The General Election Thread

[foxy]

I am not partaking in any more political discussions on here. There are some good blues on here who I don't agree with on the political front and vice versa, but over a pint we'd probably get on.

Good idea mate , you're far too young for it.
I can remember being worked up over Harold Wilson vs Alec Douglas Home in 1964 which was (like this election) a close race.
Fast forward 51 years and I'm now getting bent out of shape as regards Ed vs Dave.
Why am I bothering? Life's too short.

I heard the general election thread back then was pretty intense, it's in the classics section ;).

You are right though, life is too short.

I am not partaking in any more political discussions on here. .

You never did :))

Shhhh Commy :P

 

[cibaman]

Interesting numbers coming out from the youth voting polls - Greens riding higher than ever and the once "student party" of the Lib Dems are now last, behind populist right wing party UKIP. Got to say that it was a masterstroke from Cameron to force through the tuition fee rise, it has completely obliterated the Lib Dems as any sort of a political force in the UK after being the king makers in the last election. Top politiking from him there.

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According to a Lord Ashcroft poll from Sheffield Hallam, Nick Clegg might even lose his seat!.

Doesn't it depend on where the ex Lib Dem vote goes? If they switch to Labour its bad news for the Tories.

 

[kaz7]

Sky News- Cameron and Osbourne today refuse to rule out tax cuts for the highest earners,that will go down well with us plebs and play right into labours hands

 

[urmston]

Interesting numbers coming out from the youth voting polls - Greens riding higher than ever and the once "student party" of the Lib Dems are now last, behind populist right wing party UKIP. Got to say that it was a masterstroke from Cameron to force through the tuition fee rise, it has completely obliterated the Lib Dems as any sort of a political force in the UK after being the king makers in the last election. Top politiking from him there.

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According to a Lord Ashcroft poll from Sheffield Hallam, Nick Clegg might even lose his seat!.

What's particularly populist about UKIP?

All parties claim to care about ordinary people and that their polices are best for them.

That's populism.

Labour is probably the most populist party in the current elections - it promises to protect the people against the allegedly nasty policies of their main opponents. Populism is quite easy when you think money grows on trees like Labour does.

 

[Lucky13]

Sky News- Cameron and Osbourne today refuse to rule out tax cuts for the highest earners,that will go down well with us plebs and play right into labours hands

Course it will.

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/david-cameron/11133185/David-Cameron-pledges-tax-cuts-for-millions.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politic ... lions.html</a>

 

[malg]

Sky News- Cameron and Osbourne today refuse to rule out tax cuts for the highest earners,that will go down well with us plebs and play right into labours hands

He also said he'd raise the tax threshold for the lowest earners, so that those on minimum wage paid no tax. I take it Sky did report that bit?

 

[kaz7]

Sky News- Cameron and Osbourne today refuse to rule out tax cuts for the highest earners,that will go down well with us plebs and play right into labours hands

He also said he'd raise the tax threshold for the lowest earners, so that those on minimum wage paid no tax. I take it Sky did report that bit?

But he is taking benefits off the same people so they won't be any better off

 

[Lucky13]

Sky News- Cameron and Osbourne today refuse to rule out tax cuts for the highest earners,that will go down well with us plebs and play right into labours hands

He also said he'd raise the tax threshold for the lowest earners, so that those on minimum wage paid no tax. I take it Sky did report that bit?

But he is taking benefits off the same people so they won't be any better off

Evidence

 

[malg]

Sky News- Cameron and Osbourne today refuse to rule out tax cuts for the highest earners,that will go down well with us plebs and play right into labours hands

He also said he'd raise the tax threshold for the lowest earners, so that those on minimum wage paid no tax. I take it Sky did report that bit?

But he is taking benefits off the same people so they won't be any better off

Christ, he might as well not bother then......

 

[kaz7]

He also said he'd raise the tax threshold for the lowest earners, so that those on minimum wage paid no tax. I take it Sky did report that bit?

But he is taking benefits off the same people so they won't be any better off

Evidence

It's beyond my ability to post links and the like hence why i don't usually contribute to this thread but just read it

 

[Bill]

worse thing about a labour win is apart from them being shit at the job the progress we have made under dave would all be wasted. i'm old and would get by but you'd have to feel for the kids just started out, new business's and poor buggers watching negative equity return to their property.

 

[kaz7]

worse thing about a labour win is apart from them being shit at the job the progress we have made under dave would all be wasted. i'm old and would get by but you'd have to feel for the kids just started out, new business's and poor buggers watching negative equity return to their property.

I bet no-one asks you for evidence mr d ;)

 

[SWP's back]

Sky News- Cameron and Osbourne today refuse to rule out tax cuts for the highest earners,that will go down well with us plebs and play right into labours hands

Course it will.

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/david-cameron/11133185/David-Cameron-pledges-tax-cuts-for-millions.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politic ... lions.html</a>

Exactly. High earners!

I already posted a graph a few days ago that's shows the amount falling into that threshold had doubled in ten years.

 

[Len Rum]

worse thing about a labour win is apart from them being shit at the job the progress we have made under dave would all be wasted. i'm old and would get by but you'd have to feel for the kids just started out, new business's and poor buggers watching negative equity return to their property.

What are you on about mate?
Wasn't aware negative equity was making a return to the property market.
As for the ' kids just started out' they can't afford to get on the property ladder now because of Gideon stoking up the housing market to help with his 'recovery'.
Anyway forget about all that, what happened to the Geordie lass on Facebook thread?

 

[Lucky13]

Red Ed proving Socialism works.

 

[Len Rum]

Red Ed proving Socialism works.

Excellent qualifications for a Chancellor then!

 

[marco]

these three feckers have nothing to offer so i'l be locking the door on polling day and staying in as i have done for the last 35 years worth of elections

 

[remember arthur mann]

these three feckers have nothing to offer so i'l be locking the door on polling day and staying in as i have done for the last 35 years worth of elections

So it was you that let the witch in !

 

[marco]

these three feckers have nothing to offer so i'l be locking the door on polling day and staying in as i have done for the last 35 years worth of elections

So it was you that let the witch in !

Oh i wish Maggie was alive and well she'd sort these head chopin wanabe terrorists out

 

[EalingBlue2]

worse thing about a labour win is apart from them being shit at the job the progress we have made under dave would all be wasted. i'm old and would get by but you'd have to feel for the kids just started out, new business's and poor buggers watching negative equity return to their property.

That's the exact opposite of the worst thing, the worst thing is that not much will change aNd it will become evident how similar labour and Tories really are. They are 90% the same on most things and aligned on most of the big moral questions. House prices and shares could do with a correction as both have been irresponsibly pumped to not reflect true economic value by low interest rates and quantitative easing. Bubbles now exist everywhere which is a threat to recovery and we know frim 02-09 that governments happily ignore bubbles even when they risk everything