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mark occomore · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/politics/10341015.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/politics/10341863.stm

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I know money is a major factor, but I wonder if unemployment is also top of there projects? At the end of the day Stonehenge will be around a lot longer than Danny Alexander. [/quote]

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MadeinSurrey

ColinB · Guest

I like the idea of making unemployment a top project. That's definitely a vote-winner, I would have thought! Smile

MadeinSurrey · Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 9:53 am Post subject:

I don't think there's much doubt that this government's policies will cause unemployment to rise.
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mark occomore · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK

It has caused unemployment. Projects have been haulted, contractors and people who have wrote up plans for these projects will be out of jobs.

MadeinSurrey · Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 11:53 am Post subject:

Mark, they are quite right to halt projects that we as a nation just cannot afford.
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ColinB · Guest

I heard yesterday that one of my public sector clients (indirectly - being a "client of a client") is having its budget slashed and as a result all contracts are being suspended. That is currently accounting for 20% of my work, so that's a contract I now have to find elsewhere if I'm to pay for (a) the expected VAT increase to 20%, and (b) higher taxes on what I earn and what I spend.

Being self-employed, I qualify for bugger all when it comes to state benefits and yet I pay into the system (and take much higher risks) like everybody else!

So....... thanks, Mr. Osborne. On yer bike, Mr. Osborne.

iwarburton · Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 2133 Location: Northumberland

I just can't reconcile calls for staff numbers to be slashed with a demand for people to delay retirement.

Does this mean that in a few years time we'll have a much bigger army even than now of unemployed, disaffected young people and an array of older folk who want to retire but can't? The potential consequences for society don't bear thinking about.

Ian.

Clive55 · Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 1336

The most abhorent thing this govt is doing is robbin g people of their pensions.
Menzhis Campbell said it his "my firm belief" that everyone should have to work till they drop down dead
B astard!!

Angela W · Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 7202 Location: North Yorkshire

Toggy · Joined: 18 Aug 2008 Posts: 1239

I heard John Humprys almost tearing Glegg to pieces this morning about all these cuts. Glegg was out of his comfort zone and didn't have Cammy with him. I actually quite like Nick Clegg but he didn't come across very well at all and Humph had him on the ropes pretty much from the start.

As for the VAT rise, not good at all Sad

ColinB · Guest