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[roydo]

The thing is of course that many twenty somethings have no interest in Pensions, of course when they reach their late thirties and forties, it begins to register somewhat. I think that when all this ‘nationalisation’ is spelt out in pension financial terms then sensible people over 35 will be aghast that they are the ones paying for this ‘free’ internet......

I am not anti nationalisation in a blanket way, the water board one still baffles me a bit. But this idea whilst making nice headlines, is flawed in so many ways it beggars belief. Lobbed alongside the the plan to rob 10% of the entire FTSE 100 shares and divis, I just shake my head in disbelief.

 

[orly]

General election 2019: Boris Johnson BBC phone-in claims fact-checked

Reality Check has been looking at some of the claims the prime minister made during the hour-long programme.

www.bbc.co.uk

BBC pulling up the PM on several inaccuracies as its website lead story.


Horrible lickspittle Tory Fox News Lite

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Unfrandely

Boo.

 

[davek]

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Things look a little different when presented in terms of momentum:

 

[street end]

I bet he's popular at the school discotheque.

This literally makes me go uuurgh. What does he know? How anyone can so publicly support the Tory’s is beyond me especially someone who looks like they are in their early 20’s

 

[Agent Blue]

To be honest I don’t think she covered herself in any glory either, “have you ever used a mop”? “Your not even squeezing it out” . cut to Boris squeezing the mop out. I’m in no way a Tory supporter but these type of interviews can also lead to a kind of sympathy vote because people will say what’s his mopping ability got to do with running the country, just an example.

Lets just look at that statement in terms of real life.

You have been sent by your employment agency to mop a floor and end up making a right Camerons ear of it, would you then ask your agency to put you forward for the job of P.M. because you feel that job might suit you better or be a more simple task. The bloke is absolutely clueless.

 

[tsubaki]

I am not anti nationalisation in a blanket way, the water board one still baffles me a bit. But this idea whilst making nice headlines, is flawed in so many ways it beggars belief. Lobbed alongside the the plan to rob 10% of the entire FTSE 100 shares and divis, I just shake my head in disbelief.

If this was an nationalization, solely for ideological grounds, I'd agree with you.

However if the whole country is going to get full fibre broadband (and both the main parties say that it will) it is going to be the taxpayer that foots most of the bill; the question then is what return the taxpayer gets for it.

 

[street end]

Lets just look at that statement in terms of real life.

You have been sent by your employment agency to mop a floor and end up making a right Camerons ear of it, would you then ask your agency to put you forward for the job of P.M. because you feel that job might suit you better or be a more simple task. The bloke is absolutely clueless.

This makes no sense at all to my comments about the interview that took place.

 

[roydo]

If this was an nationalization, solely for ideological grounds, I'd agree with you.

However if the whole country is going to get full fibre broadband (and both the main parties say that it will) it is going to be the taxpayer that foots most of the bill; the question then is what return the taxpayer gets for it.

Full fibre broadband.

 

[tsubaki]

Full fibre broadband.

They've already paid for it though; why should they pay £30 (edit: for arguments sake) a month on top?

 

[orly]

Full fibre broadband.

Ian Botham eats it every morning.

High in fibre, low in fat.

 

[Agent Blue]

This makes no sense at all to my comments about the interview that took place.

Was just trying to point out that people may also think "if he dosen't know how to mop a floor properly how can he be expected to run our country".

 

[roydo]

They've already paid for it though; why should they pay £30 a month on top?

Ok, by that logic, non taxpayers have to pay the subs then?

 

[street end]

Was just trying to point out that people may also think "if he dosen't know how to mop a floor properly how can he be expected to run our country".

Ah, got it. However when at the polling station I don’t think people remember that occasion when Boris couldn’t mop the floor so I’ll put my cross in another box. I just thought the interviewer was making some non relevant points to make him seem incompetent at something and as usual they try to link that to being PM, they will do the same to Corbyn et al. I just felt she made herself look a bit silly with some of her comments, which in turn gives him an excuse to dismiss the questions and babble his way through them.

 

[Alan Whittle]

Full fibre broadband.

and a state free internet. Having a Government, of whatever political persuasion, owning access to the Internet, is the thin end of the wedge and should be resisted. By all means invest in infrastructure through grants, tax breaks et al but do one with ownership & control.