UK Politics Thread

[JU_88]

Yeah pretty much everything you mentioned is now privatised in the UK apart from the NHS and Royal mail. (did I miss anything Jim?)
Most happened under Thatcher, here is actual video footage of them doing it


As far as what the Brexit outcome will be, all bets are off as far as im concerned, Brexit is (like the EU itself) and just about everything else the west has done for the past century - an experiment.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by JU_88

Yeah pretty much everything you mentioned is now privatised in the UK apart from the NHS and Royal mail. (did I miss anything Jim?)

The government completed the disposal of its shareholding on 12 October 2015, when a 13% stake was sold for £591m and another 1% was given to employees. In total the government raised £3.3bn from the full privatisation of Royal Mail.

[JU_88]

Ahh thanks, I guess I wasnt paying attention, The question is, when our goverment runs out of things to privatise, will they just privatise them selves?
Its good to keep some services socialised, but 'socialised everything' = crap.

[STEED]

My research into the letter would suggest they got hold of my info as a statistic, not my private medical records just a sanitised piece of short info. Possible from other places that had my info, mate i know said it would be hard to prove as the letter was written in such a way as to cover themselves from legal issues.

All I can say the NHS would have not given access and as i had let's say third party dealings at the time they may have not be as secure.

No point fighting a battle that i can not win. If they ever pull a stunt like that ever again in my life time I will have ago at them without going any further.

[STEED]

The UK Independence Party has launched a "Brexit and beyond" manifesto with a commitment to leaving the EU on 31 January 2020 without a deal.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50628082

The dead parrot is dead and yet it has no idea it is dead.

I predict no seats for UKIP.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by JU_88

Ahh thanks, I guess I wasnt paying attention, The question is, when our goverment runs out of things to privatise, will they just privatise them selves?
Its good to keep some services socialised, but 'socialised everything' = crap.

I only remember that because I purchased shares both time round

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by STEED

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50628082

The dead parrot is dead and yet it has no idea it is dead.

I predict no seats for UKIP.

I doubt anyone would need a crystal ball for that assumption.

[Jimbuna]

Do they honestly believe the electorate actually believe these fairy tales?

Labour has announced plans to slash rail fares by 33% and simplify ticket prices for part-time workers if it wins the election on 12 December.

The party also wants to make train travel free for young people under the age of 16 and build a central online booking portal with no booking fees.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50621621

[Catfish]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Do they honestly believe the electorate actually believe these fairy tales?[/url]

For a moment i thought you meant brexit.

[Skybird]

Four days old, but who cares.


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ght-exist.html


Disgusting monkey this little Marxist is. And dangerous.

[STEED]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Do they honestly believe the electorate actually believe these fairy tales?

Labour has announced plans to slash rail fares by 33% and simplify ticket prices for part-time workers if it wins the election on 12 December.

The party also wants to make train travel free for young people under the age of 16 and build a central online booking portal with no booking fees.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50621621

It's all BS for those fools who will vote for their filthy rotten stinking BS & lies.

What next, free money for all who vote Labour and big tax breaks with a out standing pension!

[JU_88]

Free broadband
Free Trains
Free University education


LOL, Except none of it is actually free is it?, you'll pay for it via taxation. or they borrow so your grand kids will still be paying the intrest in 2050.

Labour remind me of my Mobile phone company "hello sir, since your are a loyal customer, we'd like to offer your a FREE tablet..... for only £25 per month.
Labour or was it Mayor ken Livingston? (former Labour) made buses free for under 16s in the early 2000s and everyone hated it, bored chavy kids just used buses as place to 'hang out' and anti social behavior on them sky-rocketed until it was scrapped.

[mapuc]

Before Boris got his extra election on Dec. 12, what was the common thing the British people was discussing, beside this Brexit ?

Here in Denmark and Sweden, our politician seems to be an expert on hearing what's going on in the society and make promises during an election campaign and thereafter....seems to have forgot it.

During the election in 2015 people discussed refugees and immigrants...politicians made lots of promises.

This year-people was discussing Climate our politicians made lots of promises.

Markus

[JU_88]

Originally Posted by mapuc

Before Boris got his extra election on Dec. 12, what was the common thing the British people was discussing, beside this Brexit ?

Here in Denmark and Sweden, our politician seems to be an expert on hearing what's going on in the society and make promises during an election campaign and thereafter....seems to have forgot it.

During the election in 2015 people discussed refugees and immigrants...politicians made lots of promises.

This year-people was discussing Climate our politicians made lots of promises.

Markus

I cant even remember tbh, probably ISIS, Europes migrant/refugee crisis, wealth inequality, NHS and all the usual stuff. 2014 -2015 was probaly about the time I started to notice the economy had 'stabalised' but some thing was going horribly wrong with both sides of the political spectrum in the west, fringe right 'foaming at the mouth' talking points where heating up. And the fringe lefts virtue signaling and moral gatekeeping only made it worse.... And so the Trump/Brexit division was born.

[Catfish]