The conservatives have always as far back as you care to go looked after the rich....they have a 'hands off' approach to the poorest members of society.
I despise what they are doing to this country, and to public services and teachers in particular!
I wish we could get rid of them, as part of the coalition though I'm glad the Lib Dems get a say in decisions a la quid pro quo...Otherwise they would compleatly destroy the fabric of this country.
When will people realise they WANT an us and them society?

Erm, joey, as I've pointed out "big business and wealthy owners of business" are not having their growth limited - they're all getting wealthier by the minute ..... as for "needing" to employ people to "build their empires and wealth", that's patently not true of an economy which no longer has a manufacturing base and which relies for much of its weath generation on the movement of money around the world, which activity is controlled by the top 1% wealthiest people in the UK, including Cameron and Osborne .....

If you're still in "education" and being supported by either parents or the state or both then you have no idea what it's like to be one of the 2.65m unemployed and their dependants, or one of the tens of thousands taking a pay cut or freeze, while trying to keep a family together with a roof over their heads and food on the table .....

Dream on ..... Cameron's Cronies are making hay while the sun still shines and say "Sod Off" to the rest of us .....do you really think that the current crop of politicians are thinking of the "good of the country"?

All their "networking" is centred around establishing contacts for making money, either in the short term or the long, a practice perfected by Thatcher and Blair, who were never found with their hands in the till while in office but who made millions from their "fame" thereafter .....

Yea, I've met them both, but even then I wouldn't presume to "know" what they're thinking - they both certainly came across as smug and patronising ..... :yuk:

Omah, students have a really tough time at Uni, I am very fortunate to be supported fully by my parents ,yes, however I know many people who are unemployed and the struggles they have, studying law as well as politics, I need to know all there is for such people who are in need as to their rights.

I tell you something, a great deal of people you would term as struggling, would say they struggled less under the Conservatives than they did when Labour was in.

I think you are wrong in your perception of big business and the wealthy owners of business, so we will have to just agree to disagree on that one

It is said Cameron and Osborne are posh boys and have no understanding as to ordinary people, that is a charge laid at the door of a fair few Conservative politicians, surprisingly not laid at Tony Blairs for some reason, yet during his time as PM, the gap between richest and poorest got 'worse' than it was under the 18 years of Conservative Govt.

I don't need to dream on Omah and if all you can do is ridicule rather than present facts then I think it is best we leave things where they are on this now.
All my best to you, I agree a lot with what you say at times ,in this mini debate we seem poles apart though and are going round in circles.

joey, "knowing people who are unemployed" is not the same as being unemployed with a family to support and bills to pay ..... :nono:

So you say - where are your statistics ?

I think that your complete lack of experience in the business world leads you to that erroneous conclusion ..... :wink:

joey, as I've pointed out, the gap between richest and poorest is now 'worse' than it was before the First World War and long before the first Labour government of 1924 ..... :idc:

joey, you have, as yet, not presented any facts, just expressed your unsubstantiated opinions ..... :hmph:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17819623

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2...gant-posh-boys

So why do you think labour did not win the last election?lol they brought Britain to it's knees,now someone has to try and pick it up,I despise Labour for what they did to this country,I was always a Labour voter until Blair thought he was the second coming,do you really believe they would get us back on our feet again?we may not be there yet but at least we are going in the right direction,I guess labour as they are now are great for people who want something for nothing.they'll borrow to keep the voters sweet,they can always leave their mess for someone else.

Excellent, well thought-through post as usual joey.

:hugesmile: One tries one's best Livia.

Seriously, thank you,it is praise indeed when it comes from you.

Someone has to try and pick it up...How do you do that...
By deprofessionalizing teachers and public services?
By aiding fatcat bosses of payday loans companies who charge 4000% interest to trap the poor into a spiral of debt?
By creating a north/south pay divide?
By creating a panic over fuel and chipping away at workers rights?
By tearing apart the NHS?
No...It's not i'm afraid.

Sorry,I disagree with all the above,people need to stop and think of just how lucky we are in this country,times are hard we all have to do our bit to help get us back on our feet,and it was not the government that made people go out and greedily FILL up their cars etc,common sense would have been to top it up a little, infact i think that was the words used but as usual people panic and as for tearing the NHS apart it's all propaganda on Labours part it will never happen,not under the Conservatives anyway.

Tory donor snubs 'arrogant' Cameron
 

Snobbery is disgusting... but no less disgusting than inverted snobbery. Assuming someone from a privileged background is a chinless wonder out of touch with reality is no different from assuming someone from a working class background is a jobless chav.

Cameron will try to avoid close dealings with tax-dodging businessmen
 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz1t082RiCG

Only 'Generally' ?

Ah, he'll make exceptions for billionaire buddies ..... :rolleyes: