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Although I cannot vote I like their jib, what has been said today.

 

 

 

 

 

A Tory government would cut the pay of ministers by 5% next year and then freeze it for the rest of the Parliament.

 

In theory that implies there'll be big pay cuts for senior directors of the Bank of England (including the governor), the chief executive and others at Royal Mail, the head of Network Rail and a fair number of BBC executives, among others (unless the salaries of the incumbents are grandfathered).

 

And he said that no public servant would henceforth be able to draw a pension in retirement of more than £50,000 a year (although existing pension entitlements would be protected).

 

 

Retirement will be 66 by 2016, women will also retire at 66 b 2025, pensions will increase in line with average wage increases frpm 2011.

 

 

Fox hunting, a free vote in parliment.

 

Pregnant teenagers will not be entited to council houses but will have to live in houses for unmarried mothers.

 

Still more to come.

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Guest LukeSkywalker

Lets face it the UK is in the sh1t, and so are the bulk of the countries of the world. Sterling just seems to be dead in the water. Its 1.78 to an Aussie right now - thats a 32% depreciation IN ONE YEAR. The amazing thing though is that nobody seems to care about how low the pound goes against any currency. In years gone by devaluation (thats what it is) was seen as being a very poor thing. Now it doesn't even make the news. Right now I think the UK needs a really hard core right wing government to undo all the insanity that ten years of Labour has left us with.

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And if you believe that you deserve a tory government...

 

Yes, the UK does deserve a government that delivers a sound economic base. Australia benefitted from the same thing. Watch and see how long it takes Labour to ruin it in Oz, just as they have done in the UK. Socialism - in any guise - simply does not work.

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And if you believe that you deserve a tory government...

The Tories are getting huge support over here as far as I can see Fiona, and he has to make these cuts to try and get the UK out of the mess Labour has made.

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So the tories will be Englands/Australias saviour then? Don't make me laugh, all as bad as each other.

 

Er. Australia is prosperous now because of a Tory (liberal) regime for so many years. Labour can screw things up very quickly. And they will. It took Thatcher a few years to sort out the mess Wilson/Callaghan left. Probably take Cameron the same - especially as he will inherit a much worse position. The longer Labour are in power, the more of a mess they make. Will be the same for the US when Obama is booted out in 3 years time (and he will be). I just hope Australia sees how ineffective Rudd is before he has a chance to crate mayhem.

 

On your other point - I agree completely. All politicians are hopeless.

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