Nice people thread 2 - now even nicer

Graham_Devon

sjaypink wrote: »

Actually I think remember the TV ads a while back- I was impressed if I'm thinking of the same group? Aren't they all independants IYSWIM, but who have kind of signed up to core values / ideals or something?

Crikey, I can sure talk the talk can't I? I should work my way up. I'd be great on QT, init mate:o

Hmmm. I take it the correct answer would be "yes, you would be fantastic"? Yes, dear, you would be fantastic! You'd simply drown everyone out until your point is heard!

I knew you would like the respect party! You weirdo

Couple of their loopy policies in which they have no way of actually rolling out when it comes to the nitty gritty, but sound "nice"...

Raising the minimum wage to the European Union's "decency threshold" of £7.40 an hour.
An increase in income taxes on the rich to fund social welfare programs and close the income gap.

sjaypink

Graham_Devon wrote: »

Hmmm. I take it the correct answer would be "yes, you would be fantastic"? Yes, dear, you would be fantastic! You'd simply drown everyone out until your point is heard!

I knew you would like the respect party! You weirdo

Couple of their loopy policies in which they have no way of actually rolling out when it comes to the nitty gritty, but sound "nice"...

Raising the minimum wage to the European Union's "decency threshold" of £7.40 an hour.
An increase in income taxes on the rich to fund social welfare programs and close the income gap.

I actually was lying awake at about 4am ......
(I considered writing it down before my delirious visions passed, but thought, no, no doubt some MSE thread will jog my memory) .....
thinking the tax free allowance should be £15k. Everyone can live on £15k, no matter their age, family size, etc etc.

Free childcare for all earning under £30k (household gross). Then sliding scale to £50k (full payment).

Scrap everything else (apart from probably about 50 other things I haven't thought about )

Graham_Devon

I beg to differ. I couldn't live on 15k

lostinrates

http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/political-spectrum-quiz.html
http://www.moral-politics.com/

http://activehistory.co.uk/updates/key-stage/ib-history/political-quiz-am-i-labour-conservative-liberal-democract/

I'm just randomly posting links now...not checking any of them....

wageslave

Graham_Devon wrote: »

BTW, I'm in. My strings have been severely tugged

I will add you to the list you gorgeous pixel you.

May your wife be both beautiful and good natured.........

sjaypink

Graham_Devon wrote: »

I beg to differ. I couldn't live on 15k

To clarify, I wasn't suggesting everyone should earn £15k, I'm no communist

wageslave

Graham_Devon wrote: »

I beg to differ. I couldn't live on 15k

It depends on your outgoings. I know people who live very well on 20k and others (wageslave<---waves at brother) who can't seem to live on 60.

sss555s

sjaypink wrote: »

I actually was lying awake at about 4am ......
(I considered writing it down before my delirious visions passed, but thought, no, no doubt some MSE thread will jog my memory) .....
thinking the tax free allowance should be £15k. Everyone can live on £15k, no matter their age, family size, etc etc.

Free childcare for all earning under £30k (household gross). Then sliding scale to £50k (full payment).

Scrap everything else (apart from probably about 50 other things I haven't thought about )

I got into politics one time.

I decided we should debate chucking out time.

But i got chucked out


On a serious note i know or know of 3 local councillor's very well and it's really all about the money and "power" in my opinion.

I know of another one who's wages and expenses were over £200k

He was holding a "surgery" in a area where a "friend" lives and had explained to him about how they were being treated unfairly to which he agreed and said he would write a letter to the appropriate people and sort it out.

Months past and nothing so she phoned his office which i'm sure his secretary was his wife :rollseyes: and when she was told that the councillor was too busy dealing with the PM's expenses scandal and other things were put on hold for the time being.

:mad:

Graham_Devon

lostinrates wrote: »

http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/political-spectrum-quiz.html

According to that, I lean to the left :think:

I am a centrist social moderate

Check me out! :cool:

wageslave

sss555s wrote: »

On a serious note i know or know of 3 local councillor's very well and it's really all about the money and "power" in my opinion.

I know of another one who's wages and expenses were over £200k

:mad:

We live in a relatively poor area and people, who probably start out with the best of intentions, end up with their snout in the trough and their ar se waving at onlookers.

There is far more corruption at a local level than they could ever hope to get away with at a national one.

Eat your heart out Mandelson