On 27 Feb 2013, at 14:00, Chris Briggs wrote: > This politics malarkey is all a load of bollocks, from the hopeless local > councillor to the MPs, they are only in for career progression and to look > after their own interests. Is it any wonder there is voter apathy
agreed > Take the recent vote on equal marriage, my local MP is down on record as > saying he voted using his own ideals and opinions rather than that of his > constituency, the views were different. He was elected by the people but is > not representative, I certainly won't be voting for him next time now that > his integrity is fucked. How many others did the same thing? How often is > this standpoint echoed across other votes in the commons? Why can't straight people have a civil partnership. Do Atheists have to marry ? > > Whilst billions were squandered propping up the banks, Even the trotts agree with this > labour managed to create the most complex welfare system ever devised that > just didn't work. It worked well for the recipients > Tax credits fiasco anyone, if I remember correctly it overpaid by well over a > billion? Yes it is nice that folk should get the basics to live on but to > give them a better standard of living than some of those paying tax is just > outrageous. Politics of the m,ad house > > As for the 'poor people going on holidays', yes that does happen. We had to > move a Court case because the defendant couldn't turn up as it was their > annual pilgrimage to Florida. They had a couple of grand in outstanding fines > and were on benefits. can you hang the bastard for a minor traffic offence ? > Then there is the shoplifter who can't afford food but is a benefit claimant > on a 30 a day habit. These aren't isolated cases they are fairly > representative across the whole country. > Hear Hear ! Empirical evidence from a respected authority. > Politics, I would rather get a blowjob from a rabid bull terrier. Please wear a kevlar condom, unless you prefer it rough > > Sent from my iPad > > On 27 Feb 2013, at 12:42, "Paul Cundell" <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> >>> WOULD THAT BE THE LABOUR PARTY THEN ? >>> >>> As stated I have never found a candidate whose views match my own (in >> public) >>> so I have not voted. When I do I will….for that I may have to stand >> >> Well it wouldn't be the chuckle brothers from the bullingdon club, or the >> wet weekend who makes promises he can't keep knowing he'll never be in power >> only to rip them up when by some miracle he ended up in power. >> >>> I wil on Europe or if there's someone with adequate appeal in my >> constituency >> >> Back peddling? I'm sure you said NEVER will. >> >>>> For every sensational waste of resources story, I'll give you a Fred >> Godwin, >>>> Starbucks, Amazon - all who get huge rewards for hedged risk. >>> >>> The pay off he got at RBS was obscene. >>> Starbucks , Amazon and US corporate who use trust law and offshore >> entities >>> are a disgrace. >>> This is not hedging, they are simply exploiting loopholes. They should pay >> tax in >>> the country that they earn the revenue. >> It's hedging in the true sense of the word, making sure you win whatever >> happens is hedging. >> >>>> how the rich can leave the country whilst the poor are stuck with >>>> the mess the rich have left. >>> >>> The mess created by a decade of socialist squandering billions >> >> Really? Not by a load of greedy bankers on get rich schemes? >> >> The only billions that were truly squandered were the billions spent >> propping up the fraudulent banks, which in a true capitalist world should >> have been allowed to collapse and the current lot are still doing it - The >> deficit myth is the grossest lie ever enforced upon the people and it has >> been sold by exploiting people's economic illiteracy. >> >>> The poor have passports, they go on lots of foregn holidays >> >> Do they? More Daily Express sensationalism. >> >>> Even if you leave unless you take up residence an damage to obtain >> overseas >>> domicile you or your estate will always be subject to UK tax >> >> So why did your friends leave over 5p in the pound tax on what they earned >> over £150k a year, which they probably still had to pay? You're not making >> sense. >> >> >> >> >> "A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get >> its pants on" >> - Winston Churchill >> "If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually >> come to believe it" Joseph Goebbels >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leedslist mailing list >> Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist >> To unsubscribe, email [email protected] >> >> MARCHING ON TOGETHER _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER
