Are you deliberately ignoring the fact that the deficit has come down by 75%?
Some of you seem to think that "austerity" meant tea and cakes for all, and are somehow surprised that it's all been pretty unpleasant. What on earth did you expect??? Of course it meant our public services were going to be under great strain, and it's 100% predictable that people are after nearly 7 years pissed off with it. I'm pissed off with it, FFS. Everyone is. But not everyone thinks it's been, or is, unnecessary: Far from it.
(And what "housing is failing" means, or has to do with anything, god only knows. Housebuilders are hindered by planning restrictions more than anything else, and that's why Cameron has tried to lift them to enable more housing development to take place. But that's another story altogether.)
Do I think there would have been easing? Damned right. The objective of austerity is to get back into surplus, it's not an aim in itself. In the manifesto already was a pledge to put an extra £8bn in real terms into the NHS and to increase the numbers of medical students by another 1,500 per year, for example. The target to get the deficit down has been moved backwards in order to accommodate more spending and less tax increase.
If I am out of touch, mate. What does that make you??? You seem to be forgetting that a larger number of the electorate agreed with me, not with you.
So, let's see; if austerity has lessened the deficit by 75%, that means another 3-4 years take get it back to an even keel, PLUS whatever it supposed to be determined to be an acceptable 'surplus'.
Wait, but no, May and co have decided 'maybe we'll ease off a little to satisfy the nation'. Why, because the Tories are compassionate? No, cos they're told by the people, if you don't, you're out.
All this £8Bn in 'real terms' is a load of bollocks. It needs twice as much to ease the situation, but really needs £30Bn to help solve it. You won't get that through the dense matter up top.
Up the wages, tax a little more, if you're so scared of tackling big business. No, but big business are resisting paying more to its workers, so you think it's okay to squeeze the lower paid for even MORE of what they don't have!!
The fooking stupid thing is, if the lower end got paid more, it would kick start the economy and lead to this 'strong and stable economy' soundbite you're so brainwashed about! As you know, it would allow people to SPEND MORE and CONTRIBUTE MORE, which is what everyone wants!!
Keeping it as is, means the very rich hoard the money, which stagnates the flow of the economy!! There's your 'trickle down economics' in full working order, right there!
Weak pound, rising foods costs and a 2.9% four year high in inflation.
Go home! Turn on your TVs! Austerity is working! NOTHING TO SEE HERE! AUSTERITY IS WORKING!!
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The vote reflects people scared of change, not knowing whether something is in their interest, non voters stepping in and the young fighting for THEIR futures. You will see that this vote was more of a push than a kicking down of the door.
