Bad News For Mikey Tories In The Lead

[DrFilth]

sorry to be the person with the bad news mikey but the toffs are in front in two polls

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/05/12/conservative-party-poll-lead_n_5311402.html?ncid=webmail1

[emmie]

socialism, that has worked well hasn't it, just like communism, Marxism,
these isms are a pain in the arris,

[Quizmonster]

Yes, including Thatcherism!

[royfromaus]

emmie
i have given the definition, believe it or don't, you think that Labour, or socialist worker party, are they still in existence, care a jot about you,
no they don't.




Is there any particular reason that you didn't include the Conservatives in the above, emmie?

[emmie]

it gave people choice, many of our overburdened union led industries were already on the decline, and well know fact that more coal pits were closed under Labour than under the Tory government.

[emmie]

because DF thinks that its only the Tories who are all evil toffs, definition provided,

[DrFilth]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25549596

[DrFilth]

> The union's assets had been seized after the NUM refused to pay fines. But the government thought miners might get financial support from Moscow or eastern Europe, and was trying to prevent the funds getting through.

Cabinet Secretary Sir Robert Armstrong wrote: "If a representative of the NUM could be detected entering this country with a suitcase full of banknotes, it might be possible for him to be stopped and searched at customs."

"Those concerned" (by which he presumably meant Special Branch and MI5) were "exercising vigilance" and on the look-out for anyone from the union going abroad "for the purpose of collecting consignments of notes".

This was, he admitted, something of a long shot, "but is the best we can do".

[royfromaus]

Thank you, emmie. For a horrible moment then I thought you were trying to have us believe the conservatives cared about our well-being.

[emmie]

they are trying though not succeeding in cutting the humongous welfare bill, which is rising and rising,

[emmie]

some truth to it, why would anyone be surprised considering his affiliations and mindset

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-448602/How-Scargill-begged-Kremlin-fund-miners-fight-Thatcher.html

[naomi24]

Socialism can never work because few are content with what they have. Everyone wants more and given an opportunity to achieve that, most wouldn’t give it away. Funny how, depending upon one’s personal circumstances, altruistic ideals of equality and wealth sharing can swiftly evaporate.

[royfromaus]

Is Scargill the new Hitler?

How has he managed to get a mention on this thread?

[DrFilth]

> George Osborne's claims to be prudent with the nation's finances have been brutally undermined by the fact he has added more to Britain's £1.2 trillion debt pile in his three years as Chancellor than Labour did in thirteen.

The latest economic figures from the Office for National Statistics showed that the coalition has borrowed £430.072 billion, whereas the last Labour government managed to borrow just £429.975 billion <

[Peter Pedant]

yeah Dr G oi neva seen a toof - wha' is i' matey ?

bad news indeed for the bleeding heart liberals

what does the Daily Perv make of all this ? or is it leading on Rolfie again ?

[DrFilth]

as soon as i get some dosh i must get new specs i read that as

leading on Roofies again

[emmie]

because DF brought in the unions.
besides which the next election is a year away and anything can happen

[Peter Pedant]

Dr F were you really quoting from the events of 1973 ?

Sir John Donaldson of the short lived NIRC I think had sequestrated the unions funds - the fines were I think £5k, £50k and then we were all anticipatiing £500k when Labour won the snap - who-governs-England ? election and scrapped the whole thing.

and no I dont think Scargill ( bless !) is the modern Hitler - for a start mentioning him doesnt effectively end the thread.

[DrFilth]

emmie i think it was you who started with unions @ 08:45

> emmie
Mark as Best Answer
it gave people choice, many of our overburdened union led industries were already on the decline, and well know fact that more coal pits were closed under Labour than under the Tory government.

[DrFilth]

pp the link says

> Newly released cabinet papers from 1984 reveal mineworkers' union leader Arthur Scargill may have been right to claim there was a "secret hit-list" of more than 70 pits marked for closure.

[DrFilth]

> Cabinet papers used to be published after 30 years
The National Archives is reducing that gap to 20 years
To get to that point, it is currently releasing documents every six months - hence the latest crop, from 1984