Ukip

[Deleted account]

i don't believe we are a prosperous country. How can you say we are a prosperous country when we have to lend money to pay our debts. Ok I accept we are not in as much trouble as most other European county's! But that doesn't mean we are prosperous. It just means we are in a lesser mess than others, but still a mess.

One of the reasons we are not in as much of a mess is because we have tackled the the deficit. Yes there is a long way to go, but it is being tackled.

 

[andyb]

And none of the main parties have this in their manifestos

You're probably right, I think the Tories talk about helping to buy your home & labour talk about getting houses built but not that they would build them which is what I would like to see.

 

[andyb]

i don't believe we are a prosperous country. How can you say we are a prosperous country when we have to lend money to pay our debts. Ok I accept we are not in as much trouble as most other European county's! But that doesn't mean we are prosperous. It just means we are in a lesser mess than others, but still a mess.

One of the reasons we are not in as much of a mess is because we have tackled the the deficit. Yes there is a long way to go, but it is being tackled.

I think you need to define prosperous then.
If by having debts means we are not prosperous then we are not prosperous, however this would not be my definition.

It's late & I've had a couple of beers, this must be why I read your last paragraph as 'we have tackled the deficit'

Best I was off to bed.

 

[Deleted account]

I think you need to define prosperous then.
If by having debts means we are not prosperous then we are not prosperous, however this would not be my definition.

It's late & I've had a couple of beers, this must be why I read your last paragraph as 'we have tackled the deficit'

Best I was off to bed.

Sorry Andy "we have tackled the deficit" is definately not the correct wording. Maybe "we are proactively tackling the deficit" is what I should have said.

As for the definition of prosperous. I cannot be bothered to look in the dictionary, but I am sure deferent people will have different views. This one is just mine.

Hope you enjoyed those beers and slept without nightmares.

 

[LeeH]

Well it's gone to a recount so fingers crossed for Nigel.

12.6% share of the vote but only 1-2 seats. WTF is all that about.

 

[Octopus]

Well it's gone to a recount so fingers crossed for Nigel.

12.6% share of the vote but only 1-2 seats. WTF is all that about.

Hum.... in 2005 Tony Blair/Labour got 35% of the vote and 355 seats.

The first past the post system has been broken for decades.

 

[UNG]

Hum.... in 2005 Tony Blair/Labour got 35% of the vote and 355 seats.

The first past the post system has been broken for decades.

The trouble is it may be broken but the alternatives aren't much better if they result in never ending coalition and no positive decisions are made to address the problems

 

[Darkwood]

Well Farage has resigned now as party leader but I think he is just playing a shrewd game and will be back next term or maybe he will be straight back saying he has been inundated with requests to reconsider ... I don't see what he's doing as in character with his passion.

 

[LeeH]

FFS Nigel, UKIP are now the 3rd party because of you and you've quit.

 

[D Skelton]

He'll be back.

Personally, although a little disappointed he didn't get South Thanet, overall I'm really pleased with their result!

Next on the list, electoral reform please.

The SNP get 56 seats on the back of a few hundred thousand votes and UKIP get a single seat on the back of over four million votes! The Greens (as much as I hate them) get a single seat on the back of over a million votes.

This is not democracy!

 

[Geordie Spark]

Democracy is dead ... Long live democracy, Home rool for Geordieland and indoor flushing lavvies for everyone in Sooth Shields!!

 

[andyb]

indoor flushing lavvies for everyone in Sooth Shields!!

How are we going to pay for that?
More borrowing I suppose.
There goes the deficit.

 

[Darkwood]

How are we going to pay for that?
More borrowing I suppose.
There goes the deficit.

Doesn't cost much to move the watering can and bucket in doors :yes:

 

[andyb]

Doesn't cost much to move the watering can and bucket in doors :yes:

But it doesn't end there, it'll be soft toilet paper next and who knows after that.

 

[Geordie Spark]

But it doesn't end there, it'll be soft toilet paper next and who knows after that.

Extractor fans connected to the garage supply??