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  1. Optimistic Till I Die says:

    They, of course, feel their actions are justified, like the vast majority of individuals who make it ‘to the top of the heap’ by fair means or foul. They are, after all, running the UK ( or should that be ruining?).

  2. Barontorc says:

    This is a truly incisive piece of reporting, everything that’s wrong with this blighted Westminster/UK establishment system is shown.

    With one mighty leap we Scots can be no longer be dragged under. Let’s get it done, once and for all.

  3. John Tracey says:

    is this a poster to educate voters? many need to know these facts but do not access this website.

  4. Les Wilson says:

    They are the true low life’s of our society, of that there is no doubt. Parasites.

  5. Sir: I strongly object to your insurrectionist stance re our wonderful UK government. British democracy is quite simply the very best that money can buy.

  6. IAB says:

    Great graphic – should be everywhere as a poster

  7. Big jock says:

    Can you add some Labour mp’s onto the poster. They are just as guilty!

    1. Ally says:

      http://newsnet.scot/2012/10/labour-mp-jim-murphy-caught-up-in-new-expenses-row/

      Has anyone heard any more about this? Last I heard (not long before the Referendum date) was the matter was being shelved temporarily. I can’t find another reference to it.

  8. June Stewart says:

    Sharing on Twitter, thanks…..

  9. Can we have one of these with Scottish Liebour and LibDumbs for use in our constituents as there are not many seats where the Tories will be challenging.

    We need to be hitting the Alexander Brothers (Danny & Duggie), Murphy, Brown Curran, Begg, Darling, Sarwar, as well as the 3 Sirs (Bruce, Smith & Campbell), Carmichael, Kennedy & Moore.

  10. Andrew Skea says:

    Don’t forget the man (Mr Salmond) and woman (Ms Sturgeon) who slashed the Further Education budget in order to condemn working class people to poverty – while claiming to stand up for working people!

    1. tartanfever says:

      Oh aye, ’cause slashing one of the many education budgets really condemns people to a full life of poverty !

      If that’s the case, then what the hell do tuition fees of £9k a year do ?

      The only change I would make would be to point 5 about the banks. We didn’t bail out the banks, we bailed out rich people’s assets.

      1. Gary says:

        SNP council cuts are condemning people to poverty. No doubt people on here will use the ‘Nuremburg Defence’ and say’s they are just following Tory orders but nonetheless SNP Councillors have slashed thousands of jobs, closed local amenities, cut funding to the voluntary sector.

    2. Is that you standing up for the working class Mr. Skea? Do you consider yourself to be working class?

      1. Monty says:

        The appeal of maxxing out on expenses which leads to politicians of all parties claiming food expenses and for miles traveled by cycle and ordinary travel to work expenses is sadly strong for all parties. The familiar replies of it was within the rules at the time or an attack of petulance are the response to any challenge by the public. A sense of entitlement is part of the package of being a politician

    3. Tina Feedgie says:

      Aye, fair points Andrew and Gary. After sending all our money to Westminster and getting just a portion of it back they had to balance the books somehow and I guess that’s why we’ve ended up in Scotland with huge tuition fees, the bedroom tax, expensive bridge tolls, pricy prescriptions and no free travel for pensioners.
      Bloody SNP.
      Thank god they’re sensible enough to go full speed ahead for fracking and are right behind trident replacement.

    4. jdman says:

      Get some facts Andrew, the courses cut (due to retraction of the barnett furmula) are to courses of 3 days length, done to protect the courses of three year + that WILL take people out of poverty
      3 day courses such as

