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14 April 2015, 15:43

Originally posted by alphadog View Post

Big question in my mind is: if the Tories win the most seats (but not an outright majority), will the lib dems feel obliged to form another coalition with them cos they won the most seats? Surely the Tories won't form a coalition with SNP?

Could we end up with a Lab-Lib-SNP coalition?

Think the 'Dems will have to as that's the reason they gave for getting into bed with them 5 years ago, anything to keep the SNP/Greens/Plaid out as the concessions they would want would destroy any recovery... question is if Nige wins a few seats will he join them, can't see the Libs getting into bed with UKIP
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14 April 2015, 16:02

Originally posted by SlipTheJab View Post

Think the 'Dems will have to as that's the reason they gave for getting into bed with them 5 years ago

If that's the case, it's gonna be ground hog day for the next five years

(I don't think UKIP will get enough seats to be a significant player).
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#13

14 April 2015, 16:07

We don't want poor people owning their own homes after all

Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyone
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14 April 2015, 16:15

Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post

We don't want poor people owning their own homes after all

Actually it's genius, long term.

Currently when in a council house you have no fear of losing 'your house' should you be out of work - housing benefit will pick it up.

Currently when in a council house you have no fear of losing 'your house' should you retire with only the state pension - housing benefit will pick it up.

Currently when in a council house you have no assets when you need to go into a home - the state will pick it up.

Spend some money to save a fecking fortune in the future.

But I discovered nothing else but depraved, excessive superstition. Pliny the younger
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14 April 2015, 16:17

Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post

We don't want poor people owning their own homes after all

Where do the next lot of poor people live? After all there will be no council or HA homes to house them...

It's basically just another tax payer funded bung to win an election. Even an agent could see that surely?
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14 April 2015, 16:18

Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post

We don't want poor people owning their own homes after all

build some more homes and the prices will go down.

This is just some people who have already had subsidised living getting a nearly free house.
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#17

14 April 2015, 16:19

Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post

We don't want poor people owning their own homes after all

I've got no probs with poor people owning their own home... Except when they get a 70pc discount at the expense of hard working middle class people who can't afford their own.
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14 April 2015, 16:23

I don't understand why there is always an argument that you need to build a house to replace the house that is sold.
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14 April 2015, 16:23

Originally posted by alphadog View Post

I've got no probs with poor people owning their own home... Except when they get a 70pc discount at the expense of hard working middle class people who can't afford their own.

Middle classes, despised by LibLabCon in equal measures. You need to become upper class like sasguru did after he left polytechnic.
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14 April 2015, 16:24

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I don't understand why there is always an argument that you need to build a house to replace the house that is sold.

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