The Labour Government

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

I know that Labour governments always end up with the economy in recession, much higher inflation and a ballooning deficit, but even I didn’t expect them to achieve all that inside the first six months.

We've just had over a decade of that without labour

 

[Kompany Car]

I do worry where we are heading, inflation remains high (not helped by the recent budget), which will increase pressure on public spending, growth remains stagnant, yet departments are being asked to make cuts which impacts what they can do.

Unemployment is rising across multiple sectors and the mood within most private businesses is to cut recruitment and look at rightsizing (i.e driving profit through making roles redundant).

It wasn't a bowl of cherries this year but next year looks like an absolute nightmare scenario.

 

[Brewster's millions]

We've just had over a decade of that without labour

Covid and Ukraine weren’t self-inflicted though were they?

The leading data are frankly terrible and they’re going to be under big pressure when that becomes more apparent.

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

I know that Labour governments always end up with the economy in recession, much higher inflation and a ballooning deficit, but even I didn’t expect them to achieve all that inside the first six months.

I am an advocate of giving any new government time, we should all want any government to do well, I certainly do.

But it is evident that there hasn't been any new government economic bounce. And I am concerned that the Autumn budget will do more harm than good certainly in the short to medium term.

 

[BobKowalski]

I am an advocate of giving any new government time, we should all want any government to do well, I certainly do.

But it is evident that there hasn't been any new government economic bounce. And I am concerned that the Autumn budget will do more harm than good certainly in the short to medium term.

I think you are confusing Governments with football managers :)

 

[Kirkstall Blue]

It's always looked a really odd campaign to me. As far as I can see, the oldest women affected when it changed in 1995, 44 at the time, and that group would have expected to retire at 60, but would now retire at 61.

Anyone losing the full five years would have been 40 or under. It's hard to believe that something so momentous passed anyone by for around two decades.

The 2011 changes brought the move to 65 forward by 2 years, to 2018, but the group affected were contacted directly to let them know it was happening, and would have had 7 years notice of a 1 year change.

I also, never understood the poverty situation if people were having to retire later. Is the argument that they gave up work at 60 without realising the pension wouldn't come?

Am I missing something obvious?

Same I’m missing the poverty angle. changes to the state retirement age brought out a riot and protest in France it made no difference the changes are still law.
In the UK we accept the change and retirement means young people will have to work 8 years longer.
The State Pension age for both men and women to age 66 between 2024 and 2026, age 67 between 2034 and 2036 and age 68 between 2044 and 2046
We have accepted the change of five years for women with little public protest and another three years for young people to work until they are 68yrs.
“Private pensions”
The angle for me is on health grounds, are women as healthy as men at 65yrs ? and again at 68yrs. plus the government doesn’t want to pay state pension, not everyone has a private retirement pot.

 

[mancityvstoke]

I think you are confusing Governments with football managers :)

Maybe we should start some chants?


"Shit on the pensioners ....shit on the pensioners tonight"

"you're going to hospital in a fucking ambulance" (frozen)

 

[Blue Maverick]

Same I’m missing the poverty angle. changes to the state retirement age brought out a riot and protest in France it made no difference the changes are still law.
In the UK we accept the change and retirement means young people will have to work 8 years longer.
The State Pension age for both men and women to age 66 between 2024 and 2026, age 67 between 2034 and 2036 and age 68 between 2044 and 2046
We have accepted the change of five years for women with little public protest and another three years for young people to work until they are 68yrs.
“Private pensions”
The angle for me is on health grounds, are women as healthy as men at 65yrs ? and again at 68yrs. plus the government doesn’t want to pay state pension, not everyone has a private retirement pot.

Well if women live longer I’d suggest they are healthier,.

 

[Kompany Car]

Well if women live longer I’d suggest they are healthier,.

Dons his tin hat...

Maybe women should work 2 yrs longer as they live on average 2 yrs more than men. It would help fix the pension funding problem.

 

[bluethrunthru]

Just to get some facts out there - the report was published in March - Jeremy **** said the Govt were not going to compensate the WASPI women but Labour have let them down? Even GeeBeeBee's reported on it in March

15,000 Waspi women demand action as Hunt confirms triple lock but refuses to commit to compensation

The Government have been urged to compensate thousands of women, including Waspi (Women Against State Pension Inequality) campaigners, who were affected by short notice changes to their state pension age

www.gbnews.com