Argentina asks UN to bring UK into talks

[-:Undertaker:-]

I don't know how anyone can compare 2010 to 1970... seriously, there is no comparison.

..really?

- Country in immense debt.
- Unions clawing back power.
- Many things being subsidised by the government/EU.
- The state has expanded to a stupid and unfundable size.
- Politicians are totally corrupt and out of touch.
- Law after law, regulation after regulation being made daily.
- UK about to lose its credit rating due to the debt.
- Government refuses to cut the spending.
- Private sector continues to shrink.

There are many and many more comparisons between now and the 1970s.

[Jordy]

..really?

- Country in immense debt.
- Unions clawing back power.
- Many things being subsidised by the government/EU.
- The state has expanded to a stupid and unfundable size.
- Politicians are totally corrupt and out of touch.
- Law after law, regulation after regulation being made daily.
- UK about to lose its credit rating due to the debt.
- Government refuses to cut the spending.
- Private sector continues to shrink.

There are many and many more comparisons between now and the 1970s.

While those things are going on, from what I can understand it's not yet reached the heights of the 1970s thankfully, of course if Brown stays in power it inevitably will happen and once again we will become the poor man of Europe (Greece firmly holds this position atm ). During the '70s, the unions wielded a lot more power than they currently do and it got to the stage where there were three day weeks due to striking.

[Casanova]

Very true, greece currently hold the pauper of the EU as we speak. Reason being is merkel is trying to figure out - fund them or cut them. Either way it's a ****** if we do, ****** if we don't.
The eu fund greece's state and then they're seen as a get out clause for any other power in the european parliament. Then again, don't fund them and they're seen as useless and cold hearted. People would get disillusioned and believe whats the point of the billions they receive if they dont give it back out in times of need.
And we really are at the point of the '70s.
Dan is totally correct, only problem is we're a slightly more informed public when it comes to media. There's still little we know as that's the way it's always been. But use your head... BA union are actually producing a GLOBAL walk out! They're in an agreement of support with an american public travel union.

Britain is currently in a hard place. We owe out trillions, after in the early noughties paying off a large loan from the US in war times, we're now in a state where we owe about five fold of what we did then. We have barely any allies, we're currently in a state of constant vigilism because of our nations actions through last century. We were one of the largest powers. Now we're at a point where if we dont watch what we're doing we will live in a world we've never known. When you see a sign "welcome to zimbabwe" you'll understand what i mean. Awful powers in the corridors, no money to fund anything and a public that is disenheartened and trodden on!

Yes i do exagerate but you must remember i am preaching the truth here.

[Hitman]

Good post Casanova. I read the first but couldn't be arsed with the second, I'm tired. I agree with you.