Third World attitude - Page 2

jaysay · 05-07-2010, 08:21

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Originally Posted by garinda

'THE government last night accused Labour of pursuing a “scorched earth policy” before the general election, leaving behind billions of pounds of previously hidden spending commitments.

Billions of pounds in public money was committed in the run-up to the election campaign in a deliberate strategy to boost Labour’s chances at the ballot box and sabotage the next government.

One former Labour minister told The Sunday Times: “There was collusion between ministers and civil servants to get as many contracts signed off as possible before the election was called.”

One former adviser to the schools department said there was a deliberate policy of “scorched earth”. “The atmosphere was ‘pull up all the railways, burn the grain stores, leave nothing for the Tories’,” he added.'
Labour hid ‘scorched earth’ debts worth billions - Times Online

Pathetic, and disgraceful.

With the 'joke' not being on the incoming government, but us, the poor sap tax payers.

I hope Cllr Moss has taken the trouble to read this post G

Ken Moss · 05-07-2010, 08:34

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Originally Posted by jaysay

I hope Cllr Moss has taken the trouble to read this post G

He has indeed and, as I've said before, I'm not going to be a blind party man and say that there aren't some things I wish I wasn't aligned with. This is one of them.

It's just a terrible shame that Cllr Britcliffe is planning the same trick next year and two councillors have heard this from the horse's mouth, so it seems.

Ken Moss · 05-07-2010, 08:44

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Originally Posted by Neil

I might see you there then.

Do give Peter fair warning for me, it will give him time to send out a ruling that no councillors can attend Area Council meetings that are not in their own ward.

jaysay · 05-07-2010, 08:51

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Originally Posted by Ken Moss

Do give Peter fair warning for me, it will give him time to send out a ruling that no councillors can attend Area Council meetings that are not in their own ward.

No just ones from Rishton

Mancie · 05-07-2010, 08:54

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Originally Posted by garinda

'THE government last night accused Labour of pursuing a “scorched earth policy” before the general election, leaving behind billions of pounds of previously hidden spending commitments.

Billions of pounds in public money was committed in the run-up to the election campaign in a deliberate strategy to boost Labour’s chances at the ballot box and sabotage the next government.

One former Labour minister told The Sunday Times: “There was collusion between ministers and civil servants to get as many contracts signed off as possible before the election was called.”

One former adviser to the schools department said there was a deliberate policy of “scorched earth”. “The atmosphere was ‘pull up all the railways, burn the grain stores, leave nothing for the Tories’,” he added.'
Labour hid ‘scorched earth’ debts worth billions - Times Online

Pathetic, and disgraceful.

With the 'joke' not being on the incoming government, but us, the poor sap tax payers.

very good info.. but it would have been better if you had given the information as a first response to the thread.. but you took the same old route of slagging off the thread and then posting a decent response after you have had your laugh.... well .

jaysay · 05-07-2010, 09:03

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Originally Posted by Mancie

very good info.. but it would have been better if you had given the information as a first response to the thread.. but you took the same old route of slagging off the thread and then posting a decent response after you have had your laugh.... well .

So long as the truth gets out their in the end even if you don't like it Mancie

Mancie · 05-07-2010, 09:08

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Originally Posted by jaysay

So long as the truth gets out their in the end even if you don't like it Mancie

Ok is this the new "truth" that takes a whole page of bullkak to get a decent response?.. or is it all a good laugh from the same old *******?.. oh I just can't help it.. does it mean we have to go through a whole page reading Gainda's untold wit and kak?

jaysay · 05-07-2010, 09:33

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Originally Posted by Mancie

Ok is this the new "truth" that takes a whole page of bullkak to get a decent response?.. or is it all a good laugh from the same old *******?.. oh I just can't help it.. does it mean we have to go through a whole page reading Gainda's untold wit and kak?

Well I've always perceived that Garinda had a great sense wit, but the kak I leave to you Mancie

garinda · 05-07-2010, 10:08

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Originally Posted by Mancie

Ok is this the new "truth" that takes a whole page of bullkak to get a decent response?.. or is it all a good laugh from the same old *******?.. oh I just can't help it.. does it mean we have to go through a whole page reading Gainda's untold wit and kak?

