Nigel Has a Plan........Or Two

Started by Raven, August 26, 2025, 09:27:32 AM

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Ashy

Labour introduced legislation which arguably was beneficial. 

The National Health Service
Health and Safety at Work Act
Consumer legislation including Unsolicited Goods & Services
Tests and restrictions on Heavy Goods Vehicle drivers and enhanced testing on the vehicles
Subsidies for rural bus routes but they enacted the Beeching cuts
and they nearly got away with restrictions on trade union activities that were actually enacted by the conservatives

JBR

Quote from: klondike on August 28, 2025, 09:55:02 PMYou must either have a very vivid imagination or be in the billionaire category yourself  :grin:

https://www.politics.co.uk/reference/tony-blair-net-worth-how-wealthy-is-the-former-labour-leader/
My assumption that his money is running a bit low was, of course, a parody.  He is, without doubt, exceedingly rich.

Bliar, in common with most, if not all, ex-PMs, has benefited financially from his tenure of that position.  I can suggest, without fear of contradiction, that few, or almost certainly none at all of such senior politicians are pecuniarily disadvantaged!

I could also add that even TwoTierKeir, despite only having held such an immensely elevated position for one year, is almost certainly to be already rolling in money beyond imagination!

Some would suggest that a person having led this country, even for only one year, in such an exemplary fashion should deserve to become a multi-millionaire.
Should he hell!
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klondike

He was hardly short of s bob or two well before he became PM. Nor was Blair but I doubt many have enriched themselves as much as he did unless they were well off before.

JBR

Quote from: klondike on August 28, 2025, 11:03:58 PMHe was hardly short of s bob or two well before he became PM. Nor was Blair but I doubt many have enriched themselves as much as he did unless they were well off before.
Indeed.  For most, the 'honour' of leading this country into either success or failure is certainly remunerative... regardless of whether they result in success or failure!
I am quite sure of which particular outcome our present incumbent deserves.
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klondike

A one way trip to the Tower of London with resurrected Treason Laws and penalties would be my choice

JBR

Quote from: klondike on Yesterday at 06:17:51 AMA one way trip to the Tower of London with resurrected Treason Laws and penalties would be my choice
I completely agree.  Unfortunately, that is highly unlikely.
The more I see, including some of his party now disagreeing with him, hopefully he will be on his bike, perhaps along with those two women who support him in his antics.  None of them have done any good that I can think of, other than feathering their own nests.
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klondike

If the party boot him out at their conference in a couple of months time just consider who we'll be getting instead. Hopefully only as an interim but who knows? Hope she doesn't flick her fag ash on the White House carpet if she gets an invite.

JBR

Quote from: klondike on Yesterday at 11:22:00 AMIf the party boot him out at their conference in a couple of months time just consider who we'll be getting instead. Hopefully only as an interim but who knows? Hope she doesn't flick her fag ash on the White House carpet if she gets an invite.
Yes, I know who you mean.  Rough as a**eholes, and thick with it.  Typical Labour.
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klondike

She maybe thick but I guarantee she's got loads more money than me. Typical politician of any party.

Diasi

Quote from: klondike on August 28, 2025, 11:03:58 PMHe was hardly short of s bob or two well before he became PM. Nor was Blair but I doubt many have enriched themselves as much as he did unless they were well off before.
Blair introduced all the Human Rights laws because his missus was a human rights lawyer.
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JBR

Quote from: Diasi on Yesterday at 05:05:11 PMBlair introduced all the Human Rights laws because his missus was a human rights lawyer.
Human rights lawyers support all humans' rights.  However, if you examine which particular humans benefit from the support of their rights, perhaps it appears that they may be biased in that regard.
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klondike

The biggest beneficiaries of the Human Rights Act are human rights lawyers.

A human usually only benefits at most a handful of times and runs the risk of losing and copping a bill (other than our unwanted guest who get taxpayer funding). A human rights lawyers gets umpteen payouts win or lose.

JBR

Quote from: klondike on Yesterday at 06:45:17 PMThe biggest beneficiaries of the Human Rights Act are human rights lawyers.

A human usually only benefits at most a handful of times and runs the risk of losing and copping a bill (other than our unwanted guest who get taxpayer funding). A human rights lawyers gets umpteen payouts win or lose.
It would be nice if we could go for a holiday in a nice attractive place, like a South Sea island on the basis of the sort of support we provide for our 'recent arrivals'.
No need to work, absolutely everything provided at no cost, lovely accommodation and police protection from any anti-social locals.  It would definitely be necessary for the place to have free human rights lawyers.
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