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    Never had it so good

    Have we discussed dangerously out of touch millionaire Tory politicians?


    A senior adviser to David Cameron has apologised to the Prime Minister for telling a newspaper the majority of British people have "never had it so good".

    Lord Young of Graffham said the Bank of England's decision to keep the base rate at a record low of 0.5% since March 2009 had left many homeowners up to £600 a month better off since the start of the "so-called recession".

    He also told the Daily Telegraph people would look back and "wonder what all the fuss was about".
    Guy Fawkes - "The last man to enter Parliament with honourable intentions."

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    KUATB
    Coffee's for closers

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      #3
      He's stepped down now

      Banished to a life of shooting pheasants and playing bridge no doubt..
      "Is someone you don't like allowed to say something you don't like? If that is the case then we have free speech."- Elon Musk

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        #4
        Oh ffs, sacked for getting caught telling the truth.

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          #5
          Originally posted by TimberWolf View Post
          Oh ffs, sacked for getting caught telling the truth.
          That would never have happened under New Labour.

          “The period of the disintegration of the European Union has begun. And the first vessel to have departed is Britain”

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            #6
            Sacking? Or getting caught? Or telling the truth?
            Originally posted by MaryPoppins
            I'd still not breastfeed a nazi
            Originally posted by vetran
            Urine is quite nourishing

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              #7
              Originally posted by d000hg View Post
              Sacking? Or getting caught? Or telling the truth?
              Apparently he was unpaid but my money's on 'made to step down'
              "Is someone you don't like allowed to say something you don't like? If that is the case then we have free speech."- Elon Musk

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                #8
                BBC News - Theo Paphitis defends Lord Young's recession comments

                he was concerned that "some half-wit" would replace Lord Young.
                Or at least someone who doesn't let the cat out of the bag.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Alf W View Post
                  Those who are in mortgage debt have never ever had a better recession than this one - it's the truth.

                  Sadly everyone else gets hammered - renters still pay high rent and inflation on food/fuel kills disposable income.
                  Last edited by AtW; 21 November 2010, 12:16.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by AtW View Post
                    Those who are in mortgage debt have never ever had a better recession than this one - it's the truth.

                    Sadly everyone else gets hammered - renters still pay high rent and inflation on food/fuel kills disposable income.
                    Just owning a house is half as good (as having a mortgage), at least compared to cash savings, as houses won't be as affected by inflation. Assuming house prices don't crash.

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