Westminster voting intention:
LAB: 50% (+1)
CON: 26% (-2)
LDEM: 9% (-2)
GRN: 5% (+1)
via @RedfieldWilton, 13 Nov
INJECT IT INTO MY COOOOCK
Westminster voting intention:
LAB: 50% (+3)
CON: 27% (-2)
LDEM: 6% (-3)
via @DeltapollUK, 10 - 14 Nov
KEITH ACTIVATED
Fmr Environment Sec George Eustice has spoken about the post-Brexit UK/Australia trade deal in the Commons. He says now no longer a minister: "I no longer have to put such a positive gloss on what was agreed...the Australia deal is not actually a very good trade deal for the UK."
https://twitter.com/lewis_goodall/status/1592208294684557312?s=46&t=fDpcDWBWU5s-YrMV5roB0A
OH REALLY??
Lewis Goodall
@lewis_goodall
Eustice: "The UK went into this negotiation holding the strongest hand, the best cards but at some point in early summer 2021, the then Trade Secretary [Truss] took a decision to set an arbitrary target to conclude it by G7- from that moment we were on the backfoot."
comment by Hector (U3606)
posted 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
comment by bmcl1987 - the M stands for meltdown 🤓 (U14177)
posted 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
comment by Hector (U3606)
posted 2 hours, 8 minutes ago
Little Rishi will have to get some new patter, his Corbyn dribblings won't wash with anyone but the brainwashed.
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This is exactly why Starmer has taken the stance. It appears “you supported Corbyn” is the only retort the wee man has. It was painfully weak in any case but this nullifies it completely IMO.
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100% this is why he's done it. It sticks in the craw though, if Labour are meant to be the broad church it claims to be then there has to be a place for Corbyn.
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It's not a broad church anymore.
It's been captured by blairites, and Corbyn didn't have enough time to move it back to the centre left.
It's an absolute parody of what a "Labour" party should be, needs renaming.
comment by Insert random username (U10647)
posted 10 minutes ago
comment by Hector (U3606)
posted 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
comment by bmcl1987 - the M stands for meltdown 🤓 (U14177)
posted 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
comment by Hector (U3606)
posted 2 hours, 8 minutes ago
Little Rishi will have to get some new patter, his Corbyn dribblings won't wash with anyone but the brainwashed.
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This is exactly why Starmer has taken the stance. It appears “you supported Corbyn” is the only retort the wee man has. It was painfully weak in any case but this nullifies it completely IMO.
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100% this is why he's done it. It sticks in the craw though, if Labour are meant to be the broad church it claims to be then there has to be a place for Corbyn.
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It's not a broad church anymore.
It's been captured by blairites, and Corbyn didn't have enough time to move it back to the centre left.
It's an absolute parody of what a "Labour" party should be, needs renaming.
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Conbour??
You can't persue policies relevent to the 1930's when everyone is offered a place at university and Social Housing is rapidly becoming a thing of the past.
Blairism is the only feasible alternative to the present $hitshow though it probably needs a few tweaks.
comment by Ignacio Varga (U11781)
posted 30 minutes ago
Fmr Environment Sec George Eustice has spoken about the post-Brexit UK/Australia trade deal in the Commons. He says now no longer a minister: "I no longer have to put such a positive gloss on what was agreed...the Australia deal is not actually a very good trade deal for the UK."
https://twitter.com/lewis_goodall/status/1592208294684557312?s=46&t=fDpcDWBWU5s-YrMV5roB0A
OH REALLY??
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It’s great for us 😎
comment by Boris 'Inky’ Gibson (U5901)
posted 4 seconds ago
You can't persue policies relevent to the 1930's when everyone is offered a place at university and Social Housing is rapidly becoming a thing of the past.
Blairism is the only feasible alternative to the present $hitshow though it probably needs a few tweaks.
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This country is highly unlikely to ever embrace traditional socialism and old Labour. It is just unacceptable to our culture. Centre left Labour governments are the only type of Labour government this country can accept.
comment by SWTN - Judas is number 1 (U7916)
posted 10 minutes ago
comment by Boris 'Inky’ Gibson (U5901)
posted 4 seconds ago
You can't persue policies relevent to the 1930's when everyone is offered a place at university and Social Housing is rapidly becoming a thing of the past.
Blairism is the only feasible alternative to the present $hitshow though it probably needs a few tweaks.
