Soldato
Yeah so simple you neglect the fact that if the growth is smaller than the deficit, you still have to borrow
If you still spend more than you make, you have to borrow, it really is that simple.Poll: The official I voted/election results thread
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Yeah so simple you neglect the fact that if the growth is smaller than the deficit, you still have to borrow
If you still spend more than you make, you have to borrow, it really is that simple.
Caporegime
Labour only have themselves to blame for this result. Their outrageous attacks on the SNP have backfired spectacularly, and as the threat of Scottish power rose, Tory voters turned out in their millions to counteract it.
As a result, the SNP has destroyed Labour in Scotland and the Tories have enjoyed a massive surge.
UKIP has picked up the protest vote (as expected) but that was never going to drag them out of political irrelevance.
As a result, the SNP has destroyed Labour in Scotland and the Tories have enjoyed a massive surge.
UKIP has picked up the protest vote (as expected) but that was never going to drag them out of political irrelevance.
NHS England, ironically NHS Scotland is out of reach of the tories and hasn't been "reorganised" constantly over the past 20 years by flip/flop tory/labour governments.
Soldato
Yep and imagine the whining and gnashing of teeth by you if he actually achieved it by cutting even further.
Soldato
State Client & Public Sector Party has a nice ring to it.
nothing sinister in it just those are the ones that really stand out. an MP for every 0.1% of the vote. just highlights the inconsistencies around the system.
as a Scotsman I very much doubt it matters a jot to me who's in no 10. Jimmy Krankie. is going to be pulling a lot of weight in Westminister over the life of this parliament and that means whatever happens we are going to be well looked after up here. Sad but true we have things pretty easy up here courtesy of things like the Barnett formula giving us an extra 20% per head on services but that's for another thread
Labours share of the popular vote has been decreasing UK wide since Blair came to power.
His last victory had a lower share of the vote than the Tories have got today.
They rely so heavily on Scottish support that once it's gone, this is what you are left with.
Only if the borrowing actually grows the economy. If the extra funds are wasted your principle doesn't work
Caporegime
If he'd cut even further then he'd be even further away from his target. One thing I really wish the thickies of this country would learn is that managing the government's budget is nothing like managing a household budget
Soldato
Doubt it. Labour still had no proper policies, a poorly run and negative campaign and an unexpected rise of Scottish nationalism.
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UKIP get short changed because of the way the voting system is setup. They should get 12% of the seats and not just 1.
Labour were going to lose in England regardless of what happened in Scotland, they didn't have a credible plan or team. I'm sorry but I don't buy the whole "Scottish threat" thing, it was never, ever a reality. The SNP were going to have the same amount of influence regardless of who was in power, even now they'll be chairing some very influential committees in the commons, at a minimum.
However expect the SNP to get a kicking next time around if Labour in Scotland bring in new blood and if the SNP act like ***** at Westminster, they have not got a mandate to ask for another referendum and they don't have a mandate to act like a group of kids, if they do I've no doubt many people like myself will flip to labour or elsewhere in 2020.
Soldato
I wonder who the Cons would have gone into coalition with if they didn't get the predicted majority. I suppose it has to be SNP right?
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I'm curious as to how wee Jimmy is going to be pulling a lot of weight if there is a Con majority?