Sky Blue Pete
Well-Known Member
Man of the people sticking it to the man.
Man of the people sticking it to the man.How come this is acceptable when you have a posh accent...?
probably unpopular if the trade off was New Labour raising the revenues through traditional government levers i.e. taxation.
Agreed. Complacancy among potential Labour voters, a hardcore of Tory above anything else, people going back to Tory from Reform, and it always closes near the end as people get scared of change.As bad as Sunaks gaffe was there's a lot of water under the bridge between now and July, less than 50 would be something else but I can't see it happening.
That would be handy I agree having a daughter shelling out on it,at what interest?I wouldn’t describe my views as centre-left but there are some specific policies that could swing my vote to Labour. Especially around plans to forgive student finance - a purely selfish policy priority I’ll admit.
That would be handy I agree having a daughter shelling out on it,at what interest?
Silly question perhaps as I have zero clue if the bloke is dead or not
But is that the* former CCFC chairman John Poynton standing as a UKIP candidate against Keir Starmer in the election?
The John Poynton standing was born in December 1944Doubt it - he’s 80 and lives in Jersey I think
A quick google search or two and they’re not the same person, thankfully.Silly question perhaps as I have zero clue if the bloke is dead or not
But is that the* former CCFC chairman John Poynton standing as a UKIP candidate against Keir Starmer in the election?
Scratch that - I got that from a clearly unofficial LinkedIn page with one followerThe John Poynton standing was born in December 1944
Yeah I know what PFI was for. This is the key bit. Unpopular with who? And when you say raising the revenues what do you mean? Debt costs?
Building basic infrastructure properly will almost always pay off financially in the long run and in the long run is the entire point of a government that doesn’t have to borrow on human scales.
All I know is it was there in a life threatening situation when we needed 30 years ago, I don't think that's changed, basic levels however at the surgery!I haven’t looked at the details but SFE payments per month is roughly similar to my NI payments. So quite a hit on a monthly basis and iirc, it’s only servicing the debt.
That and housing are two policy priorities for me. The tories aren’t interested in taking on the NIMBYs and tuitions fees probably won’t be touched by either Labour or Conservative.
The NHS is an issue for me too because I’ve been on waiting lists and had 3 NHS appointments since being referred to a dermatologist in 2021. Since I had PHI with work, I get some coverage. Thankfully, my condition isn’t life threatening. I’ve spared a thought for people who may have cancers and other more serious conditions on waiting lists.
Labour has announced it would build more prisons in England by allowing ministers to bypass the traditional planning process, if it wins the general election.
Under its plans, prisons would be designated sites of "national importance" on public safety grounds - placing the power to green-light planning applications solely in ministers' hands.
Don't worry about people not being able to get a house to live in, lets get more prisons built
So Labour’s commitment is to match the Tories 300k target - which is not a new policy and still roughly 215k per annum (or 1.075m) short of houses we need.Or...how about both?
Labour will build 1.5 million homes to save the dream of homeownership
Or...how about both?
Labour will build 1.5 million homes to save the dream of homeownership
So Labour’s commitment is to match the Tories 300k target - which is not a new policy and still roughly 215k per annum (or 1.075m) short of houses we need.
Jacinda Aldern in NZ promised big things on housing in NZ and failed to deliver. I hope our Labour government does better - reforming the planning system is a good start.
That’s exactly the same policy as the Tory one
People with cancer are subject to targeted waiting timesI haven’t looked at the details but SFE payments per month is roughly similar to my NI payments. So quite a hit on a monthly basis and iirc, it’s only servicing the debt.
That and housing are two policy priorities for me. The tories aren’t interested in taking on the NIMBYs and tuitions fees probably won’t be touched by either Labour or Conservative.
The NHS is an issue for me too because I’ve been on waiting lists and had 3 NHS appointments since being referred to a dermatologist in 2021. Since I had PHI with work, I get some coverage. Thankfully, my condition isn’t life threatening. I’ve spared a thought for people who may have cancers and other more serious conditions on waiting lists.
They are behaving very Tory like, granting huge powers to the whims of ministers. Want a prison built in your town? No? Fuck off because Yvette Cooper wanted build one for G4S to run.Don't worry about people not being able to get a house to live in, lets get more prisons built
And?
I was responding to someone suggesting that Labour are going to build prisons instead of houses.
And we know that a Tory manifesto pledge is not worth the paper it's written on (how are those 40 new hospitals coming along?), so I'd have more faith in Labour actually building some houses.
Thought I was going mad, googled it and found the article and was reading thinking isn't this exactly what the tories said they would do. Zero detail as to how it is actually going to be achievedThat’s exactly the same policy as the Tory one
Thought I was going mad, googled it and found the article and was reading thinking isn't this exactly what the tories said they would do. Zero detail as to how it is actually going to be achieved
The damning independent view on their spending to revenue commitments?
When people like PVA just believe it why bother with detail. It will fail of course.
The made up one that isn't independent?
Or actually raising taxes on the rich and big business.Er no it’s the independent analysis that said there was a £35 billion black hole in labours spending plans - Martin Lewis tore Ainsworth apart on it the other day.
The Tories are worse - it’s £60 billion
The growth forecasts were deemed a lie from both parties and the only way for the commitments to be achieved are with massive reductions in public services.
Er no it’s the independent analysis that said there was a £35 billion black hole in labours spending plans
Do you have a link for this?
It’s hardly a secret it’s an IFS report - it’s says cuts in services will be required and actually cited prisons
IFS warns of Labour and Tory ‘conspiracy of silence’ over future tax and spending plans
Toughest outlook for public finances for 80 years means next government must find tens of billions in cuts or tax rises, says leading thinktankwww.theguardian.com
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