[Politics] The Labour Government

[crodonilson]

Johnny Ashworth may not have got his boyhood dream of becoming Paymaster General in the Labour government but he has got the gig of Labour together, tackling policy for their 2nd term in office.

 

[Zeberdi]

Johnny Ashworth may not have got his boyhood dream of becoming Paymaster General in the Labour government but he has got the gig of Labour together, tackling policy for their 2nd term in office.

Ironically he is was a member of Labour Friends of Palestine and the ME yet lost his seat to a pro-Palestine Independent. It’s a good appointment for him though - it is a sort of Peter Mandelson role for which he is well qualified - speaking of which, where is Mandelson - whispering in the new PM’s ear from within the shadowlands that he is accustomed to occupying maybe?

 

[Bob!]

Ironically he is was a member of Labour Friends of Palestine and the ME yet lost his seat to a pro-Palestine Independent. It’s a good appointment for him though - it is a sort of Peter Mandelson role for which he is well qualified - speaking of which, where is Mandelson - whispering in the new PM’s ear from within the shadowlands that he is accustomed to occupying maybe?

I read yesterday that he was a contender for Ambassador to US

 

[SeagullsoverLondon]

First real test for Starmer comes on Sunday. Bringing Football Home will be tricky, but already the improvement in performance by England under Labour has been staggering. The NHS/prisons/water/schools will be child's play if he can beat Spain.

But remember, at the last Euros, Boris was PM, the Tories were leading in the opinion polls, and it all went down from there after losing to Italy in the finals!

And Sunak's honeymoon was well and truly over when England crashed out in the QF at the World Cup in 2022, and it's fair to say he never recovered.

It will be tough, but if he channels his inner Wilson, I think Starmer can win the Euros.

 

[Right Brain Ronnie]

How do you red flag wavers feel about letting out criminals on our streets? Some only serving 40% of there term.
Starmer certainly isn't wasting time to take Britain to a further level of weakness, god help us all.

 

[WATFORD zero]

How do you red flag wavers feel about letting out criminals on our streets? Some only serving 40% of there term.
Starmer certainly isn't wasting time to take Britain to a further level of wokeness, god help us all.

What caused you to stop using your other account and use this one instead ? With your history on here it certainly can't be that you're embarrassed by the complete and utter drivel you post

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

So it begins, Streeting announces private investigation into state of NHS which in time he will use to introduce more privatisation of the NHS and shuffling more public money into private hands.

Nobody that voted Labour should be surprised when this happens as Streeting would love to privatise the NHS for his mates. He has made this very clear all of his career.

Also Labour should be telling the water companies to do one and bring them into public ownership. It is absolutely disgusting how we are letting an essential service fill the pockets of foreign entities.

 

[BLOCK F]

Just double checking that you realised my post was spoof. It was nonsense and I believe the opposite to what I posted (except the hypocrisy of Abbott and public schools).

On Abbott, she is surely the most put upon politician behind Corbyn in the last decade. The vast, vast majority of it is totally unwarranted. And speaking of majorities, if you f-up in politics, you can lose a majority of 26,000 or so. Abbott, whilst not my cup of tea, must be doing something right because her constituents seem to be very happy with her.

I have to say that those who didn’t realise that your post was spoof must have been half asleep or just too keen to harrumph!

 

[Ron Manager]

Newly elected Labour MPs are set to come under immediate pressure from the party’s left to defy the leadership by backing moves to scrap the two-child benefit cap ahead of the King’s Speech.
Momentum, the organisation founded to champion Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership bid in 2015, will on Thursday launch a lobbying tool aimed at persuading Labour MPs to support the push against the cap.

Thousands of the group’s members and supporters will be provided with a pre-written email to send to their Labour MP, or to Prime Minister Keir Starmer if they are based in a non-Labour seat, about the “no child left behind” campaign.

 

[Gazwag]

First real test for Starmer comes on Sunday. Bringing Football Home will be tricky, but already the improvement in performance by England under Labour has been staggering. The NHS/prisons/water/schools will be child's play if he can beat Spain.

But remember, at the last Euros, Boris was PM, the Tories were leading in the opinion polls, and it all went down from there after losing to Italy in the finals!

And Sunak's honeymoon was well and truly over when England crashed out in the QF at the World Cup in 2022, and it's fair to say he never recovered.

It will be tough, but if he channels his inner Wilson, I think Starmer can win the Euros.

I hope he doesn't give a bank holiday, a lot of the working people, including me, will lose a days holiday which I have already set aside for something else

 

[Chicken Run]

I hope he doesn't give a bank holiday, a lot of the working people, including me, will lose a days holiday which I have already set aside for something else

He won’t, what’s he gonna do, at 10pm (we wish) have a government broadcast telling people they don’t have to go to work if they work in England?

Out of interest has there ever been a national holiday in the last 55 years because of a sporting triumph?

 

[Nicks]

Miliband overrules officials with immediate ban on new North Sea oil

Energy Secretary faces dispute with oil companies as he seeks to block exploration

www.telegraph.co.uk

Going to be a cold winter

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Miliband overrules officials with immediate ban on new North Sea oil

Energy Secretary faces dispute with oil companies as he seeks to block exploration

www.telegraph.co.uk

Going to be a cold winter

Not new news , Labour already announced pre election they would ban any new oil and gas licences in the North Sea

 

[Nicks]

State pensioners could be forced to 'give up' pensions if it is means-tested

The new Labour Party government is debating means testing the state pension, so that retirees could get a lower sum from the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ).

www.birminghammail.co.uk

 

[nicko31]

Miliband overrules officials with immediate ban on new North Sea oil

Energy Secretary faces dispute with oil companies as he seeks to block exploration

www.telegraph.co.uk

Going to be a cold winter

Could well be and we're exposed to the International market for single use fossil fuels, if its cold it will cost us

The move from Miliband is very welcome and no surprise. Its the start of a proper transition towards renewables and reducing our reliance to the markets exposed to geopolitical events.

We also need to end the ridiculous subsidies on fossil fuels via tax breaks. Thankfully we now no longer has a government of the headlock of opaquely funded think tanks masquerading as lobby groups.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

So it begins, Streeting announces private investigation into state of NHS which in time he will use to introduce more privatisation of the NHS and shuffling more public money into private hands.

Nobody that voted Labour should be surprised when this happens as Streeting would love to privatise the NHS for his mates. He has made this very clear all of his career.

Also Labour should be telling the water companies to do one and bring them into public ownership. It is absolutely disgusting how we are letting an essential service fill the pockets of foreign entities.

Him and SKS made it clear during the election they would as well.

Good on them

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Could well be and we're exposed to the International market for single use fossil fuels, if its cold it will cost us

The move from Miliband is very welcome and no surprise. Its the start of a proper transition towards renewables and reducing our reliance to the markets exposed to geopolitical events.

We also need to end the ridiculous subsidies on fossil fuels via tax breaks. Thankfully we now no longer has a government of the headlock of opaquely funded think tanks masquerading as lobby groups.

Give it a couple of years and expensive legal cases before this policy is rowed back on

 

[Machiavelli]

Him and SKS made it clear during the election they would as well.

Good on them

They made what clear during the election? And it'd also be helpful if you can provide some evidence for your claim.

 

[Nicks]

They made what clear during the election? And it'd also be helpful if you can provide some evidence for your claim.

Labour made nothing clear at all on any matters during the election.

 

[Super Steve Earle]

Joe Biden is mentally agile says Starmer