The Conservative Party

[bluethrunthru]

Bridgen has gone full mental hasn't he? Recent events in life - a court saying he cannot be trusted to give evidence and so on - he is another one who knows he is occupying a "ghost seat" until the next GE

 

[bluethrunthru]

Although it goes against the grain being fair to him, I bet the average soldier or even officer in the army doesn’t know how many ranks there are without looking it up or spending 5 minutes working it out, and it’s probably not at the top of the list of things that would have been briefed to him.

Make all the excuses you want but someone in his job should be able to distinguish the RN from the RAF

https://www.itv.com/news/2023-09-06/new-defence-sec-grant-shapps-confuses-raf-with-royal-navy

 

[BobKowalski]

A DWP study from a few years back suggested that obesity is the root cause of about a third of all disability and mental health benefit cases, and by extension a key driver of the rise in overall claimant figures.

When you consider the direct costs obesity places on the NHS, and the fact that obesity is most prevalent in deprived areas, then the case for action only gets stronger. It’s probably the most important issue any government can address over the next decade, so to dismiss the current plans for action as an extension of ‘Tory austerity’ - as many on here will inevitably do - really misses the point. As a country the UK can’t afford to ignore it.

They‘ll just cut peoples benefits and let them rot.

The idea the Govt will set up programs, hire people to conduct evaluations, set up courses, teach skills, provide computer and internet support, and (wait for it) actually provide funds is, shall we say, a tad optimistic.

 

[west didsblue]

Make all the excuses you want but someone in his job should be able to distinguish the RN from the RAF

https://www.itv.com/news/2023-09-06/new-defence-sec-grant-shapps-confuses-raf-with-royal-navy

Not going to excuse that. That would be stupid for an average person in the street, never mind the minister responsible for it. A fucking moron.

 

[Vic]

Surprise...

The reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) crisis in schools in England, which has resulted in dozens of school buildings being closed and children being relocated to alternative sites, has created a financial dispute between the Treasury and the Department for Education (DfE). Although Chancellor Jeremy Hunt yesterday pledged that the Government would "spend what it takes" to deal with the crisis, Treasury sources subsequently briefed that any such funding would have to come from the DfE's existing budget for buildings. The situation has prompted calls from MPs, unions, and education leaders for clarity on who will bear the costs of the crisis, which could run into hundreds of millions of pounds. Meanwhile, schools face waiting until December to find out if their buildings are in danger of collapse. Officials yesterday said that 450 schools suspected of containing RAAC have still to be inspected.

 

[threespires]

They‘ll just cut peoples benefits and let them rot.

The idea the Govt will set up programs, hire people to conduct evaluations, set up courses, teach skills, provide computer and internet support, and (wait for it) actually provide funds is, shall we say, a tad optimistic.

I'd be a lot less sceptical if these types of plans were backed up by an evidence base or pilots for what does and doesn't work in what is quite a complex area.

That these policies are almost never supported by those sort of robust plans to ensure the 'support' offered actually works, would indeed suggest that this is simply about cutting benefits.

They'll probably be out of power before they can implement it but in the interim will cause a lot of distress with ill thought through posturing. Be interesting to see what Labour says/does in response.

 

[Brewster's millions]

They‘ll just cut peoples benefits and let them rot.

The idea the Govt will set up programs, hire people to conduct evaluations, set up courses, teach skills, provide computer and internet support, and (wait for it) actually provide funds is, shall we say, a tad optimistic.

Virtually every country has failed to curb the rise in obesity, so it’s always going to be difficult, but simply cutting benefits won’t move the needle in terms of fiscal policy.

It’s all about returning people back into the workforce, so there is actually a fiscal incentive to make sure people return to work and most importantly stay in employment.

Letting people rot, as you put it, is actually the most expensive option.

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

The new wheeze, who will get the contracts for portacabins at £150,000.00 for 6 units for twelve weeks hire? The school needs 10 times as many.

And now think about everywhere outside of education, we really are fucked!

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

The new wheeze, who will get the contracts for portacabins at £150,000.00 for 6 units for twelve weeks hire? The school needs 10 times as many.

And now think about everywhere outside of education, we really are fucked!

It’s ok, Mone’s PortacabinsRus has just started trading.

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

It’s ok, Mone’s PortacabinsRus has just started trading.

Thought it would be something like ‘RelieveUreMoneWithUs’.