Cameron's Christmas message

They know this Jrn, it is just a way to distract from the topic being discussed which is Cameron himself and his hypocrisy when spouting about Christian values

Just so true Eloethan, but it does distract from the fact that the number in poverty and homeless is increasing . The best form of defence is attack!

Jen hope no homes have been flooded in you village

Agreed, Eloethan.
We moved down to Hampshire once, living near Winchester.
We were not envious; we felt sorry for them having to work all the hours they did, some of our neighbours commuting to London every day, just to keep the lifestyle.
We moved back up North after three years of it. York was a very nice place to live for ten years. The Durham Dales are amazing, even in the rain. My granddaughter loves visiting from East Anglia, as she loves the view from my doorstep.

Anyway, this thread is about people's life chances, or lack of them, whatever Cameron promised them. It's about his lack of Christian charity towards those he is supposed to support.

The NHS is in an even worse state than it was when the thread was started.
Strikes next week.
The reason Oxford is mentioned is because of Cameron's hypocrisy, not because some of you live there.

People calling for more social justice, for a fairer distribution of wealth are often accused of envy. Except when they are well off. Then they are accused of being hypocritical or champagne socialists or "virtue signallers". It's a method of drawing attention away from troublesome issues by seeking to discredit the people who raise them.

I can see a river at the end of my street. It's not supposed to be there, though. Village flooded today.

Not by me!!!

When were our opinions not?

You could well be right (though it would be heartily denied.) ?

The class divide?

Must be something! ?

Perhaps it's to do with wealth then?

as a left winger who lives in a Welsh National Park, from my sofa I can look to my left and see a beautiful green valley, to my right the most beautiful mountain range , at the bottom of my garden a river where swans glide around , country lanes, green fields . Envy? not this rabid left winger

Cameron is the MP for Witney, so as that, may write to councils about their decision making and the way they spend money, just as Corbyn may do with Islington.
This preoccupation with Oxfordshire has now reached laughable proportions for all us Gnetters who live there, from left leaners on this thread.
But, yes,it's a lovely place to live, is there an element of envy going on?

www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/14181092.Plea_to_Oxfordshire_MPs_warns_of__devastating__budget_cuts/

Didn't do any good, though.
This is not a left-wing rag, I do not think. In fact, being a local paper, it's probably owned by that American that owns the South Wales paper.
The same paper also has a link to the letters written by Cameron and the council response. If you want to read them and see what he really said, that is, and find out how he was being hypocritical.

Tegan, how can my perfectly rational post be construed as 'leaping to his defence' and evidence that 'he can do no wrong' in my eyes?

No need to get so defensive.

As PM he knew of the effect of the cut backs, this fuss he made could only be to impress his constituency that he was acting for it's good, just a big act , he was in PR and never misses a chance to put his talent ! Into action .

You mean just as the non Trotskyites constantly leap to his defence...can he do no wrong in your eyes??

Cameron's still the MP for his constituency. I'm sure if he'd not raised a finger to try and save the local police station he'd be accused of 'letting down' his constituency by the same left-wing rag.

I guess Oxfordshire matters because some of the population elected our chubby-faced PM. Who was recently mystified as to why a police station was being closed. And was remonstrating with the leader of the local council about the cutbacks in LA services. Did he never notice what Osborne was up to?

www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/hypocrite-david-cameron-caught-trying-6833582

predilection

Of course anyone can post whatever they wish within the forum rules (if they break those rules, of course the post can be deleted, as I'm sure you're aware, ab).

And anyone can disagree with posts. What's your problem, apart from a rather tiresome prediliction for sarcasm?

And now a genuine apology for confusing Rosesarered with Ana, they do merge together

I am so sorry Rosesarered, I thought anyone could post what they wished if within the forum rules, thank you for correcting me , how the forum could survive without your constant eagerness to advise is a worry

Sorry, ab, it was dj who asked the question (and I can't imagine why you answered Elegran's post when it was obvious it wasn't addressed to you). You and dj do rather merge into one another, opinion-wise...

How strange, then, that you should ask whether the people of Oxfordshire (around 666,000) is happy to have its NHS run by private companies, if it holds no interest for you...