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This country is highly unlikely to ever embrace traditional socialism and old Labour. It is just unacceptable to our culture. Centre left Labour governments are the only type of Labour government this country can accept.
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Why is it unacceptable?
comment by Ignacio Varga (U11781)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by SWTN - Judas is number 1 (U7916)
posted 10 minutes ago
comment by Boris 'Inky’ Gibson (U5901)
posted 4 seconds ago
You can't persue policies relevent to the 1930's when everyone is offered a place at university and Social Housing is rapidly becoming a thing of the past.
Blairism is the only feasible alternative to the present $hitshow though it probably needs a few tweaks.
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This country is highly unlikely to ever embrace traditional socialism and old Labour. It is just unacceptable to our culture. Centre left Labour governments are the only type of Labour government this country can accept.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Why is it unacceptable?
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Our culture, our race, our beliefs just don't match up to traditional socialism. If it did, this government would never have lasted this long. Corbyn proved it without doubt what was already know.
Labour need to win Tory voters over and that will never happen with traditional left win policies.
Maybe, when my generation has passed it might, but for now, no chance.
I think it’s an England only thing though Biggish, you could argue Scotland and Wales have socialist leaders.
The whole social structure of the country has changed in your lifetime, Arab.
The idea of people 'knowing their station' is long gone, the "Workers" want to be upwardly mobile, not stuck in a pre-war Class system.
The Labour party won't survive if it's seen as just a party for minimum wage, Public Sector wage slaves. Of course it's there to represent them but it has to be seen to represent anyone interested in fairness and good value regardless of wealth or status.
comment by Ignacio Varga (U11781)
posted 10 seconds ago
I think it’s an England only thing though Biggish, you could argue Scotland and Wales have socialist leaders.
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Wales certainly do, but thas always been the case. Scotland? What with the SNP driving a nationalist cause, I find their political culture unclear
Scottish council tax payers are getting the best deal in Britain, paying on average £590 a year less than they would in Tory-run England, and £423 less than in Labour-run Wales.
Meanwhile, the average increase in council tax, for 2022/23, is smaller in Scotland (3%) than it is in England (3.5%).
💷 Scottish taxpayers get the best deal in the UK.
🤝 Council tax bills are lower in all bands, and people in Band D pay £590 less than in England.
We’ve also introduced a fairer income tax system – so that those with the broadest shoulders pay a bit more, while the majority of Scots pay less.
Around 55% of taxpayers pay less income tax in Scotland than they would elsewhere in the UK.
Even the Tory Scottish Secretary Alister Jack admitted it.
Under the SNP government, in every corner of Scotland, people benefit from many things that are not available to people south of the border.
Here are just some examples.
Free tuition
Free prescriptions
Free bus travel for under-22s
Free personal care to all who need it
Expanded free early learning and childcare to 1,140 hours
Free sanitary products
Expanded free school meals
The Baby Box
https://www.snp.org/scottish-taxpayers-get-the-best-value-in-the-uk/#:~:text=The%20majority%20of%20Scottish%20taxpayers,care%20and%20so%20much%20more).
comment by Hector (U3606)
posted about an hour ago
Scottish council tax payers are getting the best deal in Britain, paying on average £590 a year less than they would in Tory-run England, and £423 less than in Labour-run Wales.
Meanwhile, the average increase in council tax, for 2022/23, is smaller in Scotland (3%) than it is in England (3.5%).
💷 Scottish taxpayers get the best deal in the UK.
🤝 Council tax bills are lower in all bands, and people in Band D pay £590 less than in England.
We’ve also introduced a fairer income tax system – so that those with the broadest shoulders pay a bit more, while the majority of Scots pay less.
Around 55% of taxpayers pay less income tax in Scotland than they would elsewhere in the UK.
Even the Tory Scottish Secretary Alister Jack admitted it.
Under the SNP government, in every corner of Scotland, people benefit from many things that are not available to people south of the border.
Here are just some examples.
Free tuition
Free prescriptions
Free bus travel for under-22s
Free personal care to all who need it
Expanded free early learning and childcare to 1,140 hours
Free sanitary products
Expanded free school meals
The Baby Box
https://www.snp.org/scottish-taxpayers-get-the-best-value-in-the-uk/#:~:text=The%20majority%20of%20Scottish%20taxpayers,care%20and%20so%20much%20more).
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And genuine question from someone ignorant of Scottish politics and independent economic strength, debt, etc
Would those schemes still be affordable if Scotland became independent ?
