TSR General Election - Vote here!

First question.


@Tories: Your manifesto seems very soundbitey to me. Can I have some actual policies that will ensure that the government puts the economic recovery and personal freedom at the heart of what you plan to do?

The Tories wanted to increase Rail Fares

The Tories wanted to increase Rail Fares

While opening up rail to make it a more competitive industry which should bring them down in general. You want to lower them unrealistically.

The Tories wanted to increase Rail Fares over the course of the Franchise

Their RPI+4% Policy would mean that Fares would increase by 63% at the current rate of inflation

We Lib Dems believe in FAIRER FARES

Ok I'm going to take this in order. A financial transaction tax isn't the solution at all. You won't raise the revenue that you think you will because companies will just relocate so not only do you not raise a lot of money, but you lose jobs increasing the welfare bill.

Also why the hell are you lying in your manifesto?

Competition may not actually reduce fares.

Actually I want to lower them so Passengers can afford rail travel instead of being priced of the train.

The Whole Rail Industry is a fragmented system because the Conservatives Privatised it under the Railways Act 1993. We want it be more joined up.

Nationalization is off the cards because of EU Directive 91/440 and it will cost Millions

Yes.

As you can see from our manifesto and motions we believe that the key to sustainable economic growth is investing in co-ordination with the private sector in key infrastructure areas such as railways, air travel or desalinisation plants. We would continue to suggest such projects.

Most importantly however we believe that taxation is the enemy and in many cases serves solely to limit consumption or production, in addition to this we believe that our current tax system is needlessly complicated.

Below are just some of the measures that we plan to take..

Abolish corporation tax in the primary sector.
Lower corporation tax in the secondary sector.

These will aid in re-balancing the economy rather than the simple rhetoric used by most parties.

Lowering the housing deficit by providing tax intensives for developers to build 'green homes'.

Further removing religion from the state.

Surprisingly, I disagree. An FST would raise some billions, though obviously this would decrease in the long-run. Regarding the banking sector, I'm of the belief that it will eventually decrease in the West whatever happens - it's inevitable that more money can be made through locating to China and India et al. What the government has to do is prepare for this: we need to rebalance our economy, so, like Germany, we are less reliant on the tax revenue from our financial services industry - an industry that is highly volatile.



I love your creativity. Linking an FST to unemployment! Not even the most reactionary economists have done that yet.



I'm actually eurosceptic. I hate the mad bureaucracy and waste that happens in Brussels and Strasbourg. And it's mad to want to keep a tool for genocide in my opinion, but if that's UKIP's policy... And defence cuts would come from cutting Trident and the foreign wars we're in, the conventional army should be made larger - we should also increase spending on new technologies to specialise and improve the quality of our Defence Force. Sane and balanced solutions here, folks.



Likewise with UKIP's policies. And by doing this I'm hopefully influencing the politics of the House overall. I've noticed certain parts in the Lib Dem and Labour manifestos that I've no-doubt helped along.



You seriously think that the current system is based on merit? Seriously?

Why did you lie in your manifesto? The Government was most definitely not inactive, we proved that especially towards the end of the term.

TSR law supersedes EU law, so go ahead and try nationalise if you wish.

My bill attempted to rectify the errors.

Priced off the train? While very high the last time i checked passenger numbers were rocketing. You opposed a fair system.

Surprisingly, I disagree. An FST would raise some billions, though obviously this would decrease in the long-run. Regarding the banking sector, I'm of the belief that it will eventually decrease in the West whatever happens - it's inevitable that more money can be made through locating to China and India et al. What the government has to do is prepare for this: we need to rebalance our economy, so, like Germany, we are less reliant on the tax revenue from our financial services industry - an industry that is highly volatile.

In the interests of transparecy for the voters i thought that i would show them how many bills and motions have been passed by parliament this term for each party..

Motions..

Conservatives: 3
Liberal Democrats: 3
Libertarians: 1
Ukip: 0
Socialists: 0
Labour: 0

Bills..

Libertarians: 3
Conservatives: 1
Ukip: 1
Liberal Democrats: 0
Socialists: 0
Labour: 0

Joint motions were left out.

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=145

While the Tories cannot claim mass amounts of success there is a clear pattern present in which the Socialists and Labour have wasted the votes they received from the electorate last term and the voters should quite rightfully be asking themselves whether they should be voting for failed parties again.

Why did you lie in your manifesto? The Government was most definitely not inactive, we proved that especially towards the end of the term.

Which parts have you influenced???????????
Our Manifesto was thought about by our MP's including myself
Trident, the £83.5 bn will put back into the Defence Budget so our boys can have proper equipment etc.

Surprisingly, I disagree. An FST would raise some billions

No as companies will relocate!

I am not advocating Nationalisation, far from it.

Every time there is a fare hike, passengers complain saying it is unfair etc.

It's not fair that TOCs and Network Rail to award themselves Large bonuses etc.