Labours Election Broadcast

I hate it when political parties have nothing positive to say about what they will do and instead spend their time pulling apart what their "rival" has or hasn't done. It's pathetic.

I haven't seen this particular PPB although I don't watch a great deal of TV so hopefully won't get to see many of them.

National Health Action broadcast, but you will not see it on the television.
nhap.org/not-a-party-election-broadcast/

We havent had a "Labour" Government running Britain since the 1970's. Ed Milliband is running scared of not getting the greed ridden middle class Tory vote in 2015.

The three party system is now in turmoil, and young people today have nothing. They have neither security on the job front, a decent minimum wage , somewhere affordable or secure to live, and their prospects for their old age is the same as it is for the majority of Britain's elderly people today. IE: hardship , poverty and homelessness due to lack of social housing in this country and the low State Pension, plus the insecurity and expense of the private pension.

Britain needs Social housing throughout our country for people who cannot afford to buy. This was the intentions of council housing years ago, the reason for our housing crisis today and indeed the shortage of social council housing in general in this country and region is because the Tory Government OF 1979, under Margaret Thatcher, stopped building council houses throughout the 80's and 90's.

What Britain definitely needs is a universal social housing programme initiated by central government because there will always be young people wanting a secure home to rent somewhere in this country, and at any time. We must get our young people out of the financial trap of means tested high rent private sector.

I know that with this country's real wealth we can afford a decent State Pension for our elderly people, and nobody young or old should be without secure housing in this day and age, particularly in a country that reports to live by a set of civilised values.

The State Pension also must also be substantially increased for today's and tomorrow's pensioners, and directly linked to increases in national prosperity. This is what National Insurance contributions are for. There should be no means testing for miserly handouts after paying into the system all their working lives. This generation should also be exempt from paying income tax on their savings and income because they have also paid d their share of income tax throughout a working life .

We must end the lottery of Community Care for the elderly. Council tax should be abolished because it is an unjust, and unfair tax , because Council tax is not based on '' ABILITY TO PAY ''. British workers pay the lowest income tax rates in Western Europe, which is why ''LOCAL'' taxes have increased by stealth since the 80's. We are witnessing and experiencing a dwindling State since the 80's, which is continuing under this coalition Government in favour of privatisation and charities.

To return to a cohesive society we must place emphasis on the National Insurance scheme to unfold financial security in retirement for today and in the future for our young people.

Also our young students should not have to fund their own education , particularly as Britain and the British will benefit from our University educated students in years to come. Also Atos is a disgrace.

I am appalled at the coalitions attacks on the vulnerable. And these cuts are ideological and voter winnings reasons. They have nothing to do with a costing. It is all about Tory arrogance toward the welfare State and the vulnerable.

Durhamjen

I did say I thought they would ALL produce crap , this was particularly poor.

As you rightly point out, it was attacking what the Lib Dems and Conservatives have done, nothing positive about Labour.

As for making promises a year before the election he has done so on freezing utility charges, zero contract hours, the housing market and rentals etc. etc. or was that all bluff.

I wish they could all grow up.

I have watched it now, and there was a lot in it about the promises that the Libdems and the Tories broke; tuition fees, tax cuts for millionaires, raising VAT, the bedroom tax and its effect on disabled, the hunting bill, and allowing energy companies to raise prices and make big profits.

As it's still a year away from the election, I would not expect any party to make promises yet that they might have to break.

Positive campaigning is sadly a thing of the past - just slag of your enemy these days. Doesn't bode well for their role as statespersons trying to intervene in the world's trouble spots.

I look forward to the criticisms of all the other party political broadcasts.

If Nick Clegg stands again in Sheffield, I don't think he'll be sharing a bed with anyone, except his wife, of course.

Yes I switched on the TV just after it had started and at first thought I was watching a comedy programme! As you say there was nothing about their policies. To me it was as if they were talking down to the electorate - you are all too stupid to understand so we will give you something to "entertain" you instead (bread and circuses!).

I watch all the political broadcasts and read all the "bumph" that is put through my door as I want to decide which party to vote for - but all this broadcast told me was that the people running the campaign are something akin to the school bully

I avoid PPBs like the plague. They are so predictable!