100,000 civil service jobs to go?

[original PM]

Labour are now totally dead. They only got into power in 1997 by being pseudo-tory. In 13 years they did everything a Tory government would have done.

The unions are now sick of that and want a party to support the working class. Who will vote Labour anyway.

I am concerned there is no effective opposition.

But the 'working class' as it was known no longer exists - or rather anyone who goes to work is now 'working class' so the Labour's whole raison d'etre is a bit dead.

You just are left with socialist trying to engineer society - mainly to be in their favour (although they will bleat on about it being good for all....).

So they will be out in the wilderness for even longer if the economy keeps picking up and more and more people get used to 'working for life' as opposed to playing at it when they get pressure to do so from the dole office.

[barrydidit]

It is somewhat enjoyable seeing Len McCluskey stabbing the knife into the dead corpse at the moment.

Just join Unite, then you get to 'help' pick Ed's replacement

Contribution rates for Unite the union | Read more here -> there's even an option for contractors at the bottom, 50p a week (and tax deductible)

[BrilloPad]

Just join Unite, then you get to 'help' pick Ed's replacement

Contribution rates for Unite the union | Read more here -> there's even an option for contractors at the bottom, 50p a week (and tax deductible)

So same cost as CUK then.

[Batcher]

Just join Unite, then you get to 'help' pick Ed's replacement

Contribution rates for Unite the union | Read more here -> there's even an option for contractors at the bottom, 50p a week (and tax deductible)

Anyone who pays the £3 fee to register as a Labour supporter will get a vote in the election.

We could all chip in and pick the worst one for leader. Would still be a difficult choice though

[suityou01]

Labour are now totally dead. They only got into power in 1997 by being pseudo-tory. In 13 years they did everything a Tory government would have done.

The unions are now sick of that and want a party to support the working class. Who will vote Labour anyway.

I am concerned there is no effective opposition.

WBPS +1000

[Batcher]

HMRC (IR35 division) could stand to lose a few since it's a dead duck.

[d000hg]

These kind of celebrations seem most premature.

• Tories are 99 seats ahead of Labour.
• SNP gained 50 seats
• LibDems lost 49 seats

Sure there was some overlap but still, Tories didn't win by beating Labour, they won by picking the corpse of LibDems and the SNP doing the same to Scottish Labour.

In 5 years, anything could happen.

[BrilloPad]

HMRC (IR35 division) could stand to lose a few since it's a dead duck.

I wish they would get rid of S58 division!

[OwlHoot]

Tories may axe 100,000 civil service jobs over next half-decade, union warns | Politics | The Guardian

With a bit of luck they will be the ones causing all the red tape that strangles the UK. Businesses will then thrive creating 200,000 jobs...

Nah, they will be the actual useful jobs like environmental health, and rural affairs, and inspecting canals etc etc.

The fewer civil servants fussing over things like that, the easier it will be for the Tories to build over the countryside as they are itching to start.

[MercladUK]

These kind of celebrations seem most premature.

• Tories are 99 seats ahead of Labour.
• SNP gained 50 seats
• LibDems lost 49 seats

Sure there was some overlap but still, Tories didn't win by beating Labour, they won by picking the corpse of LibDems and the SNP doing the same to Scottish Labour.

In 5 years, anything could happen.

Agreed.

10 million voted for the Tories. what is our current population circa 70 million? so 6/7ths of the population didn't vote for the Tories.

Also, if you knew how they are getting rid of Civil Servants where I work it would horrify you. Six figure payoffs!!