The Labour Government

[bluethrunthru]

The Tories had zero ideas and had the fewest sitting days of any post was Parliament - they were all going home on Thursday morning

 

[metalblue]

The Tories had zero ideas and had the fewest sitting days of any post was Parliament - they were all going home on Thursday morning

Wasn’t it the coalition in 2010? I’m sure our Lucy’s right about the numbers though. Quick google. Nope the coalition introduced 1,750 new laws in 2010 (between election and end of year), of which about 40 weren’t statutory so required debating. Got 20 odd to go by my reckoning.

 

[metalblue]

Quite pleased that Reeves is going to move the fiscal rules for investment. Certainly something I wanted to see happen.

 

[meltonblue]

Wasn’t it the coalition in 2010? I’m sure our Lucy’s right about the numbers though. Quick google. Nope the coalition introduced 1,750 new laws in 2010 (between election and end of year), of which about 40 weren’t statutory so required debating. Got 20 odd to go by my reckoning.

Is that right? They introduced 42 government bills in their first parliamentary session but that lasted til 2012. I’d be amazed if 40 of them came in 2010.

To be fair to Labour as well, it’s been 30 sitting days. That’s pretty impressive how much they’ve introduced already. Not saying I agree with all of them, but still!

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Is that right? They introduced 42 government bills in their first parliamentary session but that lasted til 2012. I’d be amazed if 40 of them came in 2010.

To be fair to Labour as well, it’s been 30 sitting days. That’s pretty impressive how much they’ve introduced already. Not saying I agree with all of them, but still!

It's great they've got busy but hopefully, they've not been rushed through without thought and have holes in them like the PL rules.

 

[Vic]

Wasn’t it the coalition in 2010? I’m sure our Lucy’s right about the numbers though. Quick google. Nope the coalition introduced 1,750 new laws in 2010 (between election and end of year), of which about 40 weren’t statutory so required debating. Got 20 odd to go by my reckoning.

I think that must include secondary legislation (statutory instruments). Lucy presumably meant primary legislation.

She said coalition government in the speech. There's not much advantage in not blaming the LibDems for facilitating austerity.

But the Tories had actually promised less legislation. (More time for their day jobs)

A legislative scorecard for the coalition government | Institute for Government

www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk

 

[hampshireblue]

It came up on my alerts that you had quoted my post, so I don’t know what happened there.

I’m happy to apologise, and I have been quite busy today, so probably was a bit distracted. But like I said I did have an alert that you had replied to me, and when I responded to the alert it took me your post.

Thanks. Maybe you're not who you think you are!

 

[BrianW]

Quite pleased that Reeves is going to move the fiscal rules for investment. Certainly something I wanted to see happen.

The first sign of sense breaking out.

Taken with a determination not to borrow for everyday spending it adds up to fiscal sanity.

Not that Tories will admit that. And so many people imagine governments can easily find savings, forgetting that they've been doing that for 40 years, with a particular impetus in the last 14.
Of course, the ones who want benefits cuts do not mean the ones they receive! They want other people's benefits cut.

 

[metalblue]

Is that right? They introduced 42 government bills in their first parliamentary session but that lasted til 2012. I’d be amazed if 40 of them came in 2010.

To be fair to Labour as well, it’s been 30 sitting days. That’s pretty impressive how much they’ve introduced already. Not saying I agree with all of them, but still!

I wouldn’t put my life on it ;)

But to your main point, yes Labour have certainly been busy, they have approached it with an energy. You worry they may run out of steam as their ideas meet Whitehall realities but that is the cynic in me and there is absolutely nothing wrong with youthful enthusiasm (in the sense they are a young government with little experience).

 

[metalblue]

I think that must include secondary legislation (statutory instruments). Lucy presumably meant primary legislation.

She said coalition government in the speech. There's not much advantage in not blaming the LibDems for facilitating austerity.

But the Tories had actually promised less legislation. (More time for their day jobs)

A legislative scorecard for the coalition government | Institute for Government

www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk

Maybe. I dare say the messaging from the new top dogs is to “be loud” about positive things done, heck a bit of creative license is fine, given the rough time they have had from the media. It makes sense.