Budget 2024

[paulchapo]

Hunt said inflation was 11% when he and Sunak came to power and it's now down to 4%. - Is the stupid bastard unaware he and Sunak represent the party that took inflation to 11% in the first place?

They literally don't care anymore. They know unless something drastic happens they are toast so they're just filling their own pockets even more before it comes to an end.

 

[paulchapo]

I think it is now the poorest.

Another Brexit Benefit

It's nothing to do with Brexit it was the same when we were in the EU.

 

[TinFoilHat]

It's nothing to do with Brexit it was the same when we were in the EU.

I know. It was a throwaway BS line.

If the tories had their way Logan's run would become a reality.

 

[lazerblue]

I think the UK pays one of the the poorest pensions in Europe.

perhaps thats why all those racist pensioners frequent wetherspoons ;-)

 

[Don Karleone]

What has he said about benefits ?

I’m not picking on them, there’s far less benefit cheats than tax avoiders money wise, what I do believe is that the rest of the country should be helping the poorer areas cope with those on benefits which tend to be more in the north I would think than the south. Someone in Kensington pays £250 less than I do! If there are more in your area on benefits they tend not to pay council tax, therefore poorer areas collect less, we should be getting more help so we can have a reduction in council tax, in some areas it’s getting up to mortgage type levels.

I'm just pissed off mate, ignore me.

 

[kaz7]

I'm just pissed off mate, ignore me.

Thanks , not going up much then as 6.7% of not much is not much

 

[Ashton Moss Messi]

Thought starmer spoke very well , the tories can try and say nothing was their fault but they cant fool most people , hopefully

With our outdated electoral method, it doesn't need most people, that would be for a 2-horse race with everybody voting. They just plan on fooling enough of the people for enough of the time.

'Enough of the people' is only around 30-35% of the people who actually vote - normally around 70% in a GE.
And take out Scotland and NI to reduce it further.

Feb 24 polls has Labour 46% and Tory 21%, the turnout in 2019 was less than 70% - hopefully not enough voting Tory to stop them being virtually wiped out.

 

[Blue and true]

More bluster, more spin.

If they had any confidence in their abilities and faith in the public's trust, they'd have called a GE months ago.

 

[blueinsa]

Underwhelming once again.

 

[flook]

Surely this fails FFP?