Maybe the tories are trying to lose the election so they won't have to negotiate as they know it won't go well.

He's no more Prime Minister material than Frank Spencer.

At least Frank Spencer would have given us a laugh

Mrs May has announced that there will be a cap on the Social Welfare proposal...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... ttery.html

Every party has its own agenda and a manifesto which either pleases or displeases someone.
If you voted for Brexit then it just has to be Mrs May to carry it to its conclusion.
If you are a student then Mr.Corbyns promise of free tuition has to be tempting.
If you are an OAP then you need to thoroughly look at both parties intentions on handling your dotage should you end up needing expensive care.
I do not see why the young should have to pay for it through higher taxes so the only sensible alternative in my opinion is to go with the Tory plan of those who have assets above £100k pay for it out of their and their spouses estate after death. This is way better than the present system and ensures that those with children do actually have something left to leave them.
Winter fuel payment never should have gone to those who don't need it but should have been more realistic in how much keeping warm and well costs and paid accordingly.Hopefully there will be a sensible cap on income when assessing who "needs" it the most. Mine would be set at anyone with an income under £25k a year and no more than £10k in savings.
Security needs a firm hand at the wheel so again the Torys have it for me, Pacifists and idealists do not have a grip on reality in this world of ours as much as I would love to see an end to wars and weapons.
Immigration has to be the Torys, it was Blairs unrestricted movement and the bleeding hearts allowing everyone into the country that resulted in poor services, lack of housing,schools and the NHS close to collapse. I do not believe that Brexit would have won had it not been for this one huge problem.
I have friends who are immigrants and I was an immigrant when I moved to Cyprus and in each country they can be and are an asset but it is not so with every immigrant. Those who commit criminal acts, bleed the welfare system dry, those who would change the way of life in the country they move to and those who have no intention of abiding by that countries rules or integrate with its people. those none of us want or need.
Soap box moment over.

A U Turn ? Have you actually read the Conservative Manifesto paper, or do you just rely on the likes of Corbyn or Mrs Sturgeon to base your views? I suspect the latter...it is clear in the paper that a Green Paper will be produced to thrash out the detail of the pledge....and yes I believe most, if not all Mrs May has to say, she is a strong principled Woman who can actually lead the country to success unlike Corbyn who will destroy the country, it's traditions and values and in the process leave it open to aggression and bankrupt it....now as a Scotsman blinkered by your desire to break up the Union and return to the dark ages....that probably suits you.

So strong and stable means a u turn on a manifesto less than a week old. Just like the u turn on self employed insurance contributions in the budget.The biggest u turn: there will be no early election.Can you believe anything this woman says? Let's close the stable door before the horse bolts and get the tories out.

You mean like the once in a generation referendum? Oh sorry I thought you meant that two faced hypocrite running Scotland. Easy mistake to make when it comes to talking about a lying conniving two faced politician.

The Scottish Government is funded by taking whatever the UK spends on devolved matters (Healthcare/Law/Education/etc), reducing it down to roughly the population share of Scotland and then writing a big cheque for that amount and giving it to Edinburgh.

The Scottish Government then decides how it wants to spend that money on devolved matters.

It's chosen to spend on free prescriptions. The rest of the UK doesn't. Likewise with free university education. It's a matter of priorities.

Where does Westminster get their revenues from? Possibly oil , possibly whisky. Why does the Barnett Formula give Scotland less to Scotland than they get in revenue. Scotland manages to balance it's budget every year while the tories treble the U.K debt in 7 years.

Where does Westminster get their revenues from? Possibly oil , possibly whisky. Why does the Barnett Formula give Scotland less to Scotland than they get in revenue. Scotland manages to balance it's budget every year while the tories treble the U.K debt in 7 years.

Seems Corbyn has shown his true colours in the aftermath of the atrocities of Manchester blaming it on the UKs involvement in the Middle East conflicts

The article talks of Scotland's"share" of North Sea oil revenues but with independence their share would increase as the majority of the oil is in Scottish waters.

Seems Corbyn has shown his true colours in the aftermath of the atrocities of Manchester blaming it on the UKs involvement in the Middle East conflicts

noun: retaliation; plural noun: retaliations

the action of returning a military attack; counter-attack.
"the bombings are believed to be in retaliation for the trial of 15 suspects"

synonyms:
revenge, vengeance, reprisal, retribution, requital, recrimination, an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth), getting even, redress, repayment, payback;

the action of harming someone because they have harmed oneself; revenge.
"she rejected as preposterous any suggestion that she had acted in retaliation"

Seems Corbyn has shown his true colours in the aftermath of the atrocities of Manchester blaming it on the UKs involvement in the Middle East conflicts

Except of course there were Islamist attacks on "The West" well before there was any intervention in the Middle East.
And ISIS themselves state that their attacks are nothing to with Western conflict in the Middle East; they are simply
because they hate Western civilisation.

IMHO Corbyn is a traitor pure & simple.

If there were to be any serious conflict, he & most of his 'comrades' would be on the plane to mother Russia before you realised they were gone!

Anyone thinking he has the UK's best interests at heart is frankly deluded.

artlin, can you prove what you have just said? to me it is just someone with a grudge, as for Corbyn most of what was said here can be proven and is well documented.

artlin quote :- "Is it well documented that Corbyn is actually a RUSSIAN and that he is a TRAITOR?"

Don't know where you got this from .... but the second part is accurate !

Where does Westminster get their revenues from? Possibly oil , possibly whisky. Why does the Barnett Formula give Scotland less to Scotland than they get in revenue. Scotland manages to balance it's budget every year while the tories treble the U.K debt in 7 years.

What? Is this the same Scotland that has a debt of approx £15 billions and rising, with a deficit around double that of the UK?

i got it from TOPGUN. I would like to know where he got it from.

Simply my conclusion........

Frankly I find it difficult to understand why anyone can arrive at any other conclusion, given the information presented & therefore must assume that they can only live in denial of the well documented facts.

Sorry for the confusion it apparently caused you.

How can Scotland have a debt when it is not allowed to borrow? This is another Westminster myth like the one that they subsidise Scotland.

An item over a year old. It ignores the fact that if you cannot borrow you cannot have debt.