James Blunts Letter!

[PeteB]

I just followed the link off of a FaceBook post.....never liked the lads music too much, but I do like his response to the latest twaddle from the politicians ref elitism in the entertainment world. How very erudite and perceptive....backed up my views on them anyhow....no doubt there will be more twaddle from all sides as thy vie for my vote.

 

Why can they not tell me what they intend to do with my life rather what wrongs the others have done previously! Why do they think that mudslinging will get my vote? when they cannot tell me what they are going to achieve and back up the theory with how and where the money is coming from and going to?

 

Apparantly, James Blunt spent a bit of time working for Home Grown Timber before his time in the army I believe. Top man with some intelligence and balls to stand up for himself.

[Wolfie]

Saw that a few days ago - very amusing.

What I find sad is that the Labour shade minister's initial statement was no surprise/shock to me at all as it's their normal drivel.

 

I can tell you with confidence what Labour will do if they win in May. They will borrow more, give it away to feckless benefit spongers and final bankrupt the country as they tried to do last time they were in!

[Rock Monkey]

You should check out his Twitter feed, his responses to people is hilarious!!

[Yournamehere]

Saw that a few days ago - very amusing.

What I find sad is that the Labour shade minister's initial statement was no surprise/shock to me at all as it's their normal drivel.

 

I can tell you with confidence what Labour will do if they win in May. They will borrow more, give it away to feckless benefit spongers and final bankrupt the country as they tried to do last time they were in!

 

Yes that's right! Because in bailing out their chums in the banking sector the tories didn't give us twenty per cent vat and they aren't keeping all the money that would normally be paid out to us as interest on our saving to themselves whilst still not seeing the immorality of bonus payments that exceed most peoples annual income continuing to be paid to the very people that caused the current crisis and penalising people for having a heart condition did they?

 

They are constantly there at the table, opening a packet of biscuits, taking two out and keeping the rest for themselves. They then lean over and tell you that the bloke sitting next to you is trying to steal your biscuit. Clots!

 

What labour would see - I hope- is a redistribution of the packet of biscuits!

The 'ordinary people in the middle would go on just being ordinary whilst the five percent with the stupidly extravagant lifestyle would have to settle for a merely very extravagant lifestyle - and you know what? their wealth is so extreme that they wouldn't notice! that's how much money they have - they could fund the whole debt crisis between themselves and still turn a profit - that's the kind of people they are.

The money 'taken would then create a more bearable life for a lot of people who are struggling to get through it for many and very varied reasons. Life is so damn short and yet some people seem to do all they can to make that short life as miserable as they can for other people who are less fortunate than themselves.

There is so much wealth in this country and an ethos of greed has crept in, of snatching every little bit of mine, mine, mine and yet if everyone saw themselves as working for the good of the whole country - for the common good - the common wealth - then the only people who would really notice any difference would be the current poor whose lives would be uplifted beyond recognition. B#gg#r 'they don't deserve it, it's their own fault' they're people ffs, they're people who need help.

 

Them up there are just creating new 'out-groups' for you to vent your spleen upon so that with the help of the Daily Mail you won't splash spleen over the suits of the people who caused the mess in the first place.

 

Just remember 20% V.A.T.

Bonuses STILL being paid.

Every penny of interest on every persons savings being kept - and that is a lot of money.

 

Sorry for length of post, sorry for derail, sorry for not mentioning same people stealing commoners rights in the 19th century.

I'm just off to a happy place to think about happy things for a bit

[Paul in the woods]

Yes that's right! Because in bailing out their chums in the banking sector the tories ...

 

I'll stop you there, it was Labour not the Conservatives that bailed out the banks. I expect they would have done something similar but then labour would have raised VAT as well.

[Yournamehere]

I'll stop you there, it was Labour not the Conservatives that bailed out the banks. I expect they would have done something similar but then labour would have raised VAT as well.

 

Knew it was too good to be true!

[Wolfie]

Hi yournamehere, wow, what a rant - well done.

I've been waiting for a politics thread since we're within 5 months of a GE and thought that my post might instigate it.

 

I agree with some of your points, bankers should have been publicly flogged and wouldn't it be great to solve poverty but you're deluded if you think Labour would have done much different with the bankers. Sure they might tax the richer a bit more but, like you say, not enough to greatly bother them but equally it will not raise enough money to greatly affect the poorest.

I witnessed first hand how during the Blair rein, one of the most solvent money-rich periods this country has ever had, how money was thrown away left, right and centre and nothing was squirrelled away for these rainy days.

 

Unfortunately the honest, plain speaking politician that are on their seat for the good of the country and their constituents, that look for the long term prosperity instead of making their name (and bucks) within their short term of office only exist in our dreams.

[Bren.]

Hi yournamehere, wow, what a rant - well done.

I've been waiting for a politics thread since we're within 5 months of a GE and thought that my post might instigate it.

 

I agree with some of your points, bankers should have been publicly flogged and wouldn't it be great to solve poverty but you're deluded if you think Labour would have done much different with the bankers. Sure they might tax the richer a bit more but, like you say, not enough to greatly bother them but equally it will not raise enough money to greatly affect the poorest.

I witnessed first hand how during the Blair rein, one of the most solvent money-rich periods this country has ever had, how money was thrown away left, right and centre and nothing was squirrelled away for these rainy days.

 

Unfortunately the honest, plain speaking politician that are on their seat for the good of the country and their constituents, that look for the long term prosperity instead of making their name (and bucks) within their short term of office only exist in our dreams.

Toot Toot!

[gensetsteve]

Who ever gets in they will try and keep most of the biscuits to themselves.

[Homegrown]

 

Apparantly, James Blunt spent a bit of time working for Home Grown Timber before his time in the army I believe.

 

Apparently so, James worked for the Boss, well before my time.

 

Anyone wishing to follow in his footsteps should look at the job offer I have just posted in the employment forum