General Discussion
Mcjrpc. I have never worked in Europe but have gained knowledge from learning about Western Europe's social and economic culture. Im not talking about determination. I am saying that some people literally know what they want to do, and by hook and by crook they do it. The right wing are all about low income tax which we have, and a small State which we almost have. I am neither. ...
To one and all. The reason behind councils wanting more money is becauseeeeeeee, wait for it!. Local authorites are being deprived of cash, and why. ?. Now this is the difficult bit. Across Western Europe the role of the State plays a vital part in investment and subsidy. The EU spends much more of its GNP on its vital services at both local and national level that our right wing ...
With apologies Lynne.
Wondering, if anybody has to try and convince you of the obvious, then you will never understand. Suffice to say that anybody can thrive in life if they have the "will" to do something. That's as natural as the day is long. My point is that Western Europe lead the word in manufacturing and industry, with good wages, much higher and fair income tax, and a good State pension at the ...
Lynne, the new system will not effect todays pensioners. It will only effect tommorrows pensioners. And the amount will be £144 a week based on I believe 35 years of contributions. Todays existing pensioners will still get the basic State pension and be means tested for handouts care of Pensions Credit.
ALLEMS, firstly every single person in Britain whatever they earn, even millionaires, are working class, because they "work". Secondly, it was Margaret Thatcher who stopped building council houses through the 80's and 90's. It was not Bob Crowe who made a stand based on a principle. They only way to house people is for the Government of the day to build houses for rent and to buy, ...
wondering, Bob Crowe was a Union man voted into this position by his members who knew what his income was. He did a great and powerful job. Britain will never get anywhere with people like yourself amongst the public, because Britain has to move on. Traditional Labour was never Socialist, and Tony Blair's New Labour Government embraced Thatcherism for 13 years, so Britain has never ever ...
They have low rent districts in America, but I dont know where particularly ? I simply believe that everybody has a right to a home, we arent all born with silver spoons in our mouths.
Mcjrpc, Across the EU and Scandinavia, rented housing is built alongside owned homes, there are no stigmas attached to rented housing. But lets be honest, there is snobbery and class entrenched views about housing in general in Britain and politicians play to it. Rent control will never happen in Britain, while we have the deregulated free market we have.
Mcjrpc, Im a European Democratic Socialist because Im pro-European. I have long believed that Western Europe's ideols and culture should be adopted by us British. I think we should have in Britain a mixture of rented housing, and mortgages like they do in Scandinavia and Western Europe. This ever so charitable attitude of council housing being only for poor people is past its sell ...
