Saintandy666

I do not think Lambert will make it.

I wouldn't call Adkins changes inspired, as even I could see that Chaplow and Butterfield were clear weak links. But either way, the changes did swing the game decisively our way. Does Jaidi ever miss a ball?! His success rate is ridiculous. Also... time to drop Lambert.

Pretty much, don't raise fees/cut fees to £0.

Noooo, the music in the background... JUST NO.

I agree, though he says profound FAR too much!

Did 2 of the 4 national student fees protests, plus other local events. Also was at the march for the alternative the other week.

I'm amazed it lasted this long in all honesty.

Well that's not true. Labours cuts in many areas are vastly different. For example 12% instead of 20% on police as debated today in parliament. There is also a larger difference over the whole of the parliament. Anyways, I'm not a Labour supporter, but I am more sympathetic to them than the Tories. What I really want to see is more imaginative ways of reducing the deficit than just cutting. Think tax avoidance tightening, think green economy and other measures I mentioned in my prior longer post. In all honesty, Labour are barely fit for office at present. Give them a year or so to find their feet and then I will judge them.

Now Japan's is just scary! And with the tsunami and such, you wonder whether they will ever pay it back?

Debt mountain caused by the ideological decision to invest at a time of recession and also save the banks. This was caused by a WORLD recession. Our debt is still lower than many developed countries.

One option to help slow down/reduce the cuts would be to keep the 50% tax band as permanent and even lower it to £100,000. Income tax receipts were up 17.8% in January year on year, partly due to the 50% tax band. Another alternative to more cuts would be to factor in the selling of the bank shares which is what mainly caused our massive debt in the first place. When they are sold, the money from this can be used to pay off some debt reducing the burden. An abstract part(AND ONLY PART) alternative could be to legalise cannabis. Cannabis sales each year in the UK alone are £5bn. Imagine if 50% of that was taxed... and money would be made because less cash would have to be put into policing the drug. But anyways, that's a bit off topic. Personally, I think a huge part of the solution needs to be total economic overhaul. At the moment the UK economy is too heavily dictated by financial services. We need to try and create a new green economy which would generate lots of cash and lots of money as we would be at the forefront of that industry. Not only could it help us out of this trouble, but it could set us up right for the future. Now I know this is all VERY rambly, but my point is there are PLENTY of ways in which the amount of cuts needed to be done can be reduced. However, the tories are ideologically positioned to want more cuts and a smaller state rather than what I propose. Each cut is a persons job and livelihood. Remember, the private sector relies on the public sectors cash to survive. How can there possibly be a private sector led recovery if the public sector is decimated?

But we do know they ask for lower and slower cuts.

As I am not every protester I could not deduce exact figures. Sorry

Put an open event on Facebook for a 'skins party' at your house..

It is more democratic than a government which obtained 35% in the House of Commons(smartarse) elections as governments have in the past be able to then dictate absolutely to everyone else. Representative democracy will never be democratic in its literal meaning(rule of the people or rule of the mob if you want to be exact), you just need to find the least worst arrangements. On a side note, rule of the plurality is wrong, hence why we should switch our voting system to AV as then every candidate will have had the blessing of 50% of voters within a constituency. That will go some way to putting this wrong right.

But in fairness, the Lib Dems had 23% of the vote and the Tories 35%. I think the power within the coalition should be decided on roughly that basis. Though if it were to be done on that basis the Lib Dems would have 40% of cabinet seats, not 20% as they have now.

Some will be saying no cuts. Raise taxes etc Others will be saying less cuts.

A coalition is more democratic than a government which only has the support of the plurality of voters. It is a disgrace that a government can get a comfortable absolute majority in the houses of parliament when only 35% of the vote went their way.

Well, one sizeable contingent were only advocating other measures like tightening up the tax system and raising tax and so on. A lot of people there were primarily there against the NHS reforms as well. The point of the 'no cuts' mantra though doesn't mean they want no cuts, but it means that they will campaign against all cuts in order to get the best deal possible for everyone because otherwise you have to start choosing.

No he hasn't shot himself in the foot. Most of the people on that march yesterday were not arguing for no cuts, just a slower pace and less of them. They also would have been there if it was a labour government as many speakers in Hyde Park pointed out. Good on Ed Miliband for turning up

We have so many games in April. I am bit worried :/

Crap in all honesty tonight.

Party!

Site is slow.

Excellent