LamieRobertson
Not awoke
Probably not, because no one at that time was predicting that the European utilities boss was about to kill 4000 pensioners with his pricesThe WFP is only an issue because energy isn't fairly priced.
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[Politics] The Labour Government
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- Oct 20, 2022
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Yes, he is an excellent writer and has maintained for years that the funding and lobbying of political parties compromises democratic accountability - and I agree wholeheartedly. Itās a rot in the system and particulary frustrating when you have been campaigning for example on climate change policies but you have oil companies donating to political parties
Conservative Party Received 40 Percent of its Donations from Fossil Fuel Interests in First Week of Campaign
The Conservative Party accepted Ā£225,000 in donations from firms and individuals with financial interests in oil and gas during the first week of the general election campaign, DeSmog and Democracy for Sale can reveal. Rishi Sunakās party was given Ā£575,000 from 30 May, when Parliament was...
www.desmog.com
There is definitely an argument to come down heavier on cash for access and influence as well as big donors who have vested interests in policy outcomes
pocketseagull
Well-known member
- Dec 29, 2014
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I'm kind of surprised you don't see a potential conflict of interest in the person who was likely to be implementing the Football Governance Bill taking hospitality from clubs up and down the land. You even said it might've been something discussed when he was our guest.
We know for example Labour dropped the recommendation to levy a 10% tax on Premier League transfers.
Sir Keir Starmer rules out 10% levy on Premier League transfers under Labour
Labour will not introduce a 10% tax on Premier League transfers, Sir Keir Starmer has said after reports his party was considering the move
www.theguardian.com
I have no idea how it works at the Emirates. All I know is heās a season ticket holder of some description and due to the security he needs Arsenal felt it best to allow him the use of a boxā¦.which he has declared in the register of interests. Should he be penalized because of who he is and his safety?
I have absolutely no issue with this other than I find it absurd others do. How come you havnāt pissed your pants over, for example, the royals getting freebies at Wembley? Just to be clear this is another rhetorical question as I probably know the answer.
Itās Fridat, Iām off to my balcony for a beer. Have a nice evening.
What % of the UK read the Telegraph and Mail? It must be tiny. I realise you havenāt said them, but paranoid others obsess with those two titles.
This was inevitable. When lefties got the Vaseline out with Beth Rigby and Sam Coates relentlessly on the case of the last government, I think I was the only person here who said theyād do exactly the same to Labour when in power.
Thatās the media in 2024. Murdochās Sky brought it to our shores. Now in competition with social media, bitchy political commentary on steroids was here to stay.
mejonaNO12 aka riskit
Well-known member
Yep. I completely accept people getting annoyed about the winter fuel move.
But this is just WEIRD
Don't use your anger tokens on this one.
chip
Well-known member
FT has a headline of "Angela Rayner and Rachel Reeves declared clothing donations as office support." a well-dressed office party?
As an aside, Victoria Starmer looks rather cute in that white polka dot number she was gifted.
Surely we can all agree on something?
Surely we can all agree on something?
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
I thought they only did garden parties organised by Lord Alli
Is Vicky going to be there? Asking for a friend.I thought they only did garden parties organised by Lord Alli
Just buy her a few things from ASOS, and an all-areas access pass to Downing Street is yours.
Itās true though, isnāt it, that Winter Fuel Benefit didnāt have to be spent on fuel. Some people gave it away. Itās perfectly possible that people with small, well insulated homes have used it for food or booze?
Whereas, if the government instead incentivised energy firms to cut their rates, that would be a direct cut to their heating bills.
I canāt imagine it would end up sending a company that turned over billions bankrupt.
I hope Iāve answered your point as represented by your well argued and brilliantly structured emoji.
- Oct 20, 2022
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beorhthelm
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- Jul 21, 2003
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tricky, incentivise lower energy prices when countries have been trying to reduce demand for energy. though yes, what Brown should have done was offer all registered pensioners a discount direct to energy company. could have limtited to those on some other benefit, permiting more for those that actually need it. just dont have the same political outcomes though.
KZNSeagull
Well-known member
What the government do need to do is restructure how the energy markets work. Under the current model (if I understand it correctly), even if the country produced 99% renewable electricity and 1% from gas, the suppliers would be paid at the gas price for all of it, hence the reason why firms producing renewable energy are currently raking it in.
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
Life would pass me by with typing more than necessaryWhat a truly enlightened and well constructed argument to support your pov
Two Tier Tubthumper
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
Not really but keep going as I find your attempts at defending this government amusing to say the least
Of and forgive me for the emoji ..it seemed apt and I was finding trying to stop the dog eating the grandkids dinner more challenging ..priorities sunshine
Another flawlessly well argued post, addressing every point with rapier like wit.
Lord Alli, later claiming it was a typo, insisted on āthe thinnest of fabricsā.