General Election June 8th

[Prestwich_Blue]

Your point was if someone was sick and out of work - then lets hope they were 'smart' and took income protection or critical illness, in which case why have a NHS ? everyone can just be 'smart' and get various sickness,illness,critical covers

And then we end up like the USA where you go bankrupt to fund treatment or die.

 

[SWP's back]

And then we end up like the USA where you go bankrupt to fund treatment or die.

Colin, don't be an idiot. The policies I mention have fuck all to do with medical bills or funding treatment. You should realise that agreeing with that hammer is usually a good pointer that you're on dodgy ground.

 

[Len Rum]

Well worth watching Mavis's press conference this morning.
As she squirmed and struggled to justify her U turn on social policy the press started laughing at her.
She began to shout and became increasingly desperate.
When the questions moved away from the u turn, she couldn't get her words out properly to a question on Brexit.
Her credibility is now shot, her reputation in tatters.

WEAK AND WOBBLY.

 

[Ancient Citizen]

Whilst I think that May has handled this social care policy awfully - it never needed to be brought into this manifesto - people forget what the Labour party is likely to do on inheritance and capital gains tax

The reason, I believe, is because manifesto pledges that are then put into place once the winning party
gains power, can not be rejected by the Lords, whilst policies formed in government that were not manifesto based
are subject to endless scrutiny, which we've seen lately.
Prior to this announcement the starting point for payments for care costs were around £23,000, I've not checked, but they
probably still are. I have personal, and distressing, experience of this whole process, in that my mother, who suffered from
vascular dementia, had to live with me,who was then working, and was cared for by my wife, who was not, and still isn't,
in the best of health. This happened over a period of 3 years, until, doubly incontinent, raving and suffering intense distress,
she had to go into a care home. All her, and my late father's money, around £50,000, was quickly used up, then I was contacted
by the care home and council about any other assets, so her bungalow, worth £165,000 at the time was put up for sale.
Knowing this would happen, I had managed to arrange a 'Deed of variation' a complicated procedure that effectively gave me 50%
of the house, so this was safe, but the other half quickly went.
So, in essence, if you're in a care home, your assets will get used to fund it, the Tories proposition, however, would mean you
get to keep £100,000 of those assets.
It's been badly presented though, but if anyone can tell me what Labour proposes, or how it will find funding for this,
I'd be interested.

 

[Happy Feet]

Well worth watching Mavis's press conference this morning.
As she squirmed and struggled to justify her U turn on social policy the press started laughing at her.
She began to shout and became increasingly desperate.
When the questions moved away from the u turn, she couldn't get her words out properly to a question on Brexit.
Her credibility is now shot, her reputation in tatters.

WEAK AND WOBBLY.

Correct, but the frightening thing is that she will still be elected.

 

[mat]

Any work is always good I found. A couple of earned quid in the pocket does far more for self esteem than wasting away at home.

Has she tried looking for work in pubs and restaurants or doesn't that interest her?

She's willing to do anything as she wants to work. Being unemployed make her feel like a stigma. I will ask in my locals if there's vacancies.

 

[SWP's back]

The reason, I believe, is because manifesto pledges that are then put into place once the winning party
gains power, can not be rejected by the Lords, whilst policies formed in government that were not manifesto based
are subject to endless scrutiny, which we've seen lately.
Prior to this announcement the starting point for payments for care costs were around £23,000, I've not checked, but they
probably still are. I have personal, and distressing, experience of this whole process, in that my mother, who suffered from
vascular dementia, had to live with me,who was then working, and was cared for by my wife, who was not, and still isn't,
in the best of health. This happened over a period of 3 years, until, doubly incontinent, raving and suffering intense distress,
she had to go into a care home. All her, and my late father's money, around £50,000, was quickly used up, then I was contacted
by the care home and council about any other assets, so her bungalow, worth £165,000 at the time was put up for sale.
Knowing this would happen, I had managed to arrange a 'Deed of variation' a complicated procedure that effectively gave me 50%
of the house, so this was safe, but the other half quickly went.
So, in essence, if you're in a care home, your assets will get used to fund it, the Tories proposition, however, would mean you
get to keep £100,000 of those assets.
It's been badly presented though, but if anyone can tell me what Labour proposes, or how it will find funding for this,
I'd be interested.

Colin posted it before.

There will be a new wealth tax.

 

[SWP's back]

She's willing to do anything as she wants to work. Being unemployed make her feel like a stigma. I will ask in my locals if there's vacancies.

Best of luck mate and keep us posted if she any luck.

 

[The perfect fumble]

Are you all for assassination attempts on the queen and other members of the royal family? Presumably you approved of Mountbatten being kllled?

No and neither is Corbyn.

 

[bluethrunthru]

So May announces her death tax on late last week - on Peston on Sunday Nicholas Soames and Bois were interviewed and it became clear she hadn't consulted her cabinet prior to it making it to the published manifesto - Soames in particular was keen to stress he saw it as a frame work document on which consultation was needed to structure the correct way forward after they were re-elected and today May announces changes which " were no enforced and are not a u-turn". Making it up on the hoof - remind me one side is strong and stable the other is chaotic - which ones is it again coz its starting to look a lot like Tory