Just in case you missed it

[wendigo100]

1997 household debt 500bn, now over 1,100bn. Every shred of progress by this government has been an illusion.

For the first time ever, household debt has just exceeded the nation's annual GDP.

[benn0]

No. but I wish you were.

My old man was - Under Twatchers government.

[DodgyAgent]

My old man was - Under Twatchers government.

That is because he was probably working in an industry that was a monopoly that was subsidised by the taxpayer who's numbers were steadily dwindling until the IMF baled us out.
Alternatively he could have been working for a private company that was squeezed out of business by high taxation (used to supporting parasitic nationalised industries) and costs of acquiring basic needs such as energy transport and communication.

Thank you Maggie for delivering us froim the evils of socialism.

BTW Benn0 I thought you had gone

[benn0]

Yadder Yadder Yadder.

It's not fair.

Moan moan ******* moan.

And Maggie - Hurry up and ******* die.

[Mordac]

>And Maggie - Hurry up and ******* die.

You still here, gimp boy?

[wendigo100]

My old man was - Under Twatchers government.

I was too, in the late eighties when the government pulled the plug on a big defence project. I hadn't been married long and had a mortgage like most other people in my position. It was my first job too, and I'd been there for several years, so I knew nothing about job-hunting.

But the difference between you and me, benn0, is that I didn't moan, or get all bitter and twisted with Thatcher's government. It took me several months, but I went out and found another job. I call it self-reliance.

What I do object to are those who seem to think that self-reliance is a dirty concept, and that those who have should pool it for those who have not.

[BoredBloke]

Why was thatcher at fault for Benno's dad losing his job. What did he do? was he a Labour politician?

[Hart-floot]

On the dole.....

once under Twatcher
never under Major
twice under Bliar
??? under Brown

Come back John Major all is forgiven!

[eternalnomad]

On the dole.....

once under Twatcher
never under Major
twice under Bliar
??? under Brown

Come back John Major all is forgiven!

Sorry mate, Mr Major is far too busy as European chairman of the shady USA company (Carlyle Group) which has kindly shafted the UK taxpayer big style.

Brown and Blair need to explain in a public enquiry why they have allowed the UK taxpayer to be shafted this way.......I wonder where Mr Bliar will be "working" when he finally hands over the No. 10 keys to fat lad.

QinetQ anyone ?

[Churchill]

Sorry mate, Mr Major is far too busy as European chairman of the shady USA company (Carlyle Group) which has kindly shafted the UK taxpayer big style.

Brown and Blair need to explain in a public enquiry why they have allowed the UK taxpayer to be shafted this way.......I wonder where Mr Bliar will be "working" when he finally hands over the No. 10 keys to fat lad.

QinetQ anyone ?

It's no surprise that Mr Major lives next to...