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In which case, you will know that what I said is correct.
In which case, you will know that what I said is correct.Yep I’ve read it.
In which case, you will know that what I said is correct.
And of course the heir to the creature was no better
David Cameron admits Lisbon treaty referendum campaign is over
This is where it finds itself in conflict. Few states want (or indeed could sell to their electorates) much further integration (certainly beyond tinance & trade) or surrendering of powers but this is what Brussels has increasingly been asking for.
The push for an EU army, for example, already an issue raising eyebrows when most are already part of Nato. Who wants to finance an armed force, continue NATO spending requirements whilst knowing any major conflict in mainland Europe (ostensibly against the Russians) is going to be heavily reliant on American help.
Centralized Eurozone budgets another cause for concern amongst many smaller states that use the Euro or aspire to adopt it.
One of the reasons there were originally 2 sites for European Parliament was to prevent the idea of a centralization of power.
Biggest growth in Brussels is the number of enforcement agencies for EU law and the powers they wield without actually being voted for. Most European leaders want a shift in power at least back towards the European council.
Even Junckers admitted , after the Cameron talks and again after the referendum, the balance had swung too far towards Brussels and needed to be addressed quickly.
May's elections will be an interesting one for 2 reasons in particular - the respective turnouts and how the many populist parties perform.
Yes it is. Read the article you linked!No it isn’t. Blair made specific remarks about a referendum - he only chose to backtrack on those commitments a year later
Yes it is. Read the article you linked!
Just been announced on C4 news Corbyn has apparently agreed to meet with May.
Fucking idiot! It's a trap!
Was he supposed to say he wasn't interested in putting his views over?Fucking idiot! It's a trap!
Was he supposed to say he wasn't interested in putting his views over?
I would like to say people aren't stupid enough to fall for it but evidence would suggest they are.He should find a way of not walking in to it.
She's going to stitch him up.
She knows she can't find a solution, she's looking for a scapegoat.
Fucking idiot! It's a trap!
Was he supposed to say he wasn't interested in putting his views over?
I am a union man. It isn't like you seem to think. Unions are anti Tory because Tories are anti union. We campaign for Labour as Labour stands for the working man. And we campaign for Corbyn although many of us know that Corbyn isn't the best person for the job. But he is the Labour leader.'His views' or the views of his union-boss paymasters?
I am a union man. It isn't like you seem to think. Unions are anti Tory because Tories are anti union. We campaign for Labour as Labour stands for the working man. And we campaign for Corbyn although many of us know that Corbyn isn't the best person for the job. But he is the Labour leader.
Union money doesn't go into helping the Labour party to get favours. It is to try and get a party into power that helps the man on the street and not those who are rich.
I am a union man. It isn't like you seem to think. Unions are anti Tory because Tories are anti union. We campaign for Labour as Labour stands for the working man. And we campaign for Corbyn although many of us know that Corbyn isn't the best person for the job. But he is the Labour leader.
Union money doesn't go into helping the Labour party to get favours. It is to try and get a party into power that helps the man on the street and not those who are rich.
We need Labour now. We need someone to oppose what is happening and swing the pendulum back in the direction of helping rebuild areas that have declined. The aim should that of creating a more balanced country. We won’t get that by leaving the EU, which is why we don’t need Corbyn as leader.
She's not renegotiating the withdrawal agreement anyway, so he's got a way out.Was he supposed to say he wasn't interested in putting his views over?
Except, when in power of course they spunk away money like it's going out of fashion, open the floodgates that will ultimately be the downfall of this nation and help themselves to everything they can off the back of pretending to care for the British working manI am a union man. It isn't like you seem to think. Unions are anti Tory because Tories are anti union. We campaign for Labour as Labour stands for the working man. And we campaign for Corbyn although many of us know that Corbyn isn't the best person for the job. But he is the Labour leader.
Union money doesn't go into helping the Labour party to get favours. It is to try and get a party into power that helps the man on the street and not those who are rich.
Until we can learn to work for a dollar an hour, I would suggest it won't make much difference who is in power. Globalization, in short China....have and continue to smash up quality employment all over the WestIf we believe the media.. we have the 5. biggest economy in the world and virtually no one is unemployed under this government. So everything must be Honky Dory. It isn’t.
For decades the right wing press has been blaming labour and/or the EU for the problems of working people.
The biggest problem from what I can see viewing from outside, is wealth distribution. The demise of industry with relatively well paid blue collar jobs, to be replaced by an increase in low paid jobs in Pubs/ Cafés, Hotels, Restaurants, agriculture etc..Together with the wage caps in public services, this has separated millions of people from people in more lucrative sectors.
