Another year and another broken promise

Another year and another broken promise

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crankedup

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25,764 posts

242 months

Thursday 27th November 2014
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'No if's or but's immigration will be reduced to the tens of thousands', this was the promise made by our P.M. back in 2010. Immigration numbers just released show that immigration is now higher than at any time at 268,000 people (2013 - 2014) mainly from Poland Bulgaria and Romania.
Mr Cameron has just felt another nail being firmly hammered home. Glee for Mr Farage I would imagine. What a complete and utter shambles this E.U. is, thankfully we did not join the Euro monetary system.

NailedOn

3,114 posts

234 months

Thursday 27th November 2014
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It was daft to make a promise over an issue impossible to control.
The EU is looking more like a circus everyday. Just seen the €315b stimulus that is based on 95% private debt. IE less than €20b of new money.
Farage for PM anyone?

sidicks

25,218 posts

220 months

Thursday 27th November 2014
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NailedOn said:
It was daft to make a promise over an issue impossible to control.
The EU is looking more like a circus everyday. Just seen the €315b stimulus that is based on 95% private debt. IE less than €20b of new money.
Farage for PM anyone?
Where is the 'I told you so' smiley?!

Yazar

1,476 posts

119 months

Thursday 27th November 2014
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Mr_B

10,480 posts

242 months

Thursday 27th November 2014
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Did you see and hear the Tory boy on the Daily Politics try and answer this failure ? Apparently, targets are now bad and we should be focusing on the quality of those coming. He then went on to ask bizarre questions about if people would be happy that the Polish nurse was removed from her job here today.
He was being asked about how you control immigration and then went on to say how benefit reforms will reduce the pull factor on to then acknowledge the small percentage that are claiming benefits and floundered when asked how it could in anyway significantly help reduce the number Cameron promised to achieve. I think that's called trying to have your cake and eat it as well as being utterly clueless.

Soov535

35,829 posts

270 months

Thursday 27th November 2014
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Simple answer is vote UKIP to shake them up.


wolves_wanderer

12,356 posts

236 months

Thursday 27th November 2014
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Still, at least he's got rid of the deficit as promised.

BoRED S2upid

19,641 posts

239 months

Thursday 27th November 2014
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Isn't this what politics is all about? Making wild promises to gain power and not being able to do much about any of them? And then the classic ah but if labour hadn't done x,y and z I could have done something about it... Maybe... It will be exactly the same with the next lot.

crankedup

Original Poster:

25,764 posts

242 months

Thursday 27th November 2014
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BoRED S2upid said:
Isn't this what politics is all about? Making wild promises to gain power and not being able to do much about any of them? And then the classic ah but if labour hadn't done x,y and z I could have done something about it... Maybe... It will be exactly the same with the next lot.
Yes pretty well sums up the state of politics, not just in the U.K. either. As much as I would love to see a complete change in Government I fear UKIP simply will not have a clue regarding how to improve our lot! But then as was previously mentioned on another thread, 'can they be any worse'?

nitrodave

1,262 posts

137 months

Thursday 27th November 2014
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Soov535 said:
Simple answer is vote UKIP to shake them up.
ummm NO it isn't! The day UKIP get voted in is the day I leave the UK.

Simple answer is get on with your life and don't worry about it.

What they don't take into account is how many brits leave to go to Australia/New Zealand/Germany/Spain.... it all balances out, and getting a kitchen fitted has never been so cheap! Rock on!

Leicester Loyal

4,517 posts

121 months

Thursday 27th November 2014
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nitrodave said:
ummm NO it isn't! The day UKIP get voted in is the day I leave the UK.

Simple answer is get on with your life and don't worry about it.

What they don't take into account is how many brits leave to go to Australia/New Zealand/Germany/Spain.... it all balances out, and getting a kitchen fitted has never been so cheap! Rock on!
Good riddance to you when they get voted in.

sidicks

25,218 posts

220 months

Thursday 27th November 2014
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nitrodave said:
ummm NO it isn't! The day UKIP get voted in is the day I leave the UK.

