[Stuart]

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

This thread is started to get heated, I am entitled to my views, I have been on this earth for 59 years, I have gone through a life of hell via different governments, wether its Labour or Tories, Whatever decision is made is supposed to be for the benefit of the voters.

Unfortunately, what's good for the voters isn't always what it appears to be. The last government spent a lot of money bringing unemployment down without raising taxes (much). Something we are paying the price for now.

It's also worth noting that *had* it carried on, the country would be likely to be in much the same position Ireland is, and be suffering much worse cuts as a result.

Now we have a situation where we have the Tories ripping this country to pieces, where they are having budget cuts, and NOW today we hear that they are sacking members of our armed forces, We also having further budget cuts to police services in some forces ON top of pervious cuts.

This is being done by TORIES, NOT A LABOUR government, and yet we hear where TORY councillors are spending thousands on finding way of CUTTING services.

I might wing BUT this is FACT, the Tories and LIBS Dems, have broken there promises in the elections. There will be trouble ahead for this country.

There may well be trouble, but that does not alter the FACT that while the current tory/lib dem government is making heavy cuts (no one here has said otherwise), the reason they are making the cuts is the actions of the previous government..

Originally Posted by dilligaf1701

Indeed, although I can get a car soon I decided not to bother with one.

A blind person driving?

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

Yes, but what l said then, has been proved right.

Cameron and Clegg are tearing this country to pieces with there budget cuts, and IF there was an election tomorrow, they would NOT get in.

Everyone is thinking, he is whinging again, But all l am saying is that there hard working people in this country, that want to work but cannot, becuase they are becoming unemployed with there jobs at risk, such as mine.

A job is, unfortunately, not a right. It may be a necessity, but no one is automatically entitled to a job.

The benefit system is being taken the p''' off various people, the education system is now laying into decay with less funding, and the armed services are being stripped due to budget cuts.

Personally, I can see both sides of the argument. The system does need reform. After all, we do have entire estates (and it is predominantly those who live on estates) where large groups of residents spend their entire lives on benefits. In some cases, you can go back three or four generations before you find a family member with a job. These people are costing the hardworking tax payer millions each year. Why should they be given free money when I have to work hard to earn mine?

The flipside is that any attempt to reform the benefits system ultimately impacts those who do geniunly need the money, those who genuinely can't work.