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Author:  pcernie [ Tue Jun 09, 2015 11:22 pm ]
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George Osborne moves to peg public finances to Victorian values | Politics | The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/201 ... ian-values

Why not? He gets to claim to be tough while nobody really checks the details (PFI, the real scale of tax avoidance and income, privatisation, the sale of assets). Unfortunately the little turd's playing a blinder.
Author:  paulzolo [ Wed Jun 10, 2015 2:06 pm ]
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pcernie wrote:
George Osborne moves to peg public finances to Victorian values | Politics | The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/201 ... ian-values

Why not? He gets to claim to be tough while nobody really checks the details (PFI, the real scale of tax avoidance and income, privatisation, the sale of assets). Unfortunately the little turd's playing a blinder.


What is it with the Tories and their love for Victorian times? John Major had his “Victorian Family Values” stint. Cameron goes on about the “dignity of work” (a good old Victorian phrase if ever I heard one). Now this. So, kids up chimneys, health and safety at limb amputation levels, grinding poverty and growing slums. They’ll be trying to grab the empire back next.
Author:  rustybucket [ Wed Jun 10, 2015 2:10 pm ]
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EXCLUSIVE

Leftist newspaper casts rightist government in negative light - SHOCKER!

Next week - Pope actually does crap in the woods
Author:  jonbwfc [ Wed Jun 10, 2015 2:56 pm ]
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paulzolo wrote:
What is it with the Tories and their love for Victorian times? .

I don't think they're even that self-aware. It's just basic jealousy and greed.
Author:  davrosG5 [ Wed Jun 10, 2015 3:44 pm ]
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paulzolo wrote:
They’ll be trying to grab the empire back next.


They'd need to do some serious increases in the MOD's budget for that which I suspect would push them well over the limit for running a budget surplus unless they, oh I don't know, privatised the NHS to free up some much needed cash. :)
Author:  pcernie [ Wed Jun 10, 2015 9:54 pm ]
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http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33087604

All of these so very in sync statements happening at the same time is just a massive coincidence. You plebs.
Author:  jonbwfc [ Thu Jun 11, 2015 5:59 am ]
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What's the point of hasher sentences if you never bloody prosecute anybody?
Author:  davrosG5 [ Thu Jun 11, 2015 9:05 am ]
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jonbwfc wrote:
What's the point of hasher sentences if you never bloody prosecute anybody?

To create the illusion of having done something.
Author:  l3v1ck [ Thu Jun 11, 2015 12:15 pm ]
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At first glance it sounds reasonable......
Then you look at the practicalities and realise it's unworkable.
Author:  TheFrenchun [ Fri Jun 12, 2015 9:21 am ]
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Are they bringing back the workhouses?
oh wait, didn't they say people should work for basic benefits?
Author:  ProfessorF [ Fri Jun 12, 2015 2:13 pm ]
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TheFrenchun wrote:
Are they bringing back the workhouses?
oh wait, didn't they say people should work for basic benefits?


Almost - Turn benefits into repayable loan, says Tory group
Author:  jonbwfc [ Sat Jun 13, 2015 10:27 am ]
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F*ing hell. If AND ONLY if I can also count my taxes as a repayable loan.

Jon
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