Thought Cameron did well. Ed doing well too - he is not the man he has been portrayed as by Tory press - even if you disagree with him, you can't deny it. Not if you are being honest. More interesting too as he has pretty much pointed to a minority government - went above a few heads - especially that bloke that talked about respect. He is saying he will put his policies forward for them to be voted in or out. What people have to understand that he can pull this off due to the nature of the other parties. Doesn't make my 9-1 lib/dem labour coalition look so good though. It would be hard to go full term doing this, but he could go a couple of years with a fair wind. So his plan has to include impressing people enough to win a second election. This approach will get Boris as Tory leader IMO rather than Theresa May.
The woman that talked about the note - well it was a joke. Might not have been a funny joke. We have all done that haven't we. Go to the Jokes thread to see countless examples. But it was a joke and the way it is being used to the extent it has has been unsavoury - like the tell tales at school. The points have to be real, not one blokes bad joke!!!
The point about spending was important. The economy was booming so we could afford to invest in Education and the NHS. The NHS was transformed during this time. It is like getting a pay rise and buying a Merc. Then there was a GLOBAL crash - and we have to reluctantly tighten our belts. But nothing wrong with being reluctant. We had more money coming in FFS - dont people understand that!!! How can Ed apologise for investing in Education and the NHS though, when we were in a position too?
What is sad is no talk about the planet dying - is that not important anymore? Look at the polution we have had in London - is that not important. As a father this worries me!
The woman that talked about the note - well it was a joke. Might not have been a funny joke. We have all done that haven't we. Go to the Jokes thread to see countless examples. But it was a joke and the way it is being used to the extent it has has been unsavoury - like the tell tales at school. The points have to be real, not one blokes bad joke!!!
The point about spending was important. The economy was booming so we could afford to invest in Education and the NHS. The NHS was transformed during this time. It is like getting a pay rise and buying a Merc. Then there was a GLOBAL crash - and we have to reluctantly tighten our belts. But nothing wrong with being reluctant. We had more money coming in FFS - dont people understand that!!! How can Ed apologise for investing in Education and the NHS though, when we were in a position too?
The proportion of spending was pretty standard for post war governments. The global crash was caused by sub prime mortgages not by Labour's spending.
It is a Tory falsehood and an example of an oft repeated lie that if repeated enough becomes lodged in peoples heads as a truth.
I know they all rehearse but Ed Milliband must have been practising this shpeel in front of the mirror for months. There's nothing natural about the way he presents himself. I'd really worry if,god forbid,had to act on the hoof!
Deregulating the banks was criminal - but the Tories wanted more deregulation. You can't highlight the first point without acknowleding the second. The economy was doing well before the GLOBAL crash - which is why Labour was re-elected.
What is sad is no talk about the planet dying - is that not important anymore? Look at the polution we have had in London - is that not important. As a father this worries me!
Impressed with Clegg there. No pandering to the audience like Cameron and Milliband and dismissed ridiculous questions with the contempt they deserved.
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Despite what he says, Cameron is afraid to have a public debate with Ed - you have to wonder why.
Get a grip
Labour - focusing on the big issues.
The point about spending was important. The economy was booming so we could afford to invest in Education and the NHS. The NHS was transformed during this time. It is like getting a pay rise and buying a Merc. Then there was a GLOBAL crash - and we have to reluctantly tighten our belts. But nothing wrong with being reluctant. We had more money coming in FFS - dont people understand that!!! How can Ed apologise for investing in Education and the NHS though, when we were in a position too?
The reality is that this band of 5,000 is the multi-billion pound media moguls, highly successful businessmen and ridiculously well-paid sportsmen.
All of whom pay little to no tax. 5,000 or 116,000.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/generalelection/general-election-2015-british-residents-who-do-not-pay-tax-on-overseas-earnings-will-be-stripped-of-nondom-status-says-miliband-10160863.html
Meanwhile they spend and invest fortunes in the UK.
The 5,000 pay the annual fee to maintain the tax break on foreign income - the rest presumably have insufficient foreign income to offset the fee.
It is a Tory falsehood and an example of an oft repeated lie that if repeated enough becomes lodged in peoples heads as a truth.
I'd really worry if,god forbid,had to act on the hoof!
A joke? Are you serious?
What Brown and Balls did to the economy was criminal