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Why has she ruled out windfall taxes immediately 🤦‍♂️. At least say she will look into excessive profiteering. Starmer should wipe the floor with her every week if this is anything to go by

Its what we see time and again, leader picks cabinet (or shadow, although that might be a little harsh on starmer) not on ability but perceived loyalty and likelihood to agree with theirs views. Disappointing but expected these days.

My preference is to own the new stuff as much for energy security. I’m just saying that the EDF situation isn’t as clear cut as it first appears

I don’t think it’s as simple as that. EDF are 40bn in debt and need to spend something like 100bn on repairs and replacement of existing plants as half aren’t working properly. I’d imagine France will also be buying gas on the wholesale market this winter. Sensible move for future energy...

If you cap prices though you either loan the companies who provide energy to customers public money or they’ll go bust as many need to buy gas on the wholesale market. If the proposal is done in conjunction with further direct assistance for the poorest it’s probably the best out of a bad...

Bizarre that they couldn't produce a decent vaccine…especially after creating the virus in the first place 😊

That’s what I’ve read as well. I also heard that a lot of elderly Chinese prefer traditional Chinese medicine so refused the vaccine. I don’t know if that’s true or not but if so, it’s a dangerous combination.

Yeah, don’t know what repayment proposal was, if it’s lumped on as an additional standing charge, like the cost of failed energy companies, that would be unfair. There would need to be a mechanism to compensate/support lowest incomes and usage…god knows how but sure it’s possible I just heard...

100%. If you’ve read back through my posts I’m all for immigration but have said this is best to done in a controlled way focussed on what the economy/UK needs. I don’t care where migrants come from, others appear to Maybe now is not the best time to discuss public spending/borrowing theories...

Agreed. It’s a complex area. Will probably vary depending on industries, available local labour supply, what company can afford to pay for role etc etc Same as impact on public services, housing etc. none of it is black or white

One of the energy company execs proposed the best solution. Government provides a pot of cash (say £100bn) which it loans to energy companies to supply at current prices. Basically the difference between current prices and wholesale cost they borrow from government and we all pay it back with...

That’s a real shame if it’s because they don’t think they’re wanted. They’re wanted exactly the same as anyone else in the world, there just isn’t preferential treatment any more. If it’s because they can’t be bothered to apply for visa etc that’s understandable. I presume a lot will depend on...

Of course oversupply of cheap labour will suppress wages, as well as stifling productivity. If labour is less cheap and plentiful, companies ordinarily invest more in processes and work practices. Anyway, back to politics…

Wont happen again….well, maybe not

Agree about media and government. The government haven’t ever come out with a clear consistent welcoming message which is a shame. The main aim for most was (hopefully) moving away from the political institution not the continent or it’s people

That’s fair enough and their call Pete

That’s their call. The environment is fine, otherwise 5m Europeans wouldn’t have applied for settled status. I’m sure I read around 600k* possibly returned home, probably more to do with pandemic than feeling unwelcome. Industries like hospitality and places like airports didn’t retain and a...

All that tells me is that the Africa workers can be arsed to go through the visa application route and the Europeans can’t….or the Europeans are happy enough and there’s opportunities for them back home after the pandemic. We talk like EU workers are banned, it’s bizarre

Without getting into the whole Brexit debate again ! you can have high controlled immigration ie filling up the holes you have in the economy/workforce and also even low uncontrolled immigration ie nobody wanting to come here to work even though the doors are open to all. If you think the...

Think he’s had a couple of ‘involvements’, not sure about Truss but definitely Rudd as you say