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« Reply #30 on: Friday, April 16, 2010, 21:37:25 » |
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My perspective:
Thatcher in the 80's decided that manufacturing industry wasn't important, so she got rid of much of it. Britain can boldly move ahead with an economy based on the service sector.
In 2008 -2010, the world economy led by the service sector goes totally in the shitter, Britain's debt is 68% of GDP. The individuals that caused the mess either side of the Atlantic get rewarded with bonus's.
Britain doesn't have the industrial or technological infrastructure to sufficient create dosh. Whomever comes out and says the last 30 years have been a long term economic fuck up, puts aside ideology and states that the entire system of government in Britain needs a total overhaul might be worthy of a vote.
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« Reply #31 on: Friday, April 16, 2010, 21:38:07 » |
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has everyone received their poll cards etc yet?
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This is the water. And this is the well. Drink full and descend. The horse is the white of the eyes and dark within.
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« Reply #32 on: Friday, April 16, 2010, 21:38:38 » |
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has everyone received their poll cards etc yet?
I have.
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Samdy Gray
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« Reply #33 on: Friday, April 16, 2010, 21:45:25 » |
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has everyone received their poll cards etc yet?
Nope. Royal Mail Swindon are in the shit again though, so everything's delayed 
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« Reply #34 on: Friday, April 16, 2010, 21:48:48 » |
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Funny how the councill tax bill is always on time though.
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« Reply #35 on: Friday, April 16, 2010, 22:10:44 » |
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Thatcher in the 80's decided that manufacturing industry wasn't important, so she got rid of much of it. Britain can boldly move ahead with an economy based on the service sector.
Britain doesn't have the industrial or technological infrastructure to sufficient create dosh.
Reducing our reliance upon and moving away from industrial and manufacturing sectors hasn't been a bad thing. Both have pretty much turned to shit due to the increased availability of cheap labour, either from those sectors moving to less developed countries or through an influx of cheap labour. It is a disgrace that we haven't pushed and developed the high tech sector more though as that is something we could and should be excelling in a lot more than at present. You can't really blame any of that on any one party though, the Tories started it, Labour finished it and the Lib Dems don't seem to give a toss.
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Crozzer
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« Reply #36 on: Friday, April 16, 2010, 22:38:47 » |
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Reducing our reliance upon and moving away from industrial and manufacturing sectors hasn't been a bad thing. Both have pretty much turned to shit due to the increased availability of cheap labour, either from those sectors moving to less developed countries or through an influx of cheap labour. It is a disgrace that we haven't pushed and developed the high tech sector more though as that is something we could and should be excelling in a lot more than at present.
You can't really blame any of that on any one party though, the Tories started it, Labour finished it and the Lib Dems don't seem to give a toss.
I don't blame any one of the parties, collectively they have been incompetent. Unfortunately, in politics the truth is the first victim, and next victims are those who have spoken the truth. So why would talented individuals with integrity prosper in politics. A low turnout with a hung Parliament should give the message that none of the three major parties deserve a mandate. There appears to be no perception that a given party will act and reform.
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« Reply #37 on: Saturday, April 17, 2010, 08:04:28 » |
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Nope. Royal Mail Swindon are in the shit again though, so everything's delayed  phew!
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« Reply #38 on: Saturday, April 17, 2010, 09:06:08 » |
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I got mine and Royal Mail is fine!!
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« Reply #39 on: Saturday, April 17, 2010, 20:27:00 » |
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OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR
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« Reply #40 on: Saturday, April 17, 2010, 20:56:03 » |
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Meh! I'm still going to vote Independent. Eddie Izzard though.....43 marathons...fuck me. Was that just a big wind up? I don't think it was. If it wasn't, fucking fair play. I wouldn't have thought it was possible 
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« Reply #41 on: Saturday, April 17, 2010, 21:16:49 » |
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Meh! I'm still going to vote Independent. Eddie Izzard though.....43 marathons...fuck me. Was that just a big wind up? I don't think it was. If it wasn't, fucking fair play. I wouldn't have thought it was possible  He is one stubborn fucker. Just sheer bloody minded, I'm not giving up stubbornness
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« Reply #42 on: Saturday, April 17, 2010, 23:05:30 » |
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got my card last wednesday and i'll be voting lib dem
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« Reply #43 on: Saturday, April 17, 2010, 23:06:21 » |
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got my card last wednesday and i'll be voting lib dem
are you gay?
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« Reply #44 on: Saturday, April 17, 2010, 23:07:37 » |
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i'm anything you want me to be sweetie :gay:
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