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Save These Girls From The Dole Queue http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/...dole-queue.html NSFW

Only stopping up to see how funny the Suns front page could be.

Our Lass was at the bingo tonight and Vera Duckworth was Guest caller backed up By David Milliband. Anyway, little old grannny wins the £100 full house and gets to go on the stage to receive here wad from the two celebs. David Milliband grabs the Mike and says "shouldnt she get £500 instead"....... To which one wifey shouts back.."No doubt you'll just claim it on yer expenses".....

You Know who --- 17th August 2009

Tonights political thoughts. Apparently only 100 seats matter tomorrow and out of the 10's of millions who will vote, as little as 20,000 people will decide the outcome. Dont like the idea that Nick Clegg could end up choosing the next prime minister (regardless of whether its Brown or Cameron). It shouldnt be decided by one vote. Most important of all, the talk in the last few days has all been about the pain that is going to follow. Commentators reckon that all three parties have so far only owned up to about 20% of the cuts that are needed to start to tackle the defecit problem. Once the election is over the true savage cuts will need to be revealed. Not only will this make Thursdays winners pariahs and unelectable for a generation, it could also lead to mass public unrest, the like of which we have not seen before, even during the poll tax riots.

Correctamundo

can't see anything over than Labour with a reduced majority unfortunately. The only silver lining (and a lesson to you all to always have a silver lining) is that I know the joy it will have brought to NJS and he seems like a nice lad.

in a nutshell the most relevant point in this thread. I have a feeling Labour may hold on this time but be so weakened we need a re-run at which point the conservatives will get in.

So its 1.21 in the morning and there are still plenty of Toontastic regulars reading and writing on the forum........ WHY? Nightshift, Insomnia, drunk? I fell asleep on the sofa watching Troy and popped on for a quickie before bed.

At Last, The Truth From Labour!

Lib Dems --- The Nasty Party

We're all fighting for Craigs vote, Floating Craig is the King Maker

Talking of myths it looks like you've swallowed that one. I'm not sure if theres been a boardroom meeting ever where,when a company has a huge new order on the table,or has a chance to move into a new market,to expand and develop, the chairman has turned round and said "but NI contributions are too high for the x amount of extra staff we'll have to employ,lets not bother eh?" Its a bare faced lie peddled by the business community in an attempt to gain favour with a potential new tory government. Signed by 60 business leaders from some of the countrys top boardrooms such as M&S, Glaxosmithkline, Sainsburys, Virgin, Next etc etc etc

It’s the people who provide the funding that pull the strings, and we haven’t heard a single word on the funding issue in the run up to this election. Who does fund the three main parties? How much money do they invest, and what kind of return are they looking for? Does anybody have any idea? Labour -- Unions -- Everything Lib Dems -- Convicted Fraudsters -- God Knows Conservatives -- Oxfam -- All conservative MP's donate a month of their time for free each year working in Africa.

Should be fun to watch..... So Mr Milliband, you opposed the Conservatives inheritance tax plans yet you and your brother Ed re-wrote your dead fathers will to AVOID paying inheritance tax yourselves on his 1.3 million estate......... Bring it on.

It's interesting you single me out there CT, perhaps it's because I have the most posts on this thread other than yourself, or perhaps it's because you're rattled? In any case, I'm sure if you read the large majority of my posts on this thread, you'll find I actually am critical of the current tory incumbents and their policies rather than previous tory governments. Your posts in this thread show you know very little, if anything about Tory policy only soundbites you have read in The Mirror. So, for instance, regarding Cameron (the present leader of the conservatives), I think he comes across as a shallow PR man Yet it is Clegg who has spent the last 10 years AS a PR man with no political conviction whatsoever. The thought of his mate Osbourne being in charge of the economy actually scares the shit out of me - do you really think he is qualified for the job or do you think that perhaps he is where he is because of his background? Is this opinion based on any fact whatsoever? Why do you think it is that virtually every business leader and even proper financial papers such as the economist and FT dont share your concerns? Could it be they know something you dont? Regarding the recent decisions that Cameron would have made during the banking crisis, it's my contention that he would have literally destroyed Great Britain plc. I'm not alone in thinking that. You didnt think that. You heard it and repeated it. Regarding present tory policies, I've discussed these several times on this thread. For me they range from the dangerous (immediate cutbacks when we are hardly out the recession), Again, repeating Gordons soundbites to the ridiculous ('Big Society' and tax breaks for married couples), to the downright evil (tax breaks for the super rich). Which ones that then? I've also pointed out that Cameron has said he will specifically target the North East regarding cutbacks - something you seemingly don't give a shit about. Linky please? Are these points present enough for you? No, just soundbites I'd also throw in the fact I know my local MP quite well and he has proved to be a good leader at constituency level. And that the tory challenger in my constituency is an evil hound. Oh, and one last thing, you have admitted you are a 'dyed in the wool' conservative, so your above comment seems a bit hypocritical, does it not?

