Jeremy Hunt Rhyming Slang

[sidicks]

FredClogs said:

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The Tories just can't escape how disconnected they are from the reality of ordinary peoples lives, no matter how much logic or rational they appear to apply to their policy decisions there is always a in their armour (no racist pun intended) through which the stench of their hypocrisy and privilege seeps through.

You can't escape that these 'Tories who are disconnected from the reality of ordinary people's lives' have just won an electoral majority...

[killingjoker]

Now that is funny. Yeah, a real big majority... i've laughed so much a little bit of wee has come out.

[andymadmak]

Strocky said:

andymadmak said:

I'm struggling to see how even you can make the interpretation that you have from the things that Jeremy Hunt actually said. Anyways at least you're still alive (thank goodness! ) Over on the Scots indy thread we were getting worried by your absence (and to be fair the absence of ALL the yessirs) since the scandals surrounding the SNP started to get aired last week) and feared you may be ill.
Glad to see you're just in hiding - oh, and your mates at the BBC already did the Jeremy Hunt joke a few years back. Do keep up!

As I posted on the Labour thread to Ricco, I've been banned from the thread or I would have countered your long "opinion" piece with my own "opinion"

I assume you agree with JH's comments?

Ahh, OK. Sorry, did not know you had been banned. Was it something you said?

As for JH comments, well you can interpret them as you have chosen to do, but that would be wrong imho, especially as he also mentions the Americans in the very same sentence and in the very same context of needing to work hard.
The fact is that UK productivity lags well behind that of many of our major competitors and that cannot be good for the long term prospects for jobs and income levels in the UK. So we either have to work a bit harder (or otherwise find some magic way to improve productivity) as a nation or see our position in the world, and the economic wellbeing of our population degraded.

How are you reading his comments?

[FredClogs]

sidicks said:

FredClogs said:

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The Tories just can't escape how disconnected they are from the reality of ordinary peoples lives, no matter how much logic or rational they appear to apply to their policy decisions there is always a in their armour (no racist pun intended) through which the stench of their hypocrisy and privilege seeps through.

You can't escape that these 'Tories who are disconnected from the reality of ordinary people's lives' have just won an electoral majority...

That's right, 36% of the UK voted for them, most of whom were deluded into thinking that Gideon, Jeremy and "Just call me Dave" had their best interest at heart...

Anyway shouldn't you be working harder, get back to it...

[Corpulent Tosser]

FredClogs said:

That's right, 36% of the UK voted for them, most of whom were deluded into thinking that Gideon, Jeremy and "Just call me Dave" had their best interest at heart...

Anyway shouldn't you be working harder, get back to it...

Deluded, you sound like the SNP yes voters complaining that all those who voted no did so out of fear or where in some was tricked into voting no.

People voted Conservative because after consideration they decided that they were the best party to run the government, your team lost get over it.

Oh and you maybe want to find a chip for your other shoulder to balance things out a bit.

[andymadmak]

FredClogs said:

That's right, 36% of the UK voted for them, most of whom were deluded into thinking that Gideon, Jeremy and "Just call me Dave" had their best interest at heart...

Anyway shouldn't you be working harder, get back to it...

Crikey, do you want a glass of water to help you wash down that bile?

So what % of the 36% were deluded Matt? You say "most of them" so what is the number, - 60,70,80% ? How many of them have you spoken to in order for you to arrive at your figures?

Or are you just bitter in defeat and unable to comprehend how democracy works? (unless of course those that you support win under the same system, in which case we hear nary a peep out of you about voters delusions)

[sidicks]

FredClogs said:

That's right, 36% of the UK voted for them, most of whom were deluded into thinking that Gideon, Jeremy and "Just call me Dave" had their best interest at heart...

More voted for them than any other party - get over it.

Suggest that you're the 'deluded' one!

[Justayellowbadge]

killingjoker said:

Now that is funny. Yeah, a real big majority... i've laughed so much a little bit of wee has come out.

Nope, just enough.

And near as dammit 100 seats more than labour.

Enough.

[anonymous-user]

Them Labia supporters just don't like it up 'em Mr Mainwaring

[sidicks]

Justayellowbadge said:

killingjoker said:

Now that is funny. Yeah, a real big majority... i've laughed so much a little bit of wee has come out.

Nope, just enough.

And near as dammit 100 seats more than labour.

