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Discussion in 'Queens Park Rangers' started by Stroller, Jun 25, 2015.

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Should the UK remain a part of the EU or leave?

Poll closed Jun 24, 2016.
  1. Stay in

    56 vote(s)
    47.9%
  2. Get out

    61 vote(s)
    52.1%
  1. kiwiqpr

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  2. Goldhawk-Road

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    Immigration is due to rise by six cities the size of Birmingham in the next 12 years. That is unsustainable, for space, for food production, for energy, for waste disposal etc. There needs to be a cap.
     
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    Blaming immigrants as ever. Do you agree that right-to-buy should be scrapped?
     
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    tories and labour dont so it must be a great idea
    maybe they could ban it on houses under 25 years old
     
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    Possibly. But council house tenants that make good eg Bob Crow would have to move from theirs too
     
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    He's brown bread ffs!
     
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    I’m using a dead Crow to illustrate the principle. They can’t rook the system
     
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    Let's hear it
     
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    Public satisfaction with the NHS is at its lowest level ever, at 24%. The highest level recorded was 70%, in 2010.

    What changed in 2010?
     
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    Labour left power saying there was no money left?
    I don’t hear that the problem with the NHS is lack of funds. It seems to be organisational
     
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    envy of the world
     
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    Why do you think they've been striking if it's not lack of funds? Why do you think so many doctors and nurses are leaving? Why do you think they can't fill the 120,000 vacancies?
     
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    NHS England is in a better state than in Wales and Scotland under Labour and SNP respectively. After Covid and Ukraine/ energy crisis there's not much money about, and there seems to be an epidemic of "mental health" problems, ADHD etc from potential tax payers. I hope Labour bring in a charge for NHS visits, concessions for kids
     
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    My wife comes home from Bromley on that train, luckily she was on an earlier one. It really is happening any and everywhere now. There was the air ambulance at Beckenham shortly after this, hope he pulls through...
     
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