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i refer you you back to post #30
I refer you back to post #34
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i refer you you back to post #30
I refer you back to post #34
I actually broadly agree with this.The three day week was under the Heath government 1970-1974, doesn't really back your point.
The 'winter of discontent' was a series of strikes through the winter of 78-79. The unions after 4 years of pay restraint imposed by the Labour government opposed the 5% on the table. The Labour government had introduced public spending cuts to (successfully) control inflation. It's a common myth that Labour did not stand up to the unions, if this was true there would of been no 'winter of discontent'
It's interesting that you use a series of strikes to define a government when Labour are in power, do you do the same when the Tories are at the helm, there was a lot of industrial unrest through the 80s as you know. Is that a Tory success.
Finally the perception 'winter of discontent' was mainly a right wing media construct.
Derek Jameson the editor of The Daily Express said in 1979
‘We pulled every dirty trick in the book. We made it look like it was general, universal and eternal, whereas it was in reality scattered, here and there, and no great problem.’
It is easy to say that people should "get on their bike" and find work and move to where the work is.....Again as we are finding out today not everyone can just up sticks and move down to London and the south.......stuff like that puts a tiny bit of pressure on housing/schools/nhs ect ect ect........
Can't see that Clive, the SNP are socialists they hate the Tories.My crystal ball sees a 2015 coelition between the Conservatives and the SNP..... then another election in October
Labour/SNP coalition with Labour guarenteeing they will allow the SNP a new vote on scottish independence as part of the deal in 2020.
I agree pal, just saying what I think may happen.NO NO NO, the LAST thing I ever want to see is Potato Heed spouting his Scottish crap at me every day!
Can't see that Clive, the SNP are socialists they hate the Tories.
Will it be possible to hold another election 5 months after the first?As I stated and then another election in October '15
Will it be possible to hold another election 5 months after the first?
Can't see that Clive, the SNP are socialists they hate the Tories.
Can't see it to be honest, the people of Scotland would never forgive the SNP if they jumped into bed with the tories, labour however wouldn't be such an issue as they have a lot of support up there, regarding the LIB DEMS, they are finished, not only did they go back on their promise regarding uni fees they promised the party faithful they would never agree with the 20% VAT rise, and they backed down on that also, I predict less than 30 MPs for them this time around, 20 more realistic in fact.Didn't stop the LibDems and renegading on their guarantee of no student tuition fees.
These donald duckers will do anything to get into some form of power.
Crikey, and it could be called again in may 2016 as well then I suppose until a government can actually be formed?
Can't see it to be honest, the people of Scotland would never forgive the SNP if they jumped into bed with the tories, labour however wouldn't be such an issue as they have a lot of support up there, regarding the LIB DEMS, they are finished, not only did they go back on their promise regarding uni fees they promised the party faithful they would never agree with the 20% VAT rise, and they backed down on that also, I predict less than 30 MPs for them this time around, 20 more realistic in fact.
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