I've no idea.
I only put them up as a way of reply to question of political culture. The budgets that the devolved Parly has control over seem to be aimed at improving the lot of the Scottish people, which is a political choice.
John Kelly dumps on trump now
comment by Hector (U3606)
posted 9 hours, 58 minutes ago
I've no idea.
I only put them up as a way of reply to question of political culture. The budgets that the devolved Parly has control over seem to be aimed at improving the lot of the Scottish people, which is a political choice.
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I think at least a good part of the answer to the question is: “If the Scottish people decide collectively that they want to pay for them.”
All of the things you’ve listed could be done in England, comfortably. But the English people choose to elect politicians who aren’t interested in implementing a tax regime capable of properly funding public services and social programs.
The governments of much poorer countries than the UK offer social programs that look much more like those enjoyed by the Scots than those enjoyed by the English.
Starmer calling for taxes on large companies such as Amazon and non-doms instead of taxing working people.
https://twitter.com/theipaper/status/1592274034124890114?t=of5K-HwgR1WT_iYuTa3RsA&s=19
Lads it’s official, the UN has announced humanity has officially hit the 8 billion mark today.
Sounds like Sunak and Hunt are going to raise minimum wage from £9.50 to £10.40, but also allow council taxes to rise by 5%
The rate of UK unemployment rose to 3.6% in the three months to September, up from 3.5% in the previous three months, the Office for National Statistics said
BREXIT FOOOOKING BRITAIN
BREAKING: The Times reports the UK government is set to increase minimum wage by almost 10%
Big rise👍🏼
comment by The Welsh Xavi (U15412)
posted 30 minutes ago
Starmer calling for taxes on large companies such as Amazon and non-doms instead of taxing working people.
https://twitter.com/theipaper/status/1592274034124890114?t=of5K-HwgR1WT_iYuTa3RsA&s=19
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posted on 14/11/22
Westminster voting intention:
LAB: 50% (+1)
CON: 26% (-2)
LDEM: 9% (-2)
GRN: 5% (+1)
via @RedfieldWilton, 13 Nov
INJECT IT INTO MY COOOOCK
posted on 14/11/22
Westminster voting intention:
LAB: 50% (+3)
CON: 27% (-2)
LDEM: 6% (-3)
via @DeltapollUK, 10 - 14 Nov
KEITH ACTIVATED
posted on 14/11/22
Fmr Environment Sec George Eustice has spoken about the post-Brexit UK/Australia trade deal in the Commons. He says now no longer a minister: "I no longer have to put such a positive gloss on what was agreed...the Australia deal is not actually a very good trade deal for the UK."
https://twitter.com/lewis_goodall/status/1592208294684557312?s=46&t=fDpcDWBWU5s-YrMV5roB0A
OH REALLY??
posted on 14/11/22
Lewis Goodall
@lewis_goodall
Eustice: "The UK went into this negotiation holding the strongest hand, the best cards but at some point in early summer 2021, the then Trade Secretary [Truss] took a decision to set an arbitrary target to conclude it by G7- from that moment we were on the backfoot."
posted on 14/11/22
comment by Hector (U3606)
posted 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
comment by bmcl1987 - the M stands for meltdown 🤓 (U14177)
posted 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
comment by Hector (U3606)
posted 2 hours, 8 minutes ago
Little Rishi will have to get some new patter, his Corbyn dribblings won't wash with anyone but the brainwashed.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
This is exactly why Starmer has taken the stance. It appears “you supported Corbyn” is the only retort the wee man has. It was painfully weak in any case but this nullifies it completely IMO.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
100% this is why he's done it. It sticks in the craw though, if Labour are meant to be the broad church it claims to be then there has to be a place for Corbyn.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
It's not a broad church anymore.
It's been captured by blairites, and Corbyn didn't have enough time to move it back to the centre left.
It's an absolute parody of what a "Labour" party should be, needs renaming.
posted on 14/11/22
comment by Insert random username (U10647)
posted 10 minutes ago
comment by Hector (U3606)
posted 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
comment by bmcl1987 - the M stands for meltdown 🤓 (U14177)
posted 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
comment by Hector (U3606)
posted 2 hours, 8 minutes ago
Little Rishi will have to get some new patter, his Corbyn dribblings won't wash with anyone but the brainwashed.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
This is exactly why Starmer has taken the stance. It appears “you supported Corbyn” is the only retort the wee man has. It was painfully weak in any case but this nullifies it completely IMO.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
100% this is why he's done it. It sticks in the craw though, if Labour are meant to be the broad church it claims to be then there has to be a place for Corbyn.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
It's not a broad church anymore.
It's been captured by blairites, and Corbyn didn't have enough time to move it back to the centre left.
It's an absolute parody of what a "Labour" party should be, needs renaming.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Conbour??
posted on 14/11/22
You can't persue policies relevent to the 1930's when everyone is offered a place at university and Social Housing is rapidly becoming a thing of the past.
Blairism is the only feasible alternative to the present $hitshow though it probably needs a few tweaks.
posted on 14/11/22
comment by Ignacio Varga (U11781)
posted 30 minutes ago
Fmr Environment Sec George Eustice has spoken about the post-Brexit UK/Australia trade deal in the Commons. He says now no longer a minister: "I no longer have to put such a positive gloss on what was agreed...the Australia deal is not actually a very good trade deal for the UK."
https://twitter.com/lewis_goodall/status/1592208294684557312?s=46&t=fDpcDWBWU5s-YrMV5roB0A
OH REALLY??
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It’s great for us 😎
posted on 14/11/22
comment by Boris 'Inky’ Gibson (U5901)
posted 4 seconds ago
You can't persue policies relevent to the 1930's when everyone is offered a place at university and Social Housing is rapidly becoming a thing of the past.
Blairism is the only feasible alternative to the present $hitshow though it probably needs a few tweaks.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
This country is highly unlikely to ever embrace traditional socialism and old Labour. It is just unacceptable to our culture. Centre left Labour governments are the only type of Labour government this country can accept.
posted on 14/11/22
comment by SWTN - Judas is number 1 (U7916)
posted 10 minutes ago
comment by Boris 'Inky’ Gibson (U5901)
posted 4 seconds ago
You can't persue policies relevent to the 1930's when everyone is offered a place at university and Social Housing is rapidly becoming a thing of the past.
Blairism is the only feasible alternative to the present $hitshow though it probably needs a few tweaks.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
This country is highly unlikely to ever embrace traditional socialism and old Labour. It is just unacceptable to our culture. Centre left Labour governments are the only type of Labour government this country can accept.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Why is it unacceptable?
posted on 14/11/22
comment by Ignacio Varga (U11781)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by SWTN - Judas is number 1 (U7916)
posted 10 minutes ago
comment by Boris 'Inky’ Gibson (U5901)
posted 4 seconds ago
You can't persue policies relevent to the 1930's when everyone is offered a place at university and Social Housing is rapidly becoming a thing of the past.
Blairism is the only feasible alternative to the present $hitshow though it probably needs a few tweaks.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
This country is highly unlikely to ever embrace traditional socialism and old Labour. It is just unacceptable to our culture. Centre left Labour governments are the only type of Labour government this country can accept.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Why is it unacceptable?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Our culture, our race, our beliefs just don't match up to traditional socialism. If it did, this government would never have lasted this long. Corbyn proved it without doubt what was already know.
Labour need to win Tory voters over and that will never happen with traditional left win policies.
Maybe, when my generation has passed it might, but for now, no chance.
posted on 14/11/22
I think it’s an England only thing though Biggish, you could argue Scotland and Wales have socialist leaders.
posted on 14/11/22
The whole social structure of the country has changed in your lifetime, Arab.
The idea of people 'knowing their station' is long gone, the "Workers" want to be upwardly mobile, not stuck in a pre-war Class system.
The Labour party won't survive if it's seen as just a party for minimum wage, Public Sector wage slaves. Of course it's there to represent them but it has to be seen to represent anyone interested in fairness and good value regardless of wealth or status.
posted on 14/11/22
comment by Ignacio Varga (U11781)
posted 10 seconds ago
I think it’s an England only thing though Biggish, you could argue Scotland and Wales have socialist leaders.
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Wales certainly do, but thas always been the case. Scotland? What with the SNP driving a nationalist cause, I find their political culture unclear
posted on 14/11/22
Scottish council tax payers are getting the best deal in Britain, paying on average £590 a year less than they would in Tory-run England, and £423 less than in Labour-run Wales.
Meanwhile, the average increase in council tax, for 2022/23, is smaller in Scotland (3%) than it is in England (3.5%).
💷 Scottish taxpayers get the best deal in the UK.
