[G Griffin]

need a good war
that will kick start the building industry and everything else will follow

   Good idea  :.
 It took over 50 years to pay off the debt from the last "good war". 

[e newlands]

dont hear of any recession in serbia theyve gone it down to a fine art

[G Griffin]

dont hear of any recession in serbia theyve gone it down to a fine art

  So the conflict in Serbia was part of their economic policy?
  Anyway, there`s high unemployment in Serbia at the moment.

[e newlands]

cant be theres no one left there they all live in east london and are working on the olympic village

[G Griffin]

cant be theres no one left there they all live in east london and are working on the olympic village

   Ok. So their war didn`t do them any good then  .

[e newlands]

i have some fantastic ideas of policies for getting this country up and running
i kept the conservative candidate on my doorstep for over a hour  and a half when he knocked on my door
after that not 1 more visitor
who says the parties dont talk--

[e newlands]

disagree- had a couple of good years rebuilding then earnt enough to escape

[G Griffin]

disagree- had a couple of good years rebuilding then earnt enough to escape

  Why escape if they have it good over there?

[e newlands]

Places like the uk are a easy touch
housed fed given benefits even given a nice lump sum to go home just enough to by a new truck  leaving a few bob to get a moody passport and start the process all over again
great Britain
unless you're born here

[Nathanael Jones]

You've had it easy too long,.. VAT is 21.% in Ireland for goods and 13.5% for services,....

[e newlands]

My mates from Dublin and can't afford to live in Ireland

[Nathanael Jones]

My mates from Dublin and can't afford to live in Ireland

I know the feeling,.. in a country where everything is miles away there is no decent public transport system so every family needs a car,.. most families 2 or 3 cars. The government were charging "Import duty" on vehicles which EU law forbade,.. when this illegal practice was highlighted they simply renamed it "Vehicle registration tax" and carried on,...
Most cars here cost 60 - 80% more than they do in the UK!

[e newlands]

disgusting

the government is full or wrong uns
lining their own pockets
at every level

they wonder why black markets flurish
and people prefer to work in cash

i think im going to grow my hair and live in a converted ambulance
(or a tree)

the more they tax us the more the waste

i think im turning into a anachist

[newbroom]

One of the best things that could happen to this country would be for whoever is in power to develop a strategy for the rebirth of british manufacturing industry.

All sectors of trade suffer in a downturn but wouldn't it be good if we had a prestigous world class manufacturer just like the rest of g8 countries.

It is a travesty that we are a service based economy producing diddly squat.

[Window Washers]

cant be theres no one left there they all live in east london and are working on the olympic village

My newphews dad is serbian but lives in west London, not sure if his security are doing the olympics though lol

[e newlands]

Probably couldn't read English when he arrived went west instead of east i bet he is there working for cash in hand and not paying any taxes

[Nathanael Jones]

I have no faith that the government will ever be able to fix the mess its made. My short term plan is moving towards self sufficiency,... I'm hoping to build my own home in a few years & it'll be 100% energy self sufficient (wind turbine & solar panels with a HUGE battery bank) and i'll be growing my own veg & maybe even raising a few pigs/cows/chickens too.

[e newlands]

thats the life
a nice canal boat would do me
drop out the system ---ask for nothing and give nothing
pay my own way

[Tom White]

One of the best things that could happen to this country would be for whoever is in power to develop a strategy for the rebirth of british manufacturing industry.

How's that possible when the cost of labour is far cheaper in poorer countries than over here, and employers aren't 'shackled' with health and safety regulations or trade unions and can make 'slaves' out of their 'employees'? 

And although most of this post doesn't reflect it, we're spoilt in this country.

Try living somewhere where if you get sick and can't afford medical treatment, you die.

[Tom White]

drop out the system ---ask for nothing and give nothing

What about what you've taken already?  Did you go to school?  What about the police force, fire service, and probably lots of other stuff we all benefit from?

And what about - for example - if you contract cancer?  Will you ask the NHS for help?