Budget 2020

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Fuck - I am watching Corbyn's response - he just does not seem to have the energy or position to respond properly.

Keeps mis-reading from the drafted speech prepared for him and his voice is just monotone and dull

He needed to have gone in December/January

December/January 2015?

 

[NeilYoungIsBack]

nowt on rail.

There was a specific commitment to fund a new rail station at Cambridge South which links into Addenbrookes hospital and science parks to the south of the city centre.

There was also a reference to investing in the Manchester-Leeds rail link, which I am guessing means electrification and/or Castlefield corridor

I suppose specific details and other commitments will emerge in the papers released later on today or in the next few days

 

[BobKowalski]

It’s a Labour budget with not just a magic money tree but a whole forest. It’s like the last ten years was a waste of time after all. That’s the good news.

Bad news is a likely recession plus a hit to the economy from Brexit (restricting migration, trade barriers etc) as a Brucie bonus.

Think we will need a bigger forest :)

 

[NeilYoungIsBack]

He also announced the long overdue Pant-Llanymynech road bypass but I think he must have forgotten to ask for tips on how to pronounce Llanymynech because he stumbled badly

 

[BobKowalski]

NI Alliance MP and others not impressed. The new NI protocols are going to be a huge problem given the way Govt ministers are ducking the issue. Can’t duck it forever guys.

‘Not a great budget for NI. Our particular circumstances have not been taken into account. Nothing on APD, nothing to help businesses prepare for the NI Protocol, and only 210m in Barnett Consequentials. Focus must be on public sector reform and investing in key economic drivers’

 

[mcfc1632]

December/January 2015?

Well - yes - there is that

The country needs a working opposition - and Corbyn is not it

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

There was a specific commitment to fund a new rail station at Cambridge South which links into Addenbrookes hospital and science parks to the south of the city centre.

There was also a reference to investing in the Manchester-Leeds rail link, which I am guessing means electrification and/or Castlefield corridor

I suppose specific details and other commitments will emerge in the papers released later on today or in the next few days

I was going off the live text to be fair.

 

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

It’s a Labour budget with not just a magic money tree but a whole forest. It’s like the last ten years was a waste of time after all. That’s the good news.

Bad news is a likely recession plus a hit to the economy from Brexit (restricting migration, trade barriers etc) as a Brucie bonus.

Think we will need a bigger forest :)

Sneeked in was the forecast of a recession even before Covid19.

My only comment would be if they spaff this money now what will be left to spaf in a years time when the Brexit contraction starts to hit.

 

[SWP's back]

Corbyn makes riposte was fucking useless and counter productive.

He’s admitted the stories have ended austerity which was his main attack previously. Now where does this leave him?

 

[Ban-jani]

It’s a Labour budget with not just a magic money tree but a whole forest. It’s like the last ten years was a waste of time after all. That’s the good news.

Bad news is a likely recession plus a hit to the economy from Brexit (restricting migration, trade barriers etc) as a Brucie bonus.

Think we will need a bigger forest :)

You must be delighted with most of the policies then, Bob?