Strikers are stealing from their own children

[TimberWolf]

Bank of England boosts Mervyn King's pension by £1.4m - Telegraph

We're all in this <snort, belch> together <fart>

[TheFaQQer]

If HMRC were as vigorous with large corporations as they are with small business, then there would be significantly more money available.

£5bn from Vodafone as a starting point.

[BlasterBates]

£5bn is a tiny amount in terms of the debt, and I can assure you Vodaphone don't have £5bn in the bank you would have 1000's of job losses. Thats why they don't push. Economic reality I'm afraid.

UBS announced 2000 job losses to save £2bn.

[OwlHoot]

Doubtless there are efficiencies to be made, but surely we are beyond the caricature of the feather-bedded public sector incompetent in this day and age. 73% of the public sector workforce are women, doing mostly low-paid, essential work. The Autumn Statement made cear that the Nasty Party is back. The poorest bear 16% of the brunt of new cuts and the richest only 3%, with the richest 10% untouched.

We're all in this together.

Changes to tax and benefits will drive 100,000 children back into poverty, joining the 300,000 from previous Osbourne cuts.

No doubt this is only the 'incompetent' children.

When will you socialist thickos ever get the message - THERE'S. NO. MORE. MONEY. !

[TimberWolf]

THERE'S. NO. MORE. MONEY. !

Somewhat less than none I gather.

[doodab]

When will you socialist thickos ever get the message - THERE'S. NO. MORE. MONEY. !

There's loads of it ,it's just in the wrong places.

[minestrone]

I love the way Labour are now claiming that Darling would have borrowed less as if Labour were some wise financial sages who got every prediction right.

[Bunk]

Borrowing is expected to be £79billion in 2014/15 after bringing in deep cuts.

Darling's borrowing for 2014/15 was expected to be £75billion.

Well, yes, but I could have said I expect to borrow £20 and a packet of chewing gum in 2014/15 and nobody can prove me wrong because I didn't get elected. If you honestly believe Labour would have stuck to their figure any more that the current lot then you're having a laugh.

[TheFaQQer]

£5bn is a tiny amount in terms of the debt

So, we shouldn't pursue it then, is that what you are saying?

, and I can assure you Vodaphone don't have £5bn in the bank

Well according to their last statement, they had 7.72bn in cash.

Even if we ignore that, Vodafone had put over £2bn aside to deal with the liability, so let's start with that.

If you're going to make £7bn of welfare cuts, at the same time you let one company off £5bn of tax that is owed, it makes you look a tad hypocritical.

[TheFaQQer]

When will you socialist thickos ever get the message - THERE'S. NO. MORE. MONEY. !

If there's no more money, how can the government cut fuel tax?

How can you introduce a tax cut that only benefits Danny Alexander's constituency?