Do these idiots have a clue what they're doing

[ThomasSoerensen]

I'm not sure which amazes me more: the fact that people are surprised by politicians acting like a bunch of clueless idiots doing the first thing that comes to mind, or the fact that they imagine politicians from another party might do anything different.

All politicians are self-serving bastards who will say and do anything that might save their sorry arses come the next vote. The only difference between the Government and the Opposition is that the Opposition can indulge in pure fantasy and be praised for promising what you all want (i.e. the impossible), whilst the Government is stuck with trying to think of something that they might actually be able to do... but they can't think of anything that's worth doing, so they just try to say something that sounds good enough.

If the Tories win the next General Election, this board is going to be a hilarious place as you all bitch and whine about the fact that they're screwing you over in exactly the same way that the current lot are.

To quote Frank Zappa: "They just look after Number One, and Number One ain't you... you ain't even Number Two."

Pun, I have no doubt, intended

I am with you 100% on this.

[HYpno27]

I am with you 100% on this.

WHS

[ratewhore]

Are these changes to the thresholds for one year only?

[HairyArsedBloke]

Yeah, one year then reversed.

Ah, but that means tax going up for poor people in an election year.......

[Dow Jones]

Panic button

It looks like total panic has set in and Gordon is facing a people's onslaught from his bunker at No 10.
Enjoyed Paxman interviewing Darling last night who kept contradicting himself.
Better still, Ken Clarke who was on the earlier news, said:
'Gordon might as well stand at the back of a lorry and go round and throw fivers to the people at Crewe!'

[DiscoStu]

It's stuff like this that convinces me we need a flat tax that politicians can't arse about with too much.