General Chat

Think I will take off my blinkers next time as Cynthia has suggested and really look into which party's policies are likely to benefit all. However, not sure I'm convinced that what is likely to be said will be delivered and that's when I feel like not voting at all.

My mother who did not have an easy life in the North East. High unemployment, little money and a big family to feed voted Conservative because 'they were good for the Country'. My father was Labour. So not sure whether she really cared about the 'the Country' or wanted to make her stance.

Vera

IGP, can't you get jobseekers' allowance? You must be entitled to something.

It's pointless tit for tatting - some of us think Thatcher was the worst PM ever and were glad when she was dumped by her "friends", even a lot of Tories think that way. My mum, bless her, was a Tory but she loathed her, she was a big fan of Ted Heath and never forgave her for doing him down.

We all have our reasons for thinking as we do. Not a big fan of B and B either but they didn't cause the damage to communities that Thatcher did.

I wouldn't know who to vote for either and I don't think we'd be the only ones, can't trust what any of they say any more, no integrity the lot of them.

good cartoon in the paper about blair

he asks will they let me lie in state
the reply well they let you when you was in power

The Thatcher years are one thing but I do agree with AnnC in regard to who to vote for now should an election be called today

Roy

well if there was an election in the offing I would not have a clue who to vote for

Me too Ann, as I stated and I did leave it quite a while but someone has done it for me and others who thought it was out of order

ISP

Not a penny in social benefits either as I am to young to claim a state pension and have to live off my savings - silly me of course to have bothered to save in the first place.

Me too :-(

Roy

Comments like "But yet her own party realised she was unelectable, let alone the rest of us.She started well but finished badly and divided the country - as divided as we are on here."

could just as easily be applied to Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

My family is far worse off under the latter's miss-management. No pay rise in over five years. Increased taxes, especially GB's annual petrol tax increases, again I could go on and on.

Not a penny in social benefits either as I am to young to claim a state pension and have to live off my savings - silly me of course to have bothered to save in the first place.

Just for the record, tempted though I was, I did not report terry's post I was hoping he'd remove it himself.

Can we please keep this thread pleasant and informative.

But people don't always vote for the same party, otherwise we would never see a change of government.

Many do, granted, but there as those who change loyalty and hence influence who gets into power.

I HAVNT READ ALL THE POSTS BUT MY COMMENT IS

ALTHOUGH I DIDNT LIKE MRS THATCHER

SHE WAS VOTED IN BY THE VOTERS
WHY,

IS IT BECAUSE US,,WE THE VOTERS ARE COMPLACENT
GOT THE ATTITUDE THAT CANNOT BE CHANGED..
ALWAYS VOTED FOR THE SAME PARTY EVEN IF YOU DIDNT LIKE THE LEADER,
BECAUSE IF THATS THE CASE
WASTED VOTES

THATS MY BIT :-D

Terry

Your letting the side down. Take off the nasty post pl..

Vera

True Muffy, couldn't agree more.

Terry some of your comments are despicable and sound as if they come from a teenager in a tantrum. Half the time you sound as if you sort of know what you are talking about and it half makes sense. Then you come out with something I would expect to read in the red rags. Comments which are not suitable on here which I am sure will get RRd.

Hear hear Muffy and those years also saw the largest growth in the UK population

Roy

After the Conservatives lost the election of 1997 we had13 yrs of Labour Government....they inherited a thriving economy...does nobody ever wonder why houses weren't built or things weren't done differently by them.?

From my simplistic point of view, I often wonder why some people are so 'blinkered' in their outlook and seem to have 'inherited' a particular political stance from birth.


Perhaps they have been 'indoctrinated' from a young age and have never taken a step outside their box to experience life from another viewpoint.


When voting time comes round, I tend to vote for whichever party has a manifesto which I feel could be good for the country.


I don't, automatically, vote for the same party time after time - I'm not an automaton!


Anyway, I will leave you all to your "she said, she did, she didn't" deliberations and think about tea.



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robinson was the works convenor at longbridge and as such the spokesman for the shop stewards commite
he would not have the authority call people out on strike that would be done by the commitee at the request of the shop steward for the area concerned
it takes 2 to tango the name of the game is industrial relations in 20 years i only called 1stoppage of work because i had to deal with a management that would sit around a table and negotiate untill will found common ground you usually find that where you have a militant union you also have a militant management

ps i dont recall robinson being involved in the design of any of leylands cars or being involved in not investing in new plant and technology at longbridge

Terry,
Your comments say more about you than they do about Margaret Thatcher.
Move on man for goodness sake.

People chosing to buy their long lived in coucil houses did cause a shortage longer term,,,,,as NO council houses were becoming empty to house much needed families ,so did reduce in avaliable numbers......10 houses in a street was 10 houses lost forever =10 families who had been on a waiting list for 5 years were put back another 5,and in that 5 years 30 more council houes were sold under the right to buy,,,,,,,,,then after 3 years a buyer could sell it on privately,,,,,,,,,, so it went on.........frozen money with the departments meant no cash ,no new houses bulit by the council.........plus avaliable land was becoming scarce as firms such as Barretts were putting houses up right left and centre........a vicious circle was cause with right to buy,,,,,,but after all the crashes of lost jobs reposessions were at an all time high,