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Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Bronco, May 5, 2021.

  1. Rogered Tart

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    Wow you've managed to find theone example of least likely looking Labour government we've ever had. True Labour governments don't last long do they.
     
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    Even in times of hardship for the working classes, or austerity as they like to call it, the wealthy don't suffer at all, intact they get richer. For every pound or dollar added to their wealth someone has to pay for it. And it ain't the ones at the bottom cos they don't have owt. And it ain't the rich cos they don't lose. That band of middle England just gets squeezed tighter and tighter.
     
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    Good grief. He’s not saying that the Queen was dangerous, is he? It’s a figure of speech. Do you always take every written expression so literally?

    “I stopped reading when…” in other words you can’t be bothered to read a long, analytical article and/or you’re looking for an easy way out of reading stuff that challenges your prejudices.
     
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    Wilson was in power from ‘64 to ‘70.
     
  5. Idlebantam

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    So why bring The Queen into it all?
     
  6. Rogered Tart

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    Two examples. Now look through history at the time the Conservatives have been in power. I hate the Tories as much as you but the alternative never lasts long. Why?
     
  7. Tony Wilkinson

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    Don't argue with him Idle, he'll just bore you to death 'til you give in ... !!
     
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  8. Tony Wilkinson

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  9. Rogered Tart

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    They love to play the moral highground but deep down they all play the system. Instead of voting for a party that is fair and honest we have to looking at voting for one that is least corrupt. What a joke.
     
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    The Labour party, the gift that keeps on giving.
     
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  11. Tony Wilkinson

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    And one of the comments ........Try this on a Muslim holiday and see how that works out for you. And you accuse the Tories of stirring a culture war! You’ve deliberately picked the most provocative day to have this nonsense. You should apologise to the 28 million Christians in Britain.
     
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  12. Rogered Tart

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    I have no dog in the fight when it comes to religion Tone, I pour scorn on all of them. But I do have a problem with that trans bollox, and to post shite like that on today of all days just proves to me they shouldn't be anywhere near the top table of Westminster.
     
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    It's an utter nonsense now, isn't it.
     
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  14. Bronco

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    Someone remembering the last Labour/socialist government must be older than me.
     
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    Cos no one buys into that socialist shite Dave. What I've worked out in my 50 years there's no free ride in life. Work hard and look after number one.
     
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  16. Bronco

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    Well capitalism certainly isn't working for the average Joe, Thatcher sold off the utilities, railways, (but not the maintenance of it, the tax payer still stumps up for that) BT, telling us market forces and competition will drive down the prices and many thought she the answer to our ills, they are all cartels under another name, we were told they would invest in infrastructures repair underground pipes etc, what they failed to tell us was it wouldn't be coming out of the share holders but increases in water prices.
    Forgetting the social housing disaster, not if you was a council house holder at the time you got a very good discount depending on the number of years you'd previously spent renting it, and never replacing it and wondering why we have a shortage of homes, another gem for the land lords.
    Whether it could be done in modern times I don't know but you have to ask why the working man has kept Labour out for so long certainly over my short life time.
    You say no body is buying into socialist sh1te well if they believe the only way is the Tory way we deserve all we get.
     
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    The way forward really needs to be a completely new take on politics. Ultimately the world revolves around capitalism but only really works with successful economies. Our country is finished Dave, in a global economy why on earth would you set up in the UK?
     
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    I think we will see what a Labour government do after the next election. I'll be surprised if they last more than one term, hence my reluctance to vote for any of them.
     
  19. Bronco

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    Even more when you read something like this : https://www.cityam.com/keir-starmer-faces-labour-unease-over-use-of-union-flag-in-election-campaign/

    Concerns were reportedly raised at recent meetings of the party’s black, Asian and minority ethnic group at Westminster and also by London members of the parliamentary Labour Party.
     
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    The country continues to eat itself from within. Now I'm no flag winner but continued pushbacks against the nations flag make me wonder what the future is here?
     
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