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Natalie: Uh, yes, we've got a fully-costed programme which we'll be releasing, which will be released...NickF: Shouldn't you be aware of what that cost will be now? Natalie: Uh, right, yes. So what we're talking about is £6billion per year. So the current budget is £1.5billion a year.NickF: £6billion? That will be attained by taking mortgage relief from private landlords? That's £6billion-worth is it?Natalie: And we're also looking at investing... [long pause]. Yes, well, it's... we've got the fully costed figures here.NickF: You've said that on a couple of occasions. How much does mortgage relief from private landlords bring in then?Natalie: [Long pause] *cough, cough* Basically, we're talking about an overall saving of £4.5billion.NickF: What? Mortgage relief is worth £4.5billion a year?Natalie: And this is other saving as well, from private landlords as well, we're looking at housing benefit reforms and what we also want to do is bring in caps on private tenants.NickF: Yes, do you think you could have perhaps have ginned up on this a bit more Natalie Bennett?Natalie: *cough, cough* Uh, I think that we're talking about a whole range of...NickF: No, you personally, do you think you might have ginned up a little, might you have read into this a little more in hindsight?
There was certainly nothing in that interview, a mess though it certainly was, to put me off voting Green anyhow. I don't feel any less enthused than I did before hearing it this evening. Probably nothing much in it to put off any other existing Green voter either. Whether all publicity is good publicity remains to be seen though.
Bizarre... Quote from: Green VoterThere was certainly nothing in that interview, a mess though it certainly was, to put me off voting Green anyhow. I don't feel any less enthused than I did before hearing it this evening. Probably nothing much in it to put off any other existing Green voter either. Whether all publicity is good publicity remains to be seen though.Clicky...
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Caught part of this interview earlier but for some reason didn't think it was genuine so had a quick look on the manifesto page.http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02nm035http://policy.greenparty.org.ukScrap trident and dismantle the military as 'a standing army, navy and airforce are unnecessary' Long term plans to turn military bases into nature reserves and convert the arms industry to producing renewable energy (You've guessed it, that mean's BM's favourite blot on the landscape).
Quote from: Grumpmeister on April 07, 2015, 11:22:17 PMCaught part of this interview earlier but for some reason didn't think it was genuine so had a quick look on the manifesto page.http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02nm035http://policy.greenparty.org.ukScrap trident and dismantle the military as 'a standing army, navy and airforce are unnecessary' Long term plans to turn military bases into nature reserves and convert the arms industry to producing renewable energy (You've guessed it, that mean's BM's favourite blot on the landscape). She is an nut case
Quote from: Steve on April 07, 2015, 11:37:50 PMQuote from: Grumpmeister on April 07, 2015, 11:22:17 PMCaught part of this interview earlier but for some reason didn't think it was genuine so had a quick look on the manifesto page.http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02nm035http://policy.greenparty.org.ukScrap trident and dismantle the military as 'a standing army, navy and airforce are unnecessary' Long term plans to turn military bases into nature reserves and convert the arms industry to producing renewable energy (You've guessed it, that mean's BM's favourite blot on the landscape). She is an nut caseA lunch for you.......
Quote from: Grumpmeister on April 07, 2015, 11:22:17 PMCaught part of this interview earlier but for some reason didn't think it was genuine so had a quick look on the manifesto page.http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02nm035http://policy.greenparty.org.ukScrap trident and dismantle the military as 'a standing army, navy and airforce are unnecessary' Long term plans to turn military bases into nature reserves and convert the arms industry to producing renewable energy (You've guessed it, that mean's BM's favourite blot on the landscape). Bonkers.......and I saw a poll yesterday that said they were the most trusted in the debate..... Still, I liked their latest Party Political Broadcast....<iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gdX6fwfrULI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>