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By *LCC OP   Couple
over a year ago

Cambridge

Corbyn has said that if he wins the general election he will create 4 new bank holidays (on the 4 patron saints days). Could this be a game changer?

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By *lorious hole bs16Man
over a year ago

Bristol

Don't think so..

I sense the majority of voters are comfortably off and don't want any radical change..

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By *LCC OP   Couple
over a year ago

Cambridge


"Don't think so..

I sense the majority of voters are comfortably off and don't want any radical change.."

Who doesn't love bank holidays?!?!!?!

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By *mcouple1Couple
over a year ago

nr warrington

Political campaigning mixed with religion?

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By *LCC OP   Couple
over a year ago

Cambridge


"Political campaigning mixed with religion? "

I don't think it's really got anything to do with religion, we do however have bank holidays for Easter and Christmas that I don't hear people complaining about.

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By *eanut Butter CupWoman
over a year ago

B & M Bargains


"Don't think so..

I sense the majority of voters are comfortably off and don't want any radical change..

Who doesn't love bank holidays?!?!!?!"

Me - I have to work them

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By *lem-H-FandangoMan
over a year ago

salisbury


"Don't think so..

I sense the majority of voters are comfortably off and don't want any radical change..

Who doesn't love bank holidays?!?!!?!"

The self employed.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

CODE RED!

CODE RED!

We have an escapee from the politics forum!

Who left the door unlocked down there

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What was his reasoning for this? The only people I know who actually celebrate their patron saint's day are the Irish, and they use it as a reason to get pissed.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Corbyn has said that if he wins the general election he will create 4 new bank holidays (on the 4 patron saints days). Could this be a game changer? "

no..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Makes you wonder why we havnt already got them !!

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By *onny MCMan
over a year ago

Crawley


"What was his reasoning for this? The only people I know who actually celebrate their patron saint's day are the Irish, and they use it as a reason to get pissed.

"

We can do that just as well for St George's Day, given half the chance.

Great idea as employers will pay for it, not his government.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Don't think so..

I sense the majority of voters are comfortably off and don't want any radical change..

Who doesn't love bank holidays?!?!!?!

The self employed. "

Yep

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Don't think so..

I sense the majority of voters are comfortably off and don't want any radical change.."

really? i don't see that at all...i think a very radical change is wanted by a huge amount of voters!

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By *lorious hole bs16Man
over a year ago

Bristol


"Don't think so..

I sense the majority of voters are comfortably off and don't want any radical change..

really? i don't see that at all...i think a very radical change is wanted by a huge amount of voters!"

Ok..you watch the election result..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Corbyn has said that if he wins the general election he will create 4 new bank holidays (on the 4 patron saints days). Could this be a game changer? "

No because he's still a toss pot. Pictures of him with ira leaders are still circulating widely and his plans for trident to be removed leave us weaker than an Italian regiment surrendering to a small child with a BB gun.

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By *isandreTV/TS
over a year ago

Durham

Corbyns idea of sitting down and talking to the IRA and see if it could bring peace to Northern Ireland really fucking worked out badly, didn't it?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Don't think so..

I sense the majority of voters are comfortably off and don't want any radical change..

really? i don't see that at all...i think a very radical change is wanted by a huge amount of voters!

Ok..you watch the election result.."

i didnt say he'd win, i would very much doubt that, but i still dont believe the majority of voters are happy with things as they are...i believe a big, maybe minority, but a big minority of people in this country definitely want a radical change....and are far from 'comfortably off'!

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By *onny MCMan
over a year ago

Crawley


"Don't think so..

I sense the majority of voters are comfortably off and don't want any radical change..

really? i don't see that at all...i think a very radical change is wanted by a huge amount of voters!

Ok..you watch the election result..

i didnt say he'd win, i would very much doubt that, but i still dont believe the majority of voters are happy with things as they are...i believe a big, maybe minority, but a big minority of people in this country definitely want a radical change....and are far from 'comfortably off'!"

Aren't these the same people who are already expecting that change to come from Brexit?

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

wouldn't work purely for the logicial reason that you would end up having march 1st, march 17th, good friday, easter monday, april 23, may day and spring bank holiday all in a short period of time.....

if he is going to to it... you would be better off spreading them out....

you have a huge period between jan till easter... late may till late aug, and then late aug till xams where there is nothing....

even if you were to create 3.... if you were to still bank holidays at even spaces in those 3... lets say mid feb, mid july, and late october,.... that would be much better!!!!

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By *isandreTV/TS
over a year ago

Durham

That was why many voted brexit. They are having a rethink of that little protest. They thought the words on the side of the bus were more than mere words to con them. And about a quarter of them thought we didn't need to leave the single market.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Don't think so..

I sense the majority of voters are comfortably off and don't want any radical change..

really? i don't see that at all...i think a very radical change is wanted by a huge amount of voters!

Ok..you watch the election result..

i didnt say he'd win, i would very much doubt that, but i still dont believe the majority of voters are happy with things as they are...i believe a big, maybe minority, but a big minority of people in this country definitely want a radical change....and are far from 'comfortably off'!

Aren't these the same people who are already expecting that change to come from Brexit? "

not the same people im thinking of ,no...but im sure many people who voted for brexit also hope for a radical change as a result.

