Lib/Lab/Con all vote to NOT cut Britain's rising EU contributions

[Mathew]

I laugh at the above few posts who claim people don't understand politics and what is happening in their society... yeah, I'm sure they won't understand when they lose their job, have child benefits slashed and to top it off are unable to put their children through higher education. I don't have trust in the Lib/Con government, no. There are alternatives to what they propose.

Do you expect the national debt to magically pay itself off? By the sounds of things you're in support of Labour which got us in this mess in the first place.

What other alternatives is there?

[GommeInc]

Do you expect the national debt to magically pay itself off? By the sounds of things you're in support of Labour which got us in this mess in the first place.

What other alternatives is there?

To be fair, the Coalition is far from perfect, as they have lied about quite a few things which won them votes

Labour was once good, but they try to do things to please the public and fail because they realise it costs us and them too much money. Costs have to be cut, and the benefits system is one of them, even though the Coalition aren't being kind seeing as there aren't that many jobs to go into

[immense]

Do you expect the national debt to magically pay itself off? By the sounds of things you're in support of Labour which got us in this mess in the first place.

What other alternatives is there?

When I have more time I will outline what I personally would do. They're not 100% in touch with Labour. Labour is much better than the current government. It isn't labour's fault either - that's you being brainwashed by the media. The economic downturn was global. It isn't impossible for a country to run with debt you know, far from it.

[Conservative,]

To be fair, the Coalition is far from perfect, as they have lied about quite a few things which won them votes

Labour was once good, but they try to do things to please the public and fail because they realise it costs us and them too much money. Costs have to be cut, and the benefits system is one of them, even though the Coalition aren't being kind seeing as there aren't that many jobs to go into

They're slashing benefits for people who CAN work but chose NOT TO.

And to be fair, the coalition isn't anyones idea of perfect. Yes, the LibDems have gone back on a big promise not to raise Tution fees, but that's not their fault...and Tony Blair in the 1999 & 2005 lied, so you know. "No more boom and bust" ring any bells?

[Mathew]

To be fair, the Coalition is far from perfect, as they have lied about quite a few things which won them votes

Labour was once good, but they try to do things to please the public and fail because they realise it costs us and them too much money. Costs have to be cut, and the benefits system is one of them, even though the Coalition aren't being kind seeing as there aren't that many jobs to go into

I agree that it's imperfect, but you can't really say that Labour were any better

An example of the latter was the BSF project (Building Schools for the Future). £20 million was going to be pumped into my old school which had a £4 million sports hall built just a couple of years ago. It was all spend, spend, spend just to make the public happy and just to win votes. Sadly people don't realise the debt and think the Tories are being evil when they decide to cut... :rolleyes:

[Conservative,]

I agree that it's imperfect, but you can't really say that Labour were any better

An example of the latter was the BSF project (Building Schools for the Future). £20 million was going to be pumped into my old school which had a £4 million sports hall built just a couple of years ago. It was all spend, spend, spend just to make the public happy and just to win votes. Sadly people don't realise the debt and think the Tories are being evil when they decide to cut... :rolleyes:

My school is getting completely rebuilt thanks to the BSF...and it hasn't been cancelled (phew), but I agree, they spent all the country's money to please the voters, and then when they realise they've destroyed the economy, they hand over power so that the new Government become unpopular for cutting benefits ect. Then they win it back in 5 years time.

[Mathew]

My school is getting completely rebuilt thanks to the BSF...and it hasn't been cancelled (phew), but I agree, they spent all the country's money to please the voters, and then when they realise they've destroyed the economy, they hand over power so that the new Government become unpopular for cutting benefits ect. Then they win it back in 5 years time.

Sounds about right to me. My school project has been cancelled I think, not that I care as much considering I've left now, mind

When I have more time I will outline what I personally would do. They're not 100% in touch with Labour. Labour is much better than the current government. It isn't labour's fault either - that's you being brainwashed by the media. The economic downturn was global. It isn't impossible for a country to run with debt you know, far from it.

I look forward to it!

If it isn't Labour's fault, do you agree that the BSF was a good idea when there's billions to be paid off? While it was a global "crisis", there were many problems much closer to home which weren't helping in the slightest. Did you see attempts by Labour to reduce it, or was it continued spending?

Of course it's possible to run a country with debt (after all, we put up with it for years with the last government :rolleyes, yet it was the Lib/Con promise to do their best to reduce it. Obviously the majority of people voted in favour of it, yet now everyone is complaining? :S

[Inseriousity.]

I agree that it's imperfect, but you can't really say that Labour were any better

An example of the latter was the BSF project (Building Schools for the Future). £20 million was going to be pumped into my old school which had a £4 million sports hall built just a couple of years ago. It was all spend, spend, spend just to make the public happy and just to win votes. Sadly people don't realise the debt and think the Tories are being evil when they decide to cut... :rolleyes:

I realise that cuts need to be made, that it's going to be difficult. However, I do not trust this Con-dem government to do them fairly. They bleat on and on about 'we're all in this together' but even in this thread, we've seen examples of stupid decisions being made. Keep tuition fees the same... or keep the potato council? Hmm that's a toughie. Not.

People are currently gritting their teeth and saying 'yeah these cuts are needed, we have to grit our teeth and get through it' but then the cuts start having an impact and then they'll probably realise too late that gritting their teeth just isn't enough.

[Robbie]

Obviously it's not Labours fault that the global economic downturn happened - however it still remains that even before this we were spending money we didn't have. The response to the financial crisis from Labour was woeful in my opinion and they did nothing to cut public spending, knowing that there was an election coming up.

As others have said in this thread, Labour wanted to be seen as promoting populism, doing exactly what the public wanted without a thought for the country's financial future.

[-:Undertaker:-]

When I have more time I will outline what I personally would do. They're not 100% in touch with Labour. Labour is much better than the current government. It isn't labour's fault either - that's you being brainwashed by the media. The economic downturn was global. It isn't impossible for a country to run with debt you know, far from it.

It is if you don't spend what you don't have.