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Post by Main Admin Account on Dec 7, 2006 20:12:52 GMT -1
Looks like Mr Brown is getting thinks sorted before he steps into Tony Blairs shoes and house as it were...or rather get his old house back.
Petrol is going up again to push it up to the Phycological 4 pound a gallon. Which means it will increase duty by 5.7p a gallon or to us young'uns 1.25p a litre. Which means that car drivers will end up having to pay £20 a year per car! The average driver will pay around £1,156,46 a year! Worst but about it is that just over 809 pound will be TAX ALONE!
An extra 800Million will be spent on fighting the wars in Afgan and Iraq. Also 84 million on counter terroism.
On a good note (or i guess is a good note) Child benefits will be given before the baby is born. Meaning the parents will get about 200 pound before the baby is even born.
Have the usual more money for schools and kids. Even if many primary school leavers cannot even grasp the basic english, science and maths!!
A huge talking point is the exclusion of the NHS. nothing at all was mentioned. So what exactly has the future PM-elect got up his sleeve to save our failing,pennyless health service? Only the Labour Party will know that at this time. So I for one wait in anticipation.
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Post by woolerinho on Dec 7, 2006 20:14:06 GMT -1
everything is going up in price, petrol, bills, interest  |
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Post by Main Admin Account on Dec 7, 2006 20:16:30 GMT -1
Well to be fair this is the first time in what..3 years that fuel hasnt been frozen.
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Post by weallloveleeds on Dec 7, 2006 20:20:00 GMT -1
So we're spending £800m on wars that don't exist!   |
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Post by Main Admin Account on Dec 7, 2006 20:20:10 GMT -1
Think this should be particularly interesting reading for people my age and just over considering the voting age and such!
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Post by Main Admin Account on Dec 7, 2006 20:20:44 GMT -1
So we're spending £800m on wars that don't exist! Oh no we are fighting them its just we are borrowing off the americans so where the money actually goes is anyones guess! |
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Post by urrzzzzzzzzzz on Dec 7, 2006 20:25:49 GMT -1
I've said it so many time before, although only once on this board. Anyone who wants to be a politician is mad, for every person pleased there's normally one upset. You can't make a decision without upsetting millions.
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Post by weallloveleeds on Dec 7, 2006 20:31:00 GMT -1
So we're spending £800m on wars that don't exist! Oh no we are fighting them its just we are borrowing off the americans so where the money actually goes is anyones guess! They aren't actually 'wars' though. The wars ended years ago, thats what I was trying to point out. They're both now 'peacekeeping', 'counter-insurgencey' or 'rebuilding' missions depending on who you ask- it's strange that the budget sets aside £800m for 'wars' which both Bush and Blair now try to deny we are fighting. |
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Post by gw on Dec 7, 2006 21:32:22 GMT -1
so the price of petrol is going up and they want us to pay as we drive. wtf?
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Post by weallloveleeds on Dec 7, 2006 21:34:36 GMT -1
...and shouldn't they spend the extra money from petrol tax on improving public transport, and therefore persuade people to ditch their cars for buses and trains?
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Post by fcredblue on Dec 7, 2006 21:36:23 GMT -1
we need to stop those benifits for teenage mothers  |
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Post by woolerinho on Dec 7, 2006 21:37:08 GMT -1
we need to stop those benifits for teenage mothers you're an angry chap today |
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Post by gw on Dec 7, 2006 21:37:29 GMT -1
we need to stop those benifits for teenage mothers single teenage mothers? |
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Post by weallloveleeds on Dec 7, 2006 21:39:02 GMT -1
we need to stop those benifits for teenage mothers Would you rather they all get abortions on the NHS, as they'd argue they wouldn't be able to afford to look after their babies properly? |
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Post by fcredblue on Dec 7, 2006 21:39:15 GMT -1
we need to stop those benifits for teenage mothers single teenage mothers? the ones which get a nice council house benfits and everything else therefore incouraging more of them in the future |
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Post by fcredblue on Dec 7, 2006 21:42:36 GMT -1
we need to stop those benifits for teenage mothers Would you rather they all get abortions on the NHS, as they'd argue they wouldn't be able to afford to look after their babies properly? i would rather they would think before they get themselves in that situation its thier life they can do what they want in it as long as they dont expect anyone else to pay for thier life! |
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Post by weallloveleeds on Dec 7, 2006 21:44:30 GMT -1
Would you rather they all get abortions on the NHS, as they'd argue they wouldn't be able to afford to look after their babies properly? i would rather they would think before they get themselves in that situation its thier life they can do what they want in it as long as they dont expect anyone else to pay for thier life! If you beleve that then you're undermiming the whole notion of the welfare state, and some people do actually need and deserve benefits. |
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Post by fcredblue on Dec 7, 2006 21:48:04 GMT -1
i would rather they would think before they get themselves in that situation its thier life they can do what they want in it as long as they dont expect anyone else to pay for thier life! If you beleve that then you're undermiming the whole notion of the welfare state, and some people do actually need and deserve benefits. benifits are there for people who need it like people with disabilities if more money was spent on them then teenage mothers who arnt handycapped or born with a probelm then i would be happy but it isnt... |
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Post by urrzzzzzzzzzz on Dec 7, 2006 21:52:57 GMT -1
To be honest Green taxes need to be put up, but it needs to be on a global scale. It's all very well Gordon Brown and David Cameron saying they're green, but taxes in the U.K solve nothing. There needs to be pressure on the U.S., and if they try to cut carbon emissions China and India are more likely to follow suit. However, as a certain U.S. politician said (forgotten who) they ignore us, so really it's out of our hands.
We should do all we can to discourage teenage mothers, but leaving their child in poverty once they've made the mistake is not fair. I honestly can't think of a solution though. I'm a critic, I never really have ideas.
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Post by woolerinho on Dec 7, 2006 21:58:27 GMT -1
To be honest Green taxes need to be put up, but it needs to be on a global scale. It's all very well Gordon Brown and David Cameron saying they're green, but taxes in the U.K solve nothing. There needs to be pressure on the U.S., and if they try to cut carbon emissions China and India are more likely to follow suit. However, as a certain U.S. politician said (forgotten who) they ignore us, so really it's out of our hands. We should do all we can to discourage teenage mothers, but leaving their child in poverty once they've made the mistake is not fair. I honestly can't think of a solution though. I'm a critic, I never really have ideas. well, there's the trend towards having a baby as a teenager currently |
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