O/T DUP still not playing ball..

[millmoormagic]

So, what would you do about the in work poverty, homelessness, foodbanks useage, in modern Britain Kerr?

You put together fine words in fine sentences that actually, when it comes down to it, mean absolutely nothing, care to tell me what you'd do, i think this is the 5th time of asking...

[KerrAvon]

So, what would you do about the in work poverty, homelessness, foodbanks useage, in modern Britain Kerr?

You put together fine words in fine sentences that actually, when it comes down to it, mean absolutely nothing, care to tell me what you'd do, i think this is the 5th time of asking...

Yesterday afternoon you didn't want me to answer your questions, but by the late evening you did. Make your mind up.

I'd accept that growing the economy is the only practical solution. To that end, I'd continue with the progress that has been made to reduce the budget deficit.

On homelessness, I'd accept that there will be no change until the supply side of the housing market is addressed. Whether the promises in the budget to do so amount to much remains to be seen. I would also accept that the complex reasons behind homelessness have existed under governments of every hue and will continue to do so.

What I wouldn't do is vote for a party that prioritises nationalising businesses over tackling poverty, advocates policies that will increase unemployment and inflation and which is willing to borrow billions to buy middle class votes by scrapping tuition fees - the progressive taxation solution to the question of how to fund such a high proportion of people going to university.

[millmoormagic]

Yesterday afternoon you didn't want me to answer your questions, but by the late evening you did. Make your mind up.

I'd accept that growing the economy is the only practical solution. To that end, I'd continue with the progress that has been made to reduce the budget deficit.

On homelessness, I'd accept that there will be no change until the supply side of the housing market is addressed. Whether the promises in the budget to do so amount to much remains to be seen. I would also accept that the complex reasons behind homelessness have existed under governments of every hue and will continue to do so.

What I wouldn't do is vote for a party that prioritises nationalising businesses over tackling poverty, advocates policies that will increase unemployment and inflation and which is willing to borrow billions to buy middle class votes by scrapping tuition fees - the progressive taxation solution to the question of how to fund such a high proportion of people going to university.

Dodged like a grey old politician learned in the dark art of...dodging, you just put a massive two fingers up to millions of people struggling week in week out fella, in short you don't give two f*cks.

The truth is we do have the wherewithall in this country to tackle it, properly, the people holding us back are the tories, yourself, the regressives.

You keep harping back to the 70's, in 1979 the proportion of kids living in poverty stood at 14%....In 2017 the proportion of kids living in poverty stands at 30% (4 million kids)

Bring back the 70's...