TUESDAY 31ST JANUARY

Mrs Moor wrote:

arsene wrote:I remember 3.5 milion unemployed (of which I was one!), riots in Toxteth, Brixton etc, overuse of force during the miners' strike, councils being forced to sell housing stock and then being prevented from using the money so raised, the Poll Tax and subsequent riots, the disaffected youth - need I go on?

Dream, Steve? No, an absolute nightmare for the "poor bloody infantry" of the community and all so that a certain lady could follow her idealistic agenda!

3.5 MILLION unemployed, perhaps they should have tried the New Labour spin and cheated with the figures. They could have put 2 million on disability and brought it down to 1.5 million .........

Bit of a one sided argument chaps, Thatcher was so respected by the Russians during the cold war she was nicknamed the Iron Lady sit back for a moment and try to imagine an Iron Blair and now the party of the working classes is led by Mr Ed who has never had to work in his life and looks as though he should be delivering my papers after a hard day at school.

Thatcher pushed through the legislation that lifted millions from poverty and raised the standards of the working class with the right to buy scheme, 13 years of New Labour and the worst record in the history of house building, council or otherwise and when they did build something it was on tick despite the best economic climate in donkey’s years.

Thatcher smashed the National Front and ended the rise of fascism sadly under the New Labour policy of "immigration for votes" the BNP actually won elections in Britain and at one point it looked as though we may get our first fascist MP.

This was the Labour party who saw Longbridge destroyed for the sake of 100 million and happily waved bye bye to six thousand local working class jobs while pumping billions into the banks in order to prop up the bankers and the upper classes. New Labour abandonded the working classes in order to pander to middle England and power.

Just for the record it was Labour who began selling off council houses in the 60’s Thatcher just made it easier for everyone with her 80’s legislation.

13 year of Labour, nothing and then…………………

http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/features/features/9436974.York_gets_first_council_homes_in_20_years/

in2thevalley wrote:I never thought I would be writing this but I actually agree with MM.

IM going for a lie down in a darkened room.

Mrs Moor wrote:

arsene wrote:I remember 3.5 milion unemployed (of which I was one!), riots in Toxteth, Brixton etc, overuse of force during the miners' strike, councils being forced to sell housing stock and then being prevented from using the money so raised, the Poll Tax and subsequent riots, the disaffected youth - need I go on?

Dream, Steve? No, an absolute nightmare for the "poor bloody infantry" of the community and all so that a certain lady could follow her idealistic agenda!

3.5 MILLION unemployed, perhaps they should have tried the New Labour spin and cheated with the figures. They could have put 2 million on disability and brought it down to 1.5 million .........

Bit of a one sided argument chaps, Thatcher was so respected by the Russians during the cold war she was nicknamed the Iron Lady sit back for a moment and try to imagine an Iron Blair and now the party of the working classes is led by Mr Ed who has never had to work in his life and looks as though he should be delivering my papers after a hard day at school.

Thatcher pushed through the legislation that lifted millions from poverty and raised the standards of the working class with the right to buy scheme, 13 years of New Labour and the worst record in the history of house building, council or otherwise and when they did build something it was on tick despite the best economic climate in donkey’s years.Thatcher smashed the National Front and ended the rise of fascism sadly under the New Labour policy of "immigration for votes" the BNP actually won elections in Britain and at one point it looked as though we may get our first fascist MP.
]This was the Labour party who saw Longbridge destroyed for the sake of 100 million and happily waved bye bye to six thousand local working class jobs while pumping billions into the banks in order to prop up the bankers and the upper classes. New Labour abandonded the working classes in order to pander to middle England and power.

Just for the record it was Labour who began selling off council houses in the 60’s Thatcher just made it easier for everyone with her 80’s legislation.

13 year of Labour, nothing and then…………………

http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/features/features/9436974.York_gets_first_council_homes_in_20_years/

Mr Bonehead wrote:I'm not a defender of the exesses of the unions of the late seventies, without doubt they did much damage to the business at the time. They can't however be blamed for the years of under investment and poor product development. Indeed by the time Rover collapsed the workforce were bending over backwards in order to keep the company going. As for your comment that a couple of your mates worked their at the time. C'mon that's the classic polititicians way of making a point. e'g "I was speaking to a constituent recently who said to me blah, blah, blah...."

I notice you're quick to condemn workers and the poor. You talk of people bleeding the system dry yet not one word against the real orchestrators of the crisis we're in.

What are your thoughts on things such as these?

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/news/article-2072407/Top-taxman-steps-head-HMRC-catalogue-disasters.html

Bob Marley wrote:I remember the Labour government of the 70's...general strikes, no electricity, no gas...great times?

Then I remember Mrs Thatcher's capitalism dream...work hard and get the rewards...

Then came Blairs social system....don't have to work, bleed the system and go on Jeremy Kyle..

vive le revolution!

Leethall wrote:Can the Mods move this political bullshit off topic please?

Bore Off

Redditchbluenose86 wrote:

Leethall wrote:Can the Mods move this political bullshit off topic please?

Bore Off

Sorry mate, I was too busy studying the history of lawn mowers.