That he did do, although when he sold it he thought it was for a decent price, but when the **** hit the fan with the banking crisis then that sent the price of gold sky high.
It's a massive weakness to have though mate. I could sense just about the whole audience not agreeing with him and being pretty worried about it. He was asked to call the IRA terrorists. Again he refused, he skirted around the question and ended up saying he would denounce anybody who committed terrorist attacks.
A lot of freelance journos and the Labour party have used twitter to get the message to young people and have not held back on May. Social media seems to be siding with Labour as a result. Reaching those young non voters has been a game changer off the back of a very efficient well organised Labour online campaign. May has made a big mistake not taking this election campaign seriously. It's going to be a lot closer than originally thought but the rags aren't the only source of information now, their hold has been loosened this election.
Crazy thing social media init, seems to be doing great things and horrific things in equal measure. My dislike of the media isn't particularly politics fueled. More ethical, but I'm glad this has happened. I'm Labour but can't see them, despite running a far superior campaign, winning the general election but love the way this election has kicked the media arse. Power to the people, the power in social commentary is shifting and shafting the media propaganda and their ability to mold their own opinion on to society. Downside so many people on social media are stupid and gullible which is why Fake News is already in there taking advantage of this switching influence so it's not without it's flaws.
If the election was based on social media responses then labour would win hands down. However, the problem will be getting the young ones to actually cast their votes.
My daughter is a member of the LibDems but will be voting Labour in the election even though she dislikes Jezza.
Lock her in the house on Thursday lol My mother has voted by post for the Conservatives for the first time, this year. She's been dead 6 months lol
This will be a gradual thing I reckon but the brexit referendum and the way Labour has approached this campaign means at last these young people are being reached out to on a platform they're comfortable and familiar with. It's a step in the right direction I think. But it will take time
In my youth i voted labour ,because in the 60s..70s they represented the working class ,come the mid 80s it was clear there was to be no more mass employment thanks to automation etc plus the trade unions eagerness to give the call 'everybody out' on a too regular basis,since then i have voted tory ,i have worked under both and a coalition, as for brexit nobody knows do they,everything awarded must be deducted from something ,i think most would pay more to support the NHS as a direct taxation knowing that its going into the nurses wages etc.
I honestly do not see what the Tories have to offer. It is in their very nature to look at the wealthy and the expense of the rest of us..
I think he taxed dividends earned from investments made by pension providers, thus reducing pension pots.
Problem was also that he sold the gold in virtually one tranch thus driving down the price. Had he dribbled the gold into the market he would have raised more.
Taxation is a difficult issue neither party can predict how much they will raise by increasing tax percentages. It's the rule of unintended consequences, people change their behaviour if they see or don't see value in in work or investment.
I am not a Labour voter but I thought Corbyn did really well if I was RAW I would be doing a jig right now.
