Don't Let Them Get Away With It

Just because it's bad news they're telling you, doesn't mean it's not spin. Don't let them get away with it. http://thecutswontwork.co.uk

To read the full argument, see the sources and links supporting each quote and figure, and the follow up comments go to http://bit.ly/economyrant

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[flowerfaerie087]

The Tories are supremely privileged? Yet get on this girl's posh accent!

Apart from that, good video. x

[hknicklin]

@flowerfaerie087 Often heard I have a 'neutral' accent, but not posh. Born in Kent to a police officer and social worker, lived most of my life in Lincolnshire, first person of the history of my family to go to uni, single parent family. Think the accent is just the north/south collide. Midlands neutral. But either way don't see why it should stop me pointing out Tory privilege. Privilege doesn't make you a bad person, not being aware of the effect it has and countering it does.

[GlasgowTelevision]

Labour and the tories and all the rest of them are the same ..... they don't give a fuck for me and you ..... they just want a big wage for themselves .If they stopped letting the police run the place .then . we wouldn't have imunune from prosecution crooks which fuels the fear the cops love, and the public nows needs protected from .. All our societys problems that immunity causes would dissolve .our prisons and hospitals and courts would be empty and the cops and Co.would be unemployed .

[hknicklin]

@GlasgowTelevision I disagree profoundly. Politicians have to work within a system and media which makes them look similar, but Labour have very different roots (working class) and values (equality, opportunity, support) to the Tories. Also could you re-iterate the rest of your point about a police state? Not entirely sure what you're getting at.

[ParokialManhekle2O1O]

Spot on kid, and isn't it such a shame it's the only way they know how to make the country ripe or attractive for investment. Twas ever thus, I've just 'discovered' you with stumbleupon btw, as you're like's disabled; hope that helps your hits.

[hknicklin]

@ParokialManhekle2O1O thanks, didn't realise they were disabled, fixed now, so rate away :)

[TheVoid]

@hknicklin Is countering a privilege a neccessity?

[flowerfaerie087]

@hknicklin Nahh, I don't really think that at all!  It just sounded funny to me (:

[peskipantz]

repost as much as possible.

[TimMiddleton]

Well done. This is the perfect riposte to all of the appalling lies we have been spoon-fed since May.