Comments by "" (@maccagrabme) on "UK election: Who will the working class vote for?" video.

  1. No, we want out of the EU.
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  2. We want out of the EU as freedom of movement isnt working. Labours position on mass immigration is unchanged and all of the goodies they are promising are undelivered with most of the benefits and housing to be taken up by immigrants so British people would be at the back of the queue once again. Labour had a 13 yr opportunity to do something constructive and failed.
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  3. Which party was asleep before the banking crisis instead of regulating the banks? Which party allowed mass immigration without assessing the impact on jobs and without predicting the numbers accurately? Which party wasted billions on PFI, wars and tax credits? Which party allowed the Tories to get back in?
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  4. First off, what is working class nowadays? I prefer to use the term ordinary working people. Secondly the Tories have actually done more for ordinary workers overall esp those that benefited from buying their council houses. Labour shafted workers by putting immigrants first and shutting down the debate, encouraging a welfare state, not investing in training for workforce and being so reckless that the Tories get drafted in to clear up the mess and use it as an excuse to be the nasty party.
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  5. Labour are the reason for Brexit. They spend too much on reckless projects like PFI, Tax Credits, bank bailouts whilst allowing undercutting of wages, scrapping 10% tax band, creating a housing crisis and allowing mass immigration which has destroyed communities and services and infrastructure. Ask yourself why Labour allowed the Tories n and still cannot win an election eve after throwing the kitchen sink in bribes. Sorry but I've seen the damage Labour caused. I thought the Tories were bad and couldn't wait to oust them after 18 yrs and celebrated in 97 landslide to Blair but wish the Tories had stayed in power now. A lot of public sector was bloated and wasteful and it just goes to show that they can cope with more efficiencies. Benefits system needs a culling and should just be there as a safety net for working people and disabled. Council housing should also be scrapped and made into rent to buy. The NHS is struggling because too many users and PFI debts to service thanks to Labour.
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  6. You are misunderstanding the situation. I voted Labour in 1997 and successive elections desperate to rid of the Tories. What I didn't bargain for was just how worse things would become under Blair. Things were nowhere near this bad when the Tories were in before Labours 97 win and that was after years of Thatcher ruling the roost.I read a cross section of tabloids and the Guardian and Indy are nothing to be proud of believe me they talk some crap. I can use my own judgement thankfully.
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  7. Mass immigration under Labour without limitations under Blair 2004 has led to Brexit. This why Labour can no longer be trusted as they will reverse Brexit and allow mass immigration to get completely out of control. Labour party introduced PFI into the health service. Labours mass immigration has led to stagnant wages and undercutting. The Benefits system is not functioning as an effective safety net for working people. There are too many penalties and hurdles and tax contributions aren't being factored, everyone is treated the same regardless of contributions which is unfair. Also tax credits are propping up poor wages which is wrong. Labour created a dependency on tax credits instead of wage rises. No point in building council houses unless immigration is drastically reduced otherwise the same problems prevail. Regulating rentals I agree with, buy to let and help to buy a complete failure. Labour were in Government and happy to relax banking regulation whilst economy was booming and failed to see the problems ahead. Prevention was the best cure. NHS is struggling because there are too many users and PFI debts. No point in throwing money at it unless we have control measures on immigration in place.
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  8. Labour introduced PFI into the health system. Big mistake by Labour imo as its a major reason why the service is struggling. Labour should have encouraged wage rises instead of tax credit dependency during the last boom early 2000s. However a living wage although good on paper is going to put a lot of small companies out of business due to their overheads and economic conditions. Also it would encourage even more immigration and inflation. If the Tories dont address immigration then they will be in the same position as Labour next election. It will have to be controlled with British workers given protection. I expect to be entitled to the top tier benefits package should I need it based on my contributions. I dont think its right that I have been paying in for years and years and treated the same as a lazy workshy or someone that has just come over here and paid very little if anything. Benefits shouldn't be paid to any immigrant for at least 5 years and after significant contributions. Overseas aid should be halved and frozen for a few years until our services are back to normal. Most people in public sector do a good job overall but forget that its not just them that hasn't had a payrise. Their wages rose way above private employees for years and need controlling.
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  9. By introducing tax credits you are effectively saying to every employer for low skilled work and above, pay as little as you like and we will top up the rest. What should have been happening is less intervention as you say and not allowing mass immigration to undercut wages whilst getting people into jobs to meet their skillset instead of devaluing peoples skills. Tens if not hundreds of thousands of employers would not be in business if they had to pay a living wage. The real issue is business rates and rents and EU regulation making them uncompetitive and large corps getting away with tax evasion and gaining commercial advantage whilst abusing zero hrs contracts. Agreed its a working class fight for diminishing share hence the reason why I am opposed to mass immigration of low skilled variety.
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  10. Maybe but they only get ONE chance then they will be relegated to Labours current position if they betray the people.
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  11. Because he is a yes man and you probably aren't?
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  12. What I'm saying is that IF Labour had looked after working people then we wouldnt have had a Tory government allowed to run riot and make all of these cuts. The Tories keep getting back in because of Labours failures so thats why I am blaming them.
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  13. Why?
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  14. Is it any wonder that so many youngsters and previous Labour voters wanted to vote Labour with all those wonderful pledges on offer? Even I was tempted back but I don't trust them on immigration. The Tories are now going to have to spend on infrastructure if they want to survive, its their fault for continuing with austerity and QE for so long.
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