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By *isandreTV/TS
over a year ago

Durham


"wouldn't work purely for the logicial reason that you would end up having march 1st, march 17th, good friday, easter monday, april 23, may day and spring bank holiday all in a short period of time.....

if he is going to to it... you would be better off spreading them out....

you have a huge period between jan till easter... late may till late aug, and then late aug till xams where there is nothing....

even if you were to create 3.... if you were to still bank holidays at even spaces in those 3... lets say mid feb, mid july, and late october,.... that would be much better!!!!"

Our bank holidays are at shitty times. Much better to have them in the summer months, xmas excepted.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i'd like some of them to be a friday instead of a monday as well..and not rubbish ones like good friday either,proper ones!

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By *isandreTV/TS
over a year ago

Durham


"i'd like some of them to be a friday instead of a monday as well..and not rubbish ones like good friday either,proper ones!"

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By *entaur_UKMan
over a year ago

Cannock


"Corbyn has said that if he wins the general election he will create 4 new bank holidays (on the 4 patron saints days). Could this be a game changer?

No because he's still a toss pot. Pictures of him with ira leaders are still circulating widely and his plans for trident to be removed leave us weaker than an Italian regiment surrendering to a small child with a BB gun. "

The leader of Nato has said if Labour won and Corbyn became Prime Minister be prepared for an attack from Russia. Corbyn has already told the whole world he would never use our nuclear deterrent. We would be sitting ducks with Corbyn as Prime Minister.

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By *entaur_UKMan
over a year ago

Cannock


"Corbyn has said that if he wins the general election he will create 4 new bank holidays (on the 4 patron saints days). Could this be a game changer? "

Like the rest of Labour's cloud cookoo land plans, how does he intend to pay for it? Adding 4 more bank holidays into the calendar would put untold strain on businesses, and would result in less income to the exchequer.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I wouldn't vote for him even if he was giving out money.

He would be a complete disaster for this great nation of ours

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

4 more bank holidays would give me an extra weeks pay in the year

Still wouldn't vote for him though

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By *endrix30Man
over a year ago

dudley


"Corbyn has said that if he wins the general election he will create 4 new bank holidays (on the 4 patron saints days). Could this be a game changer?

Like the rest of Labour's cloud cookoo land plans, how does he intend to pay for it? Adding 4 more bank holidays into the calendar would put untold strain on businesses, and would result in less income to the exchequer. "

It is not Labour who live in cloud cuckoo land but right wingers, yourself included. Tories and intellect do not mix very well and never will.

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By *ercuryMan
over a year ago

Grantham

And what happens when those days fall on a weekend?

Bank Holidays aren't free....someone, somewhere has to pay for them.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It wouldn't benefit me being self employed but i can see the massses liking it in this age of austerity.To be honest all of them will promise the earth over the next 6 weeks they can't help themselves.

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By *lorious hole bs16Man
over a year ago

Bristol


"Don't think so..

I sense the majority of voters are comfortably off and don't want any radical change..

really? i don't see that at all...i think a very radical change is wanted by a huge amount of voters!

Ok..you watch the election result..

i didnt say he'd win, i would very much doubt that, but i still dont believe the majority of voters are happy with things as they are...i believe a big, maybe minority, but a big minority of people in this country definitely want a radical change....and are far from 'comfortably off'!

Aren't these the same people who are already expecting that change to come from Brexit? "

You got it...and quite a lot will vote Tory!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

And where would the money be comimg for that little exercise? how many million would businesses have to shel out?

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead


"And what happens when those days fall on a weekend?

Bank Holidays aren't free....someone, somewhere has to pay for them."

But the uk still has less "bank holidays" than most of the western world...... so in effect people here are working more than their counterparts

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

In a way Corbyn does have a point on this one.... as the uk has the least amount of bank holidays in the G20.... but I don't think this is the way to rectify the issue as for the reasons I mentioned earlier.....

So for context... the uk has 8

Europe average is 11

G20 average is 13

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By *endrix30Man
over a year ago

dudley


"And where would the money be comimg for that little exercise? how many million would businesses have to shel out? "
So would you rather scrap all holidays instead and keep people at work all the time so rich bosses can make more profit.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Corbyn has said that if he wins the general election he will create 4 new bank holidays (on the 4 patron saints days). Could this be a game changer? "

Depends on the quality of every other parties manifesto.

I sense that this is an attempt to capitalise of the working class vote who might want us to have the same standard of holiday time as they have in Germany, Norway, Denmark ect.

Also perhaps Labour is trying to show itself as more patriotic.

Though as UKIP found out patriotism isn't a political winner really - not when there are far greater issues looming.

It's a nice addition if it is economically feasible.

Im more interested in which party has plans for preparing Britain for workforce automation.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Don't think so..

I sense the majority of voters are comfortably off and don't want any radical change..

Who doesn't love bank holidays?!?!!?!"

The small business owners who can't afford them. Personnel in occupations who have to work on them. The taxpayer who has to subsidise the government's lost revenue because of them. Parents of children who will lose out on time in education. Child minders. There will be loads more and I am sure others will add to the list if they want. Still, you just worry about yourself with your 'I'm alright Jack' attitude.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Don't think so..

I sense the majority of voters are comfortably off and don't want any radical change..

Who doesn't love bank holidays?!?!!?!

The small business owners who can't afford them. Personnel in occupations who have to work on them. The taxpayer who has to subsidise the government's lost revenue because of them. Parents of children who will lose out on time in education. Child minders. There will be loads more and I am sure others will add to the list if they want. Still, you just worry about yourself with your 'I'm alright Jack' attitude."