By holding babies and greeting people with Pee stained hands. UGHHHHHHHH

If your truly undecided you should think what are the 3 most important things that matter to you and review each parties policies on each issue and go with the party that you agree with. No party will ever tick all the boxes but this should give you a good starting point for arriving at your decision. You should also take a good look at the three candidates who are local to you. Has the current mp lived up to their promises from last time? Do they get involved in local issues that matter to you? The wrong thing to do (imo) is base your decision on yesteryear. Example. The unions brought down the last Labour government in 1979. They tried it on with Thatcher and lost. However 30 years later that should have little bearin on the conservatives of today. Its like comparing New Labour to the CND Labour of the 70's Its a shame that so many people like Renton make up their mind on history, rather than current policies. (Hearing Renton talk about the Tories reminds me of a deep south white Granny talking about Negros) Think whats relevant to your life, look at the policies of each party and then decide. Oooh Lets see. Jobs. Cameron is on record saying the NE has too many public sector jobs and is clearly going to do a Maggie and fuck us over again. She destroyed our traditional employment base; he’s going to take away a large chunk of what little is left. The economy. With a conservative government hell bent on creating mass unemployment in the North East the local economy faces complete collapse. No amount of tax breaks for employing a new member of staff is going to make any difference if the region’s disposable income has been drastically reduced. Crime. Goes hand in hand with poverty. Throw in Cameron’s’ stop benefits for the unemployed for three years policy and crime will go through the roof. Even people without jobs have to eat. But hang on, if I inherit a property worth more than £20 zillion quid I won’t have to pay any capital gains tax....get in. You write like someone who drinks 60 cups of coffee a day. Back up any of these points with facts and not hysteria.

If your truly undecided you should think what are the 3 most important things that matter to you and review each parties policies on each issue and go with the party that you agree with. No party will ever tick all the boxes but this should give you a good starting point for arriving at your decision. You should also take a good look at the three candidates who are local to you. Has the current mp lived up to their promises from last time? Do they get involved in local issues that matter to you? The wrong thing to do (imo) is base your decision on yesteryear. Example. The unions brought down the last Labour government in 1979. They tried it on with Thatcher and lost. However 30 years later that should have little bearin on the conservatives of today. Its like comparing New Labour to the CND Labour of the 70's Its a shame that so many people like Renton make up their mind on history, rather than current policies. (Hearing Renton talk about the Tories reminds me of a deep south white Granny talking about Negros) Think whats relevant to your life, look at the policies of each party and then decide.

And what was her take on why it's wrong to vote for the Tories? Any scaremongering?

Now that is Ironic

Bit of both tbf

And? I don't see your point really. They aren't being stitched up because they've no chance of winning anyway. They knew that when they started campaigning. And whatever keeps the Tories out of power as far as I'm concerned, mainly because of their disdain for where I live. A good deal of MPs out there are not representing the first seat they stood for. Blair stood for Beaconsfield in a 1982 by-election and lost his deposit. They all see it as character building. You're demonstrating one of the biggest problems of society today CT - this ridiculous idealolgy that people shouldn't put themselves/be put into a position where they'd lose. There's no longer a sports day at my kid's school because 'it's unfair on those who don't win'. Utter shite! How can you ever appreciate winning anything if you don't know what it's like to lose? Alas dear craig your comparison is pants There is nothing wrong with losing but as a parent you wouldnt shout and support his classmate over your own son and hoped your own son lost.