Westminster Politics

[horsechoker]

People need to call a spade a spade

It's corruption

 

[Buster15]

DM pushing that Tory MP's distraction line on the current strikes following 12 years of his party's rule are a reason to not vote Labour

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Well we all know what life is like under the Tories don't we.
Widescale strikes.
The highest level of poverty.
The biggest drop in living standards.
And a totally trashed economy, now not only in recession, but the worst performing in the G7.

Vote Tory at the next election for another 5 years of misery.

 

[Jericholyte2]

The only thing they have is attacking workers and refugees. The first is strange because, according to Rishi Sunak, we have the fastest growth of G7 from 2010. But let's look at what they normally run on:

- fiscal responsibility: GONE
- law & order: GONE
- business support: GONE
- strong border control: GONE

They have no tangible policy that they could possibly run on, so all they have left it to attack vague hypothetical others.

 

[Baxter]

What exactly is a ‘Tory peer?’

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She should be in jail

 

[tinfish]

The problem is that people that earn millions do not work a relative amount harder than people that earn £25k - £50k, in a lot of cases they are earning these figures off the back of or at the expense of these people.

Why should CEOs earn 200x what the lowest full time worker at the same company earns? They could half it, still earn more than they could reasonably spend and offer not insignificant raises to people in their company but they don’t.

Then you have the issue of landlordism. Our economy is built on the housing market. A market which encourages buy to let which essentially means that people cannot afford to buy a house for themselves but can afford to buy someone else’s house for them. The landlord then enjoys passive income which avoids income tax.

This idea that people accrue wealth from their own hard work without the help of the society they have accrued the wealth in is totally wrong and frankly perverse.

Move to China my friend

 

[Pexbo]

Move to China my friend

Because I disagree with this perverse version of peak capitalism?

 

[FireballXL5]

Hope this gathers pace...

Gove under pressure to explain role in PPE deals for Mone-linked firm
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...pressure-explain-role-ppe-deals-michelle-mone

Labour questions PPE contract award and Baroness Mone links
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/63746930

 

[TwoSheds]

Because I disagree with this perverse version of peak capitalism?

I suppose he is probably highlighting the even larger wealth:hard work ratio disparity in China compared to the UK.

 

[Pexbo]

I suppose he is probably highlighting the even larger wealth:hard work ratio disparity in China compared to the UK.

I assumed it was a “Communism!” jibe

 

[Adisa]

Hope this gathers pace...

Gove under pressure to explain role in PPE deals for Mone-linked firm
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...pressure-explain-role-ppe-deals-michelle-mone

Labour questions PPE contract award and Baroness Mone links
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/63746930

In Nigeria, we are more up front about what corruption is. It's not called fancy names like the Britsh tend to give. This is blantant corruption and the police should be involved.

 

[TwoSheds]

In Nigeria, we are more up front about what corruption is. It's not called fancy names like the Britsh tend to give. This is blantant corruption and the police should be involved.

1 billion % agree. We have far more pervasive "civilised" corruption done behind closed doors in tax havens. We don't have everyday sort of corruption, accessible to everyone.

 

[Superden]

Spend just 5 mins reading about the VIP fast lane for PPE and you realise what an utterly corrupt country we live in. Mone actually made on the record denials through her lawyers of having anything to do with procurement...

 

[Pexbo]

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[sun_tzu]

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Cool story bro

. The ward was created in 2002 following a review of electoral boundaries in Bassetlaw by the Boundary Committee for England.[2]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutton_(Bassetlaw_electoral_ward)

Also only around 500 votes cast

 

[TheGame]

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[Frosty]

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[Sweet Square]

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[Drifter]

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[Drifter]

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[hodgey123]

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Not going ahead now but think the headlines were a bit dramatic. Companies like Octopus have been doing this for months to try and incentivise energy saving and don't think there's actually anything wrong with that.

 

[largelyworried]

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Just shows how unpopular he was, even when it was stuff people wanted they'd turn it down if it was from him.

