General Election: Who the hell am I going to vote for???

@fat controller Do you think the scottish people will want another referendum for independence.?

 

I hope so.

 

Why?

 

Well i sure think it will happen in the next few years

 

Because they obviously still want independence, why else would there be such a strong swing to the SNP?
I also feel that if England doesn't get similar powers to the ones Scotland, and in part, Wales already have, its best we split.
The Scots were more or less told that the SNP would end up propping up a Labour Government, so they were duped into voting SNP rather than Labour, maybe?

If they are thinking of replacing Trident, they should also be thinking of moving it south of the border.

 

I was discussing this with my mum today and she came up with a good point....
Perhaps they voted no last September because they didn't want Alex Salmond as President but there was such a huge swing this time because they wouldn't mind having Witchy Sturgeon as President.

 

Salmon d and Sturgeon, all sounds a bit fishy to me.

 

These people are all so wealthy they probably do a Reginald Perin and leave it all be hind on their imaginary beach in their own little paradise!

 

I think you are missing the point. Conservatives have been in power for 5 years - enough time to make improvements don't you think? In that time they have not spent enough money into the NHS else it wouldn't be undergoing a financial crisis would it? The NHS is blatantly being deliberately run down to make going private seem attractive.

Whilst Labour said that they would halt privatisation of the NHS if they got into power, it really stood out that Cameron made no such concession. The writing is on the wall and people can see it!

 

I'd love to know what the results have cost us:

On leaving the House of Commons, an MP will be entitled to what is essentially severance pay.

Resettlement Grant

The Resettlement Grant is the name given to the MPs severance pay package. It may be claimed to help former MPs with the costs of adjusting to nonparliamentary life. It is payable to any Member who ceases to be an MP at a General Election. The amount is based on age and length of service, and varies between 50% and 100% of the annual salary payable to a Member of Parliament at the time of the Dissolution.

In the UK the first £30,000 of severance pay is tax free. The amount retiring MPs, or those who lose their seats receive depends on how old they are and how long they have served in the House. Example. An MP who stays in office for one term (say 5 years) and then leaves office will currently receive tax-free severance pay of 50% of his current salary, or £32,383 at current rates - equivalent to an annual salary increment of over £12,000 at current tax rates and pay scales.

For the 2010-2015 Parliament, only MPs defeated in their attempt to be re-elected will get one month’s salary for each year served, up to a maximum of six months or over £33,000. From the start of the 2015 Parliament, it will be replaced by a "Loss of Office Payment", at double the statutory redundancy payment. "For the 'average' MP, who leaves office with 11 years' service, this may lead to a payment of around £14,850."

Winding-up Allowance

There is also up to £42,000 on offer to pay for winding up staff contracts and office rent. An allowance of up to one third of the annual Office Costs Allowance was paid for the reimbursement of the cost of any work on Parliamentary business undertaken on behalf of a deceased, defeated or retiring Member after the date of cessation of Membership. On 5 July 2001 the House agreed to change the allowance to one third of the sum of the staffing provision and Incidental Expenses Allowance in force at the time of cessation of Membership.

 

I don't think I'm missing the point at all simply because the last Labour government left the country BROKE. Yes they've had 5 years but where's the money coming from?
As I said in my earlier post how do you blame what our doctors are doing on the Government.
The NHS is full of un-needed managerial posts and trust positions and wages ( in some sectors) that are too high.

 

I agree that the NHS needs an overhaul to make it run more efficiently. However, you ask where the money comes from...yet money has somehow been found to fund other projects in those 5 years hasn't it? Curious that! Are you overlooking incoming revenue in those 5 years of power? It's all a question of priorities and Conservatives are not going to put the needs of the working class first are they?