The United Kingdom Elections 2010

[Furunculus]

As a side note. My Scottish friends are of the opinion that if the Tories come to power Scotland will push harder for independence. Which in all honesty would be a bit of a disaster.

If the Scots really are that wedded that to their anti-tory politics that they would vote yes in a referendum on independence, then bring cameron on, the one thing that makes my teeth grate more than anything else is the continual whining and indecision from north of the border. if they are that undependable, and lack any clear commitment to the 'family' then we are better off without them.


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in other news, a mainstream political party finally does something to wrest the immigration debate away from the BNP and its million plus disillusioned voters:

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/be...n-immigration/

[Subotan]

Kick pensions all the way back to 70, and maybe beyond. They're the single biggest cost for the government. The pensions sytem itself was designed when men's life expectancy didn't even reach up to 65, and was never intended to provide a golden twilight of twenty odd years. It will also increase the size of the labour force

[rory_20_uk]

Kick pensions all the way back to 70, and maybe beyond. They're the single biggest cost for the government. The pensions system itself was designed when men's life expectancy didn't even reach up to 65, and was never intended to provide a golden twilight of twenty odd years. It will also increase the size of the labour force

When the age of retirement was first started it was 70. As the life expectancy increased, the age to retire decreased

Both labour and the conservatives are very slowly increasing the age of retirement. There are a lot of baby boomers who with throw toys out of the pram if they're made to work for their own retirement. Yes, the country can't afford it in the long term - but the next 30 years is OK, yeah?

[Subotan]

When the age of retirement was first started it was 70. As the life expectancy increased, the age to retire decreased

Haha, what terrible policy making!

Both labour and the conservatives are very slowly increasing the age of retirement. There are a lot of baby boomers who with throw toys out of the pram if they're made to work for their own retirement. Yes, the country can't afford it in the long term - but the next 30 years is OK, yeah?

What's annoying is although it's totally out of the question for Ebeneezer to be working when he's 70, it's perfectly okay and even necessary for me to. I will be working to subsidise a way of life which I will not be able to enjoy, and just because neither party has the balls to make sensible fiscal decisions.