeyed by both labour and tory councils alike.

[walesrob]

Q. How many Tories does it take to buy a light bulb?

Two.

One to take the old bulb out.
One to buy and fit a new one.

And Labour?...well here goes, its not simple, so please bear with me.....

First, Labour would need to form a quango to assess the feasibility of changing the lightbulb, followed by committee to formulate a plan for changing the lightbulb.
At least 2 Health and Safety Guys to ensure that the ladder to be used is suitable for that purpose under EU rule XYZ1234567. That full risk assessment is carried on the area in which the bulb is to be changed and all approaches to it are safe and secure. The paperwork thus generated to be referred back to the committee who will consider its implications for changing the bulb.
Once satisfied that the bulb can be changed a team of engineers will be assembled to establish a methodology for changing it. Once this is in place a procurement order will be drawn up for getting a replacement lightbulb. This will then be processed through finance to ensure that such lightbulbs fit within the departments 'fair trade' policy and is costed within budget.
Once the new lightbulb is delivered, it will be checked for quality and passed on to the engineers, who will convey the lightbulb to the place where it is needed.
The person appointed to actually change the lightbulb, having been sent on a 2 week 'ladder safety' training course will be issued with full safety kit including a safety harness as he/she will be working on the third rung of the ladder.
Once the lightbulb is changed a full report will be submitted recording fully all actions taken. This will ensure that should there be any future failure of the lightbulb full details will be readily available for the inquest on why the bulb failed.

Funny, but so true

[IainBusby]

Q. How many Tories does it take to buy a light bulb?

Two.

One to take the old bulb out.
One to buy and fit a new one.

Wrong, it's three. For health and safety reasons you also need one to hold the step ladder. Of course that's assuming that the person who takes the light bulb out is not allowed to buy and fit the new bulb as well.

[Dedworth]

And in your mind directly from Gordon himself no doubt!

Labour has always trumpeted its Education Policy (set Centrally)yet here we are after 12 years of untold spin and millions the recent Ofsted report finds that a third of schools are 'mediocre or worse'

Almost on a par with the shambles that is the NHS

[joebloggs]

So the UK is still in an economic depression?? Wow that is bad!!..

The Philippine economy has just risen again for the 35th straight month!! Not bad for a developing nation in a world in economic crisis eh??

yes but the phils GDP is only 1/16 of the UKs

Hey listen..
If it wasnt for Maggie allowing me to buy my council flat I would never have been able to get on the property ladder, make a 400 % profit and then purchase my first house as millions of Brits were given the opportunity to do..
Thank God for Maggie Thatcher!! Woman was a Goddess.

i thought social housing/council housing was for people who couldn't afford to buy , yes millions did buy, you be stupid not buy when you could get it for half price or less , and you wonder why there is a shortage of council/housing association houses , maybe it wouldn't have been such a bad idea, if the money was spent on building new houses instead of tax cuts for the rich