🤝 Council tax bills are lower in all bands, and people in Band D pay £590 less than in England.
We’ve also introduced a fairer income tax system – so that those with the broadest shoulders pay a bit more, while the majority of Scots pay less.
Around 55% of taxpayers pay less income tax in Scotland than they would elsewhere in the UK.
Even the Tory Scottish Secretary Alister Jack admitted it.
Under the SNP government, in every corner of Scotland, people benefit from many things that are not available to people south of the border.
Here are just some examples.
Free tuition
Free prescriptions
Free bus travel for under-22s
Free personal care to all who need it
Expanded free early learning and childcare to 1,140 hours
Free sanitary products
Expanded free school meals
The Baby Box
https://www.snp.org/scottish-taxpayers-get-the-best-value-in-the-uk/#:~:text=The%20majority%20of%20Scottish%20taxpayers,care%20and%20so%20much%20more).
posted on 14/11/22
comment by Hector (U3606)
posted about an hour ago
Scottish council tax payers are getting the best deal in Britain, paying on average £590 a year less than they would in Tory-run England, and £423 less than in Labour-run Wales.
Meanwhile, the average increase in council tax, for 2022/23, is smaller in Scotland (3%) than it is in England (3.5%).
💷 Scottish taxpayers get the best deal in the UK.
🤝 Council tax bills are lower in all bands, and people in Band D pay £590 less than in England.
We’ve also introduced a fairer income tax system – so that those with the broadest shoulders pay a bit more, while the majority of Scots pay less.
Around 55% of taxpayers pay less income tax in Scotland than they would elsewhere in the UK.
Even the Tory Scottish Secretary Alister Jack admitted it.
Under the SNP government, in every corner of Scotland, people benefit from many things that are not available to people south of the border.
Here are just some examples.
Free tuition
Free prescriptions
Free bus travel for under-22s
Free personal care to all who need it
Expanded free early learning and childcare to 1,140 hours
Free sanitary products
Expanded free school meals
The Baby Box
https://www.snp.org/scottish-taxpayers-get-the-best-value-in-the-uk/#:~:text=The%20majority%20of%20Scottish%20taxpayers,care%20and%20so%20much%20more).
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And genuine question from someone ignorant of Scottish politics and independent economic strength, debt, etc
Would those schemes still be affordable if Scotland became independent ?
posted on 14/11/22
I've no idea.
I only put them up as a way of reply to question of political culture. The budgets that the devolved Parly has control over seem to be aimed at improving the lot of the Scottish people, which is a political choice.
posted on 14/11/22
John Kelly dumps on trump now
posted on 15/11/22
comment by Hector (U3606)
posted 9 hours, 58 minutes ago
I've no idea.
I only put them up as a way of reply to question of political culture. The budgets that the devolved Parly has control over seem to be aimed at improving the lot of the Scottish people, which is a political choice.
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I think at least a good part of the answer to the question is: “If the Scottish people decide collectively that they want to pay for them.”
All of the things you’ve listed could be done in England, comfortably. But the English people choose to elect politicians who aren’t interested in implementing a tax regime capable of properly funding public services and social programs.
The governments of much poorer countries than the UK offer social programs that look much more like those enjoyed by the Scots than those enjoyed by the English.
posted on 15/11/22
Starmer calling for taxes on large companies such as Amazon and non-doms instead of taxing working people.
https://twitter.com/theipaper/status/1592274034124890114?t=of5K-HwgR1WT_iYuTa3RsA&s=19
posted on 15/11/22
Lads it’s official, the UN has announced humanity has officially hit the 8 billion mark today.
posted on 15/11/22
Sounds like Sunak and Hunt are going to raise minimum wage from £9.50 to £10.40, but also allow council taxes to rise by 5%
posted on 15/11/22
The rate of UK unemployment rose to 3.6% in the three months to September, up from 3.5% in the previous three months, the Office for National Statistics said
BREXIT FOOOOKING BRITAIN
posted on 15/11/22
BREAKING: The Times reports the UK government is set to increase minimum wage by almost 10%
Big rise👍🏼
posted on 15/11/22
comment by The Welsh Xavi (U15412)
posted 30 minutes ago
Starmer calling for taxes on large companies such as Amazon and non-doms instead of taxing working people.
https://twitter.com/theipaper/status/1592274034124890114?t=of5K-HwgR1WT_iYuTa3RsA&s=19
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