When wil this austerity madness end!

[joe-90]

Chapter 24 — Liberal Leader
Mackenzie King Said in 1935



“Once a nation parts with the control of its currency and credit, it matters not who makes that nation's laws. Usury, once in control, will wreck any nation. Until the control of the issue of currency and credit is restored to government and recognized as its most conspicuous and sacred responsibility, all talk of the sovereignty of Parliament and of democracy is idle and futile.”

 

[anobium]

There is a simple answer to this problem.
Kick out all the highly qualified economic and experienced financial experts in the civil service and government, and replace them with the experts on this forum who obviously have all the answers.
Do you lot not think that they have already considered, discussed and taken into account all the factors relevant to the matter.
Stick to what you no best.
Whats that old saying, "its usually best to keep your mouth shut and let everybody think your a fool, than to open it and remove all doubt"

 

[ellal]

Do you lot not think that they have already considered, discussed and taken into account all the factors relevant to the matter.

I'm sure they've taken into account all the factors that keep them in their well paid jobs regardless of what it means for the rest of us...

 

[joe-90]

There is a simple answer to this problem.
Kick out all the highly qualified economic and experienced financial experts in the civil service and government, and replace them with the experts on this forum who obviously have all the answers.
Do you lot not think that they have already considered, discussed and taken into account all the factors relevant to the matter.
Stick to what you no best.
Whats that old saying, "its usually best to keep your mouth shut and let everybody think your a fool, than to open it and remove all doubt"

We couldn't do worse than that crowd. FFS,

 

[AronSearle]

An economy is not a household budget.

It should be run as such though

Eh, you agree it isnt a household budget but think it should be run like one, logic much?

And the government is not the UK, it's the government that is having troubles with our money

corrected for you...

We have hundreds of years of shale gas, plenty of coal and metals.

The coal is economically unrecoverable (thanks to the b*tch), and the others only economic when we can't afford them ourselves!

So coal is uneconomical to mine because Thatcher stopped the subsidies, what twisted logic is that?

Not sure what you mean by your second comment, but I guess you don't know that we have found huge reserves of shale gas in the UK (enough for 60-100 years), and envirowacko protesters are stopping us get it.

Shale gas in the USA has lead to lower electricity bills, but **** UK pensioners, mother Gia must be satisfied!

and could you perchance point us to the trade balance figures?

www.google.co.uk

We are a net importer of fuel/energy, and as for food..

Plenty of rich industrialised nations are net importers of fuel, plenty of poor countries produce fuel, what's your point.

As to food, of course we import, we don't want to live on what we can grow here but want more exotic and non seasonal foods, we could feed ourselves, if we had to and wanted to live on a much boring seasonal diet.

 

[joe-90]

I read that the UK needs 2.5 times its land mass to feed its populace. That's why we are in Europe. That's why the useless nations with land (Romania et al) were invited in.

 

[anobium]

Do you lot not think that they have already considered, discussed and taken into account all the factors relevant to the matter.

I'm sure they've taken into account all the factors that keep them in their well paid jobs regardless of what it means for the rest of us...

And you have proof of this?

 

[anobium]

There is a simple answer to this problem.
Kick out all the highly qualified economic and experienced financial experts in the civil service and government, and replace them with the experts on this forum who obviously have all the answers.
Do you lot not think that they have already considered, discussed and taken into account all the factors relevant to the matter.
Stick to what you no best.
Whats that old saying, "its usually best to keep your mouth shut and let everybody think your a fool, than to open it and remove all doubt"

We couldn't do worse than that crowd. FFS,

Much as I agree with a lot of what you say on this forum Joe , I am hopeful that you and the rest of the experts on here will never be given the opportunity.

 

[Whitespirit66]

There is a simple answer to this problem.
Kick out all the highly qualified economic and experienced financial experts in the civil service and government, and replace them with the experts on this forum who obviously have all the answers.
Do you lot not think that they have already considered, discussed and taken into account all the factors relevant to the matter.
Stick to what you no best.
Whats that old saying, "its usually best to keep your mouth shut and let everybody think your a fool, than to open it and remove all doubt"

Think you will find that the experts, who always know how to run the country better than anyone, are usually driving taxis instead!

 

[Norcon]

Us folk in northern ireland can feed ourselves. Argiculture here is booming. Just in from work from a 300 head beef farm and find you lot arguing as usual.
Hard working protestants you see with a good work ethic plus were not over run with a large population.

 

[Whitespirit66]

Us folk in northern ireland can feed ourselves. Argiculture here is booming. Just in from work from a 300 head beef farm and find you lot arguing as usual.
Hard working protestants you see with a good work ethic plus were not over run with a large population.

Hope you've got some spuds to go with that roast!

 

[Harbourwoodwork]

As someone said "were all still here",its the debt we don't need

 

[alumni]

There is a simple answer to this problem.
Kick out all the highly qualified economic and experienced financial experts in the civil service and government, and replace them with the experts on this forum who obviously have all the answers.
Do you lot not think that they have already considered, discussed and taken into account all the factors relevant to the matter.
Stick to what you no best.
Whats that old saying, "its usually best to keep your mouth shut and let everybody think your a fool, than to open it and remove all doubt"

And then we have that clown Nick Clegg stepping forward today telling us how to get the construction industry moving - by relaxing planning regs.

And you would have us believe those in charge know what they are doing???

 

[anobium]

There is a simple answer to this problem.
Kick out all the highly qualified economic and experienced financial experts in the civil service and government, and replace them with the experts on this forum who obviously have all the answers.
Do you lot not think that they have already considered, discussed and taken into account all the factors relevant to the matter.
Stick to what you no best.
Whats that old saying, "its usually best to keep your mouth shut and let everybody think your a fool, than to open it and remove all doubt"

And then we have that clown Nick Clegg stepping forward today telling us how to get the construction industry moving - by relaxing planning regs.

And you would have us believe those in charge know what they are doing???

How can it hurt the building industry?
It might help to get council tax rates down by getting rid of thousands in planning departments.

 

[joinerjohn]

How can it hurt the building industry?
It might help to get council tax rates down by getting rid of thousands in planning departments.

I'm sure the councils will find a way round any proposed relaxation of planning laws. Even if they don't they'll find some way of increasing the workforce