I just mean looking at all aspects of spending and reassessing our priorities
An extra few million here and then for some headlines doesn't really make a long terms difference they need to start thinking differently but in terms of the current spending some (not all by any means) foreign aid/international development spending is an utter joke. There is also a lot of wastage (not least in government itself and the money wasted on the ever burgeoning house of lords full of failed MPs and cronies) and I think there should be more means testing of matters, particularly with the current and next generation of pensioners.
Plus of course we'll have £350m a week back from the EU to spend on the NHS ;-)
Posted By: Jim on February 24th 2017 at 11:13:41
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- The vocal minority.... (General Chat) - usacanary, Feb 24, 03:52:43
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- Probably because most sensible people realise that the NHS has suffered under either party (General Chat) - Jim, Feb 24, 08:24:55
- Your thoughts are very valid ... voting public have very short memories however (n/m) (General Chat) - Gob on a Stick, Feb 24, 08:29:15
- One hope I have over Brexit is that the current climate perhaps lends itself more to (General Chat) - Jim, Feb 24, 08:33:43
- That rather depends what you mean by radical. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 24, 08:52:25
- I just mean looking at all aspects of spending and reassessing our priorities (General Chat) - Jim, Feb 24, 11:13:41
- Problem with means testing is that often the costs to set up the means testing (General Chat) - megson, Feb 24, 12:09:22
- like one massive shared database and Universal Credit? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Feb 24, 12:41:50
- ha ha, are you going all Admiral Ackbar on me here Ralf? lol (General Chat) - megson, Feb 24, 12:52:29
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- ha ha, are you going all Admiral Ackbar on me here Ralf? lol (General Chat) - megson, Feb 24, 12:52:29
- True, not easy but in this day and age surely they can find a way (n/m) (General Chat) - Jim, Feb 24, 12:27:37
- like one massive shared database and Universal Credit? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Feb 24, 12:41:50
- foreign aid helps educate the doctors and nurses that keep the NHS going (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Feb 24, 11:32:20
- I said SOME. 0.7% of the budget is £12 billion quid a year. (n/m) (General Chat) - Jim, Feb 24, 11:45:51
- No it isn't (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Feb 24, 11:48:36
- NHS budget that is (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Feb 24, 11:51:36
- No we spend 0.7 of our overall spending/budget on foreign aid/international development (General Chat) - Jim, Feb 24, 11:54:57
- "something of a red herring" (General Chat) - APB, Feb 24, 12:50:03
- No we spend 0.7 of our overall spending/budget on foreign aid/international development (General Chat) - Jim, Feb 24, 11:54:57
- NHS budget that is (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Feb 24, 11:51:36
- No it isn't (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Feb 24, 11:48:36
- I said SOME. 0.7% of the budget is £12 billion quid a year. (n/m) (General Chat) - Jim, Feb 24, 11:45:51
- and tax avoidance as well! (n/m) (General Chat) - Jim, Feb 24, 11:14:33
- Problem with means testing is that often the costs to set up the means testing (General Chat) - megson, Feb 24, 12:09:22
- his balming of foreign aid for the NHS being short on cash is probably a good clue (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Feb 24, 09:56:10
- Certainly a euphemism for something. (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Feb 24, 09:42:10
- building a big wall and getting Europe to pay for? (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Feb 24, 08:57:09
- Cuntish obviously (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Feb 24, 08:56:45
- I just mean looking at all aspects of spending and reassessing our priorities (General Chat) - Jim, Feb 24, 11:13:41
- That rather depends what you mean by radical. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 24, 08:52:25
- One hope I have over Brexit is that the current climate perhaps lends itself more to (General Chat) - Jim, Feb 24, 08:33:43
- Your thoughts are very valid ... voting public have very short memories however (n/m) (General Chat) - Gob on a Stick, Feb 24, 08:29:15
- Probably because most sensible people realise that the NHS has suffered under either party (General Chat) - Jim, Feb 24, 08:24:55
- Corbyn is hugely unpopular. Toxic with voters. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Feb 24, 07:41:20
- They should be ... i remain incredulous how Labour can't impact on the state of the NHS (n/m) (General Chat) - Gob on a Stick, Feb 24, 07:41:50
- The vocal minority.... (General Chat) - usacanary, Feb 24, 03:52:43
- scum wins copeland (n/m) (General Chat) - earthleakage, Feb 24, 03:10:17
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