tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10815380.post5148399734908719363..comments2024-03-14T12:42:51.995+00:00Comments on Chris Whiteside's Blog: Autumn StatementChris Whitesidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02888720969479013951noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10815380.post-16194079011590898302011-12-06T08:48:00.624+00:002011-12-06T08:48:00.624+00:00I can't disagree with ay of that.I can't disagree with ay of that.Chris Whitesidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02888720969479013951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10815380.post-31172333670134534362011-12-05T16:56:36.878+00:002011-12-05T16:56:36.878+00:00One of the reasons why we are so skint is because ...One of the reasons why we are so skint is because of expenditure on a whole host of activities that could be labelled as "tail wagging the dog" activities. Here in Sittingbourne,I was amazed to discover that the local council produces various documents in Welsh ! Now if we lived in rural northwest Wales this can be justified, but I simply refuse to believe that there is a single person living locally here who can only speak Welsh. <br /> Cutting foreign aid to India would also help - remember they have a space programme, nuclear weapons and unbelievably their own foreign aid scheme !Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10815380.post-74921302942898271182011-12-04T23:24:13.228+00:002011-12-04T23:24:13.228+00:00I take your point. I would love to see the pension...I take your point. I would love to see the pension raid reversed tomorrow, but with the economy and the public finances in the state they are, finding six billion a year would be extremely difficult.Chris Whitesidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02888720969479013951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10815380.post-49664691489381110392011-12-04T09:58:02.333+00:002011-12-04T09:58:02.333+00:00Chris, I despise the Labour party as much as you d...Chris, I despise the Labour party as much as you do - maybe Osborne could reverse Gordon Brown's pension raid tomorrow - I won't hold my breath !Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10815380.post-65932354713282193202011-12-03T21:48:24.656+00:002011-12-03T21:48:24.656+00:00The government is taking a whole series of steps t...The government is taking a whole series of steps to try to get the economy moving and cut the deficit. There are a lot of different causes for the difficult situation we find ourselves in - incompetence by some merchant bankers around the world is certainly one of them. <br /><br />The Eurozone crisis is another - and if you're talking about world class incompetence, a certain team who made a £6 billion a year raid on pension funds, sold Britain's gold reserves at the bottom of the market, spent four pounds for every three coming into the Exchequer and doubled the national debt made their contribution to the present mess.Chris Whitesidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02888720969479013951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10815380.post-85828978937538883022011-11-30T08:41:39.589+00:002011-11-30T08:41:39.589+00:00In brief, because of the greed and incompetence of...In brief, because of the greed and incompetence of Osborne's banker chums, they're going to filch in my pockets to make up the shortfall.Timnoreply@blogger.com