Government & Post Election Discussion

[Chrysalis]

Originally Posted by ianch99

The Tory press don't like the DUP deal:

The Sun: Theresa May faces fury as deal with the DUP to stay in power could cost British taxpayers £24BILLION

The Telegraph: DUP deal to prop up minority Tory Government set to cost billions as party hints it will be 'back for more'

Murdoch not happy then

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by Osem

Interesting how when May's spending money it's bribery but when Corbyn's cronies are promising huge spending in order to get votes that isn't bribery at all...

Loving all the Conservatives defending paying out billions in extra to Northern Ireland and keeping pensions triple-locked yet if Corbyn thinks of increasing spending they say we have no money tree.

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http://newsthump.com/2017/06/26/lond...owning-street/

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Originally Posted by Mick

I doubt it will cost £25 Billion and more which is what Labour were planning on borrowing to pay for all their freebies and carrot dangling.

The Brexit-loving Sun newspaper is talking of a £24bn cost to the deal with the DUP so pretty equal to your wildest criticisms of Labour. Looks like Theresa May has nicked Diane Abbott's Excel spreadsheet!

[Chrysalis]

I dont know if the sun's figures are accurate but yeah we have to remember its not just the 1 billion funding for NI, but also the cost of the pension giveaways.

I wonder where the money tree is planted.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by Osem

Interesting how when May's spending money it's bribery but when Corbyn's cronies are promising huge spending in order to get votes that isn't bribery at all...

The same sentiments would apply to any of the other leaders as well Osem.

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Originally Posted by Julian

tbf Den Norn Iron is part of this country.

Being uneducated as you know Julian that is one thing l did actually know from a pretty young age.

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Loving all the Conservatives defending paying out billions in extra to Northern Ireland and keeping pensions triple-locked yet if Corbyn thinks of increasing spending they say we have no money tree. :confused----------

The Brexit-loving Sun newspaper is talking of a £24bn cost to the deal with the DUP so pretty equal to your wildest criticisms of Labour. Looks like Theresa May has nicked Diane Abbott's Excel spreadsheet!

Yep there seems to be 2 magic money trees now as Corbyn has one and the Conservatives have the other one.

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Loving all the Conservatives defending paying out billions in extra to Northern Ireland and keeping pensions triple-locked yet if Corbyn thinks of increasing spending they say we have no money tree.

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http://newsthump.com/2017/06/26/lond...owning-street/

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The Brexit-loving Sun newspaper is talking of a £24bn cost to the deal with the DUP so pretty equal to your wildest criticisms of Labour. Looks like Theresa May has nicked Diane Abbott's Excel spreadsheet!

Difference is of course labour never had to spend any billions, it's not like the tories have kept any of their election pledges so why expect anyone else to and it still might end up costing 24 billion to not keep those promises

[papa smurf]

money well spent Labour would just give it to work shy scroungers er i mean their core voters .

[papa smurf]

Originally Posted by Chrysalis

I dont know if the sun's figures are accurate but yeah we have to remember its not just the 1 billion funding for NI, but also the cost of the pension giveaways.

I wonder where the money tree is planted.

no one gives you a pension you pay for it all your working life unless your a scrounger who never works .

[Mr K]

Queen to receive £6m pay increase from public funds
The Queen is to receive an 8% increase in income from public funds, after the Crown Estate's profits rose by £24m.
The Sovereign Grant, which pays for the salaries of her household, official travel and upkeep of palaces, is to increase by more than £6m in 2018/19.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40412343

Queenie didn't mention this in her speech, most have slipped one's mind. 8% for the Queen, 1% for the plebs.

Seems this magic money tree that we don't have keeps on giving.....

[papa smurf]

DUP deputy leader shames Jeremy Corbyn and Nicola Sturgeon after Tory deal criticism

DEMOCRATIC Unionist Party deputy leader Nigel Dodds embarrassed Jeremy Corbyn and Nicola Sturgeon as he revealed talks with the Labour party and SNP took place after the last two general elections


To laughter in the House, he said: “We commit to transparency. We are fairly open to that and some day, I beg to think we might publish all of the correspondence and conversations we had in 2010 with the Labour front bench and in 2015 with the Labour front bench and indeed with the SNP as well.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/821...-arlene-foster

[denphone]

Originally Posted by Mr K

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40412343

Queenie didn't mention this in her speech, most have slipped one's mind. 8% for the Queen, 1% for the plebs.

l see nothing wrong with that when you consider that against what the Queen does and represents for this country.

[blackthorn]

Originally Posted by papa smurf

no one gives you a pension you pay for it all your working life unless your a scrounger who never works .

I dont know about that, I receive my Mod pension and it was a non contributory pension. I dont think they do it nowadays but they did when I was in.

[Mr K]

Originally Posted by denphone

l see nothing wrong with that when you consider that against what the Queen does and represents for this country.

I do Den, the least the Royals can do is to stick to the same percentage rises as Nurses and the rest of the public sector.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by Mr K

I do Den, the least the Royals can do is to stick to the same percentage rises as Nurses and the rest of the public sector.

Nurse and public sector workers do deserve a pay rise given that their pay rise was 1% before and inflation is nearly 3% now so l don't disagree with your sentiments there.

[papa smurf]

Originally Posted by denphone

Nurse and public sector workers do deserve a pay rise given that their pay rise was 1% before and inflation is nearly 3% now so l don't disagree with your sentiments there.

it's not that easy when your giving £ 350.000.000 per week to the EU

[denphone]

Originally Posted by papa smurf

it's not that easy when your giving £ 350.000.000 per week to the EU

And when we do leave the EU the question is where will that money go then? as l would not put much faith in it being used wisely that is for sure.