Current Affairs 2017 General Election

[ashwuk76]

This is what seven years of 0%, rising to 1% rises a year does to people.

Yeah had 1% pay cap for about 6 or 7 years now..

 

[bring the ghost on]

May is the tories version of ed Milliband

"Am I tough enough? Hell yes, I'm tough enough"

 

[ashwuk76]

"Am I tough enough? Hell yes, I'm tough enough"

All she needs is a bacon sandwich...

 

[Mr. White]

May is alright with the safer questions, but when the issue turns to cuts (Police and now teaching) she is wobbling a bit.

"cuts" Also known as reducing and then paying off debt.

 

[bring the ghost on]

My impression with some public sector workers is that they'll never feel they are well enough funded. We've had midwife, teacher, copper etc, what about the majority of us in the private sector who work hard to fund public sector?

People in the private sector benefit from those services every day. I don't think public sector workers have been complaining about their own salaries, they've been complaining that the funding isn't there to educate the youth, fight crime, give efficient health care, etc.

 

[orly]

May is the tories version of ed Milliband

Several Tory / centre - right / hard Right commentators praising Corbyn's performance already.

If that majority is not 50+ May will be gone by Christmas.

 

[bring the ghost on]

"cuts" Also known as reducing and then paying off debt.

How's that working out for them?

 

[ashwuk76]

"cuts" Also known as reducing and then paying off debt.

Debt has nearly doubled hasn't it? Yeah that's worked out well hasn't it

 

[tsubaki]

There are people on the phones in central London, right now, demanding that Paxman be sacked.

 

[bring the ghost on]

"The biggest question of our times of politics"
"Erm... are you talking about Brexit?"

Oh dear.

 

[nsno-chris]

My impression with some public sector workers is that they'll never feel they are well enough funded. We've had midwife, teacher, copper etc, what about the majority of us in the private sector who work hard to fund public sector?

The pressure on the public sector workers is massive Tim; they do not have profits. A private sector company who wants to get a product to market can invest in staff to drive that. Public sector has increasing workloads with decreased staffing levels.

Teachers with bigger classes, hospital workers with bigger waiting lists and less staff. Look at LCC, 60% reduction in staff but the city as grown. An increase in workload with a massive decreased in staff

Oh, and they pay taxes as well

 

[Billy Dean]

"cuts" Also known as reducing and then paying off debt.

The national debt has gone up mate

 

[Donald Twain]

I have a feeing the tide is turning for us, maybe too late for this election but the times are a changing my friends ! Vote and do the right thing folks !

 

[tsubaki]

Paxman has spent the last twenty minutes watching Andrew Neil videos.

 

[ToffeeTim]

With respect mate us civil servants pay taxes too...

When you have worked there and you see staff numbers nearly halved yet you are expected to do the same level of work its demoralising

My job is demoralising some days too, but it pays the bills.

Public sector has been used for decades of getting everything it wanted, and this caused a culture of waste and inefficiency. And we need to overhaul the management who refuse to improve efficiency. It's their fault that the unneccessary stress is passed onto the lower staff like nurses. These people are great and to be trasured, but these people pay the price for their bosses ineptitude and instead of actively looking to help those below them, they go straight to the government.