migmogs wrote:Malapapa wrote:migmogs wrote:I have a funny feeling
that
folks are not as un made up as they apear to be
and that the Tories are going to win
because no-one wants our borders kept wide open....our own men and women need jobs.....
and every one knows that we are in a complete and utter financial mess because of the Blair.....Brown ....13 year give it away mindset
The financial mess has been caused, in no small measure by the Iraq war and also by "light touch" regulation of the financial services industry - neither of which the Tories (Her Majesty's opposition at the time) opposed. Don't kid ourself. The Tories would have created the same mess.
there is more to the financilal mess than those 2 issues
we have given Bilions away to people from other countries in benefits who should never have been given them
example.....an imigrant comes here to the uk to work...lowers the basic wages...says that he/she has children back home.....and then gets family tax credits on top of their wages to send back to the eastern block
tax credits where put into place to help uk families on lower incomes to manage.......not for all and sundry to come here and take
a family I know.....came here 20 years ago from hungary....they worked and settled here.....they have just brought over their mother to live with them.......I have no problems with their mother coming here to live..but within 6 months.....this lady was given.....DLA.....Attendance Allowance....Housing Benefit......and they where given Carers Allowance for taking care of her.........now this is a lady that has never been in the uk before..and doesn't speak one word of english.....and she has never paid a penny into our economy
and she is NOT alone...there are 1000's and 1000's of people comming into the UK just for our benefits
yearly on this one
and NO I am NOT racist at all
and I have completely bought into the 50's and 60's multi racial society
but
all I want is fairness
my own husband was seriously injured 22 months ago...and is extremely ill
can he get any of the benefits that he has paid into for the last 30 odd years NO
can we move to a hotter climate within the Euro zone........without our own money to keep us afloat so that he can have better health......NO
we will have to pay our own way..to get him the warmer climate that he needs..and that's ok by me.I understand that other countries can't keep people who have NOT paid into their system
so why can't the uk adopt the same principles that other countries in Europe have adopted?
it's a one way curve ball that has been placed on the UK and it is crippling us ALL financially
and for the future for our children and their children
we HAVE to close our borders
and NOT let CLegg or Labour back into the equation