With the £1bn bribe May has given to the DUP to gain their backing won't the Barnett Formula kick in? Can't imagine Scotland or Wales not kicking up a fuss if it isn't used.
<<In every single instance Corbyn appears on the right side of history>>
To make such a ludicrously ill-informed statement, you must either be aged about 18 and blissfully unaware of Corbyn’s shameful past or on a serious wind up.
Have to say, triple lock seems absolutely stupid to me. Was one policy where I was on Conservatives' side over Labour!does the triple lock guarantee on pensions apply to just NI or the whole of the UK? The report I read didn't make it clear.
EU negotiators laughing their tits off as the Conservatives managed to get done for £1bn by the DUP
It applies to the whole of the UK and was unlikely to be dropped in any case even without the DUP deal.does the triple lock guarantee on pensions apply to just NI or the whole of the UK? The report I read didn't make it clear.
Especially as it's unlikely to save the Tories in any case. Scottish and Brexit Tories are now more likely to vote against the government than they were before.EU negotiators laughing their tits off as the Conservatives managed to get done for £1bn by the DUP
Where have/will they suddenly find £1b from?
The magic money tree.Where have/will they suddenly find £1b from?
The magic money tree.
Looks like another well thought through plan.'No Barnett formula money for Scotland' through DUP deal - BBC News
There will be no additional funding for Scotland or other parts of the UK as the result of the deal struck between the UK government and the DUP.
David Mundell said:“We’re going to have a totally transparent arrangement with the DUP. I’m not going to agree to anything that could be construed as back-door funding to Northern Ireland. There are rules. The Barnett Formula is to Scotland’s advantage. I’m not going to do anything to prejudice it. Any funding that goes to Northern Ireland, then Barnett rules will ensure the appropriate funding comes to Scotland.”
Carwyn Jones said:“Today’s deal represents a straight bung to keep a weak prime minister and a faltering government in office. Only last week we were told that the priority was to ‘build a more united country, strengthening the social, economic and cultural bonds between England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.’ This deal flies in the face of that commitment and further weakens the UK, and as currently drafted all but kills the idea of fair funding for the nations and regions. It is outrageous that the prime minister believes she can secure her own political future by throwing money at Northern Ireland whilst completely ignoring the rest of the UK. I have spoken to the secretary of state for Wales this morning to clearly state my view at this unacceptable deal – as Wales’ voice at the cabinet table, he has a duty to fight against this deal and secure additional funding for our country.
However, the UK government are not the only ones with questions to answer today. It appears that the DUP have given the Tories the go-ahead to legislate how they please on Brexit, which could include taking powers and resources away from the devolved administrations. This is a short-term fix which will have far-reaching and destabilising consequences.”
Ian Blackford said:"After weeks of secret backroom negotiations, the Tories have now signed a grubby deal with the DUP. For years the Tories have been cutting budgets and services, but suddenly they have found a magic money tree to help them stay in power. The financial aspects of this deal entirely sum up how little the Tories care about Scotland – while £1bn is being handed over to Northern Ireland, Scotland is seemingly to be offered little more than scraps from the table."
Kezia Dugdale said:"By attempting to secure her future by throwing money at one part of the UK, the prime minister’s deal risks weakening the bonds that unite the UK – and shows how empty her rhetoric is about the future of the union."
Liz Saville Roberts said:"Any commitments for Northern Ireland should be matched for Wales. If reports that the DUP has secured a £1bn increase in public spending in Northern Ireland are realised, Wales’ population share would be around £1.7bn – a substantial boost to the Welsh economy that must be delivered."
It made sense when you actively want to push up the relative value of pensions that had fallen in real terms over a number of years, but who ever thought inflation would stick below 2.5% for such a long time!Have to say, triple lock seems absolutely stupid to me. Was one policy where I was on Conservatives' side over Labour!
Now it's just ridiculous, makes for a real-terms rise in pensions, when everyone else is being restricted due to pressures on public funding.It made sense when you actively want to push up the relative value of pensions that had fallen in real terms over a number of years, but who ever thought inflation would stick below 2.5% for such a long time!
https://www.ifs.org.uk/bns/bn105.pdfNow it's just ridiculous, makes for a real-terms rise in pensions, when everyone else is being restricted due to pressures on public funding.
No idea why parties are so welded to it now, other than fear it'll lose them pensioners' votes of course...
And 2017-2022...?
Some graphs have projections to 2040ish... lot to digest ..And 2017-2022...?
Not only is the taxpayer paying for it - but the majority I suspect would be doing so against their wishesStruggling to see the difference between cash for questions and cash for votes. It's all buying influence only this time it's the taxpayer paying for it rather than some wealthy individual or corporation which if anything makes cash for votes even worse.
Shocking state of affairs all to keep an egotistical bitch in power.
Struggling to see the difference between cash for questions and cash for votes. It's all buying influence only this time it's the taxpayer paying for it rather than some wealthy individual or corporation which if anything makes cash for votes even worse.
Shocking state of affairs all to keep an egotistical bitch in power.
If you're describing the £1bn DUP deal as 'cash for votes', how would you describe Comrade Corbyn's election bribe to students to wipe out their debts at a cost to the taxpayer of £30bn?
I'd describe it as a policy in a manifesto he ran for election on giving the taxpayer a choice to vote or not vote for it. Unless you're telling me people voted Tory at the election in the knowledge that she would make a deal with the DUP giving them an extra billion if it ended with the Tories losing their majority. If you are saying that was in the Tory manifesto fair enough. I read the Tory manifesto and it wasn't in there so I'm unsure what point you're making here.
Every policy is a bribe for someone's vote when it's in a manifesto. This agreement is nothing of the sort - it is a straightforward..."How much will it cost for you to vote to prop up our government?"If you're describing the £1bn DUP deal as 'cash for votes', how would you describe Comrade Corbyn's election bribe to students to wipe out their debts at a cost to the taxpayer of £30bn?
The point he is making is 'but but but it's Corbyn's fault....'
That's literally the only argument he's left with.
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