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Tory cuts could be mighty unpleasant

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  • I hope the tories cut tens, if not hundreds of thousands of non jobs. the leftys went to far this time. cut cut cut and then, for those that are left - massive pay cuts. don't like it? plenty of recently sacked people to take your job.

    Strikes? Bring em on. No one has sympathy for these people expect their peers. No one in the public sector except doctors, judges and some teachers should be on more than 50k. No one should EVER be paid more than the PM.

    I am looking forward to a bloodbath. However, something tells me "call me dave" won't have the guts to do what is necessary.
  • StevieJ
    StevieJ Posts: 20,174 Forumite
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    Plenty to work on there for the Labour spin doctors prior to the next election, not a done deal at all.
    'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher
  • LauraW10
    LauraW10 Posts: 400 Forumite
    Dave101t wrote: »
    cuts in what exactly? i claim no benefits, and rarely use any public services, i will see no cuts so roll on in tories, or Bank Nationale d'Paris as someone mentioned.

    Oh dear lord - how old are you?
    If you keep doing what you've always done - you will keep getting what you've always got.
  • LauraW10
    LauraW10 Posts: 400 Forumite
    I hope the tories cut tens, if not hundreds of thousands of non jobs. the leftys went to far this time. cut cut cut and then, for those that are left - massive pay cuts. don't like it? plenty of recently sacked people to take your job.

    Strikes? Bring em on. No one has sympathy for these people expect their peers. No one in the public sector except doctors, judges and some teachers should be on more than 50k. No one should EVER be paid more than the PM.

    I am looking forward to a bloodbath. However, something tells me "call me dave" won't have the guts to do what is necessary.

    Ummmm - hope it doesn't effect you :rolleyes:
    If you keep doing what you've always done - you will keep getting what you've always got.
  • Dave101t
    Dave101t Posts: 4,157 Forumite
    im 26 thanks, worked full time all my adult life
    Target Savings by end 2009: 20,000
    current savings: 20,500 (target hit yippee!)
    Debts: 8000 (student loan so doesnt count)

    new target savings by Feb 2010: 30,000
  • edgex
    edgex Posts: 4,212 Forumite
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    Dave101t wrote: »
    cuts in what exactly? i claim no benefits, and rarely use any public services, i will see no cuts so roll on in tories, or Bank Nationale d'Paris as someone mentioned.


    sooo

    you dont use the pavements
    or the roads
    or the rubbish collection
    or any of the NHS


    your job is not reliant on the basic fact that people are employed by the NHS, the education system etc, & therefore have money to spend in shops & on services?

    what is your job?
  • carolt
    carolt Posts: 8,531 Forumite
    ninky wrote: »
    it's obvious they are going to get in i fear. is everyone looking forward to the next few years under the tories?

    i'm going to vote green party it think. don't think they've got a hope in hell of winning any seats but i like their policies best overall.

    Great post - agree totally.
  • seriously, for someone who works, gets no benefits or tax credits, what cuts are we going to see? less police? less nhs staff? I don't think so. less useless teachers who can't even spell themselves? less what? probably worried about less youth centres and less diversity programmes and such tosh.

    we can have 10,000 or 250,000 incompetent useless lefty social workers. they will still be useless and unfit for purpose.

    i heard a radio interview and they allocate half a day to write up meeting notes from a one hour meeting?????? how can that be possible????

    i read a council compensates workers for having to wait for an elevator!!!??????

    the problem is that they are all useless and need too many meetings.

    the people in the public sector are different from those in the private sector. they are mostly useless and incompetent.

    a worker in a private office will do the job of 10 in the public sector.
  • LauraW10 wrote: »
    Ummmm - hope it doesn't effect you :rolleyes:

    don't worry, it won't.

    its been affecting me for the last 12 years!!!!!
  • ninky_2
    ninky_2 Posts: 5,872 Forumite
    the only thing that could possible stop the tories winning is that is looks so likely people will actually stop and think what that will mean and think twice.

    they've certainly lost the underdog advantage and now the policies are coming through it's clearer what a win from them will mean. still think they will win though.
    Those who will not reason, are bigots, those who cannot, are fools, and those who dare not, are slaves. - Lord Byron
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