Enough.

Indeed! And despite being on the wrong end of Blair's gerrymandered election boundaries...

[Smollet]

sidicks said:

Justayellowbadge said:

killingjoker said:

Now that is funny. Yeah, a real big majority... i've laughed so much a little bit of wee has come out.

Nope, just enough.

And near as dammit 100 seats more than labour.

Enough.

Indeed! And despite being on the wrong end of Blair's gerrymandered election boundaries...

Makes you wonder what the difference will be once the expected boundary changes are put in place.

[BOR]

Rude-boy said:

The biggest issue though is that there is no bottomless pit of money.

But there is a bottomless pit of money when it comes to boardroom pay.

Naturally, we need the rich to get richer to encourage them to work harder.

And we need the poor to get poorer to encourage them to work harder.

Wait, surely that's a contradiction?

[sidicks]

BOR said:

But there is a bottomless pit of money when it comes to boardroom pay.

Private sector money and public sector money are different things.

HTH

BOR said:

Naturally, we need the rich to get richer to encourage them to work harder.

Who said that? What we should not do is disincentivise people from earning more.

BOR said:

And we need the poor to get poorer to encourage them to work harder.

Wait, surely that's a contradiction?

We need to ensure that the system encourages those than can work to do so, rather than incentives them to stay at home and take benefits funded by others.

Edited by sidicks on Tuesday 6th October 13:36

[R8VXF]

Rude-boy said:

What is this desire to drag people down? Is it really only because it is easier than to haul yourself up? Is it down to some people's deep seated insecurity as to their abilities? Or is it just laziness?

Sir Terry Pratchett summed it up as "Crab Bucket": http://wiki.lspace.org/mediawiki/Crab_Bucket

[andymadmak]

BOR said:

But there is a bottomless pit of money when it comes to boardroom pay.

Naturally, we need the rich to get richer to encourage them to work harder.

And we need the poor to get poorer to encourage them to work harder.

Wait, surely that's a contradiction?

You do have some strange ideas Mr BOR

[technodup]

Haven't read the article but if that statement is the crux of it then I can't see anything to argue about.

Having said that I'd prefer they got rid of tax credits altogether, sacked some civil servants and took less tax to balance it out.

Only a mentalist could think taxing people, sending it through the civil service machine at great expense and giving them some back is a good idea.

[BOR]

andymadmak said:

BOR said:

But there is a bottomless pit of money when it comes to boardroom pay.

Naturally, we need the rich to get richer to encourage them to work harder.

And we need the poor to get poorer to encourage them to work harder.

Wait, surely that's a contradiction?

You do have some strange ideas Mr BOR

What bit's wrong ?

Boardroom pay has soared while ordinary mortals have seen their pay stagnate.

And to add insult to injury, some Toff-Boy is going to teach the poorest in our society to work even harder, by taking away what small tax break they do get.

Well those taxcuts for the most well off won't pay for themselves will they ? To the victor, the spoils.

[sidicks]

BOR said:

What bit's wrong ?

Boardroom pay has 'soared' while ordinary mortals have seen their pay stagnate.

So tax take will also have soared, which is presumably a good thing?

BOR said:

And to add insult to injury, some Toff-Boy is going to teach the poorest in our society to work even harder, by taking away what small tax break they do get.

Toff-boy

Providing the right incentives to ensure that those who need support get it, rather than have it wasted on those that can't be bothered...

BOR said:

Well those taxcuts for the most well off won't pay for themselves will they ? To the victor, the spoils.

The reduction in the 50% tax rate that raised nothing and acted as a disincentive for business seeking to set up here?

[barryrs]

I dont recall being deluded when i voted conservative at the last election; perhaps not knowing im deluded is a sign of my delusion?????

Jeremy Hunt said:

"There’s a pretty difficult question that we have to answer which is essentially: are we going to be a country that is prepared to work hard in the way that Asian economies are prepared to work hard, in the way that Americans are prepared to work hard? And that is about creating culture where work is at the heart of our success.

Anyhoo maybe Mr Hunt as a point?



Just below the Euro average and significantly down on the States.

Edited by barryrs on Tuesday 6th October 14:34

[BlackLabel]

And now he's been promoted to Foreign Secretary. For a man who is hated so much, across the political divide, he always does manage to land on his feet.

Edited by BlackLabel on Monday 9th July 21:56