Idk if you have been into a city centre in this day and age but most businesses stay open just shorter hours. The government can choose an opt in or out scheme for owners on a bank holiday.

If you have the right kind of business, you might make a bit extra from all those young people off work maybe looking to treat themselves.

The tax payer gets screwed over whatever you do, it's just a case of how do you want to get shafted and what do you want in return.

Parents whose kids loose out on education - tbh if you live in a heavily populated area, your kid is probably all ready losing out at school. Kids are also frequently getting 'burn out' once they reach GCSE age.

Extra bank holidays make the case for giving kids a chance to re-cooperate, catch up on work, or spend time with their parents. Also many working class parents get upset at how they don't have enough time to spend with kids, surely a bank holiday helps that a bit.

Childminders. Most charge extortionate rates anyway. Quite frankly I think we should take a leaf out of Norway and Denmark's books so families are less reliant on childminders.

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By *ercuryMan
over a year ago

Grantham

Bank Holidays don't benefit everyone.

Those that gain are the people that work and get paid holidays. Schoolchildren and students also gain by virtue of having educational establishments shut.

Self employed can lose a days income, as do workers without paid holiday.

People who don't work gain nothing.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Don't think so..

I sense the majority of voters are comfortably off and don't want any radical change..

Who doesn't love bank holidays?!?!!?!

The small business owners who can't afford them. Personnel in occupations who have to work on them. The taxpayer who has to subsidise the government's lost revenue because of them. Parents of children who will lose out on time in education. Child minders. There will be loads more and I am sure others will add to the list if they want. Still, you just worry about yourself with your 'I'm alright Jack' attitude.

Idk if you have been into a city centre in this day and age but most businesses stay open just shorter hours. The government can choose an opt in or out scheme for owners on a bank holiday.

If you have the right kind of business, you might make a bit extra from all those young people off work maybe looking to treat themselves.

The tax payer gets screwed over whatever you do, it's just a case of how do you want to get shafted and what do you want in return.

Parents whose kids loose out on education - tbh if you live in a heavily populated area, your kid is probably all ready losing out at school. Kids are also frequently getting 'burn out' once they reach GCSE age.

Extra bank holidays make the case for giving kids a chance to re-cooperate, catch up on work, or spend time with their parents. Also many working class parents get upset at how they don't have enough time to spend with kids, surely a bank holiday helps that a bit.

Childminders. Most charge extortionate rates anyway. Quite frankly I think we should take a leaf out of Norway and Denmark's books so families are less reliant on childminders."

That is such an unbelievably narrow minded, uninformed and ignorant justification I don't even know where to begin

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By *LCC OP   Couple
over a year ago

Cambridge

I think some people on here would prefer workers worked 365 days a year.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Aren't enough of his policies written on the back of beer mats.? This gimmick is obviously another one....anything to deflect from his ideas on security, taxation and anything else....

It is just a gimmick....or a late April Fool that has only just got out of the apparent chaos of his office.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Don't think so..

I sense the majority of voters are comfortably off and don't want any radical change..

Who doesn't love bank holidays?!?!!?!

The small business owners who can't afford them. Personnel in occupations who have to work on them. The taxpayer who has to subsidise the government's lost revenue because of them. Parents of children who will lose out on time in education. Child minders. There will be loads more and I am sure others will add to the list if they want. Still, you just worry about yourself with your 'I'm alright Jack' attitude."

Figures seem to show that a bank holiday costs the economy somewhere between 2 and 4 billion. How is he paying for this?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Labour just announced, that it will be looking to make all the national saints days (st.andrew, st. david, st. george and st.patrick) national holidays and make shakespeares birthday bank holiday also!

Also UKIP have decided to step up their campaign of becoming the anti-islam party by putting in its manifesto to ban muslims from the UK.

But hey, more holidays if labour win!

Like the rest of Labours cloud cookoo land plans how does Corbyn intend to pay for this? Bank holidays are not free and cost business money, by adding 4 extra bank holidays into the calendar would put untold strain on businesses. With many businesses closed for the 4 extra days would also result in less income to the exchequer. Theresa May was right when she said at PMQ's on Wednesday Corbyn would end up bankrupting the country. "

Well lookie here, the old how will we pay for it argument, well i suppose with the extra 350m a week promised from brexit i guess....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Don't think so..

I sense the majority of voters are comfortably off and don't want any radical change..

Who doesn't love bank holidays?!?!!?!

The small business owners who can't afford them. Personnel in occupations who have to work on them. The taxpayer who has to subsidise the government's lost revenue because of them. Parents of children who will lose out on time in education. Child minders. There will be loads more and I am sure others will add to the list if they want. Still, you just worry about yourself with your 'I'm alright Jack' attitude.

Idk if you have been into a city centre in this day and age but most businesses stay open just shorter hours. The government can choose an opt in or out scheme for owners on a bank holiday.

If you have the right kind of business, you might make a bit extra from all those young people off work maybe looking to treat themselves.

The tax payer gets screwed over whatever you do, it's just a case of how do you want to get shafted and what do you want in return.

Parents whose kids loose out on education - tbh if you live in a heavily populated area, your kid is probably all ready losing out at school. Kids are also frequently getting 'burn out' once they reach GCSE age.

Extra bank holidays make the case for giving kids a chance to re-cooperate, catch up on work, or spend time with their parents. Also many working class parents get upset at how they don't have enough time to spend with kids, surely a bank holiday helps that a bit.

