worthingweird
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- Mar 8, 2023
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The Tory government were poor... this lot are going to be so much worse.
What do you expect them to do worse than the shambles of a government we had for 14 years?The Tory government were poor... this lot are going to be so much worse.
I know little of your posting history TBH, but it will be one or the other. Unless you were betting on the markets (some made a packet)Just so I know, for future reference; am I poorly informed or uneducated?
Think we all knew, the Tories burnt the house done and now it needs to be rebuilt. Will take at least a decadehttps://www.theguardian.com/busines...aise-taxes-and-cut-spending-in-october-budget
Rachel Reeves planning to raise taxes and cut spending in October budget
Who knew?
How did you think the mess the Tory’s left us all in was going to get fixed?https://www.theguardian.com/busines...aise-taxes-and-cut-spending-in-october-budget
Rachel Reeves planning to raise taxes and cut spending in October budget
Who knew?
Nothing to do with caving in to the Unions then?Think we all knew, the Tories burnt the house done and now it needs to be rebuilt. Will take at least a decade
Nowt to do with caving in to the Unions then?How did you think the mess the Tory’s left us all in was going to get fixed?
With flights to Rwanda and prayer?
The Tories might have burnt the house down but Starmer has been elected to rebuild it without ruining the economy and making our lives poorer.Think we all knew, the Tories burnt the house done and now it needs to be rebuilt. Will take at least a decade
No. I say this because they've only been in power five minutes.Nothing to do with caving in to the Unions then?
So 'we're skint' due to whatever, yet we can borrow like hell for siginificant pay rises without conditions.No. I say this because they've only been in power five minutes.
It's probably fairer to say that it's because the Tories have sold all the family silver down the years including all our utilities, cost us 3-4% by implementing Brexit (badly), wasted billions on useless PPE, crap track and trace systems and lined the pockets of donors with a "fast lane" rather than implementing the usual tendering processes. That sort of thing.
Which bit would you disagree with, or are you just going to continue with the glib comments that don't stand up to scrutiny whatsoever?
I agree with this. To be fair to Labour, they said they wouldn't increase tax on the working person (implying no increase on income tax or NI), not that they wouldn't raise taxes at all.The Tories might have burnt the house down but Starmer has been elected to rebuild it without ruining the economy and making our lives poorer.
You misunderstand. I don't want you to be glib, I want you to think about what you're writing instead rather than moronically parrotting anti-Labour anti-union bollocks.So 'we're skint' due to whatever, yet we can borrow like hell for siginificant pay rises without conditions.
Prior to being elected, they clearly said it wouldn't happen.
Glib enough?
These are some disputes that are effecting the productivity of the nation, like rail strikes. I'm glad they are getting largely settled.So 'we're skint' due to whatever, yet we can borrow like hell for siginificant pay rises without conditions.
Prior to being elected, they clearly said it wouldn't happen.
Glib enough?
What are your top 3?The Tory government were poor... this lot are going to be so much worse.
You want VAT on domestic fuel to rise from 5% to 20% as a way of hitting the oil companies? Don't you think it would have more effect on the domestic consumers than it would on the oil companies, who after all don't get any of that money anyway?Yep. Let's start by rtemoving the tax breaks and the suibsidies they are given
Fossil fuel subsidies
The EU’s Eighth Environment Action Programme, in line with EU and international commitments, calls for an immediate phase out of fossil fuel subsidies. Fossil fuel subsidies remained relatively stable at about EUR 56 billion (2022 prices), over the period 2015-2021, yet increased to EUR 123...www.eea.europa.eu
No.Nowt to do with caving in to the Unions then?
How much extra are we borrowing for these pay rises?... we can borrow like hell for siginificant pay rises...
Who is suggesting that? We're talking about subsidies on investment for new oil & gas in our territoryYou want VAT on domestic fuel to rise from 5% to 20% as a way of hitting the oil companies? Don't you think it would have more effect on the domestic consumers than it would on the oil companies, who after all don't get any of that money anyway?
You'll get no sensible answer I'm afraid. As such, I didn't even bother pointing out that the national debt tripled under the Tories despite all that damaging austerity - and the starting point left by Labour was the main reason they got voted into power in the first place.How much extra are we borrowing for these pay rises?