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[FrankStanley]

UKIP  for me also. establishment wants a 3 horse race only. (less chance of a hung parliament).
More chance of continuing the gravy train.

[Highlander]

We have a bloated, unsustainable public sector, with at least two million public sector employees who serve no useful purpose whatsoever.

[Scunner]

They do keep unemployment down.

[stoop]

quote:Originally posted by Highlander

We have a bloated, unsustainable public sector, with at least two million public sector employees who serve no useful purpose whatsoever.

Well said that man!

[stoop]

quote:Originally posted by FrankStanley

UKIP  for me also. establishment wants a 3 horse race only. (less chance of a hung parliament).
More chance of continuing the gravy train.

Why do you want a hung Parliament? Have you no job, savings, shares or property?

[cheers]

We have very little industry left in the UK.  Most big companies have outsourced thier finance departments to India.  Shops are only selling goods that are made outside the UK.  More and more people are being forced to work for minimum wage or do 16 hours a week and claim benefits!  If you work 16 hours per week you pay no tax or National Insurance!
Soon it will be only the Public sector who are in work!  They will be the only ones paying Tax and NI, whether they work hard or not they will be paying to keep the rest claiming benefits!

[Colwyn]

My favoured outcome would be a Lab/Lib-Dem coalition government. Since the ballot paper doesn't offer a "Balanced Parliament" option I have to consider the tactics of voting. Unfortunately this is by no means straightforward. My constituency, like many others, has had boundary changes since the 2005 election that changes its political balance. To help me, however, the quite excellent BBC election website has worked out the impact the changes have had across the country - just put in your postcode and you get a revided version of the 2005 vote. In my case Lab still win but there is a very big shift that demotes Lib-Dem from second to third and promotes the Tories. When I apply the current average swing indicated by the opininon polls as though they would be the same in my consituency then things get much tighter than they appeared at the beginning.

I may have to vote NewLab for the first time. I don't want to wake up on Friday morning and find the Tories have sneaked a win in Bristol East by one vote. And then that they have a one seat majority in parliament. Some hard thinking needed. As I see it, the entire outcome of the UK election may be determined by me.

I need to go and take my medication now.

[stoop]

quote:Originally posted by cheers

We have very little industry left in the UK.  Most big companies have outsourced thier finance departments to India.  Shops are only selling goods that are made outside the UK.  More and more people are being forced to work for minimum wage or do 16 hours a week and claim benefits!  If you work 16 hours per week you pay no tax or National Insurance!
Soon it will be only the Public sector who are in work!  They will be the only ones paying Tax and NI, whether they work hard or not they will be paying to keep the rest claiming benefits!

Yes but who's going to work to pay for their lovely inflation proof final salary pensions?

[PKHUGHES100]

As a hard working public sector employee, I am really surprised by the ill informed comments about people like me.  It never fails to surprise me that the venom as described by some on this forum is always cantered on people and staff who are generally very committed to public service, do not, and I stress do not earn massive salaries, and become the epitome of those who should immediately be sacked at a time of a recession. Were I ask myself generally through the thread do the fat cat capitalist who brought the economy to its knees get fingered!

This is my last contribution to this thread, I am off out again on the campaign trail, guess who for! Happy postings!  

Kevin  

[Highlander]

Kevin - Whilst I agree that the Public Sector is far too large, the quote "we have a bloated, unsustainable public sector, with at least two million public sector employees who serve no useful purpose whatsoever" are not my words. They are straight from UKIP's Manifesto.

I posted it because I'm not sure many people would know that.