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Thread #162243   Message #3859810
Posted By: Teribus
09-Jun-17 - 06:30 AM
Thread Name: Jeremy Corbyn is a great man
Subject: RE: Jeremy Corbyn is a great man
Cannot for the life of me see what makes him so great, or where saying that you are going to grant things to all, knowing full well that you will never be called upon to make good on your promises is the sign of leadership or greatness.

Last night was not as bad as it could have been. The pundits stated that the Labour vote came from the young. Corbyn promised them free tuition and the cancelling of existing Student loans to those currently at University - no wonder he got their votes. Had Labour actually won last night they would never have been able to make good on the promise without seriously damaging the Universities in England and Wales - because education is not free and sorry chaps the increase in Corporation Tax and hammering the top 5% would not raise revenue sufficient to stretch like a plastic plaster to cover everything else Labour had it marked down to pay for. Labour's answer is to borrow, i.e. just kick the can down the road and leave it future generations to pick the bill up - that is no different to what Blair and Brown did and we are all fully aware of what that led us to.

The so-called "Dementia Tax" increased the amount a person could keep by a factor of four and made it possible for payment to be made post-mortem. This was somehow seen as being something toxic compared to what currently exists whereby having paid into the NHS through Tax and National Insurance a person who has worked all their life has to realise any assets over the value of £23,500 while they are alive to pay for their care - no consideration given to the wife or spouse who must vacate the family home and then become a burden on the state as it would be up to the local council to then house him/her when the husband or wife goes into residential "care".

Thankfully, Brexit will go ahead, there is nothing anybody can do to stop it, the Bill has been passed by Westminster and Article 50 has been triggered. Theresa May and the Europhiles in her party brought us to where we are today and she should be compelled to remain as leader of the government until after the Brexit negotiations have been concluded that is what she committed to the day she put herself forward for leadership of a Conservative Party in Government. At least she will make a far better fist of it than Corbyn & Co.