Beginning of the end of the Labour Party?

EarthRod

They have.

Since the corporation tax cuts they have increased the tax take.

Why would we increase it again if it could lead to less money being raised?

gizlaroc

I mean stop the large corporations from tax dodging.

gizlaroc

I think a woman on the radio hit the nail on the head the other day.

She said that she was told back in the 80s by the Labour Women to go to University, go for equality, get good qualifications and work hard to move up the workplace ladder, put in the hours and you will see the rewards.
She said I did all that and have always voted labour, but now it seems that once you get there you are vilified by the left, it took her 40 years to get a job where she is earning enough to no longer be struggling and now she hears labour say "We are coming after the rich, anyone who earns £70k a year we will tax harder."
She said that is her, she earns £71k a year, takes home £3900 a month, but she lives in London where her mortgage is £2600 a month, so is only left with £1300 a month for bills, food, savings.


And that is the problem with going for an earning bracket, £70k a year in Yorkshire might be a lot, in London it is not, especially if you are at the age where one of you is working and the other looking after the children.

Like she said on the radio, I did everything Labour told me to do and after 40 years I got there, and once you are there they hate you!

Bl4ckGryph0n

The Labour Party of today is not the same as 40 years ago.

In those days almost all big business was government controlled, all services were government controlled and most working people were members of a Trade Union.

Those days are gone and the Labour Party is floundering.

The Dude

63 Con
54 UKIP
46 Labour
45 Lib

IronGiant

I had more than 50% in common with half a dozen parties and the top three  only 3% apart, just goes to show how little there is to choose between them

(or the questionnaire is bollocks )

krish

garbage in garbage out, and doesn't account for confidence and trust in the parties and their leaders, or their downright lies

                                                                                                                                                        

Pacifico

Considering that Labour don't have any fixed policies yet I don't see how this questionnaire actually works

IronGiant

Good point

krish

No manifesto has been published. The whole thing is nonsense.