      # SHORT COURSE TITLE START DATE DURATION
      1 2 Day Aesthetic Anterior and Posterior Direct Composite Masterclass (December 2015) 05/12/2015 1 day
      2 2 Day Clinical Occlusion and the Management of Tooth Wear in General Dental Practice (July 2015) 17/07/2015 2 day
      3 2 Day Perfect Preps – The Art and Science of Indirect Aesthetic Restorations (July 2015) 02/07/2015 2 day
      4 2 Day Restoring Root Treated Teeth With Contemporary Techniques (May 2015) 16/05/2015 1 day
      5 3 Day Aesthetic & Restorative Masterclass (May 2015) 08/05/2015 3 days
      6 3 Day Modern Endodontics Masterclass (April 2015) 16/04/2015 3 days
      7 Advanced Engagement CBT Informed and Carer Supportive Practice in Psychosis Graduate Level Ongoing 8 days
      8 Arabic pronunciation for beginners online resource Ongoing 12 months
      9 Basic Aviation Medicine 2015 13/04/2015 12 Days
      10 Brazil & the World 14/01/2015 10 x weekly 2 hour seminars plus 5 x 1 hour tutorials on alternate weeks
      11 CDT Increased Scope Of Practice Part 2 (March 2015) 31/03/2015 1 day
      12 Computer Science Education: Theory & Practice (Spring 2015) 17/01/2015 11 weeks part time
      13 Computer Science Education: Theory & Practice (Summer 2014) 27/05/2014 11 weeks part time
      14 Computing CPD (GCSE) Summer 10w 07/05/2014 Ten Wednesday evenings.
      15 Computing CPD GCSE one week Easter 2014 07/04/2014 Five days full time
      16 Computing CPD GCSE Summer Holiday 04/08/2014 One week : 5 days full time
      17 Computing CPD GCSE Ten Week TLC K1 08/01/2014 Ten Wednesday evenings.
      18 Computing CPD KeyStage 1,2,3 08/02/2014 5 Saturdays 10am-4pm
      19 Core CPD – Legal, Ethics, Complaints and Oral Cancer (May 2015) 05/05/2015 1 day
      20 Core CPD – Radiography and Radiation Protection IR(ME)R 2000 (March 2015) 16/03/2015 1 day
      21 Core CPD – What’s New in Infection Control & Decontamination for the Dental Team (May 2015) 28/05/2015 1 Day
      22 Core CPD Updates in Dental Radiography (IRMER) & Decontamination, Infection Prevention & Control (August 2015) 06/08/2015 1 day
      23 CT Principles, Technology & Practice in PET/CT and SPECT/CT 18/05/2015 2 days
      24 Data Management and Manipulation 11/05/2015 5 day course
      25 Delhi Summer School 2015: International Political Economy 01/06/2015 2 Week Course
      26 Delhi Summer School 2015: International Relations: Theory & Practice 01/06/2015 2 Week Course
      27 Ethnography, Language & Communication 2015 29/06/2015 Five days.
      28 Evening Language Classes Ongoing 1 – 3 terms
      29 Hands on Periodontal Surgery: Skills For General Practice – July 2015 23/07/2015 1 day
      30 HSPR Summer School 2014: Global Mental Health – Research and Action 08/09/2014 Four days
      31 HyCoSy, SIS & 3D gynae Ultrasound course 07/03/2015 2 days
      32 Interpreting Brazil: Introduction to Brazil’s Social & Cultural Theory 15/01/2015 10 x weekly 2 hour seminars plus 5 x 1 hour tutorials on alternate weeks
      33 Introduction to Open Source and Social Media Intelligence (Open to All) 03/03/2015 One day
      34 KCL Congenital CMR Course 30/03/2015 4 days
      35 King’s Health Partners Thoracic Ultrasound Course 10th April 2015 10/04/2015 1 day
      36 Law (Postgraduate) 22/09/2014 1 or 2 semesters, depending on your module choice, and include 2-3 hours of teaching each week.
      37 MRC SGDP Spring Short Course 2015: EEG Analysis 13/04/2015 3 days (+ 1 Optional pre-course day at the start of the corse)
      38 MRC SGDP Summer Course 2015 Psychiatric Genomics Consortium Analyst Training Course 22/06/2015 Monday 22nd June to Friday 26th June 2015 – 5 days
      39 MRC SGDP Summer Course 2015: Longitudinal Modelling in Mplus 22/06/2015 Monday 22nd June to Friday 26th June 2015 – 5 days
      40 MRC SGDP Summer Course 2015: Twin Model Fitting (Open MX) 22/06/2015 Monday 22nd June to Friday 26th June 2015 – 5 days
      41 Mumbai Summer School 2015: Marketing Management (with International Marketing) 06/04/2015 2 Week Course
      42 Mumbai Summer School 2015: The Entrepreneur – Skills and Smart Thinking 20/04/2015 2 Week Course
      43 Neuroanatomy for Imagers 05/03/2015 1 day
      44 PET Methodology March 2015 02/03/2015 3 days
      45 Positron Emission Tomography (PET): Technology and Application 20/04/2015 3 days
      46 Representations of Brazilian Cities 13/01/2015 10 x weekly 2 hour seminars plus 5 x 1 hour tutorials on alternate weeks
      47 Rheumatology 15/10/2014
      48 Session One: Ancient Greek (intensive) Beginners 2014 07/07/2014 Three weeks
      49 Session One: Change & Continuity: world politics since 1945 07/07/2014 Three weeks
      50 Session One: Consumer Behaviour 07/07/2014 Three weeks
      51 Session One: Forced Migration(s) and Refugee Law 07/07/2014 Three weeks
      52 Session One: Global Health and Social Justice 07/07/2014 Three weeks
      53 Session One: History of Medicine 07/07/2014 Three weeks
      54 Session One: International Human Rights Law 07/07/2014 Three weeks
      55 Session One: International Marketing 07/07/2014 Three weeks
      56 Session One: International Regulation of Finance 07/07/2014 Three weeks
