The Budget 2014 - 12:30

[Jono8]

If milliband ever becomes prime minister I am out of here. He would be the most hilarious excuse for a world leader ever.

 

[Theophany]

The whisky lover and pedant in me had to fix that.

If you were a true whisky lover you'd be too sloshed to be a pedant.

 

[JBod]

I still have the theory that Ed Milliband was voted labour leader because they didn't want to waste David Milliband who is a credible leader too soon.

re the budget: Apparently many of us here are millionaires according to Ed Milliband:

13:35:

The Labour leader says the one group that is better off under the current government is millionaires.

 

[Metallifux]

If you were a true whisky lover you'd be too sloshed to be a pedant.

I said I was a lover of whisky not Scottish............./takes cover.

 

[MrMoonX]

Miliband was awful, basically no one in the three main parties is worth voting for, roll on another coalition, I see the greens making massive gains, talking some sense over on twitter about trident.

Budget was unsurprising

should have put £2.50 on a pack of cigarettes and levied it directly to NHS

 

[Theophany]

should have put £2.50 on a pack of cigarettes and levied it directly to NHS

olol. 2% increase above inflation for tobacco and cuts/freezes across the board for the bigger cost - alcohol.

You really are a special one aren't you (and that's before taking into account your appalling grammar).

 

[Tunney]

Woohoo! Buy 400 pints get one free!

 

[McBain]

The whole country should rejoice, an increase in premium bonds cap... GET IN.

 

[badcompany]

;I see the greens making massive gains, talking some sense over on twitter about trident.

Oh my the biggest laugh I've had in ages.

 

[Theophany]

Woohoo! Buy 400 pints get one free!

I'd take a 1p cut in the price of a pint over an overnight 4% hike on a pack of smokes.

 

[Cleisthenes]

I'd take a 1p cut in the price of a pint over an overnight 4% hike on a pack of smokes.

Perhaps don't smoke?

 

[alx]

olol. 2% increase above inflation for tobacco and cuts/freezes across the board for the bigger cost - alcohol.

You really are a special one aren't you (and that's before taking into account your appalling grammar).

But it's mainly about votes, not what's the bigger taboo. Add £2.50 to a pack of cigs with the money going directly to the NHS and you've got a vote winner. Bump up the price of alcohol and you're annoying a large proportion of your voters.

 

[Theophany]

Perhaps don't smoke?

Think that's a given this year!

But it's mainly about votes, not what's the bigger taboo. Add £2.50 to a pack of cigs with the money going directly to the NHS and you've got a vote winner. Bump up the price of alcohol and you're annoying a large proportion of your voters.

Or it's a load of crap because nobody would smoke and a major tax revenue stream would be killed off.

 

[MooMoo444]

Waiting for him to announce 50% tax cut for all OCUK forum members.

 

[cuffylad]

If milliband ever becomes prime minister I am out of here. He would be the most hilarious excuse for a world leader ever.

+1

 

[Nutella33]

Or it's a load of crap because nobody would smoke and a major tax revenue stream would be killed off.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/addiction You are weak and thus exploitable to be mined for monies

STAY AWAY FROM MY BEER

 

[Skilid]

Waiting for him to announce 50% tax cut for all OCUK forum members.

 

[platypus]

More pandering to the biggest group of tory voters political contributors, the pensioners .

 

[Theophany]

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/addiction You are weak and thus exploitable to be mined for monies

STAY AWAY FROM MY BEER

Based on the Budget I'll have to pick a single vice and stick to it. Looks like it's the hooch!

 

[ci_newman]

More pandering to the biggest group of tory voters political contributors, the pensioners .

Blame the 35% of the population that chooses not to vote and have a say in how their country is run, rather than the parties playing a popularity contest.