BALLS ROBS PENSIONERS WHILE CLEGG PRATTLES.

Politicians must be the most corrupt and self-serving people on the planet.

 

Today, Ed Balls, the man who, along with Gordon Brown, destroyed our economy, has announced that a future Labour government would remove the 'winter fuel payment' from wealthier pensioners; by 'wealthier, Balls means anyone paying the higher rate of tax, currently 45%. Admittedly, there was a time when earning enough to be taxed at the higher rate was a clear signal of wealth, almost riches; today, it's a 'privilege' that's been extended to millions of people, most of whom would certainly not consider themselves wealthy.  

 

When Balls and his pals introduced the 'winter fuel allowance' it was intended to be a 'universal benefit', that is, everyone would receive it, regardless of wealth; given that all taxpayers contribute towards it, the wealthiest by far the most, it would actually seem a little unfair to do anything else, though this is what Balls is now proposing. One has to wonder what other 'universal benefits' might be in his sights; perhaps 'wealthier' pensioners will find their free television licences, bus passes and even their state pensions in jeopardy before very long. Balls knows very well that such a strategy is likely to find favour with his own socialist supporters while losing him no votes at all, as the wealthier pensioners have probably already decided to vote for Ukip and wouldn't have voted for him anyway. This is nothing other than an electoral ploy, designed to win him votes from his mean-spirited and die-hard supporters.

 

While Balls is busy trying to rob pensioners, Nick Clegg has popped up with the usual parliamentary claptrap that comes out whenever some MP or Peer is caught doing something that they shouldn't. This time, an MP and 2 or 3 Peers have been stupid enough to let themselves fall for a lobbying 'sting', accepting payment for supporting specific policies and asking questions in parliament. All of the guilty men have either resigned their party 'whips' or had them withdrawn, and the media has been a-buzz with discussion about what should now be done to prevent parliamentarians from being so naughty. Clegg is intent on creating a register of lobby groups, though what this would achieve is a mystery, and has been prattling on about being determined to ensure that 'anti-sleaze' measures go ahead. Having made this one of his main priorities 3 years ago, nothing has yet happened and one can have little confidence that anything will actually happen now. Nonetheless, Clegg no doubt believes that gullible voters will mistake rhetoric for action and so will see him as being the type of good politician who deserves to be re-elected.

 

It would seem that MPs and Peers have 2 aims in life : to make as much money out of being in Parliament as they can, and to get re-elected. To these ends they will say anything and do anything, with little regard for the truth or for ethics and morality. The one thing that they don't do is represent their constituents with any enthusiasm, if at all.

 

Vote Ukip.