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election aftermath ?

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mailman71
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election aftermath ?

Post by mailman71 »

with the tories talking to the libs about a joint goverment will that mean there proposed privatisation of royal mail be one of the items put on the back burner.
dvbuk55
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Re: election aftermath ?w

Post by dvbuk55 »

mailman71 wrote:with the tories talking to the libs about a joint goverment will that mean there proposed privatisation of royal mail be one of the items put on the back burner.
If it's a Lib/Dem pact it will be goodnight Vienna. They are both minded for a full privatisation, still who knows with the political clout available :chuckle :chuckle

It's a pity someone else wasn't running Gordies campaign, all the snake oil must have been used up :cuppa
smokerjim
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Re: election aftermath ?w

Post by smokerjim »

dvbuk55 wrote:
mailman71 wrote:with the tories talking to the libs about a joint goverment will that mean there proposed privatisation of royal mail be one of the items put on the back burner.
If it's a Lib/Dem pact it will be goodnight Vienna. They are both minded for a full privatisation, still who knows with the political clout available :chuckle :chuckle

It's a pity someone else wasn't running Gordies campaign, all the snake oil must have been used up :cuppa
ALL of them want to privatise us - the only bit of sanity in the new parliment ( from our POV ) is Caroline Lucas gaining Brighton Pavillion for the Greens ( their avowed policy is to return us to a FULL Public Service & to maintain us as such ).

One slight glimmer is the Libs want a partial privatisation, ( with the remainder about 49% IIRC - going into an employee partnership scheme like John Lewis & Waitrose ) Labour & Tories want to sell us off, lock, stock & barrel, and in the short to medium term, it might not get off the ground.....but come the next government with an absolute majority, and all bets are off :sad:
I don't suppose your mouth bleeds every 28 days, does it?

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smelly_cat_lady
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Re: election aftermath ?

Post by smelly_cat_lady »

BTW you seem to be forgetting that the good old boys in blue will be having a public sector pay freeze for all workers earning over £18k a year. People like you and me, hard working people who have gone without a pay rise for 2 years. So, to all you lot who voted Lib Dem, you might as well have voted Tory. Good work suckers!!