If labour got in to power can you imagine the chaos ......

[gasbanni]

Where's all the money coming from to increase the pay of public sector shirkers, renationalising the railways,water, power companies, pfi, student loans ........what did they say when they left office last time .......there's no money left !

Latest research indicates the public sector on average earn more than the private sector .

 

[Doggit]

It'll come from the magic money tree of course. And Labour will just plant a few more of them.

 

[JohnD]

It'll come from the magic money tree of course.

Theresa found it quick enough when she needed bunce to buy votes from NI to prop up her Coalition of Chaos.

 

[Doggit]

Except that was only £1bn, and the student loans alone would cost £100bn to write off. Not in the same league really.

 

[Roger928]

Theresa found it quick enough when she needed bunce to buy votes from NI to prop up her Coalition of Chaos

Money well spent. It will save the country billions in the long run.

 

[JohnD]

Since the manifesto did not promise to write off existing loans, you've been misled by red-top smears.

Theresa's bribe was a desperate under-the-table attempt to corruptly buy votes to prop up her position. Not a principled act for the good of the citizens that will be debated in Parliament. Not in the same league really, as you say.

 

[Brigadier]

Except that was only £1bn, and the student loans alone would cost £100bn to write off. Not in the same league really.

It's all someone else's money anyway.
As it always is.

 

[bernardgreen]

It'll come from the magic money tree of course. And Labour will just plant a few more of them.

Labour will borrow money and then when the International Monetry Fund refuse to loan any more money Labour will leave the Conservatives to sort out the mess. Paying back the loans that Labour took out will require some austerity measures by the Conservatives

 

[noseall]

Except that was only £1bn, and the student loans alone would cost £100bn to write off. Not in the same league really.

Who said they would write off student loans?

 

[motorbiking]

Since the manifesto did not promise to write off existing loans, you've been misled by red-top smears.

Theresa's bribe was a desperate under-the-table attempt to corruptly buy votes to prop up her position. Not a principled act for the good of the citizens that will be debated in Parliament. Not in the same league really, as you say.

It's not a bribe though is it. It's investment in NI in order to get support from the People of NI, so that their MPs can say look we've got all this investment in exchange for votes. A bribe would be the money going directly to the individuals. She failed to get a majority so had to do a deal. Just like cameron had to when he formed a coalition.

if corbyn gets in. i plan to spend the next 5 years cruising the med on my boat as there won't be any point in earning money in the UK.

 

[IWalkLikeHimaMartian]

Except that was only £1bn, and the student loans alone would cost £100bn to write off. Not in the same league really.

Exaggeration:

In March 2016, the total amount of debt owed by English students and EU students studying in England was £76.3bn.......
So the government would have ended up paying some of that £76bn anyway.
In the short-term, estimates suggest the government would have to put aside about £11bn a year to pay for tuition fees.
Once you factor in the people who will not end up paying back their loans, in the long-term the policy is expected cost the government £8bn a year.

http://www.bbc.com/news/election-2017-40000409

 

[JohnD]

Buffoon Boris has promised an extra £350million a week

what a big (imaginary) tree he pretends to have!

 

[motorbiking]

if you read his essay, it's actually quite good. Certainly no promise of £350m a week on the NHS

 

[JohnD]

Certainly no promise of £350m a week on the NHS

He actually wrote "“Once we have settled our accounts, we will take back control of roughly £350 million per week,”" There isn't any doubt that the figure of £350 million a week that he campaigned on was a lie. And now he's dug it up again.

And where did the RWRs tell you that somebody promised to write off student debt? Look above... they've all convinced themselves of a lie!

 

[Doggit]

Who said they would write off student loans?

Totaly right Noseall. No one promised to do it, but in all essence, they gave the impression that they would. Typical politicians double speak really. The daft thing, is that so little of the loans get paid back, that they might just as well stop charging students for their education.