saints1884 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/voters-brainwashed-by-tory-welfare-myths-shows-new-poll-8437872.html Brainwashed by the UK government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/voters-brainwashed-by-tory-welfare-myths-shows-new-poll-8437872.html Brainwashed by the UK government. There's been a few of these in recent years. Folks perceptions are awful. Propaganda doing its job I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete's Frontier Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Benefits are a career choice in Scotland, let's not deny it. I know of people that haven't worked since school now mid 30's and have kids to various woman, all paid for by the state. Get a social worker and a habit, you're made. I would put these junkies and suchlike in public work programs. And no migrant should get access to the Welfare state until two years residency. I think in Australia. NZ or Canada they just wouldn't access, period, so I'm turning red in my old age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antiochas III Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Not sure if you are serious or not. When your position of status is due to hereditary rights then it is all about your lineage and our current Royal Family are of German lines. Ah, so what you're saying is there have never been any Scottish, English or British monarchs. Got ye. (you're wrong by the way) And as of 1917, the Royal Family have been hereditary British. That's how it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renton Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 I'm partial to liberal democracy. Do you believe the current set up in the UK is a good expression of a liberal democracy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antiochas III Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Of course it isn't, but then again neither is any Republic in the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fide Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 So you think we should replace the Queen with Bobby Matinez in a diamond suited jet pack? Now there's a fucking vision I can get behind, young Adders! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renton Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Of course it isn't, but then again neither is any Republic in the world I think most republics probably do better than having only a quarter of the legislature elected, or have all the executive powers of state largely unchecked in the office of the Prime Minister so long as they have a 1 seat majority and some good whips. They probably also manage to seperate church and state more effectively than us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumper Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 I think most republics probably do better than having only a quarter of the legislature elected While this is technically true, it's something of a distortion of the effect that the upper house plays. If the Lords consisted only of five members then it would consist of less than 1% of the legislature, but would have the same power. Just saying. or have all the executive powers of state largely unchecked in the office of the Prime Minister so long as they have a 1 seat majority and some good whips. The Lords actually curtail some of this excessive power. In particular, schools and prisons have been spared the (very) worst of what the Tories would have inflicted on them thanks to the upper house. They probably also manage to seperate church and state more effectively than us. For all the hysterics about having bishops in the Lords, and conceding that they really shouldn't be there, the UK is a far more secular country than the vast majority of the world's republics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Benefits are a career choice in Scotland, let's not deny it. I know of people that haven't worked since school now mid 30's and have kids to various woman, all paid for by the state. Get a social worker and a habit, you're made. I would put these junkies and suchlike in public work programs. And no migrant should get access to the Welfare state until two years residency. I think in Australia. NZ or Canada they just wouldn't access, period, so I'm turning red in my old age. Trying way too hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saints1884 Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Benefits are a career choice in Scotland, let's not deny it. I know of people that haven't worked since school now mid 30's and have kids to various woman, all paid for by the state. Get a social worker and a habit, you're made. I would put these junkies and suchlike in public work programs. And no migrant should get access to the Welfare state until two years residency. I think in Australia. NZ or Canada they just wouldn't access, period, so I'm turning red in my old age. Not turning red in your old age,just spouting bullshit! You either don't have a clue about what is happening to people in the UK on low wages,the unemployed,the sick or the disabled or you are living in your own little bubble? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Benefits are a career choice in Scotland, let's not deny it. I know of people that haven't worked since school now mid 30's and have kids to various woman, all paid for by the state. Get a social worker and a habit, you're made. I would put these junkies and suchlike in public work programs. And no migrant should get access to the Welfare state until two years residency. I think in Australia. NZ or Canada they just wouldn't access, period, so I'm turning red in my old age. Anyone not in work or Education two years after leaving school forced to join the armed forces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 If you've made it to old age and never suffered a moments hardship then with respect you've done nothing worthwhile with your life. If you HAVE ever suffered genuine hardship then you wouldn't be talking like this about others who couldn't break free of it. If you think £71 a week is "making it" then you're either an idiot or a trolling twat. Break free of being a lazy fecker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 It's a shame Reynard's not around any more. Anyone else missing him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 If folk on benefits winds you up so much, do it yourself. If folk are happy doing that, then I have no issue with it. It's just not something to get worked up about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 ICTJohnboy, on 14 Mar 2015 - 11:50, said: It's a shame Reynard's not around any more. Anyone else missing him? NewBornBairn is beginning to take the angry twat spot that Reynard had. Pretty good comedy comedy, if not as many shite insults. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaikuHibee Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 You mean France...... and eh...... who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Anyone not in work or Education two years after leaving school forced to join the armed forces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antiochas III Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 The USA did not exist until the 18th, and was never a monarchy. Thanks though for confirming my position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 The USA did not exist until the 18th, and was never a monarchy. Thanks though for confirming my position. Yeah but the people of the colonies overthrew the indefensible system of kings and queens. People that defend the monarchy are always scrambling around for reasons not to get rid of it rather than trying to argue that we should keep it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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