General Chat

Hello Grandpa Jim, not sure this is relative to your thread, but here in France there is no car tax, discontinued a few years ago, plus fuel prices/charges are up to 30% cheaper. With the amount of vehicles in UK where does all this bunce go? Must run into hundreds of millions. The medical system here is magic, nobody I have met complains about this important part of a state run business. Great thread, Derek in France

According to thieving Gordon's latest figures, the government plans to spend nearly £600,000,000,000 this year, which equates to about £10,000 for every single man. woman child, infant and baby in the country. No how many of you can honestly say that you and your families benefit from even a fraction of this?

Well I am cross because he doubled my tax bill just like that! I will be paying twice as much tax from next April (10% to 20%) so how can that be fair? I don't know about anyone else, but every year we seem to have less & less to spend as bills go up, but our pay rises aren't enough to cover them! :0((( Joan

I work for myself & i'm still earning the same as 8 years ago, i simply can't afford to pay myself anymore, if i increase my prices i don't get the work, i'm working longer hours for less & less. Brian

Grampa Jim............it was a debate about nurses who have been offered a below inflation pay rise........telling a nurse that she at least has had a pay rise whereas he hasn't had one for over a year £ 20, 000 gross is not a bad increase..... And Blair hanging on in there....an extra £20, 000 pa pension if he completes ten years... ...he will not go before May Also insisting that the Northern Ireland problem is resolved before May..... And Dr David Kelly.........off now Bye

I agree current govt a right load of idiots and a lot of 'em liars. My advice to any youngsters these days would be to emigrate. My view is we're a 3rd World country with very little hope for future generations. We lack direction, discipline, decent education etc etc.

It seems like I have stirred up a hornet's nest. I'm glad that I am not the only one who feels this way. Judging by the way Politicians always seem to do what to me seems daft I was beginning to believe that I was the one who had lost his grip on reality.