Childminders. Most charge extortionate rates anyway. Quite frankly I think we should take a leaf out of Norway and Denmark's books so families are less reliant on childminders.

That is such an unbelievably narrow minded, uninformed and ignorant justification I don't even know where to begin "

Care to elaborate?

Ask about, I'm sure any parent with a kid, who is working fulltime alongside their partner would welcome more family time.

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By *entaur_UKMan
over a year ago

Cannock


"I think some people on here would prefer workers worked 365 days a year."

No, I think the bank holidays we currently get are about the right balance. I see no need to change it. And still no one has explained how Corbyn and Labour intend to pay for it?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I think some people on here would prefer workers worked 365 days a year.

No, I think the bank holidays we currently get are about the right balance. I see no need to change it. And still no one has explained how Corbyn and Labour intend to pay for it? "

and i said the 350 million a week we are supposed to get from brexit that should fund everything. Including flying unicorns which fart rainbows too!

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By *entaur_UKMan
over a year ago

Cannock


""Labour just announced, that it will be looking to make all the national saints days (st.andrew, st. david, st. george and st.patrick) national holidays and make shakespeares birthday bank holiday also!

Also UKIP have decided to step up their campaign of becoming the anti-islam party by putting in its manifesto to ban muslims from the UK.

But hey, more holidays if labour win!

Like the rest of Labours cloud cookoo land plans how does Corbyn intend to pay for this? Bank holidays are not free and cost business money, by adding 4 extra bank holidays into the calendar would put untold strain on businesses. With many businesses closed for the 4 extra days would also result in less income to the exchequer. Theresa May was right when she said at PMQ's on Wednesday Corbyn would end up bankrupting the country. "

Well lookie here, the old how will we pay for it argument, well i suppose with the extra 350m a week promised from brexit i guess.... "

That 350m from the EU was suggested to go towards the NHS. So your answer is take money away from the NHS to pay for the extra bank holidays?

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By *hetalkingstoveMan
over a year ago

London


"Corbyn has said that if he wins the general election he will create 4 new bank holidays (on the 4 patron saints days). Could this be a game changer?

No because he's still a toss pot. Pictures of him with ira leaders are still circulating widely and his plans for trident to be removed leave us weaker than an Italian regiment surrendering to a small child with a BB gun.

The leader of Nato has said if Labour won and Corbyn became Prime Minister be prepared for an attack from Russia. Corbyn has already told the whole world he would never use our nuclear deterrent. We would be sitting ducks with Corbyn as Prime Minister. "

Former leader of Nato, and he did not say Russian would attack Britain.

He said Britain needs to be involved in Nato to help discourage Putin from attacking places like Ukraine.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I think some people on here would prefer workers worked 365 days a year."

Who has said that?

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By *mmabluTV/TS
over a year ago

upton wirral


"Corbyn has said that if he wins the general election he will create 4 new bank holidays (on the 4 patron saints days). Could this be a game changer? "
If this is the best Corbyn can come up with it is very very sad

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


""Labour just announced, that it will be looking to make all the national saints days (st.andrew, st. david, st. george and st.patrick) national holidays and make shakespeares birthday bank holiday also!

Also UKIP have decided to step up their campaign of becoming the anti-islam party by putting in its manifesto to ban muslims from the UK.

But hey, more holidays if labour win!

Like the rest of Labours cloud cookoo land plans how does Corbyn intend to pay for this? Bank holidays are not free and cost business money, by adding 4 extra bank holidays into the calendar would put untold strain on businesses. With many businesses closed for the 4 extra days would also result in less income to the exchequer. Theresa May was right when she said at PMQ's on Wednesday Corbyn would end up bankrupting the country. "

Well lookie here, the old how will we pay for it argument, well i suppose with the extra 350m a week promised from brexit i guess....

That 350m from the EU was suggested to go towards the NHS. So your answer is take money away from the NHS to pay for the extra bank holidays? "

It does not exist like the imaginarium of doctor parnassus, it was the bait and the literals took it pmsl yes and i the mean literals.

What is it fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me, and that will happen on june the 6th 2017

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By *LCC OP   Couple
over a year ago

Cambridge


"Corbyn has said that if he wins the general election he will create 4 new bank holidays (on the 4 patron saints days). Could this be a game changer?

No because he's still a toss pot. Pictures of him with ira leaders are still circulating widely and his plans for trident to be removed leave us weaker than an Italian regiment surrendering to a small child with a BB gun.

The leader of Nato has said if Labour won and Corbyn became Prime Minister be prepared for an attack from Russia. Corbyn has already told the whole world he would never use our nuclear deterrent. We would be sitting ducks with Corbyn as Prime Minister.

Former leader of Nato, and he did not say Russian would attack Britain.

He said Britain needs to be involved in Nato to help discourage Putin from attacking places like Ukraine. "

Im sure Centaur can back up his assertions with a direct quote.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Corbyn has said that if he wins the general election he will create 4 new bank holidays (on the 4 patron saints days). Could this be a game changer?

No because he's still a toss pot. Pictures of him with ira leaders are still circulating widely and his plans for trident to be removed leave us weaker than an Italian regiment surrendering to a small child with a BB gun.

The leader of Nato has said if Labour won and Corbyn became Prime Minister be prepared for an attack from Russia. Corbyn has already told the whole world he would never use our nuclear deterrent. We would be sitting ducks with Corbyn as Prime Minister.

