Still in recession
 

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It seems that in spite of our Prime Minster flying round the world saving it from the global recession the UK is one of only three major economies still in negative growth, plus we have unprecedented debt, with only last month the government borrowing more in one month and at anytime since records began. I think its time Berk and Hare to called it quits and were put out to grass back in their native jockland never to be heard of again, they are the biggest disaster ever to be inflicted on this country

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Here endeth the first lesson of a Thatcherite.

I hate these blind faith religion threads!

:lol::yelrotflm:rofl38::bangh8:

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apart from petrol prices been up , chicken been a little bit expensive and british gas taking teh urine with their prices i cant really say iv noticed much if any change in my finances since this recession began

maybe its just the well off that are getting hit hard i dont know but im not that much worse off its just a pitty i was already broke to start with lol

i must admit the tory aspect of this site is the internet quivalent of jehovas witnesses knocking on your door at times but instead of hiding in teh back room i go to anything goes lol

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I agree - sometimes I am tempted to say to some
'Put a different record on' or 'the needle's stuck':rolleyes:

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[quote=accyman;771546]apart from petrol prices been up , chicken been a little bit expensive and british gas taking teh urine with their prices i cant really say iv noticed much if any change in my finances since this recession began:

Those nice people at British Gas have just sent me a rebate.:D:theband:

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I have just as much right to have my say as Jones, Dawson and co, and if you don't like lump it, or don't read the thread:tongueout

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So in order to post on here regarding politics you must be a lefty then.....
funny I never saw that in the rules.

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Not at all, but it would be nice if instead of just being faithful to one party in criticism of another, sometimes an admission that we would probably be in exactly the same boat under the Tories, after all, none of the so called financial experts saw this cock-up coming and blindly pretending that things would be different is of no use to anyone of any party.

I admire anyone that can be support their party without always having to knock the opposition.:cool:

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Plain to see why you have never been into politics Less:D So the next time Mr Jones comes on here no doubt you'll be giving him the same advice, because if it rains on wash days he blames the Tories:rolleyes:

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Possibly, I just don't see an advantage of always calling the opposition, in the blind fanatical way that you do, it might be different if you could come up with practical solutions at the same time but you never can/do.

But, be honest if the Tories had been in power we would be just as stuffed as a nation so far as the recession is concerned.

Does he blame the Tory for the rain? Or for sending him out in it to put clothes on the line?:D

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I may have got this wrong. I thought that the government (Labour) were encouraging more people to go to University only a short time ago. Now the same government is saying it will cut funding and fine Universities for taking too many students. Of course it was the real Prince of Darkness that made the statement, but what are we to believe? We have an unelected PM and an unelected (truly unelected) effective Deputy PM. Is this democracy as we know it?

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Seems to me that the recession was caused by those supporters of toryism who run the banks and the financial institutions ... if the greedy right wingers in the UK, the US and other assorted "free market" economies hadn't got out of hand ... eyes greedier than their bellies, as my gran used to say ... there wouldn't have been a recession in the first place.

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I've always found no matter who's in power......we get screwed, so I don't do politics :confused:

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I get screwed lots ... but I think it has more to do with my charm than with politics:rolleyes:;):D:D

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i dont do politics its against my religon:D:D:D

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yep that was the root cause, labour happened to be in power at the time, but ya will never get the *******, oops torys to admit that simple fact.:rolleyes: it wouldn't have mattered a toss who had been in power, those people ya mention,would still be the same end result, :rolleyes: would take guts fer em to concede that though. so now they bitch about the government taking the wrong path in attempt to get out of recession, thats much easier n more palatable than the truth.:rolleyes:

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or that prostitution is legal in canada :)

jokin :D

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How did you know that prostitution is legal in Canada?:eek: Soliciting is illegal, but prostitution isn't ... crazy stuff, eh;):D

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I hear what your saying Less, but my whole argument is that at the start of this recession Gordon was actively telling the world and his wife the best way to beat it, yet now we are one of only three countries still in it up to our necks, plus the fact he's still borrowing to an extent never seen before in this country. It used to be Labour's policy to Tax and Spend, Gordon has taken it to new levels Borrow and spend, the only problem is, what you borrow you have to pay back, but in spades:(

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We had banking regulations in this country Eric until Gordon scrapped them, if the bank of England had still been monitoring the situation these banks would have had their hands tied somewhat not allowed to run amok

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In fact I'm not sure whether its the same in this country Eric:rolleyes:but I ain't doing any research:D

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That is exactly why people that pin their colours to the mast of one party, (any party), are so annoying, they don't want a discussion, they want an argument!
:o

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The only argument I can see is which party gets to use the urinal first :hehetable

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Its a bit late for me to change now Less I've been t it since I was 16:D

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There isn't a space in tit!
:D

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:rofl38::rofl38::rofl38:Will you stop it off:D

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yep..all the Tory chat about this being the longest, deepest, soul destroying recession that has ever been known to mankind is complete tut!...anyone over who lived through the 80's know this is not the worst.

PS.. just been down the offie and Bottle of Cockspur rum for 12.99..and at Tesco early Lamb's Navy Rum for a tenner... recession? :tongueout

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Of course you haven't felt it yet because our Gordon hasn't decided its time to start paying back all the wonga he's borrowed, maybe because he's still bloody borrowing at a great rate of notts :thefinger

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then maybe we shoudl apply for a reduction in our debt like teh G8 lot have if thats what its called because we should qualify

1: were broke

2: quite a lot of teh residents of these poor countries are living in the uk so we shodul get a bit of help supporting them

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Let me think about this one:confused: So ... now we have Gordon Brown being blamed for the greed of well-heeled tory supporters:eek: Remember, those institutions which ran "amok" and screwed up the economy are staffed mainly by rock solid (esp. between the ears) tory supporters.

We have banking regulations. We have the most stable banking system in the "developed" world ... the only party threatening to tinker with our system is the conservative party. Recently, several of our major banks including CIBC and HSBC have been fined millions for misleading investors. Looks good on 'em.:mosher: Pity they didn't get jail time.

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You've been Listening to Mancie to much Eric, the thing is it was Gordon that deregulated the banks and gave them a free hand, if the Bank of England had still been monitoring what was going on we wouldn't have been in this much of a mess, But a least Gordon has done away the the old Labour Tax and Spend policies, its now Borrow and Spend and stuff the consequences