Glenrothes Labour win

Royboy39 · 08-11-2008, 21:36

Do you think that the win in Glenrothes endorses Labour's handling of the economy as claimed by Gordon...............Come on....

Might make sense north of the border but not here surely?

cashman · 08-11-2008, 22:44

in a word YES.

Bonnyboy · 08-11-2008, 23:16

Yes from me also.

wadey · 08-11-2008, 23:44

Yes, there may be arguements as to how we got in this mess but in another Forum a few weeks ago I said that I thought the tide was turning in Labours' favour.

garinda · 09-11-2008, 00:17

Most of the current polls show Labour gaining ground.

I think in these times of economic uncertainty people feel safer with the old Scottish miser at the helm, rather than the public school, Russian oligarch's holiday chum, whose only track record so far is of making gaffes.

jaysay · 09-11-2008, 10:21

The only problem we have now I that this country is the most ill prepared of any country in the world to tackle the recession, that's not coming from the opposition but from the IMF. I think the Cameron is right when he said that Brown didn't bother to mend roof when the sun was shinning. This country has now more debt than at any time in history, around £70,000 per household yet Brown is going to care on spending like there is no tomorrow, some may say its irresponsible, others say its down right reckless

cashman · 09-11-2008, 10:40

and others may say, thats cobblers n the only thing the opposition can do to fight back.

andrewb · 09-11-2008, 11:32

I think Glenrothes was an almost entirely local issue. The campaign run by Labour was effective at steering anger towards the SNP council leader, who also happened to be the SNP candidate in the by-election.

Except for Hungary, Pakistan and Egypt we have the biggest debt in the industrialised world. We are the worst placed country to weather a recession. It is truly shocking.

The latest national polls out today have the Conservatives on 43%, Labour on 30% and the Lib Dems on 18%.

garinda · 09-11-2008, 11:57

Perhaps we should do as David Cameron did, to free ourselves of finacial worries, and marry a wealthy heiress.

jaysay · 09-11-2008, 13:29

The trouble with Labour is they never change, the recipe for the Labour cake has always started, first borrow two eggs

garinda · 09-11-2008, 13:45

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Originally Posted by jaysay

The trouble with Labour is they never change, the recipe for the Labour cake has always started, first borrow two eggs

Whereas a Conservative would get someone else to make the cake, and try to ignore the starving children watching them through the window as they greedily gobbled it down, as the snow fell on their emaciated bodies, and the chill wind froze their drooling slaver to their poor chapped lips.

garinda · 09-11-2008, 22:32

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Originally Posted by jaysay

The trouble with Labour is they never change, the recipe for the Labour cake has always started, first borrow two eggs

'Please Sir, since it is Yuletide, can I have water on my gruel today?'

cmonstanley · 09-11-2008, 23:29

and in history he will go down as a pm who actually done something for the working class like saving them from getting their houses repossesed and on the economy it is a world recession how can you blame him for that? the thing is it will be the right ime to join the euro soon .the euro will be stronger than the pound soon so we will join the euro ,help stabilize our economy and rebuilding our manufacturing industry as it will be ripe for exporting and be competitive in europe .hopefully undo all the destruction that thatcher did to british industry and society...

wadey · 09-11-2008, 23:46

We may have large debts per person but you can prove anything with statistics what the "experts" always forget is as a nation many own (on mortgage) their own houses whilst throughout the rest of the World many rent. We may have to look back to the thirties and create real jobs with public spending, rail/road type capital spending.
However on a non political point is it time to look at the life/work balance? There's no point in earning £20,000 a year if your mortgage is £7,000 and the same with rent. We seem to be working longer and longer hours but for what?

Royboy39 · 09-11-2008, 23:52

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Originally Posted by wadey

We may have large debts per person but you can prove anything with statistics what the "experts" always forget is as a nation many own (on mortgage) their own houses whilst throughout the rest of the World many rent. We may have to look back to the thirties and create real jobs with public spending, rail/road type capital spending.
However on a non political point is it time to look at the life/work balance? There's no point in earning £20,000 a year if your mortgage is £7,000 and the same with rent. We seem to be working longer and longer hours but for what?

A Labour Government who couln't run a **** up in a brewery.