AvoidDebt Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Q: Why should people feel confident that you are any good at reading the mood music in a room when you did not realise the campaign was going badly? You will need that skill in Brussels. May says she realised the campaign was not going perfectly. She realised a lot of people, especially the young, were concerned about housing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCountOfNowhere Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 2 minutes ago, AvoidDebt said: She realised a lot of people, especially the young, were concerned about housing. Biggest understatement since the great pyramids were built Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SE10 Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 (edited) Interview is below. Comment about housing is in the section that starts at 5.28. Edited July 13, 2017 by SE10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SE10 Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 More at 10:55 as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Society of fools Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 1 hour ago, AvoidDebt said: She realised a lot of people, especially the young, were concerned about housing. I've heard Australian politicians express this thought as well, but usually the next sentence confirms that they are speaking a different language to me, it might as well be gibberish. Society of fools hears a politician say " House prices are very high, out of reach for many young people" Society of fools thinks the next statement will be " Therefore it simply makes sense for house prices to fall- a LOT. And that will be very good news for the country as a whole" What Society of fools actually hears as the next statement is " Therefore the government has to ensure that masses of taxpayer money are handed out as a 'leg-up" to those aspirational young people who wish to own a house." Cue widespread applause from the crowd. That's when Society of fools realises that he truly is living in............ a Society of fools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCountOfNowhere Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 (edited) I she'd a tear when I hard the screams from the Grenfell tower. That ugly old hag of an ex-banker needs to f**k off. Edited July 13, 2017 by TheCountOfNowhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathschoc Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Hearing her recognise the housing problem is good but can't help but think she is going to come up with some prop for FTB. I hope she has some sense and let things take their natural course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCountOfNowhere Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 4 minutes ago, mathschoc said: Hearing her recognise the housing problem is good but can't help but think she is going to come up with some prop for FTB. I hope she has some sense and let things take their natural course. She's an ex banker...her husband is a banker...she'll do what's best for the bankers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doomed Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 The tories are completely snookered. There is no way they can win another election with the world in its current state: far too many issues to deal with that will be electoral suicide. The average voter just wants free shit, and more of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futuroid Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 16 minutes ago, doomed said: The average voter just wants free shit, and more of it. The problem for the Tories is that that applies to the Tory voters as much as the Labour voters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkins Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 2 hours ago, doomed said: The average voter just wants free shit, and more of it. That's just lazy thinking. The 30somethings I know don't expect a free house, they just want to be able to buy something decent at a reasonable price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
“Nasty Piece of work” Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 2 hours ago, mathschoc said: Hearing her recognise the housing problem ...... She will say whatever the Tory Party thinks the audience wants to hear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ingermany Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 2 hours ago, Futuroid said: The problem for the Tories is that that applies to the Tory voters as much as the Labour voters. The old Tories just want free bed and breakfast and bum wiping for life. They will be offered a free one way trip to Zurich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doomed Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 21 minutes ago, Dorkins said: That's just lazy thinking. The 30somethings I know don't expect a free house, they just want to be able to buy something decent at a reasonable price. Where did I mention anything about free houses? I am just stating what I see on a daily basis. There has been a dramatic shift over my adult life where the state is expected to be guardian for all from cradle to grave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkins Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 10 minutes ago, doomed said: Where did I mention anything about free houses? I am just stating what I see on a daily basis. There has been a dramatic shift over my adult life where the state is expected to be guardian for all from cradle to grave. I don't know what age group you are but I don't see that attitude at all among my 20- and 30something colleagues. The state does little to help them and they don't expect it to either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doomed Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 2 minutes ago, Dorkins said: I don't know what age group you are but I don't see that attitude at all among my 20- and 30something colleagues. The state does little to help them and they don't expect it to either. See how they react if their taxes get put up then see if they react any different if they get told they can't get their pension until they are 85. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkins Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 2 minutes ago, doomed said: See how they react if their taxes get put up then see if they react any different if they get told they can't get their pension until they are 85. Not many people under 40 believe the state pension will exist by the time they retire. They (we) are a generation without hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doomed Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 11 minutes ago, Dorkins said: Not many people under 40 believe the state pension will exist by the time they retire. They (we) are a generation without hope. I am under 40 and whilst I agree with what you have stated it is not common amongst most people I speak to outside of the internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glental Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 She's full of shit. Her first speech banging on about helping the most needy in society made me laugh at the time. I used to believe this crap! Her lot know all of the problems, they're happy to acknowledge them too, just not willing to actually do anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
“Nasty Piece of work” Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 3 minutes ago, Glental said: Her lot know all of the problems, they're happy to acknowledge them too, just not willing to actually do anything. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sterling Loss Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Spare a thought for the victims of May's tear: http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/politics/politics-headlines/may-shed-tear-that-burned-through-three-floors-and-an-intern-20170713131830 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorrowToLeech Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 1 hour ago, Glental said: Her lot know all of the problems They should do, they went to a lot of trouble to cause them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorrowToLeech Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 5 hours ago, doomed said: The average voter just wants free shit, and more of it. If you see landlords and the elderly and bankers being given free lottery wins for nothing, and you see people who don't work being given money for nothing, it's pretty reasonable to wonder: 'Hey, where's all my free shit?' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doomed Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 46 minutes ago, DrBuyToLeech said: If you see landlords and the elderly and bankers being given free lottery wins for nothing, and you see people who don't work being given money for nothing, it's pretty reasonable to wonder: 'Hey, where's all my free shit?' I completely agree. People have been conditioned to believe the government can provide everything. People are in for a shock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear.getting.old Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 3 hours ago, Glental said: She's full of shit. Her first speech banging on about helping the most needy in society made me laugh at the time. I used to believe this crap! Her lot know all of the problems, they're happy to acknowledge them too, just not willing to actually do anything. What do you want her to do? Compete with Corbyn giving away his free shit and magic money tree? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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