The Labour Government

Am interested in the 6 months paid work placement for NEETs (young people not in education, employment or training). Sounds a bit like the Kickstart scheme introduced by the Tories just after the first Covid lockdown.
Pity it only starts after 18 months of looking for work, but I think it's a good move.
 
stan bowles said:
Eh ? It's the same money that taxpayers would have put back into the economy anyway had they not lost the additional tax to pay for it. Same money, just different people spending it, that's all.
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Not hard to figure out Stan, the poorest who get blamed for our economy always spend their meagre income in our economy. Whereas these big corporations and elites siphon off into tax heavens instead. I have a far bigger problem with them kind of people than the poor.
 
Scottyboi said:
Not hard to figure out Stan, the poorest who get blamed for our economy always spend their meagre income in our economy. Whereas these big corporations and elites siphon off into tax heavens instead. I have a far bigger problem with them kind of people than the poor.
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That’s a very simplistic view.

If they spend it on aliexpress or Shein and the ilk none of it is going in to the UK economy, well I suppose the courier or postie is getting paid to deliver it.

As a side…The government should tackle these airport drop business models as they avoid VAT. Level the playing field up a bit for UK firms.

If they spend it in tut spoons Tim will be happy, and even richer. Or maybe buy the latest Dyson and James can grab another farm. Take from the rich to give to the rich, or the Chinese.

So it really depends where and how the money is being spent if it will actually help the UK economy or not.

So it’s a bit harder to figure out than you think.
 
roubaixtuesday said:
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Bottom line of today for me.

And no, I don't give a toss what their parents are like, and I won't be responding to demonising of them.
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I was a bit shocked when started seeing a few posts on here, basically punching down.

Yes, thee will be some who game the system but the vast majority are people just trying to get through life like the rest of us.
 
johnny crossan said:
Budget leaked online before it's announced - what a cock up OBR 203 page detailed document released two hours early
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mosssideblue said:
I'm fairly sure the opposition receive a copy of the budget in advance to prepare their response. Didn't stop Badenough embarrassing herself and her party though
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It was an extremely personal attack totally unwarranted by Badenoch no one gets a copy until the chancellor gives her statements to the house
 
Scottyboi said:
Not hard to figure out Stan, the poorest who get blamed for our economy always spend their meagre income in our economy. Whereas these big corporations and elites siphon off into tax heavens instead. I have a far bigger problem with them kind of people than the poor.
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We're talking about people who earn £12570 a year. They're paying for the lifting of the 2 child cap for people on UC - not Amazon and Astra Zeneca.
 
Brewster's millions said:
You’ve already said that the UK can’t go bankrupt with the FTSE at these levels. How could anyone question logic like that?

£41bn extra on debt servicing. £29bn extra on welfare. The borrowing forecast for this year alone has been increased by £21bn from the figure they published as recently as March, purely because this government has lost control of spending.

And in a desperate attempt to make the figures add up, they’re asking people to believe that they’ll be a real terms freeze on departmental spending just ahead of a general election. It’s actually forecast to decline in per capita terms.

Given that cuts like this caused you so much distress under the last government, I assume you’ll hopping mad about what’s scheduled to follow the next couple of years.
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Was that a yes or a no?
 
Kirkstall Blue said:
It was an extremely personal attack totally unwarranted by Badenoch no one gets a copy until the chancellor gives her statements to the house
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I do hope it wasn’t regarding the sobbing or sexism claims, that would be an abomination. I remember certain media outlets going with the menopausal bit, which was just another way to say females should not be in be in these positions.
 
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