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UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER
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RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER
(November 22, 2011 at 4:49 pm)Tiberius Wrote: No. It's just that in order to stop the cuts, they'd have to either reduce spending somewhere, or increase taxes somewhere. Nobody wants a tax increase, and nobody seems to want the reduction of spending anywhere either.

If I were in charge, I'd end the wars, slash the military budget, and have the current military as a defensive measure rather than an attacking force. Then I'd use the money saved to stabilise what needs stabilising. The current government won't do that, because they are a bunch of authoritarians who like policing the world.

This. I wouldn't necessarily agree with the military thing (specifically, I think we only went to war in Iraq and Afghanistan because we were kissing Bush's arse, but the Libya thing was different, they were actually asking for our help). We do need more money though, and the army uses up a lot of it.

The other thing that uses up a lot of money and annoys me is the Civil Service, which currently has more employees than the total number of people living in my city (even if you go by the "full time equivalent").
(November 22, 2011 at 5:01 pm)Tiberius Wrote: I'd also reduce the excessive salaries of those working in government, put more power in the hands of local councils, make the House of Lords electable, and introduce a policy whereby for every law enacted, two archaic laws are repealed.

You sound like my dad! Tongue
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UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by bozo - November 22, 2011 at 3:38 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by 5thHorseman - November 22, 2011 at 3:40 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by downbeatplumb - November 22, 2011 at 3:58 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by Tiberius - November 22, 2011 at 4:10 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by downbeatplumb - November 22, 2011 at 4:40 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by Jaysyn - November 22, 2011 at 4:43 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by bozo - November 22, 2011 at 6:20 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by reverendjeremiah - November 26, 2011 at 4:12 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by Ace Otana - November 22, 2011 at 4:33 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by Tiberius - November 22, 2011 at 4:49 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by Jaysyn - November 22, 2011 at 4:53 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by edk - November 22, 2011 at 5:10 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by downbeatplumb - November 22, 2011 at 5:01 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by Tiberius - November 22, 2011 at 5:01 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by 5thHorseman - November 22, 2011 at 5:02 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by Ace Otana - November 22, 2011 at 6:32 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by 5thHorseman - November 22, 2011 at 6:32 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by Minimalist - November 22, 2011 at 6:34 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by bozo - November 22, 2011 at 6:43 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by Tiberius - November 22, 2011 at 7:00 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by bozo - November 22, 2011 at 7:09 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by Tiberius - November 22, 2011 at 7:16 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by bozo - November 22, 2011 at 7:35 pm
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RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by Jaysyn - November 22, 2011 at 8:58 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by edk - November 22, 2011 at 11:41 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by reverendjeremiah - November 26, 2011 at 4:20 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by Tiberius - November 22, 2011 at 7:47 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by fr0d0 - November 23, 2011 at 3:03 am
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by downbeatplumb - November 23, 2011 at 1:22 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by Tiberius - November 23, 2011 at 3:36 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by bozo - November 23, 2011 at 3:36 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by 5thHorseman - November 23, 2011 at 3:41 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by Tiberius - November 23, 2011 at 3:47 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by bozo - November 23, 2011 at 5:08 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by 5thHorseman - November 23, 2011 at 3:57 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by fr0d0 - November 23, 2011 at 5:06 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by Tiberius - November 23, 2011 at 5:37 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by bozo - November 23, 2011 at 6:01 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by Violet - November 23, 2011 at 5:43 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by padraic - November 25, 2011 at 2:50 am
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by Norfolk And Chance - November 25, 2011 at 6:28 am
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by bozo - November 25, 2011 at 4:50 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by Norfolk And Chance - November 25, 2011 at 4:53 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by bozo - November 25, 2011 at 4:58 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by Norfolk And Chance - November 26, 2011 at 8:26 am
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by Tiberius - November 26, 2011 at 9:39 am
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by bozo - November 26, 2011 at 1:45 pm
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RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by kılıç_mehmet - November 26, 2011 at 4:18 pm
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RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by Tiberius - November 26, 2011 at 6:22 pm
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RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by Tiberius - November 26, 2011 at 8:37 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by bozo - November 27, 2011 at 6:16 am
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by reverendjeremiah - November 26, 2011 at 11:58 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by 5thHorseman - November 26, 2011 at 6:39 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by bozo - November 26, 2011 at 6:40 pm
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RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by reverendjeremiah - November 27, 2011 at 2:08 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by Tiberius - November 27, 2011 at 3:11 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by Violet - November 27, 2011 at 2:37 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by The Grand Nudger - November 27, 2011 at 2:48 pm
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RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by bozo - November 27, 2011 at 6:12 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by fr0d0 - November 30, 2011 at 6:05 am
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by bozo - November 30, 2011 at 6:41 am
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by reverendjeremiah - November 30, 2011 at 1:39 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by Violet - November 27, 2011 at 7:00 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by bozo - November 27, 2011 at 7:18 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by Violet - November 28, 2011 at 12:13 am
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by Tiberius - November 27, 2011 at 7:19 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by reverendjeremiah - November 27, 2011 at 7:24 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by The Grand Nudger - November 27, 2011 at 7:27 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by reverendjeremiah - November 27, 2011 at 7:44 pm
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RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by reverendjeremiah - November 27, 2011 at 8:50 pm
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RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by reverendjeremiah - November 27, 2011 at 9:17 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by Jaysyn - November 28, 2011 at 2:32 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by bozo - November 28, 2011 at 3:32 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by Autumnlicious - November 27, 2011 at 10:21 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by The Grand Nudger - November 27, 2011 at 11:13 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by The Grand Nudger - November 28, 2011 at 2:22 am
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by Violet - November 28, 2011 at 11:38 am
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by 5thHorseman - November 28, 2011 at 3:48 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by reverendjeremiah - November 28, 2011 at 5:46 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by Tiberius - November 28, 2011 at 6:22 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by Violet - November 29, 2011 at 1:31 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by reverendjeremiah - November 28, 2011 at 7:13 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by Tiberius - November 28, 2011 at 7:34 pm
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RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by reverendjeremiah - November 28, 2011 at 8:21 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by Violet - November 29, 2011 at 11:56 am
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by 5thHorseman - November 29, 2011 at 1:02 pm
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RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by reverendjeremiah - November 29, 2011 at 4:19 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by Tiberius - November 29, 2011 at 4:51 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by reverendjeremiah - November 29, 2011 at 5:04 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by bozo - November 29, 2011 at 6:02 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by bozo - November 30, 2011 at 7:44 am
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by bozo - November 30, 2011 at 3:06 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by reverendjeremiah - November 30, 2011 at 3:47 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by bozo - November 30, 2011 at 4:14 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by Tiberius - November 30, 2011 at 4:12 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by reverendjeremiah - November 30, 2011 at 4:29 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by Tiberius - November 30, 2011 at 4:47 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by reverendjeremiah - November 30, 2011 at 5:27 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by 5thHorseman - November 30, 2011 at 4:50 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by Tiberius - November 30, 2011 at 5:47 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by bozo - November 30, 2011 at 6:08 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by reverendjeremiah - November 30, 2011 at 6:31 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by Tiberius - December 1, 2011 at 6:17 pm
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by reverendjeremiah - December 2, 2011 at 2:22 am
RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER - by Tiberius - December 2, 2011 at 5:57 am

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