Can we really Trust Teresa May with a blank cheque?

I havent recieved a single piece of election propaganda from the tories. So apart from the information that my son emailed me - she is an evangelical , who believes gays can be "cured" through the power of prayer - best of luck with that one in Brighton and Hove - i know nothing about her. Mind you what i do know is enough

www.schoolcuts.org.uk/#!/

To save you looking.

Why would they? Not a single piece of literature with a name on from the Tories.
I can't believe they just miss my house out.
I asked my son yesterday if he had had any literature about the election.
Just the Labour leaflet and the free paper, which he always puts in the recycling straight away. He didn't even know about the wraparound.
I collect all the leaflets to look at with my grandson. For next week's election, I only have a Labour leaflet. No point in the wraparounds as we cannot vote for May.

Rudd got the second biggest laugh yesterday for asking the audience to judge them on their record.

Have you not seen the NUT thread about how much schools will lose under the Tories, how many teachers they are likely to lose?
That is happening now. Do you not care about how many teachers are going to be lost in your grandchildren's schools because of May's policies?

That's why they laughed at Rudd.

The Conservatives have promised to increase spending on education and the NHS, as have all the political parties.
I expect the Conservatives in your area know the name of the candidate to vote for already.I certainly do in mine.

I have just received my local free paper with another Mayhem wraparound.
The local Tory does not get a mention. I am hoping that Tories will not go vote because they will be expecting to see Theresa May on the ballot paper. Haven't seen a single bit of paper with the Tory candidate's name on.

Anyway, May says she is going to "make sure every child gets the best start in life by increasing school funding every year."
Do you think heads should take her to court for that?
She also says she will "increase the NHS budget every year to ensure every family has the care they need, and we can pay for and provide care for the elderly."

That care bit sounds clumsy, like it was just tagged on as an afterthought.

Apparently - and the journalists may have got it wrong - May will spend the next week attacking Corbyn personally. Perhaps we need to look at the past for the reason why.

We are back in UK at the moment having last visited nine months ago - we have noticed how the shops and supermarkets are much emptier than before and also how in some places the range of goods for sale has greatly decreased. More empty premises leaving some town centres looking sad.

Price rises post Brexit are beginni g to bite.

Consummer spending is becoming more cautious and signs of slowing.

The Tories cant be trusted with the economy or Brexit.

Britain is at the bottom if the G7 in the growth table

The Economist thinks that Mayhem is being given a blank cheque.

"The social-care proposal is not the only part of the manifesto which looks a bit half-baked. There is no detail on the extent of the proposed cuts to winter-fuel allowance, which are supposed to fund social care. The manifesto is silent on plans for income tax (most people suspect that increases are on the way). And there is no acknowledgment that the pledge to cut net migration by nearly two-thirds would have big fiscal costs. It is a blank cheque from a party in little doubt that the public will sign it."

Hopefully the public know better than to sign it now.

Sorry, Rigby

(I don't know why I get you two muddled. I do apologise)

Perhaps the reason why it's not an indicator of our economic health needs spelling out, Fitzy

The Footsie is so not an indicator of our economic health - whoever told you that?

I have to be honest and say that, watching the presentation of the IFS report in full, I do not feel very cheerful about the future as part of the growing older cohort which is frequently mentioned in the address.

The summary of the Conservative manifesto was:

The Conservative manifesto appears to be selling a 'steady as she goes' prospectus but that does not mean no change from today because the Conservatives, in government, have already laid down big policy plans. It means big cuts in welfare; it means another parliament of austerity for the public services including an incredibly challenging period for the NHS, and real cuts to per pupil funding in schools and it is not clear that these plans would be deliverable. Barely two months after the 2015 General Election the Conservatives announced spending plans that were less tight than the ones that were set out in their manifesto – maybe they would do that again. I (Deputy IFS) would also not bet against a Conservative government finding some additional tax raising measures.

I would think to make a quick buck Jane.

Cars which are assembled in UK are made from parts all manufactured in the EU - 6,000 of them per car. These parts cross to and from the EU several times during the construction of a car - the higher price of these parts renders the finished cars non competitive. This is just one example.

The economy is not broken Jane it's just that some seem to want to view it that way.

The footsie represents companies largely based outside the U.K.

The Footsie is a good indicator of economic health. If business confidence was so low then why are people rushing to invest in UK stocks and shares?
The low pound makes us attractive to tourists too- a major industry in itself.
You really won't convince me that 'the economy is broken'!

I've just signed a letter asking for election candidates to support foreign aid.
It is being organised by Global Citizen.
Mayhem thinks that being a global citizen is being a citizen of nowhere. However she wants there to be a global Britain.
Something wrong there.

jalima exports? So it has been suggested that a weak pound will invigorate exports as British products fall in price abroad. In fact this is not happening. The reason that many are made from imported raw materials. Few manufacturers are completely insulated from sterlings slide

The fall in the value of the pound should not be underestimated. In 2015 the British spent £39 bn on holidays or foreign travel.

Price of imported goods is rising and salaries are not keeping up.

The confidence of foreign investors in the British economy is draining away. Due in part to the political instability and the anti- foreigner rhetoric of Brexit ministers.But most of all a fear of a hard Brexit.

Britain is throwing away one of its most valuable assets - its reputation.

(Dunt2016)

dj I do not want to leave the EU. I voted remain as I've said frequently on GN. As Jalima said the lower pound makes our products more attractive which leads to better prospects for the manufacturers and providers of UK goods and services.

If the pound sterling is lower it is better for exports, making them more competitive.

I wonder why people who want to leave the EU mention the FTSE? Only half of them are based in the UK at the moment.
Some of those will be leaving if we have a hard Brexit.
Shouldn't how the pound fares be more important to Brexiteers?

and Footsie reaches a new high! Not a bad economic position to be in.