INTERVIEWER Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Revealed just how big the gulf between rich and poor in the UK really is. And how the Conservatives and Lib Dems truly despise those people who don't have a six figure income... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinyl Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 So, what have the conservatives, or in more recent times, the coalition done for you? Fire away... Saved us from following Greece into the abyss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrod Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Saved us from following Greece into the abyss.I'm sure many of the local comrades will respond that Labour would have spent its way out of the problem in short order and we'd all be laughing now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Orange Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 Anything else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number Six Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Apart from the roads, irrigation and the aqueduct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecky Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 All they've done is sell everything off and moved production abroad and tried to turn the UK into a holiday state ... with this weather I ask you! We sold off our assets and we're buying back finished goods at a higher rate .. great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrod Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Anything else?Here are a few: Scrapping ID cards British Bill of rights, hopefully to replace the ECHR Freezing council tax Common sense review of health & safety laws Confirming rights of householders to defend their property against intruders More health support for service veterans Stopping rise in NI Abolishing Home Information Packs Confirming not to join the Euro Annual limit on immigration Reassessment of IB claimants Increases in tax allowance and capital gains tax threshold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrod Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 All they've done is sell everything off and moved production abroad and tried to turn the UK into a holiday state ... with this weather I ask you! We sold off our assets and we're buying back finished goods at a higher rate .. great!If they've sold 'everything' off, it must be along list - can you give many examples? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number Six Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 If they've sold 'everything' off, it must be along list - can you give many examples? All the utilities - gas, water, electricity, telecoms This means that there is no national planning or infrastructure, and the private sector makes profit from our essentials. If the state had kept them, they could, for example, use those profits to invest in other things, or take a smaller profit (or make a loss) to help families in recessionary times. They could even use pricing strategies to drive a green agenda. If they hadn't flogged them off. All transport Trains and buses are public goods - we all benefit if people use them, and as such they should be cheap - as part of the benefit (reduced congestion etc) is received by all people, part of the cost should be paid by all people - i.e. fares should be low if we want people to use the things. The arguments re: profit (above) apply here too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFKvsNixon Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 They've kept interest rates low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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