General Discussion
Are you sure you want to leave that last posting of yours up, Fred? I have asked Webmaster to close this thread out of respect to the memory of Jo Cox MP who was, for the avoidance of doubt, an active supporter of the Remain campaign. But feel free to start a thread of your own. Before then, a brief statement below and message from her husband: Jo Cox was shot and ...
Whatever the outcome of the referendum, I cannot see how the Conservative party will be able to continue to govern until 2020. IMO, neither DC or BoJo would be able enjoy sufficient support to win through any 'no confidence' vote. An early general election seems inevitable.
Who says the Germans don't have a sense of humour? This from 'Der Spiegel'...
The same paper that said 'Freddie Starr Ate my Hamster'?
Seems it's not only DC who is thinking the impossible about pensions. Here is what Vote Leave's IDS has had to say recently: After resigning his post as work and pensions secretary, Iain Duncan Smith called for a rethink of the triple lock due to intergenerational unfairness. He said: 'We have a triple lock on pensions which I was proud to do six years ago, but with inflation running ...
If that's the case Burneside, we might as well just sit on our hands for those five years. At least we'd be spared the economic shock that the Vote Leave leaders are admitting will result from Brexit.
Open letter to the Dawlish Gazette: In last Wednesday’s Gazette, Central Devon MP Mel Stride explained why in the forthcoming referendum he favours remaining in the European Union. Although he is not uncritical of the EU, he says: "The choice on the ballot paper doesn't ask whether the EU is perfect, how flawed it is or whether we love it or not - rather it asks whether our country will ...
As I expect you will know Brooklyn Bridge, I am no great fan of David Cameron and - although most experts agree that the finacial difficulties Brexit will bring will lead to some pain - I believe this has been a clumsy intervention. What it does do however is put the Government pension plate-spinning trick in the spotlight. There is no magic 'HMG pension pot' - it is the tax and NI of our younger ...
