stillresigned Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 I see that nice Mr. Osbourne has his heart set on cutting back on the state's renowned largesse towards that execrable section of society responsible for laying low this nation's financial health. Namely, the poor, the sick, the disabled and the aged. This foul group of people has set their sights on an acceptable standard of living at the risk of jeopardisng the pecuniary well being, of thousands of middle class prospective Conservative voters. I can't sleep at night for worrying about the audacious attacks being made on our over generous welfare system by the myriad groups of malefactors mentioned above. Reassuring, as our government's readiness to make hard and decisive choices. Ridiculous as the above sounds it does capture the timbre of the present government's attitudes to the needy in society. What is most striking to me is this constant indication of a willingness to make hard choices. Of course the hard part of it is always hard on someone else and not on the denizens of middle England or for that matter of Scotland. The other favorite political slight of hand is to announce possible huge cutbacks,then actually make slightly smaller cutbacks. What I find so hard to digest all this, is the fact that for a party so opposed to political ideology, that the cutback agenda is almost wholly idealogically driven. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sunnylaw Jag Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 Really, with TMQ trolling the forum again . . you opened up this can of worms? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Incognito Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 Aye, away ye go with your Commie-Beatnickery. Seriously though, I agree. In the event of any epidemic the most vulnerable should be protected first, in my view. Even if - and it is a big if - most benefit claimants 'chose' that path to avoid remunerative employment (although in the case of some benefits it is possible to do both, and legally) the government couldn't have picked a worse time to enact this policy. Forcing people into jobs might work if there were jobs there to be forced in to. All that cutting benefit payments achieves is more poverty. But as long as it looks like some poor sod is getting a kicking then that's all that matters. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Quinn Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 if he want to raise 25bn all he has to do is pull out the euro. no benefits for migrants for 5 yrs. an immigration policy like australia's, where you have to have some sort of skill before you are allowed in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i@n Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 (edited) aye, as long as you can drink and swear they let you in. I should add just in case, although very unlikely (these things rarely happen on this forum), i'm accused of rascism that my wife is australian so i'm allowed to say that Edited January 9, 2014 by i@n Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinny Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 if he want to raise 25bn all he has to do is pull out the euro. no benefits for migrants for 5 yrs. an immigration policy like australia's, where you have to have some sort of skill before you are allowed in We're no in the Euro. We didnae qualify Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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