I agree with upper house needing reforming as it is ineffective as it is.
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I agree with upper house needing reforming as it is ineffective as it is.
Indeed. Long live the Queen!
You misunderstand me.
Labour implemented QE, and at that time and in those circumstances, were right to do so. So, I used Labour's QE as an example to illustrate the point. Exactly the same point could have been made about Tory, or rather, coalition, continued QE, though circumstances were substantively different by then. And it was less necessary, not more.
The point was that looking at just about any substantial macroeconomic policy in simplistic terms is like looking at a cartoon of the Mona Lisa and thinking it's the real thing. The world isn't that simple. Some aspects of, for example, QE, are good, some bad. Some happen fairly quickly, in large ways, others over long periods but have smaller yet sustained impact, and yet other effects may not truly be felt for years.
Partly, of course, the fault lies largely with the media, and press. Get Krugman on Newsnight and as he starts to explain, clearly making an attempt to keep it simple, though whether for viewer's or presenter's sake is hard to tell, you can see the presenter's eyes glaze over. As they seem to have the attention span of a mayfly, and do a passable impression of having the IQ of a solid oak door, they move on after about 5 seconds of the interviewee not saying what the presenter was trying to get them to say.
I wish I had £1 for every time I've yelled "Shut The **** Up and let the bloke/woman answer the ******* question". I could afford a new car, or at least, a nice family holiday.
Indeed, much better then another boring politician.
Or just stand still.
He did have a choice, he could have refused it.
Well yes. But also about what is really investment, and what is just spending. This is a distinction a certain Iron Chancellor always seemed not to appreciate.
Also, given the country's financial situation, just because something is an investment doesn't mean it's automatically right to do it. A lot will depend on the anticipated return, and the opportunity cost.
I'm very wary about politicians referring to investments, because all too often, it's code for spending they want to do for other reasons, often either ideological or party political.
I'd love the UK if we had less people like you in it tbh. Do you honestly think that you have to love the Queen to be British?, complaining about things is part of our nature & many of us retain that proud & rebellious tradition. Unlike the pathetic servile dribble you hear from many.
Showing his true colours by not singing the nation anthem at the service today.It's worse than pathetic and I shudder to think what he might do in future.
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I don't know the words to the national anthem, don't have a opinion one way or the other on the Royals, find royal baby coverage highly irritating on the rare occasions I let my guard down, and find the idea of being proud of a place you were born to be a bit weird.
I guess I'm some sort of threat to national security.
I guess I'm some sort of threat to national security.
Corbyn not singing the national anthem was nothing short of a complete disgrace. If his act of disrespect was not bad enough, he further offended all those at the service he attended, which was in commemoration of the brave men who fought in the Battle of Britain, and helped win the Second World War. The scruffy scummer was not even bothered to button his shirt properly. How can anyone excuse Corbyn's disrespect of WW2 veterans? No one in their right mind can.
His parents are veterans.
I can't read the word "disgrace" and not picture it in a Daily Mail headline. It's the go-to word of people who talk purely in hyperbole.
If you feel you can judge the amount of respect someone holds for another group based on whether they sing or not then you're weird, sorry.
If you feel you can judge the amount of respect someone holds for another group based on whether they sing or not then you're weird, sorry.
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Can a man not take respect in silence?
Honestly the crap people spout because they've been told to hate a man by a few out-of-context soundbites and outright lies.
He certainly has more clout than the **** that resides in office currently, having actually lived through the after-war state of the UK.
Not when there is a chance to gain political capital.
I really don't know what the gutter press are trying to achieve with this fascination with Corbyn / Labour. It's just making them really easy to point at and say 'mental'.
I wonder how many brain aneurysms Richard Littejohn has had these past few days? Bearing in mind this was the paper that in January was a staunch defender of free speech, now they see themselves as the standard bearer for 'Britishness', and any contrasting views are wrong and shouldn't be heard. It's a rag that exists so that people who are hard of thinking can feel less alone.
I wonder how many brain aneurysms Richard Littejohn has had these past few days? Bearing in mind this was the paper that in January was a staunch defender of free speech, now they see themselves as the standard bearer for 'Britishness', and any contrasting views are wrong and shouldn't be heard. It's a rag that exists so that people who are hard of thinking can feel less alone.
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Of which war?
I was no supporter of Brown and even less of Ed Milliband. My vote went to brother David. The unions made a huge mistake backing Ed Milliband and for that we are all now suffering.
I witnessed the reception Corbyn received at the TUC conference, akin to a returning war hero. My first thoughts were these people are living in another time, the world has moved on yet they haven't.
Believe me I've made my personal views known to senior figures in my particular union.
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Wbart are the odds this bolshivk pillock will survive until the next election?