Hockey_saint

Yet your language gives you away. Why is it BS then? to want a fairer society or is it ok to keep lifting the ladder up on people and if that's an irrational prejudice then call me on it but stop spouting nonsense.

perhaps it says it's done it's job a little too well? Rising up against the traditional bully boys of Westminister? (usually the Burlington boys from Eton....i.e. Cameron, BoJo and their mates).

Not quite up there with Katie Hopkins saying she'd leave the country....but nearly

You are aware labour inherited a debt of 42% of the GDP in 1997 right? Please stop promoting politically-motivated myths. http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/ramesh-patel/growth-cameron-austerity_b_2007552.html In other words, please stop banging on about how the tories always have to clean up after labour because the IMF have disproved this time and time again, it's politically motivated nonsense....I wasn't aware saints had so many blue-noses in their midst.

To be fair....so would you.

Oh you can explain all you like but the tories are currently pushing through things that Maragret Thatcher wouldn't dare so if you've had any input at all....it's been very minimal/

Well the Lib Dems won't be in it for a start. "if we get into power we'll drop student tutition fees" whilst you can wangle that into not being a lie. It's disgraceful. The polls suggest the liberals could all but be wiped out.

Exactly, it wasn't a little lie. It was a massive one. I think you'll find along with being Tory-enablers, they'll never live it down.

People don't forget when he sat in many unions across the country and told bare-faced lies. He clearly forgets how long it was since the liberals last were in office. People don't forget and his party will be slaughtered at the ballot box mark my words. Either way, they tend to be rubbish in local government as well. Most of my family live in Poole and they've been truly awful.

That's what all the students thought before the last election.....nah, maybe most are but Nick Clegg is a lying snake. Or at best an idiot.

They do...This is true.

Also, what I mentioned....Mental, literally mental. http://politicalscrapbook.net/2015/04/conservative-chamali-fernando-wristbands-mentally-ill/

But they are not the government's to sell....You understand? This is a moronic scheme, as moronic as the other one bantered about at the minute (you know, putting badges on people with mental health issues)....Really, if this country votes in this bunch of burlington club old boys who have not a clue about the working classes then...well, we'll have no one to blame but ourselves.

The 1970's exist. But you think we should wipe out all the good work because of an over-zealous bunch. Or would you prefer the friendly societies, the tolpuddle martyrs and all those who fought to give us the freedoms we enjoy now were so easily forgotten because a few people think the '70's were their ultimate conclusion? No.

I don't understand why being "left" is a bad thing anyway? Certainly, if you think Labour are currently left. You are VERY VERY wrong. Don't forget, the left created the NHS, fought for basic working rights, standards of living and the right not to be walked over by some rich oink who feels the need to sack a couple of "civilians" or "plebs" or whatever the aristocracy calls the man on the street.

That was kinda my point but you could say the same about every retailer (Unbelievable Jeff, I also started to work for Waitrose for about the same pay about then too). That's the quandary though "do we pay to prop them up or not pay them via our taxes and essentially chuck most onto the dole" as believe you me, retailers make it very clear to their employees that their biggest cost is wages and they'd very happily have a couple of staff in and use those automatic till points.

Yeah, but it all affects their bottom line. I used to work in retail myself and it was very much going towards more a base to pick things up that you'd ordered online at a fraction of the cost and you would not believe how many customers didn't grasp that it actually costs more to have a physical base. Either way, I've seen that particular major companies predicted profits and like John Lewis (who are currently being propped up by their online sales). I can see them just continuing retail with a skeleton staff of virtually no one (same for their distribution centres) and then there won't be anyone working in retail to claim working tax credits.

Totally, not to mention how soul destroying some retail jobs are. But we can have a go at retail companies as much as we like but unfortunately, most of them today are seriously struggling as online shopping has taken a huge bite out of them so I wouldn't think now would be an opportune time to go after them as I think their attitude would just be to lay off more staff.

I must admit, when I saw him playing for Palace I wasn't confident at all in his ability. But over the years he has certainly proved us all wrong.

I'm not defending him but are they 100% this letter isn't fake? I mean some of the English is a bit dodgy and it just seems a little TOO close to the truth.

Whilst Hamilton saint is right; definitely check out STA Travel. I used them when I did my year out. I do however regret not spending that much time in non-English speaking countries as I speak Spanish so South America is still a target for me.

Far right parties are on the rise and as you say, they may feel the same as us but just sitting there and watching the free flow of movement does make you feel differently. Either way, back to politics....I've just read this article on the Lib Dems and I must say, I agree with the comments: "spineless" and "If I wanted to vote Tory, I'd vote Tory" are good ones. http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/apr/05/after-election-lib-dems-turn-left-right

Absolutley right. I caught the train last August to my brother's wedding in Barcelona and whilst I sat waiting for my train at Gar Du Lyon and seeing all the destination boards going to more far away places in Europe (ok, the furthest was the middle of Poland) and that people were getting on, departing and arriving as if I were to take a train to London it really did make me realise what our island mentality does to us.

They do have quite a cross party support. You have to understand that's the point. Unfortunately, it pains me to say it but Tony Blair was right. No one is 100% left or 100% right and some of the UKIP policies straddle each section. Like I said before, I was pleased to see Nige point out to the Tories the lies they keep banging on about deficit reduction and austerity cuts yet I completely disagree with them on most other policies.

We're screwed whichever way the cookie crumbles but since it's probable UKIP will only get a couple of votes and that they are the extremist Tories Dave has already suggested he doesn't want to do business with....Liberals taking one hell of a hammering from a British public who, for the most part (Tory voters as well) consider them slimy weasels who'd sell their mother's for a modicum of power and essentially the rest of the panel on the debate the other night be left-wingers, I think the DUP would be their only real choice as I can't see them making any more gains than they did in 2010.