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Great news - austerity is over!

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    Great news - austerity is over!

    Theresa May: People need to know austerity is over

    Theresa May has predicted "better days ahead" after Brexit, with UK debt continuing to fall and support public services will go up.

    Addressing her party conference in Birmingham, the prime minister said people needed to know that austerity was over and "their hard work has paid off".

    Theresa May: People need to know austerity is over - BBC News

    It's party like it's 1999!

    #2
    "We're not going to win the next vote are we?"
    "Nope"
    "Crap. Tell the plebs what they want to hear."
    Last edited by vwdan; 3 October 2018, 16:18.

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      #3
      Does this mean I have to start paying my butler a living wage?

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        #4
        Originally posted by AtW View Post
        Theresa May: People need to know austerity is over

        Theresa May has predicted "better days ahead" after Brexit, with UK debt continuing to fall and support public services will go up.

        Addressing her party conference in Birmingham, the prime minister said people needed to know that austerity was over and "their hard work has paid off".

        Theresa May: People need to know austerity is over - BBC News

        It's party like it's 1999!
        Surely you've got contacts within the CBI, what are they saying?

        As a captain of industry, what are your thoughts?
        Old Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last.

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          #5
          Originally posted by AtW View Post
          Theresa May has predicted "better days ahead" after Brexit, with UK debt continuing to fall and support public services will go up.

          Let's party like it's 1999 7!
          …Maybe we ain’t that young anymore

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            #6
            Originally posted by Zigenare View Post
            Surely you've got contacts within the CBI, what are they saying?

            As a captain of industry, what are your thoughts?

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              #7
              Small print:


              "So, when we’ve secured a good Brexit deal for Britain, at the Spending Review next year we will set out our approach for the future."

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                #8
                Originally posted by AtW View Post
                Small print:


                "So, when we’ve secured a good Brexit deal for Britain, at the Spending Review next year we will set out our approach for the future."

                i.e. "when I'm retired on my massive tax-payer funded pension and running through fields all day, I'll be feeling better"
                …Maybe we ain’t that young anymore

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by AtW View Post
                  Theresa May: People need to know austerity is over

                  Theresa May has predicted "better days ahead" after Brexit, with UK debt continuing to fall and support public services will go up.

                  Addressing her party conference in Birmingham, the prime minister said people needed to know that austerity was over and "their hard work has paid off".

                  Theresa May: People need to know austerity is over - BBC News

                  It's party like it's 1999!
                  Debt is still rising not falling. The amount borrowed per year has gone down. The United Kingdom National Debt Clock 2018 Counter >> nationaldebtclock.co.uk
                  Last edited by Eirikur; 4 October 2018, 08:45.

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                    #10
                    We were in a period of austerity?

                    Must have missed that....

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