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I am looking over the longer term.
Before Labour came to power they said they would not get rid of student grants - they did and they introduce tuition fees on top!
Then they said they would not introduce top-up fees - they did!
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All parties will drop promises it happens and ye its a bummer
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Last election they said they would not put up income tax - they did not but they put up National Insurance by 1% and removed the cap, which is as good as putting all the income tax bands up by 1%!
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NI is not income tax it goes to a seperate fund, for the countries future in a collective manner.
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Now they say they are going to give OAPs a discount on council tax but we all know that the council tax will go up for most people due to the revaluation in 2006 so that will probably wipe out the £200 bribe within a year.
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Like all the so called bribes of the election this was money in the bank allready anyway from past increases way over inflation, to give oap's a reduction is not just good its damn nesecary, and by all accounts will be up for review in a year. Its not a bribe it was called for by nessecity
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It has been stated from sources within the government that the 05/05/05 date is what is being targetted and only something major in the meantime would prevent it from being that date so we might as well assume it will be in 49 days time unless we hear otherwise.
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Mr Blair calls the election date he can announce it as close as 1 week before he wants it. Iv only seen him say no date set yet. unless iv missed him announce a set date or target date Anything else is rumour and conjecture, and by others.
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I think we will probably have to agree to disagree over this as it is obvious that we both have stong but opposing views. I am very much anti-Labour and object to the way they reverse their election promises. I almost voted for Labour in the 1996 election as their policies sounded reasonable but I am glad I did not now. As it happened, I voted for a minority party in that election and was one of the voters that could have prevented Labour gaining a seat in my old Castle Point constituency so that was almost as bad as voting for Labour. I have learnt my lesson now, though, and will be voting tactically in this year's election.
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Your welcome to disagree for sure
All parties reverse certain promises.
To tactically vote in a general election its either tory or labour, Lib-dems dont have a big enough return to be really considered viable oposition for full government
Conservative current policy cut services save money and increase taxes more than labour did yesterday by their own statements and admissions.
Dont get me wrong I'm no labour supporter but imo we really do not want a contservative Britain. It will be another disaster and in a big way, just may not be the same disaster as the Thatcher days