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As far as I can see, there was no plan. Someone suggested it, and it was dismissed by more senior people in the German government. It's also very, very different. Legally, you're allowed to deport failed asylum seekers, and those that fail in the UK, would also be deported. I'd guess the...

Germany aren't considering the same plan. There was talk of Germany processing offshore, but successful asylum seekers would still go to Germany, which would be legal. It's also something that Labour have said they'd consider. The Rwanda plan, even over the full five years of the trial, was...

So, if someone gets a fake copy of your ticket, and the police tell City that it's happened, but they let in the faker, and then make you queue for 3 hours, and then don't let you in. That's your problem? Because you support the same team as the person with the fake ticket? I appreciate that...

Weren't there differences in the experience for City and Inter fans? That was due to organisation of different routes, and UEFA messing up (and that was even after what happened the year before, when you'd think they'd put a marginal bit more effort in). Whatever the situation with fake...

He's the favourite to be the new leader.

It's just carrot and stick. The people sentencing know the standard is 50%, so they know they're handing out a 5 year sentence. It's 5 years from the start, so long as you behave. If it was changes to serve the full sentence, then the sentencing would just be halved, and you wouldn't have the...

The Tories released around 10,000 prisoners earlier than planned over the last year. They started off with just a couple of weeks early, and extended it in March, and again in May to 70 days. That's not the trajectory of a plan that was working. They then allowed the numbers in prison to...

Strange how we didn't get all these interviews when the Tories released 10,000 prisoners early in the months running up to the election.

There are already laws to do this, and I'm pretty sure it was supposed to be extended in Labour's King's Speech: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/07/16/removal-foreign-criminals-prison-overcrowding-kings-speech/

I know what you pointed out. You said they must be lying, when in fact it's all in the manifesto, and they're not contradictory.

Both things were in the manifesto. It's supposed to be extra capacity so that they can deal with fluctuations, and so they're not close to being overcrowded, which obviously causes problems inside the prisons. But they also said they'd try to reduce the overall prison population, by investing...

There was a fact check on the BBC website of the first Blair government's manifesto. They had done the vast majority of what they said they'd do, by the end of their first term. Not sure it's even remotely possible to argue they haven't done things after 2 months, and without a first budget.

It's a big task. There is always talk of the PL doing it direct, but at £30 a month, they'd need 5-6m households to match the current deal in revenue. However, if they were then having to do all the administration and infrastructure, fluctuations in sign ups, then are you talking about £40 or...

I'm hopeful, but they do seem to have gone bigger than most expected on the "things are bad" narrative, and it would not totally shock me if they keep that up for the budget. They know what their plans are, and they know they have five years, so they may be thinking longer term. After all, it's...

They're essentially fighting the next election now. We may not agree, but the Tories blamed Labour for the 2008 worldwide financial crisis, and it stuck. If the choice is between getting rid of the 2 child cap immediately, and risking the Tories convincing the public that Labour are just...

Starmer has also said they'll scrap the policy when the money is there. As I said, I'd be amazed if that doesn't go, once the current "look at the mess the Tories left" politicking dies down. If you think he's lying then I can't really argue with that. He's also got a much better chance of...

What do you expect, if you think the main policies in their manifesto, that they've started work on already were 'nonsense'? They were pretty clear that they weren't going to raise benefits on day one. The 'bedroom tax' I suspect won't go, but I'd happily bet large on the 2 child policy going...

What do you expect to happen on day one, before they've had a budget? The energy plans, the housing plans, improvements to the NHS, free breakfast clubs, clearing the asylum backlog etc. don't happen overnight. All of them will ultimately save money, provide housing, help with poor people's...

Sure. Politicians are very good at picking out a "principle" that saves caring about something more important* *I'm not saying you don't care.

I think it was most likely a complete misjudgement. They probably thought that with the price cap being more than £300 lower than last year, and by retaining it for the poorest pensioners, it would be a relatively painless way to look "tough but fair". Reeves was probably looking for a benefit...