EURO CRISIS ..WHO PAYS ???

[g.herschel]

A conservative group have called for the chancellor to freeze / cut benefits for all if the euro crisis hits the U.K. but should all on benefits pay and if they do will we see a rise in income tax for those in work after all we are all in it together ...............

Can you name any benefits that should not be cut / frozen ??????......

If we hit the most vulnerable come next election we will have the same problems as France ie the extreme political groups will get a foot hold ..and who knows we even may end up with a coalition that will attack the most vulnerable members of society the elderly disabled and those who care for them errrr hang on George summits not quite right mmmmmmmmm

[Scally]

Stupiod idea, isnt it?
Why dont they just axe Trident, abolish nuclear weapons altogether, and also cancel the aircraft carriers on order, which will cost billions to run? That way we wouldnt be able to wage any more agressive foriegn wars. Frankly the cost of waging war is now so absurdly high that nobody can afford it anymore, yet despite the loss of Empire and recent cutbacks, we are still in the top half a dozen nations for spending on armed forces. The main threat is lightly-armed terror groups, not foreign governments, and the main overseas need is for smaller peacekeeping forces working with our allies: a mobile NATO special forces like the SAS to deter opportunists and mercenaries from hijacking smaller third world countries with weak governments, and a light fleet of frigates and planes based in friendly ports to deter pirates and smugglers, stop illegal fishing and dumping toxic waste, and fulfil international treaty obligations.