      57 Session One: Jane Austen’s England 07/07/2014 Three weeks
      58 Session One: Latin (intensive) Beginners 2014 07/07/2014 Three weeks
      59 Session One: London and Film 07/07/2014 Three weeks
      60 Session One: Media and Conflict 07/07/2014 Three weeks
      61 Session One: Media, Gender & Culture 07/07/2014 Three weeks
      62 Session One: Museum of London: curating the city 07/07/2014 Three weeks
      63 Session One: Negotiation: Strategy and Skills 07/07/2014
      64 Session One: Principles of Finance 07/07/2014 Three weeks
      65 Session One: Psychology and Profiling of Terrorism 07/07/2014 Three weeks
      66 Session One: State Crime: Government Violence and Corruption 07/07/2014 Three weeks
      67 Session One: Strategic Management 07/07/2014 Three weeks
      68 Session One: Theatrical London: contemporary performance in the city 07/07/2014 Three weeks
      69 Session Two: Ancient Greek (intensive) Intermediate 2014 28/07/2014 Three weeks
      70 Session Two: Criminology and Criminal Justice 28/07/2014 Three weeks
      71 Session Two: European Union Law 28/07/2014 Three weeks
      72 Session Two: Forensic Science 28/07/2014
      73 Session Two: Global Energy Politics 27/07/2014 Three weeks
      74 Session Two: Human Anatomy & Physiology 28/07/2014 Three weeks
      75 Session Two: International Business 28/07/2014 Three weeks
      76 Session Two: International Commercial Law 28/07/2014 Three weeks
      77 Session Two: International Marketing 28/07/2014 Three weeks
      78 Session Two: Journalism: production, news writing and reporting 28/07/2014 Three weeks
      79 Session Two: Latin (intensive) Intermediate 2014 28/07/2014 Three weeks
      80 Session Two: London and Film 28/07/2014 Three weeks
      81 Session Two: Making Defence Policy and National Military Strategy 2014 28/07/2014 Three weeks
      82 Session two: Secrets and Spies: modern espionage and intelligence 2014 28/07/2014 Three weeks
      83 Session Two: Shakespeare in London 28/07/2014 Three weeks
      84 Session Two: Strategic Management 28/07/2014 Three weeks
      85 Session Two: The Art of Leadership 28/07/2014 Three weeks
      86 Session Two: Victorian London: high culture and low life 28/07/2014
      87 Session Two: Wonderland: 100 years of children’s literature 28/07/2014 Three weeks
      88 Short Term Orthodontics (July 2015) 24/07/2015 2 days
      89 Short Term Orthodontics (October 2015) 23/10/2015 2 days
      90 Smile Design – Creating a Beautiful Smile (June 2015) 23/06/2015 1 day
      91 Spanish for medics and other health professionals online resource Ongoing 12 months
      92 Specific Interventions CBT Informed and Carer Supportive Practice in Psychosis Graduate Level Ongoing 8 days
      93 Specific Interventions for Voices and Delusions CBT Informed and Carer Supportive Practice in Psychosis Graduate Level Ongoing 8 days
      94 Subject Knowledge Enhancement Computing 2014 17/04/2014 Online self study materials plus Thursday evening workshops (5-8pm
      95 Supervised Practice in CBT Informed and Carer Supportive Interventions in Psychosis Graduate Level Acceptance and Commitment 12/01/2015 10 half days
      96 Supervised Practice in CBT Informed and Carer Supportive Interventions in Psychosis Graduate Level Behavioural Activation for Amotivation Ongoing 10 half days
      97 Supervised Practice in CBT Informed and Carer Supportive Interventions in Psychosis Graduate Level Graded Exposure for Anxious Avoidance Ongoing 10 half days
      98 Supervised Practice in Cognitive Behavioural Interventions for Psychosis Masters Level Ongoing 15 days
      99 Supervisory Practice in Cognitive Behavioural Interventions for Psychosis Masters Level Ongoing 15 days
      100 Tailor Made Language Courses Ongoing 1 – 3 terms
      101 The low FODMAP diet for functional gastrointestinal disorders 2015 15/07/2015 3 days
      102 The Low FODMAP Diet: Update Course 2015 11/06/2015 1 day

      See anything there likely to pull someone out of poverty?

      1. Ian Kirkwood says:

        Those crazy SNP people. This stinks of sensible and reasonable management. How could they……

  11. joseph O Luain says:

    It has long been my contention that if all those Labour Councillors who ran Scotland, at the time when Thatcher was first flexing her muscles, had resigned en masse, we wouldn’t be in the unfortunate state that we’re in at the moment.

    None of those elected had anything like a mandate from their constituents to bring in the poll-tax, sell council housing stock, or anything else like it. Mass resignation would’ve brought the whole Thatcherite project to a juddering halt, I believe.

    Who would’ve been there to rubber-stamp all the sociopathic “legislation” that followed, post seventy-nine? Place-people may have been sent in, it’s true, but with no mandate from the people that situation would have quickly proved untenable.

    Look around … Thirty odd years later it seems that little has changed.

  12. jaypot2012 says:

    Reblogged this on Jay's Journal and commented:
    Fantastic – this should be on posters everywhere…

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