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What politicians really mean when they say things

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OneFootInTheGrave

OneFootInTheGrave Report 14 Jan 2014 15:43

Politician: “There is simply no alternative”.
What it means: “There’s hundreds of alternatives but we’re not going to consider any of them“.

Politician: “We are committed to protecting the poor and disadvantaged”.
What it means: “We are really going to show them just how cruel we can be“.

Politician: “I’ve never worked so hard”.
What it means: “I’ve never had it so easy“.

Politician: “And let me be completely honest about this ……..”.
What it means: “If you believe this you will believe anything“.

Politician: “The party leader has my full support”.
What it means: “I’m plotting with others to get rid of the idiot“.

Politician: “Having carefully studied all the facts of this matter”.
What it means: “This is the first I’ve heard of it so give me a minute and I will think of an answer“.

Politician: “I will be giving the matter my full attention in the future”.
What it means: “This is the last I expect to hear about this matter“.

Politician: “There will be no hospital closures in the lifetime of this Government”.
What it means: “We’ll be shutting hospitals left, right, and centre“.

Politician: “My strong feelings on that matter are well known”.
What it means: “I couldn't care less about it“.

Politician: “We want to be transparent and accountable at all times”.
What it means: “There is no way we will ever be transparent and accountable in my lifetime“.

Politician: “The people have spoken”.
What it means: “The people in Government that is“.

Politician: “We are doing everything we can”.
What it means: “We are doing absolutely nothing and won’t be doing anything“.

Politician: “This is now a priority”.
What it means: “It’s not even off the back burner“.

Politician: “I have dedicated my life to public service”.
What it means: “The public will serve me for the rest of my life, if I can get away with it“.

Feel free to add any you can think of :-D :-D :-D

Researching:
I am researching the Wotherspoon family from the Old/New Monkland areas of Scotland, some moved to the Leslie and Kelty areas of Fife and I'm having problems linking the Wotherspoon's from Leslie and the Wotherspoon's from Kelty. I am also researching the Clusker family from Co. Meath in Ireland who moved to West Lothian and from there to Fife............"Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est"

Andrew

Andrew Report 14 Jan 2014 16:15

'You've never had it so good'

You've never been had so good'

Andy

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 14 Jan 2014 22:35

'We're all in this together'
...You do something for nothing while I sit on my backside raking in the money.

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842