UK falls back into recession

The Government didn't "announce that pasties are going to get taxed" they closed an anomaly that meant that hot fish and chips incurred VAT but a hot panini didn't. (Which of those is the food of the "working man"?) They simply applied VAT to all hot take away food. The real problems WERE caused by a electoral mistake. The country let a Labour Government rule for more than one term, so their big spending socialist policies got really out of control and virtually bankrupted us.

I stand corrected on one point, but stand by the simple fact that the majority of those eligible to vote, don't. Why is there such apathy towards such a serious event? Probably because the majority have come to realise that it doesn't matter who gets in, we are screwed whatever. I have just received the latest update from the FairFuelUK campaign, who are concerned that more publicity is being given to the Pasty Tax than rising fuel prices. Apparently, five hundred thousand people have signed a petition trying to get the government to reverse its decision to add VAT to pasties, yet only half that number are actively supporting pressure to try and get DUTY on fuel reduced. I find it amazing that people can get screwed to the tune of £1.50 for a litre of diesel, and say nothing, yet add 20p to the cost of a pasty, which we might eat from time to time, and people get up in arms about it. Talk about getting priorities wrong. Still, our government are very, very, clever people. They can distract the electorate from serious issues such as rising fuel costs and the recession, by announcing that Pasties are going to be TAXED, backed by a media campaign by newspapers, all designed to distract us from what really matters. Very clever really...

CuNNaXXa please bare (sic) in mind that the election result gave the Conservatives 306 seats, Labour 258 and Lib Dems 57. How does your logic present this as the Labour party holding more seats than the other parties? Whatever strength the rest of your argument holds is immediately dismissed by either your ignorance or your belief in something incorrect.