Thread: Parliament to be recalled re: Taliban in Afghanistan
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Old 17-08-2021, 15:23   #100
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Re: Parliament to be recalled re: Taliban in Afghanistan
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Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees View Post
Pretty much all of those apart from unemployment are due to ‘austerity’ by central government.

I presume you havent seen today’s employment figures ?
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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 View Post
We're one of the richest countries in the world so there's no question of whether we can afford to fund these services. It's a question of whether we choose to.

I guess you'd both like the coffers to open up and release a never ending stream of £Billions into the country then?

Let me be the first to congratulate you both on advising the Govt to borrow a fortune to send into a black hole with no discernible return. There's a reason for austerity measures . . . not that I'm going to mention bankruptcy (ooops I did) or the 40% tax hike on those who work for a living
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