Former leader of Nato, and he did not say Russian would attack Britain.

He said Britain needs to be involved in Nato to help discourage Putin from attacking places like Ukraine.

Im sure Centaur can back up his assertions with a direct quote. "

With fact checking courtesy of zippy, bungle and george from rainbow, who needs the truth.

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By *ercuryMan
over a year ago

Grantham


""Labour just announced, that it will be looking to make all the national saints days (st.andrew, st. david, st. george and st.patrick) national holidays and make shakespeares birthday bank holiday also!

Also UKIP have decided to step up their campaign of becoming the anti-islam party by putting in its manifesto to ban muslims from the UK.

But hey, more holidays if labour win!

Like the rest of Labours cloud cookoo land plans how does Corbyn intend to pay for this? Bank holidays are not free and cost business money, by adding 4 extra bank holidays into the calendar would put untold strain on businesses. With many businesses closed for the 4 extra days would also result in less income to the exchequer. Theresa May was right when she said at PMQ's on Wednesday Corbyn would end up bankrupting the country. "

Well lookie here, the old how will we pay for it argument, well i suppose with the extra 350m a week promised from brexit i guess....

That 350m from the EU was suggested to go towards the NHS. So your answer is take money away from the NHS to pay for the extra bank holidays?

It does not exist like the imaginarium of doctor parnassus, it was the bait and the literals took it pmsl yes and i the mean literals.

What is it fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me, and that will happen on june the 6th 2017

"

The General Election is June 8th, not the 6th.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think a lot of people are missing the point.

It's not whether the patron saint days are chosen, he is saying that we as a country have fewer holidays than most of our neighbours and most developed and wealthy nations. The fact we have been short changed for years, and somebody is prepared to give ordinary working people an extra 4 days paid holiday is fantastic.

Those arguing against it on cost or productivity grounds are the same people who 150 years ago would have told us that a weekend is an extravagance that the bosses can't afford. Get back into the mill and enjoy your 14 hour workday, 7 days a week.

Finally a politician is on our side but too many can't see it because the Daily Mail and Telegrah owning millionaires constantly tell us how bad he is.

Vote Corbyn

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By *oorland2Couple
over a year ago

Stoke


"Corbyn has said that if he wins the general election he will create 4 new bank holidays (on the 4 patron saints days). Could this be a game changer? "

He got my vote lol, but hey I will have to fund the time off myself, but it gives us some essential family time

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By *oorland2Couple
over a year ago

Stoke


"In a way Corbyn does have a point on this one.... as the uk has the least amount of bank holidays in the G20.... but I don't think this is the way to rectify the issue as for the reasons I mentioned earlier.....

So for context... the uk has 8

Europe average is 11

G20 average is 13"

The united states has more public holidays, but on average, they get far fewer annual holidays

And bank holidays only truly benefit the employed who work Monday to Friday

I'm self employed so it is of no real benefit to me

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By *oorland2Couple
over a year ago

Stoke


"I think a lot of people are missing the point.

It's not whether the patron saint days are chosen, he is saying that we as a country have fewer holidays than most of our neighbours and most developed and wealthy nations. The fact we have been short changed for years, and somebody is prepared to give ordinary working people an extra 4 days paid holiday is fantastic.

Those arguing against it on cost or productivity grounds are the same people who 150 years ago would have told us that a weekend is an extravagance that the bosses can't afford. Get back into the mill and enjoy your 14 hour workday, 7 days a week.

Finally a politician is on our side but too many can't see it because the Daily Mail and Telegrah owning millionaires constantly tell us how bad he is.

Vote Corbyn"

I'm self employed, and also want my kids to have a future, so would far sooner insert hot needles in to my eyes than to vote for the nutter going by the name of Jeremy Corbyn. He would bankrupt the country in weeks

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By *ongtalljonMan
over a year ago

North Wales

I'm sure that Corbyn would love to create a Bank holiday to celebrate St. George who was an immigrant Roman soldier born in Syria.........

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"And where would the money be comimg for that little exercise? how many million would businesses have to shel out? So would you rather scrap all holidays instead and keep people at work all the time so rich bosses can make more profit."

I just think that 8 bank holidays are enough and being self employed I don't get paid for them anyway so have to make them up some how

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By *entaur_UKMan
over a year ago

Cannock


""Labour just announced, that it will be looking to make all the national saints days (st.andrew, st. david, st. george and st.patrick) national holidays and make shakespeares birthday bank holiday also!

Also UKIP have decided to step up their campaign of becoming the anti-islam party by putting in its manifesto to ban muslims from the UK.

But hey, more holidays if labour win!

Like the rest of Labours cloud cookoo land plans how does Corbyn intend to pay for this? Bank holidays are not free and cost business money, by adding 4 extra bank holidays into the calendar would put untold strain on businesses. With many businesses closed for the 4 extra days would also result in less income to the exchequer. Theresa May was right when she said at PMQ's on Wednesday Corbyn would end up bankrupting the country. "

Well lookie here, the old how will we pay for it argument, well i suppose with the extra 350m a week promised from brexit i guess....

That 350m from the EU was suggested to go towards the NHS. So your answer is take money away from the NHS to pay for the extra bank holidays?

It does not exist like the imaginarium of doctor parnassus, it was the bait and the literals took it pmsl yes and i the mean literals.

What is it fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me, and that will happen on june the 6th 2017

The General Election is June 8th, not the 6th."