Something has to give.
Instead of putting money into poorer regions and funding and reforming job training/ education to meet the changes in employment, the right wing has seen the chance to lead us on the current path of leaving the evil EU.
They offer the carrot of massive trade deals to bring back Jobs, coupled with a return to a great powerful nation. Playing on words like „independence“, whilst ignoring our actual independence and the fact that we will have a weakened status by detaching ourselves from a powerful trading block.
We need Labour now. We need someone to oppose what is happening and swing the pendulum back in the direction of helping rebuild areas that have declined. The aim should that of creating a more balanced country. We won’t get that by leaving the EU, which is why we don’t need Corbyn as leader.
So long as the ERG are holding the government to ransom to obtain openings for USA agriculture and industry, and emerging markets which will create wealth for the hedge funds and companies importing from the USA and emerging markets, and for people holding investments in these countries, the poorer sections will not be the priority. In fact there may be a switch to a more American libertarian policy which favours the better educated, more skilled and more flexible work force leaving the rest to accept whatever working conditions they are offered. Companies that cannot compete with the USA will go to the wall in trade deals designed to give the USA the upper hand.
There is so much to be done in the UK and parliament is lamed by a crazy right wing project called Brexit.
Except, when in power of course they spunk away money like it's going out of fashion, open the floodgates that will ultimately be the downfall of this nation and help themselves to everything they can off the back of pretending to care for the British working man
Until we can learn to work for a dollar an hour, I would suggest it won't make much difference who is in power. Globalization, in short China....have and continue to smash up quality employment all over the West
She's not renegotiating the withdrawal agreement anyway, so he's got a way out.
You have to find a way to convince the people in these declining areas that if we don't go (or there is a much softer version of Brexit) that something is going to change for them. And it has to be a clear commitment where they can see a definitive improvement in their lives and that for their children in the future. The Labour manifesto is in a better place to deliver that than any other party.
What you can't do is take the PV approach; patronise them, tell them they didn't know what they voted for, and expect them to jump in line with London-centric ideology that a) won't improve anything for them and b) has no understanding for their concerns and insecurities. Trotting out the 'you were lied to' or 'Leave cheated' is not a compelling enough reason for them to change.
We need more police officers on the streets. Will you get it with the Tories? Most probably will with Labour. But it costs money. How about the needy that have been denied by the Tories? Labour will most probably help. But it costs money. Tax will have to go up. But the Tories always cut tax. That is because they are for the rich and better off.Except, when in power of course they spunk away money like it's going out of fashion, open the floodgates that will ultimately be the downfall of this nation and help themselves to everything they can off the back of pretending to care for the British working man
Yet how much is spunked up the wall by the EU?How much do you think is being spunked up the wall because of Brexit? Thousands of civil servants, border staff and countless measures being taken. The true cost of Brexit preparation will come out years later. No one is going to open that can of worms until the Tories have it safely over the line.
This is the key thing. It never ceases to amaze me (on all sides of the political coin) how many people expect good services, while at the same time expecting lower taxes.But it costs money.
I never trust anybody who comes up with the vague 'efficiency savings' as a solution. That usually equals 'cuts'.Yet how much is spunked up the wall by the EU?
Remember when they said they could make savings to make up the shortfall in our contributions?
Yet how much is spunked up the wall by the EU?
Remember when they said they could make savings to make up the shortfall in our contributions?
I agree with some of what you say but the government is only taking so much from all tax receipts......and that is with high employment at the moment..........but still it spends more than it takes. If we spend more now, it increases the debt and in the future that debt repayment will mean even less to spend for future governments. Whilst extreme poverty shouldn't be tolerated in a Western Nation like the UK, I do still think that many people need to start lowering their expectations for life. When I was younger in the 1970's/80's we never had a lot at all but then neither did our friends and friends parents as a rule so there wasn't the culture of envy we seem to have today...... a lot of which is spread around social media etc.We need more police officers on the streets. Will you get it with the Tories? Most probably will with Labour. But it costs money. How about the needy that have been denied by the Tories? Labour will most probably help. But it costs money. Tax will have to go up. But the Tories always cut tax. That is because they are for the rich and better off.
Personally I am better off with a Tory government. But I remember my roots. I know what it is like to be poor. I haven't suddenly become a Tory voter because I am better off now. I know Labour spends more. But that is mainly because of the vicious cuts brought in by the Tories. Labour always tries to do too much too quickly. But it is better than doing less than nothing about the situation.
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