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DJKillaQueen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The only measure put into place is the proposed > rise in the tax threshold but it's not high > enough. Even that will do nothing for those who are too sick to work (or those unemployed who have no other form of income).

I have nothing against the VAT rise per se. However, as the poorest are going to be affected the most (sorry Jeremy), I feel that measures to compensate them for the additional hardship should have been put into place.

The LDs have breached the trust of those who voted for them - big time.

It would serve them right. They have sold their souls to the devil in return for power.

Brendan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I?ve decided not to get into online conversations > with right-wing arseholes... Well that's a real shame Brendan.:'(

Yes, this Forum is indeed great. Welcome to it and to ED generally.

Well you should learn to cook innit! No VAT on food that way!

Oh my dear DJKQ!!! You are in a bad way...LOL!!! The room is not completely dead - I'm still here for one (though I'm talking to myself most of the time) LOL!!! I honestly believe that if our recently departed Huguenot were still here that it wouldn't be quite so comatose as it is at present. I used to relish my first log-on for the day and discovering that he had arial-bombed all over this room. I never knew what to expect! But it was never boring. You appeared to have taken over from him with regard to arial-bombing (for a while), but have since stopped...you shouldn't have (stopped). You make some really good points/arguments. Yes, the economy IS crap, the poor are about to be hit with a club hammer - a huge mallet in fact - and many middle income earners have already lost their jobs and are on the verge of joining the list of the LTU. As for Cameron, what the hell do you expect? He's a Tory! Not exactly renowned for looking after the interests of the poor, weak, and vulnerable. It DOES matter - to the likes of you and me. We just have to shout that bit louder. So grab that megaphone. As for religion I cannot comment as I know sweet FA about it, but politics is certainly not dead. But you carry on doing battle in the Lounge...you make me laugh. And get back to the arial-bombing in here. And while I'm at it: PLEASE COME BACK HUGUENOT.

Gawd - to my utter amusement (or should that be bemusement;-)) - I think you might be right.

Thanks Loz - illuminating (albeit daunting). Not sure what is going on there at all. The increase for the Tories is certainly a surprise to me. It doesn't make sense. As far as I can tell, many who voted Lib-Dem are fuming over their party's willingness to subscribe to Tory measures so readily. Can it be that members of the electorate haven't actually woken up to the fact that, by concentrating mainly on cutting this deficit with scant regard for the kind of society (or indeed what type of economy) we end up with, that we will all end up worse off? To focus primarily on deficit reduction in a way that will hit many of the poorest/vulnerable in our society and (I believe) slow down growth and cause a rise in unemployment is bonkers IMO.

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The Three Musketeers will be in attendance to meet with our esteemed Lady Katarina Van Der Wotsit. Looking forward to catching up with you again old bean. Toodle pip. Lady Esmerelda Fatima Billington-Jones (Esme). xx

'bout now Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The truth > > http://www.newsbiscuit.com/2010/07/11/police-to-ta > ckle-bike-crime-with-new-indifferent-squad-320/ Nice story 'bout now, though I wasn't quite sure whether it was a joke - it sounded as though it could be. Interesting because further research brings up this from the Guardian's own Bike Blog. Don't think they are the same schemes. Strange...but good.

Loz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I saw some of the latest polling the other day > (which I can't find now, grrr) which suggests that > the LibDems have lost support - but it seems to be > mainly going to the Tories. Heaven forbid!

Well, in the fight for next leader of the Labour Party, for me one contender stands out from the rest: Ed Miliband. He states that he would support measures to deal with wealth inequality and that he would make it a central aim of [his] leadership to narrow that gap. Unlike many of those who have spoken before him he actually gives specifics - which I find encouraging. I don't know about anybody else, but I am truly weary of all those politicians (across all parties) who ranted on about fairness/equality prior to the election only to now talk of implementing measures which will do buggar all for the very poorest. I am also growing immensely irritated with those who continue to bleat on about fairness yada yada like a record with its needle stuck as though (somehow) merely talking about it will redress the position. What do they all take us for? If Ed Miliband sticks by only half of his words, then he will make a refreshing change (if elected) IMO. But of course, we need another General Election first. (*long weary sigh*)

In memory of Sugar Minott who died yesterday at just 54: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCQgB9MFTjE

muy bien Narnia!

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Actually...to be fair...(damn)...you must have beaten me by a fraction of a milli-second.... damn you

Back on topic indeed *creases up*

Not quite - cross post LOL!!!!!!

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