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Originally Posted by Mancie

I've said it before and I stand by it... the present Government are intent on convincing the population that we are so skint we must adopted some sort of banana republic economic policy... is this the road to go down?

Ministers consider scheme to hand out food vouchers to unemployed | Politics | The Guardian

I suspect some of the same old carping about how the last Government got us into this position.. but come on...by the time this lot have have finished we will have a third world economy.

As you said in the very first post of the thread you started, you've 'said it before', and other people will have therefore given their responses to your statements before, if they feel a reply is worthwhile.

Therefore why bother, and why bother getting all hurt and defensive, when others try and add a little levity to yet another of your same old/same old, threads?

Mancie · 05-07-2010, 11:16

Well if it's the "same old thread" then I'm floggin a dead horse.. but this is has been the norm on here for the last couple of years.. the untold slagging off of the Government..so why should it stop? looks like these days the Tories on here have done the business and taken their leave..seems nobody has much to say about the destruction ahead.. ok then.

Wynonie Harris · 05-07-2010, 11:43

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Originally Posted by Mancie

Well if it's the "same old thread" then I'm floggin a dead horse.. but this is has been the norm on here for the last couple of years.. the untold slagging off of the Government..so why should it stop? looks like these days the Tories on here have done the business and taken their leave..seems nobody has much to say about the destruction ahead.. ok then.

Ah, now I'm starting to understand the cause of your little temper tantrum...petulance! "They were horrible to my beloved government for 13 years, why aren't they being just as horrible to these filthy, capitalist, imperialist con/dems? Those nasty Accywebbers aren't playing fair!"

Don't forget, Mancie, that if Accyweb had been around in '97, I'm sure there would have been a tidal wave of optimism for the incoming Nu-Labor lot, before disillusionment set in. Circumstances are totally different now, but we're still going through the honeymoon period...give 'em time!

Bernard Dawson · 05-07-2010, 12:58

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Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris

Ah, now I'm starting to understand the cause of your little temper tantrum...petulance! "They were horrible to my beloved government for 13 years, why aren't they being just as horrible to these filthy, capitalist, imperialist con/dems? Those nasty Accywebbers aren't playing fair!"

Don't forget, Mancie, that if Accyweb had been around in '97, I'm sure there would have been a tidal wave of optimism for the incoming Nu-Labor lot, before disillusionment set in. Circumstances are totally different now, but we're still going through the honeymoon period...give 'em time!

The Con Demned honeymoon period hasn't lasted too long in Accrington Mr H. The Labour Party last Thursday got 76% of the vote in a by-election in Peel Ward. Which represented a swing to Labour of 4%.

Margaret Pilkington · 05-07-2010, 13:09

I don't think that has anything at all to do with the National political scene...but more to do with the local support enjoyed by Wendy Dwyer.
I think that we should not link local and national politics, they are horses of a totally different breed.

Margaret Pilkington · 05-07-2010, 13:14

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Originally Posted by Mancie

Well if it's the "same old thread" then I'm floggin a dead horse.. but this is has been the norm on here for the last couple of years.. the untold slagging off of the Government..so why should it stop? looks like these days the Tories on here have done the business and taken their leave..seems nobody has much to say about the destruction ahead.. ok then.

If it is flogging a dead horse...and you can recognise the futility of it, then why do you still continue to do it?

The new labour party(as close to a tory party as it was ever able to get) had 13 years in which to right all the wrongs that you perceived other parties(tory) had left behind.......they made an awful job of it....now the tab has to be picked up for some of the hare brained schemes they put into place, the quangos that sucked billions of pounds of taxpayers money into the fiscal black hole.
Mancie, it is time you built that bridge!

Wynonie Harris · 05-07-2010, 13:16

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Originally Posted by Bernard Dawson

The Con Demned honeymoon period hasn't lasted too long in Accrington Mr H. The Labour Party last Thursday got 76% of the vote in a by-election in Peel Ward. Which represented a swing to Labour of 4%.

As an outsider, I would venture to suggest that there may have been exceptional circumstances there, Bernard, lad. The winner seems to be very highly regarded in the local community, as was the previous incumbent...and, as you've often implied in the past, local and national politics are two very different animals!