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Old 10-10-2009, 07:28   #32
andrewb
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Re: What have the Tories ever done?

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Originally Posted by Mancie View Post
no change then... cuts in welfare benefits, cuts in the NHS, a freeze on national pensions, ending of working tax credits, abolish the minimum wage..but tax cuts for those earning over £70k a year.... the Tories tell us they have to make hard decisions...non of these "hard decisions" involve the already well off..the ones who will suffer the most hardship under Tory rule will be the old, the sick, pensioners and the working men and women... same as usuall.
Mancie is your trail of thought just to come on Accringtonweb without going near any form of news source and then spout rubbish about the Conservative party?

Under a Conservative government those on incapacity benefits who genuinely cannot work will get more help than they're currently getting. The frontline NHS will be ring fenced - a commitment Labour have not made. There will be an increase in the basic state pension and it will be linked with earnings so that pensioners get more every year. This is paid for by bringing the rise of the retirement age forward. Increasing the working tax credit for couples to abolish the shambles of an idea that it's financially better for couples to live apart than together. A commitment to keep the minimum wage - even mentioned in keynote speech. Public sector pay freeze for 1 year for those earning above £18,000. A tax increase for those in the highest tax band from 40% to 50%. A 5% cut in ministerial pay and then frozen for the entire parliament and an initial 10% cut of MPs.

Just some of the commitments so far - rather contradictory to your post Mancie.
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