Budget 2008

as a 71 year old on state penioner worked until i was65 this so called goverment gives us a small rise in april & takes it off us every week through the year with extra rent &council tax petrol rises but the people who come into this country get everthing they want roll on the next election

This government are probably the most incompetent,inept and dangerous in living memory.What have they achieved that benefits the indigenous population (answers on a postage stamp accepted)Economically a complete and utter failure we now all bear the brunt of their total failure in all areas. In the great debt ever as a nation and in many cases individuals trying to survive the PM thinks he has done well. The best thing he can do is apologise and go at the very earliest opportunity before he causes even more damage to our economy if that were possible.Government requires first class professionals whereas those in power are second class amateurs lurching from one crisis to another convinced they are the best things since sliced bread.They should for once, just once,be honest and admit they are abject failures and relieve us all of their presence.

We are fortunate to have Free Speach in this country. You ask what can WE do? For years I have made my voice heard by writing to my local Member of Pariament. The questions that I have asked has been passed on to the Minister responsible and he has replied, Or a question has been asked in the Houses of Parliament and a copy of the response by the Minister has been sent to me. We have the best open system int he world, we need to learn how to use it. If enough people write to their M.P. on a particular issue then something WILL be done about it. For example... This country didn't change from "English pounds" to the "Euro." because enough people did something about it! We have people power we must learn how to use it. WE ARE OVERTAXED. OUR POLICE ARE STUCK IN THE OFFICE WRITING REPORTS WHILST PEOPLE ON BIKES ARE PATROLING OUR STREETS, BUT DON'T HAVE THE POWER TO ARREST. GET THE BIKERS IN THE OFFICE AND THE POLICE BACK ON THE STREETS! THOUSANDS OF EXPERIENCED TEACHERS ARE TAKING EARLY RETIREMENT TO GET AWAY FROM UNCONTROLABLE KIDS, AND CONSTANT CHANGES BY GOVERNMENT. TEACHERS WERE WELL TRAINED TO TEACH, LETS LEAVE THEM TO GET ON WITH IT. TEENAGE CRIME ON THE INCREASE! MAKE THE PARENTS ACCOUNTABLE? MOST PROBLEMS HAVE SIMPLE SOLUTIONS. THIS GOVERNMENT THINKS ALL PROBLEMS WILL GO AWAY IF THEY THROW ENOUGH MONEY AT IT! SO WE PAY MORE AND MORE TAXES. THEY DON'T HAVE THE BRAINS OR THE GUTS TO INTRODUCE WORKABLE POLICIES. EXAMPLE. 'THE NHS.' GET RID OF CONTRACT SERVICES AND BRING BACK NHS MATRONS. THEY WILL MAKE SURE STANDARDS ARE MAINTAINED. TODAYS FINANCIAL CRISIS? BANKS SHOULD ASK THEIR CHIEFS TO REPAY THOSE HUGE ANNUAL BONUSES. THAT WOULD RETURN A LOT OF THE MISSING LIQUIDITY TO THE FINANCIAL MATKETS. HAD THOSE CHIEFS ACTED PROPERLY THEN THIS DISASTER WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED. I COULD GO ON BUT HOPEFULLY YOU GET THE PICTURE! Tony Hall Retired 'Halifax' Branch Manager.

the gov pay me to stay off work because the benefits we get are better than wages the companys pay now adays crap wages that you cant live on how do they expect you to bring up a family pay all your bills on the min wage they live in cookoo land stop letting all the imagrints in our country stop it all we are only a small island we can no longer take any more pay us proper wages then we will work

This budget reminds me of a desperate schoolboy, who hasnt done his homework and has to come up with something quickly. No planning, no research, no advice and definitely no thought. He probably spent more time deciding how to spend his expenses.