Since we've drifted somewhat from the elections over the 7 pages, [url=http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/archives/2172here[/url is an interesting article on the demographics of the voters.

Wasn`t it Henry Ford who said that the wheels of Capitalism can only turn if the workers are paid to the maximum which the employer can afford ...

On your separate post concerning the minimum wage surely the removal of it will only serve as a taxpayer funded subsidy to employers as the Welfare State would be required to prop up incomes - if you can`t pay £5.50 an hour then effectively your business model is non existent -you don`t have a business or deserve too imo ...

This country is overcrowded. Extremist views will continue to grow.

i'd like to see the evidence for this statement, india springs to mind as an example of where this theory falls flat on it's face!

overcrowding can lead to social problems like crime and poverty however financial unrest usually leads to facist tendancies rearing their ugly heads
eg germany in the 30's, britain last week.

Good contribution. It's more complex, just to continue the debate though I see no problem in businesses offering their sales staff a "we pay 10% commission on all revenue generated by your efforts". Employees who generate £0 get £0, those whose generate £1M get £100k. i.e) strike out min wage and piece work directives.

who gives a hoot?

Hard to argue against a meritocracy, so I wont. But an interesting debate can be had when discussing "how to decide who is merit worthy". Classic question like who moderates the moderators*. Who is merit worthy enough to judge merits?

[size=75*This is by no means a criticism of the moderation process and is posted within the guidelines of the AUP. [/size

Nah you're right. Fook it, doesn't affect me.

The BNP don't have much of a problem with Jews, they actually have a Jewish councillor in Patricia Richardson and many Jewish members.

bloody ell . i bet there as tight as a camels bum in a sandstorm.

if you have a collection of good merit worthy people they (in theory) should police each other. Still though like you said, how do you know if they are merit worthy ? as one mans terrorist is another mans freedom fighter. I think firstly you find all the leading professors in each of their fields and they choose who they think is the most morally suitable. After that they put the case to the people as to the reason why they chose that person and then let the public decide if that is a merit worthy reason.
It would make sense for the health minister to be from the health service and the guy running the budget to be a master of economics. Who says the Vulcans are dull

being dull is logical, captain