Maybe Abernath fact checked the date of the general election with zippy, bungle and George from Rainbow?

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By *oi_LucyCouple
over a year ago

Barbados


"I'm sure that Corbyn would love to create a Bank holiday to celebrate St. George who was an immigrant Roman soldier born in Syria........."

Bloody foreigners. Coming over here. Slaying our dragons. Lol

-Matt

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By *entaur_UKMan
over a year ago

Cannock


""Labour just announced, that it will be looking to make all the national saints days (st.andrew, st. david, st. george and st.patrick) national holidays and make shakespeares birthday bank holiday also!

Also UKIP have decided to step up their campaign of becoming the anti-islam party by putting in its manifesto to ban muslims from the UK.

But hey, more holidays if labour win!

Like the rest of Labours cloud cookoo land plans how does Corbyn intend to pay for this? Bank holidays are not free and cost business money, by adding 4 extra bank holidays into the calendar would put untold strain on businesses. With many businesses closed for the 4 extra days would also result in less income to the exchequer. Theresa May was right when she said at PMQ's on Wednesday Corbyn would end up bankrupting the country. "

Well lookie here, the old how will we pay for it argument, well i suppose with the extra 350m a week promised from brexit i guess....

That 350m from the EU was suggested to go towards the NHS. So your answer is take money away from the NHS to pay for the extra bank holidays?

It does not exist like the imaginarium of doctor parnassus, it was the bait and the literals took it pmsl yes and i the mean literals.

What is it fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me, and that will happen on june the 6th 2017

"

By all means go to your polling station on June 6th, it will be shut though and no one else will be there.

As for the 350m from the EU it is irrelevant to this debate. Can you explain in real terms where Corbyn will find the extra money from to pay for these 4 bank holidays?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


""Labour just announced, that it will be looking to make all the national saints days (st.andrew, st. david, st. george and st.patrick) national holidays and make shakespeares birthday bank holiday also!

Also UKIP have decided to step up their campaign of becoming the anti-islam party by putting in its manifesto to ban muslims from the UK.

But hey, more holidays if labour win!

Like the rest of Labours cloud cookoo land plans how does Corbyn intend to pay for this? Bank holidays are not free and cost business money, by adding 4 extra bank holidays into the calendar would put untold strain on businesses. With many businesses closed for the 4 extra days would also result in less income to the exchequer. Theresa May was right when she said at PMQ's on Wednesday Corbyn would end up bankrupting the country. "

Well lookie here, the old how will we pay for it argument, well i suppose with the extra 350m a week promised from brexit i guess....

That 350m from the EU was suggested to go towards the NHS. So your answer is take money away from the NHS to pay for the extra bank holidays?

It does not exist like the imaginarium of doctor parnassus, it was the bait and the literals took it pmsl yes and i the mean literals.

What is it fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me, and that will happen on june the 6th 2017

By all means go to your polling station on June 6th, it will be shut though and no one else will be there.

As for the 350m from the EU it is irrelevant to this debate. Can you explain in real terms where Corbyn will find the extra money from to pay for these 4 bank holidays? "

Why would he have to find more money? Countries with more holidays tend to be more productive, and they say the extra economic spending and activity of a bank holiday covers any losses...

Plus, Will all of you who are complaining of the cost also complain the next time one of our parasite Royal Family gets married or dies and we get an extra bank holiday?? Or are right wing bank holidays OK?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


""Labour just announced, that it will be looking to make all the national saints days (st.andrew, st. david, st. george and st.patrick) national holidays and make shakespeares birthday bank holiday also!

Also UKIP have decided to step up their campaign of becoming the anti-islam party by putting in its manifesto to ban muslims from the UK.

But hey, more holidays if labour win!

Like the rest of Labours cloud cookoo land plans how does Corbyn intend to pay for this? Bank holidays are not free and cost business money, by adding 4 extra bank holidays into the calendar would put untold strain on businesses. With many businesses closed for the 4 extra days would also result in less income to the exchequer. Theresa May was right when she said at PMQ's on Wednesday Corbyn would end up bankrupting the country. "

Well lookie here, the old how will we pay for it argument, well i suppose with the extra 350m a week promised from brexit i guess....

That 350m from the EU was suggested to go towards the NHS. So your answer is take money away from the NHS to pay for the extra bank holidays?

It does not exist like the imaginarium of doctor parnassus, it was the bait and the literals took it pmsl yes and i the mean literals.

What is it fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me, and that will happen on june the 6th 2017

The General Election is June 8th, not the 6th."

who needs google, when you got a _ercury button.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


""Labour just announced, that it will be looking to make all the national saints days (st.andrew, st. david, st. george and st.patrick) national holidays and make shakespeares birthday bank holiday also!

Also UKIP have decided to step up their campaign of becoming the anti-islam party by putting in its manifesto to ban muslims from the UK.

But hey, more holidays if labour win!

Like the rest of Labours cloud cookoo land plans how does Corbyn intend to pay for this? Bank holidays are not free and cost business money, by adding 4 extra bank holidays into the calendar would put untold strain on businesses. With many businesses closed for the 4 extra days would also result in less income to the exchequer. Theresa May was right when she said at PMQ's on Wednesday Corbyn would end up bankrupting the country. "

Well lookie here, the old how will we pay for it argument, well i suppose with the extra 350m a week promised from brexit i guess....

