Off Topic The General Election

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One of the Financial pages had figs relating to houses in different parts of the country andwith current Council Tax paid. I now live in the Midlands and it showed that a Band D property would rise from £1600 a year to nearly £3500. He said he was going to tax the rich ( the few ) but he's sneakily going to screw the many to pay for his money tree. Loved the quote " I'm not going to borrow but will issue a bond which we will pay back with interest. Isn't that borrowing ?????

I live in Northumberland in a small 3 bedroom bungalow, the third bedroom just fits a single bed, we pay over £2000 a year in council tax and the notional figures for LVT would bump this to over £6000, as for the bond that ain't going to work as the money markets are very cautious about government bonds and gilts, one of the reasons why it is so hard for the Tories to dial down the deficit is that they can't generate any surplus in bonds and gilts with such a flat market. It is highly unlikely that Corbyn could generate significant borrowing through bonds, I was going to write a whole lot more but suffice to say that the domino effect on interest and inflation of this would start to destabilise other aspects of the economy, Labour manage the economy on an ideological basis, one reason why they think they will pay for everything by taxing the wealthy individuals and companies more whilst ignoring the reality that these individuals and companies tend to move their wealth elsewhere leading to lower tax revenues.
 
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There's a serious irony behind many Brits now realising who the DUP are.

A group that is vehemently 'loyal' to Britain.
 
Students being bribed ensured he got a huge 18-25 turnout, but can you honestly say they'll keep turning out in those numbers, I doubt It. Allied to the fact her manifesto writers made a complete arse of it and cost them a lot of older voters. They will not screw up a 2nd time and if Corbyn couldn't beat them this time with all his promises from the money tree, then I can't see him doing anything better in the future. That's 3 elections in a row they've lost so they really have nothing to gloat about.
Best quote was by Corbyn, May should resign and let me form the government. You lost numpty and with all the other votes from Libs, SNP, Greens Plaid you still can't beat the Tory votes.

It's funny Corbyn calling for May to resign.... didn't half his party want him to resign once?

Also.. a mate was saying last night that Corbyn is now 68... if the next government runs its course then for the next general election he may be 72-73 looking at pitching for a term in office which will take him to within a couple of years of being 80.... I mean.. Fredor is allegedly 80 so imagine such a person running the country.

Personally I hope in 5 years time... we have no May or Corbyn but someone like David Milliband so that I can get back to voting Labour for a leader who I feel deserves support.
 
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It's funny Corbyn calling for May to resign.... didn't half his party want him to resign once?

Also.. a mate was saying last night that Corbyn is now 68... if the next government runs its course then for the next general election he may be 72-73 looking at pitching for a term in office which will take him to within a couple of years of being 80.... I mean.. Fredor is allegedly 80 so imagine such a person running the country.

Personally I hope in 5 years time... we have no May or Corbyn but someone like David Milliband so that I can get back to voting Labour for a leader who I feel deserves support.

Mate, it needs to go considerably deeper than that. We don't even really live in a democratic society.