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Osborne Changes Course Pretending Not To
DecentLivingWage
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Okay Osborne has been proved wrong on the economy - we all klnow that now - next question - what to do without losing face or getting egg on face - bright idea;) make lots of big speeches about the ship is not for turning ,sticking to Plan A for Awful and all that , and then turn the ship in the dark or when no ones looking (ie after a few weeks when the budget fuss dies down and Carney comes in July) cos after all those silly voters wont notice the difference... problem is we will... we are all watching his every move!
Bloomberg are saying this morning There Is A Positive Alternative! Lets see if he tries to copy it behind the scenes
here you go guys, some of you m ight appreciate this link
http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-14/britain-has-an-alternative-to-austerity?category=%2Fview%2Feditorials%2F
Bloomberg are saying this morning There Is A Positive Alternative! Lets see if he tries to copy it behind the scenes
here you go guys, some of you m ight appreciate this link
http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-14/britain-has-an-alternative-to-austerity?category=%2Fview%2Feditorials%2F
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Still not seen any "austerity. Could someone please show me so that I can believe it is happening.0
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or we could just pretend there is no deficit or debt. It's all made up by the Tories.
I can't wait for Ed Ball's as chancellor.
"we will borrow, borrow, borrow, spend, spend, BUST.
DOH!!0 -
I've said it many times before, no one will see just how bad Labour's policies are until they get in again and bust the country completely.0
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Still not seen any "austerity. Could someone please show me so that I can believe it is happening.
http://falseeconomy.org.uk/cuts/sectors/all“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.
Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
-- President John F. Kennedy”0 -
Just clicked on London, most seem to be increases in care costs that are around inflation level. Still nothing that I would call austerity. (eg 40s or 50s living standards)HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »0 -
Still nothing that I would call austerity.
Hereford and Worcestershire Fire and Rescue Service
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Clyde Coastguard
Under current UK government proposals, Clyde Coastguard will close with the loss of more than 30 jobs.
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service
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West Yorkshire Fire Service
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Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service
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HM Coastguard, Holyhead
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HM Coastguard, Bridlington
The government is currently consulting on proposals to close ten of the country’s eighteen coastguard stations.
Coast Guard
Weymouth Control Centre to close!
Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue
The service faces a £5m cut equalling 12 percent of its budget over two years. This will mea the closure of three fire …“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.
Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
-- President John F. Kennedy”0 -
New research undertaken by Demos, and funded by Scope and the Barrow Cadbury Trust, has found that the Government’s proposed welfare reforms will see 3.5 million disabled people lose over £9.2 billion of support by 2015 pushing them further into poverty and increasing social exclusion“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.
Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
-- President John F. Kennedy”0 -
HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »Hereford and Worcestershire Fire and Rescue Service
Hereford and Worcestershire Fire and Rescue Service announced a cut of 32 Frontline Firefighters on local Fire Station, …
Clyde Coastguard
Under current UK government proposals, Clyde Coastguard will close with the loss of more than 30 jobs.
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service is cutting 170 posts, including 92 firefighters.
West Yorkshire Fire Service
West Yorkshire Fire Service is suspending recruitment of full-time firefighters and cutting 150 support posts in 2011/12. The …
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service faces cuts of £23m over from 2011-15. Up to 200 firefighter posts are to go, as …
HM Coastguard, Holyhead
The government is currently consulting on proposals to close ten of the country’s eighteen coastguard stations, including …
Coastguard Stations
Under the banner of modernisation and savings Coastguard stations throughout the UK are being threatened with closure. Apart …
HM Coastguard, Bridlington
The government is currently consulting on proposals to close ten of the country’s eighteen coastguard stations.
Coast Guard
Weymouth Control Centre to close!
Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue
The service faces a £5m cut equalling 12 percent of its budget over two years. This will mea the closure of three fire …
So a few hundred jobs will go in some emergency services. I would still not class that as austerity.0 -
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School redundancies - Newham
Nearly 25% of Teaching Assistants and many teachers being made redundant in Newham schools.“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.
Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
-- President John F. Kennedy”0 -
So a few hundred jobs will go in some emergency services. I would still not class that as austerity.
Well I suppose you can continue to classify anything short of a return to 40's/50's living standards, with families of 11 crammed into 2 bed tenement flats and endemic poverty, as anything you like.
Most rational people however would agree that a return to those living standards is not required for there to be "austerity".“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.
Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
-- President John F. Kennedy”0
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