Two Economies

alleztfc · **Posted:** Tue Feb 15, 2011 3:38 pm

Kindly stop polluting this Thatcherite stronghold with your facts and truths. :wink:

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22638

I agree with you. These years since the late 90's have seen a dramatic reduction in manufacturing and an over reliance on financial services.

Fortunately we've got a new goverment who can at least try to do something about it.

Mr Creosote · **Joined:** Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:05 pm **Posts:** 1887

Aye. They can put millions on the dole. All for the greater good.

Whose good though? Barclays?

effionthedragon · **Joined:** Sun Jan 17, 2010 8:49 pm **Posts:** 309

Is it true that the Bunker is going to be sold off or is it already part of the "Big Society".

I also heard a rumour that it's going to be subject to Sha'ria law.

P.M.T. · **Joined:** Mon Jul 02, 2007 2:14 pm **Posts:** 968

'The Big Society' is the Conservetive version of ' The Big Issue '

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22638

Why do you Scargill's conveniently forget about the billions wasted on two illegal wars? The money spent in iraqistan would wipe out the nation debt several times. And all down to the Liebour government of the people.

alleztfc · **Posted:** Tue Feb 15, 2011 9:51 pm

...did you copy and paste that from The Sun?

ed-t-ball · **Posted:** Tue Feb 15, 2011 9:52 pm

Are you sugesting the Tories wouldn't of gone to war in Iraq or Afgan?

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22638

Yes. Assuming the intelligence wasn't fiddled by Tony Blair.

alleztfc · **Posted:** Tue Feb 15, 2011 10:13 pm

Absolute rot.
No party's tongue is more firmly planted up Uncle Sam's crevice than the Tories.

ed-t-ball · **Posted:** Tue Feb 15, 2011 10:37 pm

Mr I, why have allez's posts been 1656 for the last 3 posts?

Does it reset on a new topic?

Assuming its not some kind of right wing conspiracy.

alleztfc · **Posted:** Tue Feb 15, 2011 10:40 pm

...who's counting? ;0)

BillinghamPoolie · **Posted:** Wed Feb 16, 2011 1:17 am

Mr Irrelevant wrote:

Why do you Scargill's conveniently forget about the billions wasted on two illegal wars? The money spent in iraqistan would wipe out the nation debt several times. And all down to the Liebour government of the people.

Oh no it wouldn't. National debt approaching 900 billion, cost of wars to UK 20 billion!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10359548

http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/uk-ec ... onal-debt/

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22638

Sorry Mr B but that figure has to be complete bollox. Rewind 28 years and the Falklands War lasted 10 weeks and had a total cost of around £2bn - about £4.9bn in todays money.

Are you seriously telling me that after fighting much wider wars and far more technological wars on two fronts for ten years, the cost is only the alleged £20bn?

The Fat Man · **Joined:** Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:03 pm **Posts:** 2107

Mr Irrelevant wrote:

I agree with you. These years since 1979 have seen a dramatic reduction in manufacturing and an over reliance on financial services.

Fortunately we've got a new goverment who'll hasten the trend even more.

Edited for factual accuracy.

Mr Creosote · **Joined:** Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:05 pm **Posts:** 1887

Mr Irrelevant wrote:

I agree with you. These years since the late 90's have seen a dramatic reduction in manufacturing and an over reliance on financial services.

Fortunately we've got a new goverment who can at least try to do something about it.

On the basis that you blame the previous government for this mess, do you think its fair that this government put 100's of thousands of people out of work, just for the greater good?

BillinghamPoolie · **Posted:** Thu Feb 17, 2011 12:21 pm

Mr Irrelevant wrote:

Sorry Mr B but that figure has to be complete bollox. Rewind 28 years and the Falklands War lasted 10 weeks and had a total cost of around £2bn - about £4.9bn in todays money.

Are you seriously telling me that after fighting much wider wars and far more technological wars on two fronts for ten years, the cost is only the alleged £20bn?

The amount may well be more than 20 billion, but it won't be several times 900 billion, as you previously stated!

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