 

[Mr Pigeon]

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How many times have the army been sent in to cover for xyz in the last few years?

 

[Sweet Square]

How many times have the army been sent in to cover for xyz in the last few years?

Not sure. Maybe for covid or help with flooding but in terms of strike breaking, it hasn’t happened since the 1920’s(Although Atlee did use the army as strike breakers as well).

Pretty sure this is the first time nurses have ever gone on strike as well. I’m guessing this is just threats from the government, as it would be a massive move to bring in the army.

 

[Jippy]

Not sure. Maybe for covid or help with flooding but in terms of strike breaking, it hasn’t happened since the 1920’s(Although Atlee did use the army as strike breakers as well).

Pretty sure this is the first time nurses have ever gone on strike as well. I’m guessing this is just threats from the government, as it would be a massive move to bring in the army.

They covered for the fire brigade a few years back too.

 

[sun_tzu]

Not sure. Maybe for covid or help with flooding but in terms of strike breaking, it hasn’t happened since the 1920’s(Although Atlee did use the army as strike breakers as well).

Pretty sure this is the first time nurses have ever gone on strike as well. I’m guessing this is just threats from the government, as it would be a massive move to bring in the army.

Believe they went on strike in 2019 in Northern Ireland and I think Unison nurses walked out in 2014 in England but i think this is the first time nurses from the royal college of nursing will have gone on strike

https://www.nursingtimes.net/roles/...n-strike-again-over-1-pay-dispute-24-11-2014/

 

[Sweet Square]

They covered for the fire brigade a few years back too.

Believe they went on strike in 2019 in Northern Ireland and I think Unison nurses walked out in 2014 in England but i think this is the first time nurses from the royal college of nursing will have gone on strike

https://www.nursingtimes.net/roles/...n-strike-again-over-1-pay-dispute-24-11-2014/

Ah didn’t know this, cheers.

 

[rimaldo]

Where does she think we're gonna magic 4.7% growth in one month?

i’m waiting for a pill to arrive from the internet that promises that and much more.

 

[P-Ro]

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[The Corinthian]

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[FireballXL5]

Is anyone actually investigating these arseholes?

Dowden paid £8,398 fee by firm of Kwarteng mini-budget party host

https://www.theguardian.com/politic...ee-by-firm-of-kwarteng-mini-budget-party-host

 

[TwoSheds]

Is anyone actually investigating these arseholes?

Dowden paid £8,398 fee by firm of Kwarteng mini-budget party host

https://www.theguardian.com/politic...ee-by-firm-of-kwarteng-mini-budget-party-host

No. Almost certainly not.

 

[Drifter]

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[Frosty]

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That's quite clearly edited to miss out the bit where the government agree to offer cost of living pay increases for these key workers.

Or edited to remove Labour's criticism of the offer of free coffee as unaffordable.

I hate my country and its politics.

 

[Jericholyte2]

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Setting the timer on Farage claiming these poor souls are just out to mooch off a system.

 

[Smores]

Not sure about everyone else but I've never felt so disinterested in politics. This is from a position of having closely tracked every story for 20 years.

I've no interest in what Labour are currently saying and with the Tories it's the same shit repeated with no consequence.

 

[SilentWitness]

Not sure about everyone else but I've never felt so disinterested in politics. This is from a position of having closely tracked every story for 20 years.

I've no interest in what Labour are currently saying and with the Tories it's the same shit repeated with no consequence.

Just what the Tories want.

 

[Pexbo]

A thread about the Tory council which has somehow accrued half a billion in debt.

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[Rams]

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Setting the timer on Farage claiming these poor souls are just out to mooch off a system.

what, we’re annexing the Canaries?

 

[Frosty]

A thread about the Tory council which has somehow accrued half a billion in debt.

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It is the natural consequence of Labour's financial mismanagement 12 years ago.

 

[Pexbo]

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