The Budget 2014 - 12:30

[MrMoonX]

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).

No need for personal insults, oh and picking up grammar is just lame! ****

 

[Cosimo]

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

Not enough have been to Eton.

 

[MooMoo444]

They are probably too stubborn to ask their wives and/or mistress's to do it for them ...

They could pay me to do it then claim expenses.

 

[platypus]

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.

Are you surprised that younger people are turned off from politics?

 

[Theophany]

No need for personal insults, oh and picking up grammar is just lame! ****

You inferred it as an insult.

 

[KingOfTheDaves]

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.

But in a 1st past the post democracy, the majority of the country have no say in how the country is run, so why vote?

I vote even though in every election since the 1930s has been won by 1 party.

 

[Theophany]

I vote even though in every election since the 1930s has been won by 1 party.

No they haven't?

 

[KingOfTheDaves]

No they haven't?

I meant my constituancy has voted in the same party since the 1930s. I should have made it more clear, sorry.

 

[Theophany]

I meant my constituancy has voted in the same party since the 1930s.

Ahh, ok!

 

[Mournblade]

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.

so 35% think no party represents them we need more party's?

 

[Theophany]

so 35% think no party represents them we need more party's?

Your place tonight? BYOB?

 

[robgmun]

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

I knew you were politically naive from the 2010 Election threads but that's taking it to a new level. Trident might have been a hot topic 4 years ago but you never heard it mention since

 

[PiKe]

Another yawn-fest budget.

 

[LOAM]

All the budget is, is shuffling of numbers in columns, you aren't any better or worse off in my opinion than you were before. Jam has gone down by 1p but butter has gone up by 1p. Its all nonsense and just an excuse for them all to gather up together and make sheep noises at each other before going down the local and getting rat arsed!.

 

[do_ron_ron]

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.

Some mistake surely? Should that not have been the 35% who do vote and the 65% who don't. It always amazes me that people will spend hours of time complaining on the internet about parties and not spend ten minutes every 5 years making their protest in the ballot box. As to those who say that no party represents their views you only need to look at the parties themselves to find that MPs don't agree with their own party some of the time.

That is the reason why political parties ignore the young - very few vote so they just pay lip service to their demands. The old vote in large numbers consistently and have to be listened to if any party wants to succeed.

 

[Muffin`]

Another yawn-fest budget.

We're you expecting gun fire?

Capital investment change is good, wonder why it isn't more and was at such a low amount for so long.

 

[Efour]

No major changes which i suppose is "ok"

-1p on a beer !

You lucky beggars. Go forth and paint the streets a "technicolor yellow" with your appreciation.

 

[Mournblade]

Some mistake surely? Should that not have been the 35% who do vote and the 65% who don't. It always amazes me that people will spend hours of time complaining on the internet about parties and not spend ten minutes every 5 years making their protest in the ballot box. As to those who say that no party represents their views you only need to look at the parties themselves to find that MPs don't agree with their own party some of the time.

That is the reason why political parties ignore the young - very few vote so they just pay lip service to their demands. The old vote in large numbers consistently and have to be listened to if any party wants to succeed.

but what will happen when the old die? and as for MPs don't agree with their own party some of the time. then what are they doing in that party and what if i don't agree with most of the party all of the time?

 

[Spit]

All the budget is, is shuffling of numbers in columns, you aren't any better or worse off in my opinion than you were before. Jam has gone down by 1p but butter has gone up by 1p. Its all nonsense and just an excuse for them all to gather up together and make sheep noises at each other before going down the local and getting rat arsed!.

Yippee, I eat jam but not butter. Best budget ever for me

 

[MrMoonX]

I knew you were politically naive from the 2010 Election threads but that's taking it to a new level. Trident might have been a hot topic 4 years ago but you never heard it mention since

Shows how much you know considering a big decision is about to be made on committing to the ridiculous waste of £10bn

Go back to loving the Tories why don't u