Is Cameron a chicken?

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So, after fainting fairness in TV debates (won't do it unless the greens are included), then dropping out of bite the ballot (after the greens, UKIP, Lab and Lib showed up), is he just the biggest chicken ever?

Is he so scared that he will look even more of a loser in a debate?

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Yazar said:

Greg66 said:

Again? Was "average" written in really really tiny letters first time around?

You need to work on the accuracy of your expression, in a number of ways.

Yeah, yeah. Worm out of it!!

The essential meaning is the same, that if you get to hospital and see a foreign doctor, chances are that he will be 'worse' than a Brit Doctor.

The NHS is overworked so our own doctors are quitting to move to Australia. And the 'migrants are the answer to everything, Brits are lazy' lot are in charge.

Hence vote UKIP!

Exactly,

Our highly skilled NHS staff are in demand in aus, the us, the gulf, all paying much more, with far better working environments and conditions.

Maybe a question of why this is happening should be asked?

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WestyCarl said:

But QE on the UK has stopped a while ago. (and Europe are just about to start it) I think the housing price issue is more to do with supply and demand, not enough houses being built is the biggest price driver.

of course it is, always has been and likely always will be.

the point here though is this, the population of the country is rising so fast, no way can we build our way out of this problem.

even if we could, imagine what would happen if we did and suddenly supply exceeded demand? we have seen what happens when the market goes into free-fall before.

I hate to say it, but with net migration at 300,000PA this problem is not going to go away.

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NoNeed said:

I don't see what the fuss is about, we have never had head to head debates in the UK and at the last election they had the 3 big parties. Now all of those parties have got a lot smaller and some small a lot bigger and so they all deserve their airtime. To have a Cameron v Milliband debate would be showing a favoritism that goes against what is the current mood of the nation.

maybe you would do well to look back at the history of what was proposed?

CMD has been playing them all along, he simply does not want to do the debates as he has everything to lose and nothing to gain.

the timing of him suddenly demanding the greens were included was the day after Ofcom said UKIP were a major party - coincidence?

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NoNeed said:

NailedOn said:

TV broadcasters now saying there will be three debates with or without Cameron.

Edited by NailedOn on Friday 6th March 19:19

that could work out wel for Dave as the government could be sèn to have risen above petty squabbling.

Seriously?

No chance, the lefty press will see to that.

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NoNeed said:

Yes seriously He can stay out of the firing line yet still appear to be a statesman.

Now, that is funny!

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fatboy b said:

I'm in charge of the country

For the next 60 days.... (after which the great unwashed will do what i said 5 years ago and vote me out)

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Stevanos said:

I'm amazed there is that much passion for an inane TV debate, are people just that happy to have some form of Pop Idol for their politics now.

Brain Dead Britain.

Welcome to the 20th century

Remember Ronald Regan?

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anonymous said:

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Exactly,

Pretty basic stuff, let in several million migrants and we have a housing problem (along with a st load of other issues)

And people call farage stupid.

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johnxjsc1985 said:

what sort of country have we become when a person mentions immigrants the shouty people start with their racism taunts.
We have had a housing shortage for decades,the NHS is at breaking point and the roads are grid locked.
Neither the Conservatives or Labour have gone anywhere near any of these subjects so is it any surprise so many people feel that Farage speaks for them.
When you have so many people unemployed as we have done for the last 5 or 6 years how can you allow anyone into the country.

So, just for clarity...

You saying that massive rise in population over the last 10 years has nothing to do with it?

You do understand the concept of supply and demand?

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Lol,

Had not even mentioned employment, but as you mention it, yes, again, supply and demand.

So, you think the massive rise in population has nothing to do with the lack of housing and resultant surge in prices?

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gregf40 said:

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So, just for clarity...

You saying that massive rise in population over the last 10 years has nothing to do with it?

You do understand the concept of supply and demand?

The UK population has grown 8.47% over the last decade. Hardly 'massive'.

That increase doesn't even come close to explaining the 100%+ property price increases over the same period.

Two things.

1) 8.47% is not a trivial number (and that's a vast under estimate)
2) basic concept of supply and demand is that once supply is below demand, the effects on cost are not proportional.

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JustAnotherLogin said:

Yazar said:

NoNeed said:

I don't see it as inconsistaant as dave is the only consistant one of the lot. He was happy with the debates as they were but Labour wanted UKIP to take tory votes, it is they that wanted to change the rules in their favour not Dave.

You need to check the timeline.

Ofcom assessed UKIP as a major party a few months ago. This means UKIP 'have' to be in the debates- 'no ifs or buts'

No they didn't. And this has been pointed out several times. They issued a consultation paper which suggested that "UKIP may qualify for major party status". They invited responses to that by early Feb and they are due to publish the actual list in early March, which AFAIK they have not yet done.

So as it stands UKIP are not a major party for general elections.

So your assertion is plain rubbish

And, just as has been asserted:

Ofcom have announced their decision on party election broadcasts:

Ofcom said:

After carefully assessing consultation responses, evidence of electoral performance and trends in opinion polling data up to and including February 2015, Ofcom has added UKIP to the list in England and Wales for the May 2015 elections.

Based on the evidence, the Green Party (including the Scottish Green Party) and TUV have not been added to the list on this occasion.

As a result, those parties entitled to a minimum of two party election broadcasts are:

In Great Britain, the Conservative Party; the Labour Party; and the Liberal Democrats.

In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP).

In Wales, Plaid Cymru.

In Northern Ireland, the Alliance Party; the Democratic Unionist Party; Sinn Féin; the Social Democratic and Labour Party; and the Ulster Unionist Party.

In England and Wales, UKIP.