That 350m from the EU was suggested to go towards the NHS. So your answer is take money away from the NHS to pay for the extra bank holidays?

It does not exist like the imaginarium of doctor parnassus, it was the bait and the literals took it pmsl yes and i the mean literals.

What is it fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me, and that will happen on june the 6th 2017

By all means go to your polling station on June 6th, it will be shut though and no one else will be there.

As for the 350m from the EU it is irrelevant to this debate. Can you explain in real terms where Corbyn will find the extra money from to pay for these 4 bank holidays? "

I was watching rain man, he got a little irate about numbers too...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


""Labour just announced, that it will be looking to make all the national saints days (st.andrew, st. david, st. george and st.patrick) national holidays and make shakespeares birthday bank holiday also!

Also UKIP have decided to step up their campaign of becoming the anti-islam party by putting in its manifesto to ban muslims from the UK.

But hey, more holidays if labour win!

Like the rest of Labours cloud cookoo land plans how does Corbyn intend to pay for this? Bank holidays are not free and cost business money, by adding 4 extra bank holidays into the calendar would put untold strain on businesses. With many businesses closed for the 4 extra days would also result in less income to the exchequer. Theresa May was right when she said at PMQ's on Wednesday Corbyn would end up bankrupting the country. "

Well lookie here, the old how will we pay for it argument, well i suppose with the extra 350m a week promised from brexit i guess....

That 350m from the EU was suggested to go towards the NHS. So your answer is take money away from the NHS to pay for the extra bank holidays?

It does not exist like the imaginarium of doctor parnassus, it was the bait and the literals took it pmsl yes and i the mean literals.

What is it fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me, and that will happen on june the 6th 2017

By all means go to your polling station on June 6th, it will be shut though and no one else will be there.

As for the 350m from the EU it is irrelevant to this debate. Can you explain in real terms where Corbyn will find the extra money from to pay for these 4 bank holidays? "

Am I Corbyns keeper? do I have direct line to him? and I am certain those who oppose him have a direct line to thresa and paul nuttal.

tbh honest, if you want numbers i say how long is a piece of string.

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By *ercuryMan
over a year ago

Grantham


""Labour just announced, that it will be looking to make all the national saints days (st.andrew, st. david, st. george and st.patrick) national holidays and make shakespeares birthday bank holiday also!

Also UKIP have decided to step up their campaign of becoming the anti-islam party by putting in its manifesto to ban muslims from the UK.

But hey, more holidays if labour win!

Like the rest of Labours cloud cookoo land plans how does Corbyn intend to pay for this? Bank holidays are not free and cost business money, by adding 4 extra bank holidays into the calendar would put untold strain on businesses. With many businesses closed for the 4 extra days would also result in less income to the exchequer. Theresa May was right when she said at PMQ's on Wednesday Corbyn would end up bankrupting the country. "

Well lookie here, the old how will we pay for it argument, well i suppose with the extra 350m a week promised from brexit i guess....

That 350m from the EU was suggested to go towards the NHS. So your answer is take money away from the NHS to pay for the extra bank holidays?

It does not exist like the imaginarium of doctor parnassus, it was the bait and the literals took it pmsl yes and i the mean literals.

What is it fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me, and that will happen on june the 6th 2017

The General Election is June 8th, not the 6th.

who needs google, when you got a _ercury button.

"

Always here to help.!

So far today, you've managed to get factually wrong UKIP Policy and the Election Date.

On top of that you've posted a dubious comment that all Muslims are "brown people"

Not a great start is it?

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By *entaur_UKMan
over a year ago

Cannock


""Labour just announced, that it will be looking to make all the national saints days (st.andrew, st. david, st. george and st.patrick) national holidays and make shakespeares birthday bank holiday also!

Also UKIP have decided to step up their campaign of becoming the anti-islam party by putting in its manifesto to ban muslims from the UK.

But hey, more holidays if labour win!

Like the rest of Labours cloud cookoo land plans how does Corbyn intend to pay for this? Bank holidays are not free and cost business money, by adding 4 extra bank holidays into the calendar would put untold strain on businesses. With many businesses closed for the 4 extra days would also result in less income to the exchequer. Theresa May was right when she said at PMQ's on Wednesday Corbyn would end up bankrupting the country. "

Well lookie here, the old how will we pay for it argument, well i suppose with the extra 350m a week promised from brexit i guess....

That 350m from the EU was suggested to go towards the NHS. So your answer is take money away from the NHS to pay for the extra bank holidays?

It does not exist like the imaginarium of doctor parnassus, it was the bait and the literals took it pmsl yes and i the mean literals.

What is it fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me, and that will happen on june the 6th 2017

By all means go to your polling station on June 6th, it will be shut though and no one else will be there.

As for the 350m from the EU it is irrelevant to this debate. Can you explain in real terms where Corbyn will find the extra money from to pay for these 4 bank holidays?

I was watching rain man, he got a little irate about numbers too..."

No one is getting irate here but you have been asked several times to explain where the money would come from. It's become increasingly clear that you can't give a clear answer. Maybe you could go and ask zippy, bungle and George seeing as that is where you got the date for the general election from.

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By *bandjam91Couple
over a year ago

London


""Labour just announced, that it will be looking to make all the national saints days (st.andrew, st. david, st. george and st.patrick) national holidays and make shakespeares birthday bank holiday also!

Also UKIP have decided to step up their campaign of becoming the anti-islam party by putting in its manifesto to ban muslims from the UK.

