• David White

    Member
    January 25, 2005 at 10:32 am

    Nice one just about summs it up
    Dave

  • Lee Harris

    Member
    January 25, 2005 at 10:40 am

    Oh, how true

    Regards

  • Bill Dewison

    Member
    January 25, 2005 at 10:44 am

    Scary thing is, if you showed that to members of the government, cabinet or anyone in official office, they wouldn’t bat an eyelid. In fact, they’d most probably chuckle and nod! 😕

    Cheers, Dewi

  • pumpa

    Member
    January 30, 2005 at 5:36 pm

    That could be Sweden as well. 😛

  • J. Hulme

    Member
    January 30, 2005 at 11:52 pm

    OOoooh Adrian, Please don’t start me on this subject or I’ll be on all night 😉
    You know the answer.

    VOTE CONSERVATIVE
    VOTE CONSERVATIVE
    VOTE CONSERVATIVE
    VOTE CONSERVATIVE
    VOTE CONSERVATIVE

    http://www.conservatives.com/tile.do?def=home.page

  • Andy Gorman

    Member
    January 30, 2005 at 11:58 pm

    You’ve got to laugh haven’t you? I like the new rules allowing housing association tenants to buy a share of their home. Only thing is, if you have a job and are therefore able to get a mortgage, you are ineligible for a housing association property! I have no problem with genuine political refugees, but come on…..nice to know where that 40% tax is going!

  • Kevin.Ryan

    Member
    January 31, 2005 at 12:44 am
    quote big G:

    You’ve got to laugh haven’t you? I like the new rules allowing housing association tenants to buy a share of their home. Only thing is, if you have a job and are therefore able to get a mortgage, you are ineligible for a housing association property! I have no problem with genuine political refugees, but come on…..nice to know where that 40% tax is going!

    owww this could develop into a long thread!

  • John Childs

    Member
    January 31, 2005 at 8:42 am

    It could certainly be a long thread. I have some very strong views on the subject, but………..

    I’m not going to air them here! (:)

  • Bill Dewison

    Member
    January 31, 2005 at 8:50 am

    Humble opinion, but wouldn’t a genuine political refugee stop in the first available place if they were really fleeing for their lives? Correct me if I’m wrong here, but we live on a island… its not the easiest spot to reach when you so called have just fled tyrany, have no possessions or worldly goods and need to settle into a new home. 😕 I can’t think why so many want to come to Britain, you’d think we were a soft touch and giving cash out to every Tom, Dick and Harry (?) 🙄 😮

    I particularly like the stance with most politcians that if you argue over their immigration policy, it makes you in some way, shape or form racist or that you must, by some sort of fuzzy logic, support parties such as the BNP. It ensures most of society keeps their gobs shut. Well done to them for promoting equality and freedom of speech! Classic! 😀

    Thinking about it, if they raise the minimum wage a little more, we can all contribute more in taxes, this would easily support a few more hundred thousand. Oooo and how about compulsory ID cards, charge £50 – £60 for them, that’ll fill the pot a little quicker as well 😀

    Cheers, Dewi

  • Alan Drury

    Member
    January 31, 2005 at 8:58 am

    I agree, in this country you have to be either rich or poor if you’re in the middle and an ordinary bloke/woman trying to make a living you’re STUFFED. As for the parties I’m feeling very unrepresented at the moment.
    Alan

  • Roy Roberts

    Member
    January 31, 2005 at 5:37 pm

    (chat.) (chat.) (chat.) (chat.) (chat.) (chat.) (chat.)

    Thats As Far As We Get Now-days.

  • mark walker

    Member
    February 1, 2005 at 9:31 am

    Not so funny thing is that when my wife and I were in Spain last year visiting her mother and father, we saw an add in the paper with a very similar item to that which Adrian posted. Couldn’t imagine that getting in the paper here. They’d be called racist, fascist or something else to brand them not nice people.
    While we were there I asked who lived in the house next to the mother in laws’, turned out to be empty most of the year. The people who owned it were both on benefits and rented it just to their friends 👿
    Eileen and Jack (in laws) retired there age 60+ after working all their lives.
    O.K. I’m drawing a conclusion here, but we all know people who seem to get more than they should, thanks to UK stupidity. We can all retire when were 70 though, so whats the problem 😉
    Mark.

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