Conservative Party Manifesto launch for General Election 2017

[s28]

Some of the policies in tomorrows manifesto seem to be leaking out tonight

As you might expect from a Party which has been in power for 7 years and increased National Debt from £900bn to £1800bn they are out of ideas

 

[Robert]

Hmmm. Broadly speaking, it is more of the same. I like the slightly increased MoD budget as I read a report that our ships are going to run out of SSM missiles and there are no more!

The change to a National Care Service is a good idea.

People put into long-term care will be able to keep the last £100K of their assets, which is a good idea. Care for the elderly is the big issue from now on.....

 

[Markhor]

Hmmm. Broadly speaking, it is more of the same. I like the slightly increased MoD budget as I read a report that our ships are going to run out of SSM missiles and there are no more!

The change to a National Care Service is a good idea.

People put into long-term care will be able to keep the last £100K of their assets, which is a good idea. Care for the elderly is the big issue from now on.....

Social care definitely needs reform but according to Andrew Dilnot, who was asked to commission a report on social care by the Coalition, says the Tory social care proposals announced today will leave many elderly folk helpless.

The BBC's Nick Triggle has done an excellent job explaining the policy and it appears to be a complete eyewash !

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39957879

 

[Markhor]

And here comes the U-turn on the social care policy.

 

[s28]

But it's not a u-turn they are simply claiming they will have a consultation and may have a cap but not saying what level

Complete farce

<blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en-gb"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">TV reactions to May's shambolic news conference:<br><br>•BBC Panic<br>•Sky Manifesto of Chaos<br>•ITV Buckled<br>•C4 Weak & Wobbly<a href="https://t.co/6eBaQr7u9U">pic.twitter.com/6eBaQr7u9U</a></p>— Eoin (@LabourEoin) <a href="https://twitter.com/LabourEoin/status/866643469003042820">22 May 2017</a></blockquote>
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[Robert]

And here comes the U-turn on the social care policy.

#weakandwobbly

 

[KingKhanWC]

Scrapping free school meals for infants by May is not too different when Thatcher scrapped free milk for schoolchildren.

This party loves to attack the most vunerable in society.

 

[Robert]

Scrapping free school meals for infants by May is not too different when Thatcher scrapped free milk for schoolchildren.

Actually that was Labour legislation passed during the Wilson government. When Heath became PM the legislation was enacted. Thatcher was his Education Secretary and got the blame.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Actually that was Labour legislation passed during the Wilson government. When Heath became PM the legislation was enacted. Thatcher was his Education Secretary and got the blame.

Fair enough, thanks for correcting me, I've only read it was Thatcher.

Another strange move by the CONservatives.

Conservatives quietly bin pledge to ban ivory trade in 2017 manifesto

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...o-scrap-pledge-illegal-poaching-a7748581.html

 

[Robert]

That was back in the day when there were still One Nation Tories who cared about poor people.

 

[s28]

she seems to be losing it

<blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en-gb"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It's been a bad week for Theresa Mayhem. One might even call it a "Disaster". SATIRE ALERT! THIS IS NOT FAKE NEWS! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DementiaTax?src=hash">#DementiaTax</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NastyParty?src=hash">#NastyParty</a> <a href="https://t.co/IPmvuH7ORG">pic.twitter.com/IPmvuH7ORG</a></p>— EL4C (@EL4JC) <a href="https://twitter.com/EL4JC/status/866689689083932673">22 May 2017</a></blockquote>
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