Reform UK - A symptom of all that is wrong?

[crankedup5]

Rufus Stone said:

crankedup5 said:

To many people on long term sick leave, what’s the number 2.5 million. Get some of the malingerers back to earning a living instead of living off benefits would be a good start.

This would probably be improved considerably if the NHS was up to speed.

I’m not sure that the NHS will ever be equipped to deal with mental illness, certainly for other ‘long term ailments’ I agree with you. 2.5 million people on long term sick leave is a massive issue for U.K.
As the problem of mental illness is being expanded and diagnosed in ever increasing numbers of
people they are offered medication and then most are forgotten about.

[Seasonal Hero]

What about treatment for people stupid enough to fall for Tice and Farage?

[smn159]

All paid for by working people. Should get the oldies down the job centre and make them look for work, otherwise take their benefits way.

Any malingerers should have their benefits reduced after three months - sooner for those with illnesses that can't be seen, as they're almost certainly made up anyway / sarcasm

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bhstewie said:

And getting the triple lock.

Don't forget they've earned it

I’m embarrassed at a personal by the Governments insistence to retain the triple lock tbh. If that is abandoned now within ten years the State pension will have fallen to poverty levels of income, let’s be honest it’s not exactly generous at today’s levels. Those retiring in the future won’t have a State pension and people working at MW today won’t have much in the way of a company pension either I suspect.
No worries Labour will sort it all out

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Seasonal Hero said:

What about treatment for people stupid enough to fall for Tice and Farage?

Or a Labour Party full,of nothing?

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smn159 said:

All paid for by working people. Should get the oldies down the job centre and make them look for work, otherwise take their benefits way.

Any malingerers should have their benefits reduced after three months - sooner for those with illnesses that can't be seen, as they're almost certainly made up anyway / sarcasm

It’s not only working people though is it that pay tax.
Keep paying the malingerers, it’s only tax payers money after all

[mike9009]

It is interesting considering why Reform are not pushing the benefits and opportunities created by Brexit?

Why would that be?

[Lester H]

Reform is doing well because the electorate is angry and frustrated. The bulk of this thread was succinctly summed up on a Radio 5 phone- in programme. A man of 87 said simply that the Tories have been in power for 14 years and done nothing but talk

[turbobloke]

Seasonal Hero said:

What about treatment for people stupid enough to fall for Tice and Farage?

Also falling for the useless costly EU and its arrogant has-been eurodrones?

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mike9009 said:

It is interesting considering why Reform are not pushing the benefits and opportunities created by Brexit?

Why would that be?

They don’t want to antagonise ‘remoaners’ ?

[bitchstewie]

Yeah it's definitely that.

Not that even they can't see any benefits to push.

Oh and Turbobloke reduced to yipping about on about the EU because even he can't find anything good to say about this lot.

God the next five years on here is going to be fun

[turbobloke]

crankedup5 said:

mike9009 said:

It is interesting considering why Reform are not pushing the benefits and opportunities created by Brexit?

Why would that be?

They don’t want to antagonise ‘remoaners’ ?

There's that, some people are incapable of accepting democratic outcomes and they vote too.

The same 'some people] are still hanging on to falsiifed ecconomic guesscasting. Hilarious! Models are sooooooo good.

Redistribution of wealth at national and eurpopean levels is always a l'Oréal thing, comrade, they're worth it.

[Carl_VivaEspana]

mike9009 said:

It is interesting considering why Reform are not pushing the benefits and opportunities created by Brexit?

Why would that be?

major tax, spending cuts and re-regulation have been buried, for now, as a political approach

really, the lib dems should be holding this chalice but there's more political capital to be won by staying quiet on these issues and not being a Tory.

2029 is an opportunity to have a vote on those topics but I expect the narrative to start as soon as Labour are in power.

[bad company]

turbobloke said:

Also falling for the useless costly EU and its arrogant has-been eurodrones?

I was about to post an almost identical comment. Whatever the election brings rejoining the wasteful, corrupt EU cannot be on the agenda.

[xeny]

bad company said:

Whatever the election brings rejoining the wasteful, corrupt EU cannot be on the agenda.

Why would we? We're so much better at DIY.

[valiant]

bad company said:

turbobloke said:

Also falling for the useless costly EU and its arrogant has-been eurodrones?

I was about to post an almost identical comment. Whatever the election brings rejoining the wasteful, corrupt EU cannot be on the agenda.

Give it time…

[President Merkin]

Like a K-Tel greatest hits compilation with a scratch in here. Europe, wasters, woke eggs, all the burning issues of the day. Meanwhile in definitely credible alternative & not a bunch of facetious gimps news.

[bitchstewie]

Certainly doesn't look like he's at an Easter service does it

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bhstewie said:

Yeah it's definitely that.

Not that even they can't see any benefits to push.

Oh and Turbobloke reduced to yipping about on about the EU because even he can't find anything good to say about this lot.

God the next five years on here is going to be fun

It certainly will be, every Labour ‘balls up’ will be amplified in here to the 9th degree. Lots of ‘told you so’ opportunities beckon

[S600BSB]

crankedup5 said:

bhstewie said:

Yeah it's definitely that.

Not that even they can't see any benefits to push.

Oh and Turbobloke reduced to yipping about on about the EU because even he can't find anything good to say about this lot.

God the next five years on here is going to be fun

It certainly will be, every Labour ‘balls up’ will be amplified in here to the 9th degree. Lots of ‘told you so’ opportunities beckon

Let’s hope they have good WiFi in your care home Crank.