No difference in all honesty, things are just as bad.Serious question (not WUMming, honest!); what's the general mood over in Blighty now, compared to the last days of the Conservative government? Is there more of a "feel good factor" around, or was the economy in such a mess that it'll take years for said factor to manifest itself?
Cutting thousands of jobs is all part and parcel of the drive to get folk off the welfare state and into work because as they tell us, they’re the Labour Party.
This morning I listened to just that from the minister who then went on to tell us that he could save £45B from government by slashing jobs and introducing AI to replace them.
No difference in all honesty, things are just as bad.
They will lose the next general election partly because they have pissed off pensioners, have no idea how to reduce household energy bills and also because they have not got a clue how to stem the illegal flow of immigrants.
They will muddle on to the next general election.
I'm happy with them losing, just not to the Tories.No difference in all honesty, things are just as bad.
They will lose the next general election partly because they have pissed off pensioners, have no idea how to reduce household energy bills and also because they have not got a clue how to stem the illegal flow of immigrants.
They will muddle on to the next general election.
Gentle reminder that we're 8 months into a five year Parliament.
At this point in the 2010-2015 Parliament, Ed Miliband was moving well ahead in the polls, and had just won a By-election where the Tory vote pretty much collapsed.
I believe that reducing waiting times is one of the main reasons they've done it.
They've been quite open over the past month that the extra layer was slowing down the changes they wanted to make.
Not one bit of difference. There are probably as many across society who are interested in politics who are as dismayed as they were previously with who’s in power and what they’re doing. Those not interested in politics are all getting on with life as they always do, oblivious to anything political going on, and their lives never seem any different no matter who’s in power or whether we’re in the EU or not or what’s going on in America or what’s going on in the Middle East… they don’t know and don’t care.Serious question (not WUMming, honest!); what's the general mood over in Blighty now, compared to the last days of the Conservative government? Is there more of a "feel good factor" around, or was the economy in such a mess that it'll take years for said factor to manifest itself?
Get Farage in. He'd channel his inner Trump and shake things up.Not one bit of difference. There are probably as many across society who are interested in politics who are as dismayed as they were previously with who’s in power and that they’re doing. Those not interested in politics are all getting on with life as they always do, oblivious to anything political going on, and their lives are never any different no matter who’s in power or whether we’re in the EU or not or what’s going on in America or what’s going on in the Middle East… they don’t know and don’t care.
Many who’ve voted for Labour are in a situation of both regretting it but wondering who the fuck else could they have voted for.
For the vast majority of society, there isn’t a political party out there for us at all.
The Social Democratic Party may have been an option but too many who’ve moved to the right think everything on the left is a joke (I don’t blame them) plus they’re only a party for mainly the North West (with just a handful of other constituencies elsewhere) and those on the left would think some of their policies were racist just because they are a ‘reduce immigration’ party… so they were never getting voted in.
The economy was growing under the torries, albeit at a low rate. Early days under Labour, but we had no growth in the first quarter under their tenure, and then a pleasing 0.4% growth for Dec 24. January's figures are out tomorrow. Starmer is doing OK in my book, Although some of the promises are clearly a bit pie in the sky, like the house building targets which they will likely miss by a wide margin.Serious question (not WUMming, honest!); what's the general mood over in Blighty now, compared to the last days of the Conservative government? Is there more of a "feel good factor" around, or was the economy in such a mess that it'll take years for said factor to manifest itself?
The wheels of change in the NHS turn at an alarmingly slow rate. Anything that removes the barriers to this is a good move. NHS England employs 14,400 people. A ridiculous number.I believe that reducing waiting times is one of the main reasons they've done it.
They've been quite open over the past month that the extra layer was slowing down the changes they wanted to make.
Not for the 15,000 people who are about to lose their jobs. However, it’s always good to move into the 2020s by getting rid of things that aren’t really needed.Abolish NHS England ? Good to hear.
Personally I think 2010 to Covid was OK (looking back it was almost utopian by comparison to now). Post Covid is when the real shit show started and its just getting worse year after year.I think world and UK events have combined to produce a pretty depressing period. I don't think it's controversial to say though that things haven't been positive since 2008 -09 really. Some will have done okay, alot badly or just about treading water.
Not just speaking about money either. Tis an uncertain future.
Streeting doesn't give a shit. He'll be looked after by the US healthcare firms that pay him.With the removal of NHSE, what will happen to the foundation training of doctors, which is currently managed through a national recruitment process by NHSE and Workforce & Training? If this process becomes regionalised, wealthier areas may gain a monopoly on recruitment, while less affluent regions could struggle to attract both foundation trainees and specialist trainees. Additionally, incentives to work in areas of need will be abolished, further exacerbating disparities. This change does not appear to have been well thought through.
Been brave.
Whether that will suit all, I’m not sure. I like a lot of their new policies, and good to see a government actually governing, making decisions on issues that we all hold dear.
What I do like is that they are owning it. Instead of outsourcing it. We can now see Ministers for what they do, and we can act accordingly.