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I predict a riot.... well maybe, if we can be bothered

hambone
hambone Posts: 36 Forumite
in Debate House Prices & the Economy
We are angry. Our politians are on the fiddle, our bankers have gambled the country into trillions of debt, our country is broke but the rich think its ok to avoid paying tax , we’re being told we’re in recession but to keep spending, our savings are safer under the floorboards and we know that taxes will go up and spending on public services down . The future is bleak. We have lost faith.

Its just not cricket.

What do we do?
Sit back and accept it?
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  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
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    What can you really do though ... only thing to do is invent a time machine and go back a few decades to make sure the rabble were never born. But then there'd only be a new rabble.
  • mewbie_2
    mewbie_2 Posts: 6,058 Forumite
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    hambone wrote: »
    What do we do?
    Sit back and accept it?
    No way. Post on here like crazy, that's what to do.
  • silvercar
    silvercar Posts: 49,994 Ambassador
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    What do we do?
    Sit back and accept it?

    Service your alarm, board up your windows, stock up your pantry and hibernate for the duration.

    Thank goodness for the internet and Sky TV!
    I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.
  • Pssst
    Pssst Posts: 4,803 Forumite
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    The Euro elections are coming up. You as an individual have only one way to strike back. Vote BNP.
  • inspector_monkfish
    inspector_monkfish Posts: 9,276 Forumite
    Pssst wrote: »
    The Euro elections are coming up. You as an individual have only one way to strike back. Vote BNP.


    why would we vote for a French Bank ? :confused:;)
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  • Barneysmom
    Barneysmom Posts: 10,136 Ambassador
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    silvercar wrote: »
    Service your alarm, board up your windows, stock up your pantry and hibernate for the duration.

    Thank goodness for the internet and Sky TV!


    Coffee. You'll need coffee. ;)
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  • mewbie_2
    mewbie_2 Posts: 6,058 Forumite
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    Pssst wrote: »
    The Euro elections are coming up. You as an individual have only one way to strike back. Vote BNP.
    My friend and I went to one of their meetings to enquire about their position on gay rights. Never again. Poor Mandy was quite upset afterwards.
  • chewmylegoff
    chewmylegoff Posts: 11,469 Forumite
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    hambone wrote: »
    We are angry. Our politians are on the fiddle, our bankers have gambled the country into trillions of debt, our country is broke but the rich think its ok to avoid paying tax , we’re being told we’re in recession but to keep spending, our savings are safer under the floorboards and we know that taxes will go up and spending on public services down . The future is bleak. We have lost faith.

    Its just not cricket.

    What do we do?
    Sit back and accept it?

    dunno, i'm too busy having a crack at your mrs to think about it.
  • Cannon_Fodder
    Cannon_Fodder Posts: 3,980 Forumite
    Pen an angry letter to The Times, email the Mirror, text the Sun and ring the bar steward's necks...
  • bo_drinker
    bo_drinker Posts: 3,924 Forumite
    Pssst wrote: »
    The Euro elections are coming up. You as an individual have only one way to strike back. Vote BNP.
    That will go down well on here:rotfl:
    I came in to this world with nothing and I've still got most of it left. :rolleyes:
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