Who DON’T you want to win the election?

Terry_D

All banter aside, the back of our house faces the entrance to our polling station. On the the few occasions I've had to look out today I've seen less voters than candidates! Not enough for a game of cards so far - just hope they weren't all Loony Labour Lefties!

Barbarian

kilapot wrote: »

I lived through a recession that the Tories 'managed' they managed to get interest rates and inflation to much higher levels.

The highest level of inflation that I can remember was in 1975 under Labour. House prices rose by 25%, which was great for me as a house owner because my equity went from 20% to 50% in one year. Not so good for those who weren't on the property ladder, though.

So why wouldn't I want Labour back? Because despite personal gain I know that in the long term socialist policies will wreck my country and then we all lose.

It's business that really matters. Not bureaucratic Government-run quais-business, but proper, efficient, accountable business driven by the motivation of profit.

We live in a competitive world and trying to ignore that fact is just plain stupid.

Businesses generate exports, improve the balance of payments, create jobs, fuel the tax system, but Labour's attitude to business is that their just a load of greedy gits exploiting the poor working man. Sure, if a business does well someone is going to get rich, but good luck, I say. The workers benefit by having jobs for which they get paid and the country benefits from the inceased tax revenue and possibly exports.

All_Hope_Is_Gone

Would rather see BNP come to power than Conservatives. They're exciting, in a sinister sort of way.

All_Hope_Is_Gone

Barbarian wrote: »

The highest level of inflation that I can remember was in 1975 under Labour. House prices rose by 25%, which was great for me as a house owner because my equity went from 20% to 50% in one year. Not so good for those who weren't on the property ladder, though.

So why wouldn't I want Labour back? Because despite personal gain I know that in the long term socialist policies will wreck my country and then we all lose.

It's business that really matters. Not bureaucratic Government-run quais-business, but proper, efficient, accountable business driven by the motivation of profit.

We live in a competitive world and trying to ignore that fact is just plain stupid.

Businesses generate exports, improve the balance of payments, create jobs, fuel the tax system, but Labour's attitude to business is that their just a load of greedy gits exploiting the poor working man. Sure, if a business does well someone is going to get rich, but good luck, I say. The workers benefit by having jobs for which they get paid and the country benefits from the inceased tax revenue and possibly exports.

Britain is one of the best places to start a business. This is about greedy rich people wanting a bigger and bigger slice of the cake which someone else has to starve for.

newbie1980

WOW 40% + dont want cons or lab but only 7% dont want lib dems
go lib dems

CutTheJargon

Twosheds wrote: »

Well, I for one will be voting labour and I like to think I'm pretty rational.

If the cons get in, you'll certainly see changes, but none of them for the good of the average working family in this country.

Take a look around your local area - who built that new hospital? who built those new schools? how long do you now wait for a hospital appointment? (ok, it's still not perfect, but it's better than the 18 months under thatcher)

I think you'll find that private money built that hospital (under the PFI scheme) and we are all going to be paying for it for the next 25 or 30 years! Long after Gordon has gone. And paying dearly. I have seen first hand some of the corruption that goes on in these schemes.

CutTheJargon

All_Hope_Is_Gone wrote: »

Britain is one of the best places to start a business. This is about greedy rich people wanting a bigger and bigger slice of the cake which someone else has to starve for.

I take it that will also include some Public Sector workers who are retiring earlier than the rest of us on index linked pensions being paid for by 'poor' pensioners and hard up families by way of Council Tax.

CutTheJargon

prawnsalad wrote: »

This General Election as those before it is really a class war. The Conservatives are THE PARTY OF THE WEALTHY thus a MINORITY. Therefore in order to win they must trick the MAJORITY by hiding that fact as much as possible!
Their favourite way of doing this is basically pretending we are all the same (Classless society speeches if I recall.)

Of course, Labour is the party for the poor and working class. That's why B.Liar who tricked a lot of people has amassed millions, Prescott spends his time quaffing Champagne and playing Croquet and another large chunk of them are 'flipping' houses to make thousands in profit and to avoid paying Capital Gains Tax. This profit should go back into the general coffers so that 'poorer' people should benefit - the ones Labour is supposed to care about. Yep - the Party that really cares. I'd laugh if it wasn't so serious

Lady_K

A. Conservatives 49% (10228 votes) B. Labour 44% (9165 votes) C. Liberal Democrats 7% (1456 votes)

Barbarian

All_Hope_Is_Gone wrote: »

Britain is one of the best places to start a business. This is about greedy rich people wanting a bigger and bigger slice of the cake which someone else has to starve for.

There you go... Just like I said, it's a Labour cliche that businesses are run by greedy rich people.

If it weren't for the profit motive, there would be no businesses, then everyone would starve. It's all very well denouncing rich people, but like it or not we have to operate in a money-driven global economy and the generation of wealth is what makes the economy work. It's people like Brown who squander that wealth.

It's also a Labour myth that if someone gets a big piece of cake someone else must get a smaller one. Wealth generation is all about making bigger cakes.