But hey, more holidays if labour win!

Like the rest of Labours cloud cookoo land plans how does Corbyn intend to pay for this? Bank holidays are not free and cost business money, by adding 4 extra bank holidays into the calendar would put untold strain on businesses. With many businesses closed for the 4 extra days would also result in less income to the exchequer. Theresa May was right when she said at PMQ's on Wednesday Corbyn would end up bankrupting the country. "

Well lookie here, the old how will we pay for it argument, well i suppose with the extra 350m a week promised from brexit i guess....

That 350m from the EU was suggested to go towards the NHS. So your answer is take money away from the NHS to pay for the extra bank holidays?

It does not exist like the imaginarium of doctor parnassus, it was the bait and the literals took it pmsl yes and i the mean literals.

What is it fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me, and that will happen on june the 6th 2017

By all means go to your polling station on June 6th, it will be shut though and no one else will be there.

As for the 350m from the EU it is irrelevant to this debate. Can you explain in real terms where Corbyn will find the extra money from to pay for these 4 bank holidays?

I was watching rain man, he got a little irate about numbers too..."

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


""Labour just announced, that it will be looking to make all the national saints days (st.andrew, st. david, st. george and st.patrick) national holidays and make shakespeares birthday bank holiday also!

Also UKIP have decided to step up their campaign of becoming the anti-islam party by putting in its manifesto to ban muslims from the UK.

But hey, more holidays if labour win!

Like the rest of Labours cloud cookoo land plans how does Corbyn intend to pay for this? Bank holidays are not free and cost business money, by adding 4 extra bank holidays into the calendar would put untold strain on businesses. With many businesses closed for the 4 extra days would also result in less income to the exchequer. Theresa May was right when she said at PMQ's on Wednesday Corbyn would end up bankrupting the country. "

Well lookie here, the old how will we pay for it argument, well i suppose with the extra 350m a week promised from brexit i guess....

That 350m from the EU was suggested to go towards the NHS. So your answer is take money away from the NHS to pay for the extra bank holidays?

It does not exist like the imaginarium of doctor parnassus, it was the bait and the literals took it pmsl yes and i the mean literals.

What is it fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me, and that will happen on june the 6th 2017

The General Election is June 8th, not the 6th.

who needs google, when you got a _ercury button.

Always here to help.!

So far today, you've managed to get factually wrong UKIP Policy and the Election Date.

On top of that you've posted a dubious comment that all Muslims are "brown people"

Not a great start is it?"

I may get things wrong, to which i can admit, at least they are minor, considering the major wrong that UKIP et al are shoving down peoples throats.

Not dubious, factually correct, and I said most muslims in the UK are brown, there are white, black and yellow muslims in the UK but they are make to a lesser extent the ethnic makeup of those who identify as muslim

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


""Labour just announced, that it will be looking to make all the national saints days (st.andrew, st. david, st. george and st.patrick) national holidays and make shakespeares birthday bank holiday also!

Also UKIP have decided to step up their campaign of becoming the anti-islam party by putting in its manifesto to ban muslims from the UK.

But hey, more holidays if labour win!

Like the rest of Labours cloud cookoo land plans how does Corbyn intend to pay for this? Bank holidays are not free and cost business money, by adding 4 extra bank holidays into the calendar would put untold strain on businesses. With many businesses closed for the 4 extra days would also result in less income to the exchequer. Theresa May was right when she said at PMQ's on Wednesday Corbyn would end up bankrupting the country. "

Well lookie here, the old how will we pay for it argument, well i suppose with the extra 350m a week promised from brexit i guess....

That 350m from the EU was suggested to go towards the NHS. So your answer is take money away from the NHS to pay for the extra bank holidays?

It does not exist like the imaginarium of doctor parnassus, it was the bait and the literals took it pmsl yes and i the mean literals.

What is it fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me, and that will happen on june the 6th 2017

By all means go to your polling station on June 6th, it will be shut though and no one else will be there.

As for the 350m from the EU it is irrelevant to this debate. Can you explain in real terms where Corbyn will find the extra money from to pay for these 4 bank holidays?

I was watching rain man, he got a little irate about numbers too...

No one is getting irate here but you have been asked several times to explain where the money would come from. It's become increasingly clear that you can't give a clear answer. Maybe you could go and ask zippy, bungle and George seeing as that is where you got the date for the general election from. "

and i told you it was my mate arthur and with john, ringo paul and george

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By *LCC OP   Couple
over a year ago

Cambridge


"Corbyn has said that if he wins the general election he will create 4 new bank holidays (on the 4 patron saints days). Could this be a game changer?

No because he's still a toss pot. Pictures of him with ira leaders are still circulating widely and his plans for trident to be removed leave us weaker than an Italian regiment surrendering to a small child with a BB gun.

The leader of Nato has said if Labour won and Corbyn became Prime Minister be prepared for an attack from Russia. Corbyn has already told the whole world he would never use our nuclear deterrent. We would be sitting ducks with Corbyn as Prime Minister.

Former leader of Nato, and he did not say Russian would attack Britain.

He said Britain needs to be involved in Nato to help discourage Putin from attacking places like Ukraine.

Im sure Centaur can back up his assertions with a direct quote.

With fact checking courtesy of zippy, bungle and george from rainbow, who needs the truth."

No, Centaur wouldn't just post any old rubbish, I'm sure he'll be able to back his post up with a direct quote.

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