David Craig, on April 11th, 2015It has been a great week for empty promises from those political pygmies who would rule over us after the May general election.
Here are just a few of the main ones:
MONDAY
SNP Retirement pension age freeze
TUESDAY
Ukip Minimum 2% GDP for defence
Greens 5% VAT on housing repairs
WEDNESDAY
Labour “Non-dom” status to be abolished (or perhaps just changed slightly)
Tories Exam resits for pupils at 11 if they don’t reach the necessary level in English and Maths
Tories Three days paid leave each year for volunteering
Lib Dems £100m prize fund for low-emission cars
THURSDAY
Tories Full renewal of Trident
Labour Partial renewal of Trident
Labour One-to-one careers advice for teenagers
Ukip End to “tampon tax”
Lib Dems £250m for “digital” NHS
FRIDAY
Labour £800m for local policing
Tories Five-year freeze for rail fares
Lib Dems Help-to-rent scheme for young people
SATURDAY
Labour Personal midwife for every mother
Tories Same-day GP appointments for the over-75s
Tories An extra £8bn for the NHS by 2020
Most of these promises are going to cost us an awful lot of money. Meanwhile our national debt shoots ever upwards increasing at around £5,170 per second http://www.nationaldebtclock.co.uk/
How will our politicians pay for their snowstorm of promises?
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There was a time when this may have seemed like bribing a gullible electorate with their own money. But few people now generate any wealth; most are exclusively consumers. With government creating ever more phoney money out of thin air, it is only a matter of time before the Ponzi comes crashing down. So perhaps in some regards none off this really matters.
VIDEO
The Fall of the United Kingdom – Coming Catastrophes in the UK Economy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-ibcORs4I4
Thanks Peter. Interesting link. So much so that I watched the whole thing.