Great to see it

jaysay · 03-06-2012, 10:29

Labour MP: Faster internet in countryside is only for online shopping and should be paid for by 'rural Tories' | Mail Online

Its Great to see that our MP has his finger on the pulse, pity he doesn't listen to his own constituents

Margaret Pilkington · 03-06-2012, 10:48

So, he obviously doesn't see it being of use for people who work from home then.
I think he has got it wrong yet again.....and not only has he got it wrong, but he sounds quite petulant about it too.
It is time he concentrated his efforts on the more pressing problems that Hyndburn has.....and left the posturing to others who have had more practice.

accyman · 03-06-2012, 16:52

hang on wasnt it labour who made the original fuss and policies whatever they are called to ensure everyone gets decent broadband.

as a customer i would expect the same level of service regardless of where i lived and it not be based on my wealth or lack of wealth

garinda · 03-06-2012, 16:59

Idiot.

There are poor people trying to get by in the countryside, just as there are wealthy nobs in the towns.

I've even heard there's someone on sixty-five grand plus expenses, living on Hodder Street.

garinda · 03-06-2012, 17:02

One of England's most rural counties, Cornwall, also has one of the highest rates of poverty.

Still, it's a pretty place to be poor, so they don't really count.

garinda · 03-06-2012, 17:06

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

...he sounds quite petulant about it too.

Perhaps someone's nicked poor Tiny Tim's crutches, and flogged 'em for scrap.

Neil · 03-06-2012, 18:34

I have said before that I find it strange that the government is paying to improve BT's network when BT is a privately owned company.

Virgin are doubling my speed this month from 10MB to 20MB, the government, as far as I am aware, have not paid for this, the money has come from us customers paying our bill each month.

Why are the government paying to improve BT's network and not BT paying for it?
I can only assume that BT are not charging its customers enough money for their services to be able to pay for this work themselves.

I would prefer to see the government improving its own responsibilities like hospitals and the shocking state of our roads than giving it away to private companies.

garinda · 03-06-2012, 18:52

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Originally Posted by Neil

I have said before that I find it strange that the government is paying to improve BT's network when BT is a privately owned company.

Virgin are doubling my speed this month from 10MB to 20MB, the government, as far as I am aware, have not paid for this, the money has come from us customers paying our bill each month.

Why are the government paying to improve BT's network and not BT paying for it?
I can only assume that BT are not charging its customers enough money for their services to be able to pay for this work themselves.

I would prefer to see the government improving its own responsibilities like hospitals and the shocking state of our roads than giving it away to private companies.

Now that's the sort of reasoned argument, that few could argue with.

Unike the stupid assertation that everyone living in rural Britain is some wealthy toff.

Only wanting broadband so they can shop on-line, and get their hampers from Fortnum's much more quickly.

Mancie · 03-06-2012, 19:09

I reckon Mr Jones has got it wrong on this one..is it UNESCO that set the poverty levels?... anyway they have stated that anyone without access to fast broadband fall below poverty levels.. there's plenty of households in our own inner cities that fall into that category.. and so depsite some rural farmers getting on over 2k per month in benefits (oops sorry subsidies) from the EU, they are still classed as poor and in poverty.

garinda · 03-06-2012, 19:27

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Originally Posted by Mancie

.. and so depsite some rural farmers getting on over 2k per month in benefits (oops sorry subsidies) from the EU

...and they're just the lucky few landowners.

Not the poor sods, paid to shovel...as much manure, as sometimes comes out of Graham Jones's mouth.

Mancie · 03-06-2012, 19:55

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Originally Posted by garinda

...and they're just the lucky few landowners.

Not the poor sods, paid to shovel...as much manure, as sometimes comes out of Graham Jones's mouth.

Ah but the manure shovelers still have the fun of chucking eggs at passing cabinet ministers

... Lanc's council are not splashing out 32 million on kak shoveling labourers..it's the land owners who are being subsidised again.. and we are told time after time we can no longer afford such luxuries as decent homes for the old age and infirm.. can't afford home help.. the NHS must make massive cuts.. oh yes

gynn · 04-06-2012, 06:22

Oh dear. What completely crass comments by the MP.

'I look around the Ribble Valley and parts of Wyre and see a large population of retirees and wealthy escapees' he trolls.

Maybe he should use his fast urban broadband to google 'rural poverty' and 'preserving rural communities'.

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