Thread: Broken Society

Quote: Originally Posted by trickyvik If they were that worried about a broken society they would do more to help the people whether they were in power or not. This 'broken Britain' will be suddenly cured once the Tories get in... it's one of the worst catchphrases in history. Why would someone want to run something that is broken anyway? Surely if it was that bad he'd get out while the going was good. Cameron is a...

Quote: Originally Posted by trickyvik If they were that worried about a broken society they would do more to help the people whether they were in power or not. I can't resist! Are you suggesting Cameron implements radical social reform whilst in opposition?

Quote: Originally Posted by Evil Monkey BBC Well, isn't that surprising? So to put it in context: 75% feel it either works, but needs more regulation, or is working well.

Quote: Originally Posted by Evil Monkey If you think, [as your sarcasm suggests??], that the Tories won't act selfishly, how will they act to close this gap? I think the key is to increase the wealth of as many people as possible rather than focus on the gap (would you rather everyone got poorer so long as the wealthy lost more of their wealth?) I also fail to see what is so shocking about the Tories wanting to act on behalf of those...

Quote: Originally Posted by IWantPVR I certainly would hope they can make some serious progress within the first couple of terms. Labour's lamentable failure to arrest the gradual slide in standards, in fact their almost malicious support for some of the key causes, means that the Tories have to do very little to be considered better than Labour. I'd have liked to have seen the bar set higher but so long as they are an improvement...

Quote: Originally Posted by IWantPVR I made it up. Do I get to choose my oven? I guess both can be sustainably fuelled by the fat burning off the bodies in each one, but you get a better quality of fat on the fat cats. I'll go in that one ta. The oven could be attached to The Snakes bile duct. There's enough activity there to power a small town!

Quote: Originally Posted by Relugus The bank bailouts proved beyond all doubt that there is one rule for the rich, and quite another for the rest of us. The sheer speed at which the banks were given welfare handouts was astonishing to any ordinary person who has had to seek help from the government. aint socialism grand

Quote: Originally Posted by IWantPVR I can't resist! Are you suggesting Cameron implements radical social reform whilst in opposition? It wouldn't need to be radical. I do think that GB had the right idea when he came into power and wanted an inclusive government working together rather than against each other. The divide and rule mentality doesn't really give us a strong government... just a group of adults point scoring...

Quote: Originally Posted by stud u like Knowing a Tory in local government I hear their plans may well be to get rid of benefits and have everyone living at home like the old days. The benefits system is trapping people in poverty, what's needed is opportunities for people to better themselves. Social mobility has suffered greatly under this government. People don't want to stay to poor, Labour want to keep them that way else they...

Quote: Originally Posted by Peter9999 Eliminate? Steady on. It's because of people with your attitude that things continue to deteriorate. We need to take drastic action quickly before the whole country falls apart.