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rebbonk
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Joined: Thu Oct 12, 2017 6:10 pm Posts: 9452 Location: Coventry
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I don't buy it about the NHS, Lex. If we stopped immigration and all the hangers on that they bring, we wouldn't need so many staff. We should also stop trying to be a world health service. I also think it wrong to poach NHS staff from developing countries when we should be training our own.
I see that our excremental, numerically challenged Chancellor, has opened the door to tax rises for defence rather than cut her outrageous spending.
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Lex
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Joined: Mon Jun 25, 2012 8:54 am Posts: 14006 Location: Stratford
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rebbonk
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Joined: Thu Oct 12, 2017 6:10 pm Posts: 9452 Location: Coventry
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We seriously need reform in this area. However, Labour won't carry it out as most of their voter base claims one or more benefits. Benefits should not be a lifestyle choice, and those who have not contributed should not be able to claim under any circumstances. We are far too soft as a country. I was between jobs and I requested my NI stamp be paid for two months. - It was refused, as a result my State pension is slightly lower than it should be. But of course, I'm a white, working class, heterosexual, male!
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Lex
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Joined: Mon Jun 25, 2012 8:54 am Posts: 14006 Location: Stratford
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Unfortunately, that is the perception nowadays with race, gender & identity nowadays - everything that's wrong with the world is the personal fault of WHMs (White Hetrosexual Males - we deserve an acronym too!).
Sadly, the frustration has now spilt over into violence - which is our fault, according to the ideologists. If we are all actually seen to be treated equally, with one group not being put another (any spot the irony?), maybe this situation wouldn't be as bad.
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| Thu Jun 11, 2026 6:13 pm |
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Lex
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Joined: Mon Jun 25, 2012 8:54 am Posts: 14006 Location: Stratford
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The UK's national debt's topped £3 trillion: https://stratfordobserver.co.uk/news/uk ... ews-63401/The country is stuck in the mire.
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rebbonk
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Joined: Thu Oct 12, 2017 6:10 pm Posts: 9452 Location: Coventry
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It is only going to get worse!
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Lex
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Joined: Mon Jun 25, 2012 8:54 am Posts: 14006 Location: Stratford
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Welcome back to the 70s!
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rebbonk
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Joined: Thu Oct 12, 2017 6:10 pm Posts: 9452 Location: Coventry
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I don't think even Burnham's stupid enough to want to go back to those times, Lex. But I've been wrong before!
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Lex
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Joined: Mon Jun 25, 2012 8:54 am Posts: 14006 Location: Stratford
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I'm waiting to see - I've been surprised many times by the depths of halfwittery people can sink to.
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