The 'org Election Special Thread

[Biker Biggles]

Originally Posted by Bri w

YC, you missed all the over 55's who are excluded from the figures becuase of 1 thing, their ?@#+ age.

Sorry, I very nearly put in lots of swearing.

I've had the pleasure of 3 periods of Labour rule and every single 1 of them has finished in an unmitigated disaster of a totally ?.';?.m~# economy. I remember 3 day working weeks, and hours of no electricity. I remember a mortgage rate of 15%, and pay rises of almost 40% in 1 year to try and keep pace with inflation. Labour spend on social reform at the expense of those who work, and those who generate wealth.

UK Plc is a business however unpalatable that might be. And businesses go under if not managed properly. Throw money at social reform without a thought to making the populace work for it and @#:./,/' borrow to do it on a dimishing income....Wow, thats clever!

I'm an ordinary working man, started out as a semi-skilled tech, then an engineer and now as a mgr. All the periods of stability for the country, of decent levels of taxation, of solid sustainable growth have not been under Labour.

Which ever way you want to tart it up with pretty ribbons and fancy labels this Labour Govt has done nothing different to any other one I've experienced. And if you think the Conservatives only look after the wealthy..... since when has the man in the street funded businesses, made them grow and provided jobs for others. There has to be someone who creates the climate for businesses to florish. The Conservatives, by aiding businesses create a climate for ALL to benefit with a growth in jobs, a growth in tax revenue.

Labour might create social justice, or their version of it, but it doesn't put food on the table and holidays abroad when its cost you your job to get it.

Oh but what about inheritance tax? The guy has already paid income tax on what he's earned and you want to tax his estate after he's died! Its a 'sick' tax, robbing the dead - and no my estate won't come anywhere near that level but that doesn't stop me thinking its 'sick'.

And relax, breathe 2,3,4.

I too remember the three day working week,but I also remember who the Prime Minister was.Ted Heath,a Tory.I remember the interest rate going up to 15% too,and I seem to recall the Chancellor was Norman Lamont,another Tory.Were we both living in the same country,or do we all tend to reinvent history to suit our own beliefs and prejudices?
I refer the honourable gentleman to my post of several pages ago---
They are both as bad as each other,and they just love it when we argue amongst ourselves about which is worse.Meanwhile they just get on with keeping their snouts in the trough at our expense.

[Biker Biggles]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Didn't the last tory lot leave GB PLC debt free and with a bit of cash in the bank?

Where has labour left us?

Check out GB plc balance of trade figures and you will struggle to find it in credit in the last fourty years.Government borrowing (PSBR)ebbs and flows with the economic cycle,but we are always borrowing lots of money.Truth is governments of both party have simply grabbed what they can and blown it for as long as I can remember.

[Bri w]

Originally Posted by Biker Biggles

I too remember the three day working week,but I also remember who the Prime Minister was.Ted Heath,a Tory.I remember the interest rate going up to 15% too,and I seem to recall the Chancellor was Norman Lamont,another Tory.Were we both living in the same country,or do we all tend to reinvent history to suit our own beliefs and prejudices?
I refer the honourable gentleman to my post of several pages ago---
They are both as bad as each other,and they just love it when we argue amongst ourselves about which is worse.Meanwhile they just get on with keeping their snouts in the trough at our expense.

Old age and rattling marbles BB. I've googled it and you are right.

The 3 day week was brought about by the miner's strike, for which Maggie got her revenge 10 years later.

15% mortgage rate was in '79, I remember that only too well - got married then and bought a house. Although I'm not sure which side of the election it was. The peak in inflation was a few years earlier, 27% and was under Labour.

[Biker Biggles]

Just goes to show what an ab0rt1on both partys have made of governing this country over our lifetimes.Ive got no time for either of them.Self serving parasites.

I will never understand how the politics in this country work or don't however today i will vote to ensure at least this time next year when we have all been taxed to **** and the economy is still struggling i can say, at least I had my say...

[Viney]

Im voting for the little guy. parties aside, i cant stand the 3 people who are standing for election. When they talk, i turn off. I feelt hat people that do what they are doing need personalities. They are all drips. IMHO, there are Better people to represent thier particular party. For instance, i feel that William Hauge is a great public speaker (Based on that alone and not who he represents) and so is Simon Hughes (Libdem). People that are interesting when they speak, and have a fantastic delivery technique. Lets face it it never down to that one person as prime minister, its the entire cabinet that do the work, just theya re the face/voice of that particualr party. Even Nick Griffin is interesting in the way he speaks and comes across (maybe not his politics, just his style)

If i was in the city of london vote, then the Pirate would get my vote thats for sure.

All done and dusted!! and i didn't spoil my paper. For once I actually knew who to vote for1

I was first in the queue (of one!) outside our Polling Station when the doors were opened at 7:00am. Was on way to work so it made sense to vote then rather than later.

I voted for the candidate that represents the party I want to win. Also happens to be against the sitting MP, but that wasn't the deciding factor. It was not a "tactical vote" as such but amounts to the same thing

Get out and vote, peeps

[Luckypants]

Just been down and voted. It's a pleasant thing to do in a little country village, had a chat with the postie on the way, chatted with the officials who are neighbours, dog got a little walk

[dizzyblonde]

I won't be voting for Conservative or Labour thats for sure. Will be popping down later.