Simple answer is get on with your life and don't worry about it.

What they don't take into account is how many brits leave to go to Australia/New Zealand/Germany/Spain.... it all balances out, and getting a kitchen fitted has never been so cheap! Rock on!
What a stupid suggestion!

Sounds like we should be grateful when you leave!!

wolves_wanderer

12,356 posts

236 months

Thursday 27th November 2014
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Leicester Loyal said:
Good riddance to you when they get voted in.
sidicks said:
What a stupid suggestion!

Sounds like we should be grateful when you leave!!
Blimey, you UKIP mob have short tempers don't you?!

sidicks

25,218 posts

220 months

Thursday 27th November 2014
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wolves_wanderer said:
Blimey, you UKIP mob have short tempers don't you?!
1) I'm not part of the "UKIP" mob.
2) it was a blatantly stupid comment.

steveT350C

6,728 posts

160 months

Thursday 27th November 2014
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nitrodave said:
Soov535 said:
Simple answer is vote UKIP to shake them up.
ummm NO it isn't! The day UKIP get voted in is the day I leave the UK.

Simple answer is get on with your life and don't worry about it.

What they don't take into account is how many brits leave to go to Australia/New Zealand/Germany/Spain.... it all balances out, and getting a kitchen fitted has never been so cheap! Rock on!
The 260,000 is net, so it does include people leaving.


nitrodave

1,262 posts

137 months

Thursday 27th November 2014
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steveT350C said:
nitrodave said:
Soov535 said:
Simple answer is vote UKIP to shake them up.
ummm NO it isn't! The day UKIP get voted in is the day I leave the UK.

Simple answer is get on with your life and don't worry about it.

What they don't take into account is how many brits leave to go to Australia/New Zealand/Germany/Spain.... it all balances out, and getting a kitchen fitted has never been so cheap! Rock on!
The 260,000 is net, so it does include people leaving.
fair enough, missed that it was a net figure!

still stand by what I say about UKIP though

Yazar

1,476 posts

119 months

Thursday 27th November 2014
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nitrodave said:
Soov535 said:
Simple answer is vote UKIP to shake them up.
ummm NO it isn't! The day UKIP get voted in is the day I leave the UK.

Simple answer is get on with your life and don't worry about it.

What they don't take into account is how many brits leave to go to Australia/New Zealand/Germany/Spain.... it all balances out, and getting a kitchen fitted has never been so cheap! Rock on!
1) How can "it all balances out" when the number is positive
2) You are pleased we are losing British doctors to Australia (a points based system of entry) and getting kitchen fitters (open borders based entry)?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/10995...

Which one are you? naive/thick/troll.

greygoose

8,224 posts

194 months

Thursday 27th November 2014
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wolves_wanderer said:
Still, at least he's got rid of the deficit as promised.
laugh The Tories are lucky Labour are completely inept as they don't seem to have delivered on any big promises.

NailedOn

3,114 posts

234 months

Thursday 27th November 2014
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greygoose said:
wolves_wanderer said:
Still, at least he's got rid of the deficit as promised.
laugh The Tories are lucky Labour are completely inept as they don't seem to have delivered on any big promises.
Gay marriage and er,, er. Not being Labour.

fido

16,752 posts

254 months

Thursday 27th November 2014
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sidicks said:
NailedOn said:
It was daft to make a promise over an issue impossible to control.
The EU is looking more like a circus everyday. Just seen the €315b stimulus that is based on 95% private debt. IE less than €20b of new money.
Farage for PM anyone?
Where is the 'I told you so' smiley?!
There must be some politicking behind the scenes. Of course Cameron knew the immigration figures were going to be bad (UK economy doing well, the rest of EU in depression). Q. So why would he lie? A. Well why not - he can just blame this on the EU (which to be fair is the cause of the blame). It's not going to affect his poll ratings, and will make the case for EU-exit even stronger.