The UK: The Keir Starmer years (1 Viewer)

[Kate]

Looks like Diane didn't turn up...

 

[ZenGiraffe]

Looks like Diane didn't turn up...

Yeah she tweeted about it

 

[lolly]

 

[AGinAg (39)]

 

[big ron]

BRING BACK SHILLINGS AND PENCE

 

[big ron]

BRING BACK PROPER BINMEN

 

[big ron]

BRING BACK BENDY BANANAS

 

[Madison]

 

[big ron]

BRING BACK GROATS

 

[Nancy]

MAKE WASHERS OFFICIAL CURRENCY

 

[ZenGiraffe]

MAKE WASHERS OFFICIAL CURRENCY

Just bought a Big Mac with this, what's my change?

 

[Finn]

BRING BACK WHITE DOG SHIT

 

[Nancy]

Just bought a Big Mac with this, what's my change?

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I've pocketed your change. You've been rinsed.

 

[VoR]

 

[funky]

Well it's a START

meanwhile children are still having their limbs blown off, but by all means, PUBLISH LEGAL ADVICE

 

[octophone]

They can publish all the legal advice they like, if we're still selling them bombs, it's just words.

 

[VoR]

It’s more than just words, it actively removes a major blocker towards bringing the Israeli government to justice and further isolates them on the world stage.

 

[octophone]

There's still an inherent contradiction in approach. If this is the beginning of a turnaround, then OK, let's see.

 

[ZenGiraffe]

Rachel Reeves paves way for cuts and tax rises to fill shortfall left by Tories

Chancellor will announce pause in work on a number of infrastructure projects, saying Conservatives ‘covered up’ true state of finances

www.theguardian.com

Who knew that George Osborne came in RED?

 

[ZenGiraffe]

Can someone genuinely explain to me the logic of cutting infrastructure projects when the goal is meant to be economic growth?

 

[AGinAg (39)]

I dunno, they've clearly said there's a huge gap in public finances maybe?

 

[ZenGiraffe]

I dunno, they've clearly said there's a huge gap in public finances maybe?

There's other ways to fill it than cuts, especially cuts to things that lead to growth a few years down the line.

 

[AGinAg (39)]

There's other ways to fill it than cuts, especially cuts to things that lead to growth a few years down the line.

Go on

 

[dmlaw]

At least some of the infrastructure cuts needed to be made. The Stonehenge tunnel, for example, is a silly vanity project which involves archaeological vandalism with a questionable economic upside.

 

[GNL]

The IFS: There's a huge hole in the public finances which your manifesto isn't accounting for.

Labour: ...

*Three weeks later*

Labour: There's a huge hole in the public finances. Nobody could have seen this coming.

 

[ZenGiraffe]

Go on

The obvious is a wealth tax, other tax changes such as raising corporation tax and/or adding new bands to income tax.

Borrowing for infrastructure projects is pretty common too.

At least some of the infrastructure cuts needed to be made. The Stonehenge tunnel, for example, is a silly vanity project which involves archaeological vandalism with a questionable economic upside.

It looks like there's going to be further nonsense with HS2 rather than recommitting to it.

 

[Jark]

some controversial infrastructure projects won't be going ahead to free up some money - I'm not sure it's accurate to describe her proposals as a spate of cuts.

Rachel Reeves to delay some of Tories’ ‘unfunded’ road and hospital projects

Chancellor attempts to plug £20bn hole in spending but will commit to above-inflation public sector pay rise

www.theguardian.com

 

[Jark]

they could, of course, just tax the rich.

 

[ZenGiraffe]

There should be subsidised fetish clothing for all civil servants too!

 

[big ron]

they could, of course, just tax the rich.

They're going to be doing that through inheritance tax and CGT.

 

[big ron]

Can someone genuinely explain to me the logic of cutting infrastructure projects when the goal is meant to be economic growth?

Some of this absolutely needs cutting. Boris reinstating train lines no one wanted to 'hark back' to a mythical Great British past and the fucking TUNNEL under Stonehenge? No need.

 

[jivafox]

There should be subsidised fetish clothing for all civil servants too!

Very obviously will be a transphobic question about trans women wearing their own clothing in the workplace. This cunt is a massive TERF.

 

[VoR]

 

[funky]

Adding a wealth tax this soon after election would wobble the markets and create a domino effect on the economy far more damaging than saving a couple of billion from greedy corporations

They’ll probably have to do it eventually but timing is everything.

 

[octophone]

The Stonehenge tunnel was some serious bullshit so that can go in the bin. Typical Tory "OK, we'll build something but only if we can destroy or ruin something else in the doing so".

 

[GNL]

If HS2 ends up being a high speed line from Crewe to some random spot an hour out from central London... Lol.

 

[AGinAg (39)]

It's an absolute mark on the decline of the UK that we can't complete a modern railway line, that links our relatively small island.

 

[Lucille]

Presumably the trip from Old Oak to central London makes the journey time longer than the current train? lol.

 

[Jark]

If HS2 ends up being a high speed line from Crewe to some random spot an hour out from central London... Lol.

this was already known since last year no? I was reading ages ago how funding has not been secured for Old Oak Common to Euston.

 

[ButterTart]

I can’t believe people can say Old Oak this often without putting ‘Pop In An’ between the two words.