The Labour Government

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

How Spain’s radically different approach to migration helped its economy soar

As immigration has increased, GDP has surged and unemployment has fallen to lowest level since 2008

www.theguardian.com

Interesting article on how Spain is dealing with the migration conundrum. There are obviously comebacks like certain areas highlighting over tourism, I’m not disputing it just pointing out there are alternatives to the right wing extremist solution.

A good example of what can be achieved when a government has the courage to positively sell migration to the electorate rather than the mealy mouthed bollocks from starmer trying to court the 'center right".
It's worth cautioning against economic migrants in low paid hospitality/tourism etc jobs being cheap labour though - basically modern slavery.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Let's see how they plan to pay for the new War footing era.

God help us all.

I'm Assuming starmer is probably full of shit and will make a u-turn on that as per other pledges, so no worries.

 

[Ric]

Just removed a load of posts as it was getting out of hand. The politics forum is getting unnecessarily spiteful and personal again recently. Keep the discussion civil and respectful, or we’ll remove you from the threads/forum. Use the ignore function if necessary. Thank you.

 

[mosssideblue]

I'm Assuming starmer is probably full of shit and will make a u-turn on that as per other pledges, so no worries.

Tax increases will be needed to increase defence spending and I suspect most will agree to that considering the state of play

 

[Vic]

Bit of a silly comparison to say 2m more appointments than when folk were on strike but waiting lists are down (which was actually their pledge) so long may the trend continue.

Keir Starmer: Pledge of two million extra NHS appointments met

Sir Keir Starmer says the figure is a "shot in the arm", but "the job isn't done" to bring down waiting lists.

www.bbc.co.uk

Who settled the strikes?

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

Standing strong to the the shit-show, how long can it last?

 

[blueinsa]

Inflation up from 2.5% to 3% and way above the target of 2%.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Inflation up from 2.5% to 3% and way above the target of 2%.

Taking the overall economic picture into account, the government are going to have to either pull a rabbit out of a hat or tell us to buckle up for bad times a head if we are going to finance a force in Ukraine without the US.

 

[Ifwecouldjust.......]

A good example of what can be achieved when a government has the courage to positively sell migration to the electorate rather than the mealy mouthed bollocks from starmer trying to court the 'center right".
It's worth cautioning against economic migrants in low paid hospitality/tourism etc jobs being cheap labour though - basically modern slavery.

Working in hospitality in Spain is not considered “cheap labour”. A waiter/waitress will know their stuff re wines etc. ..:

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Working in hospitality in Spain is not considered “cheap labour”. A waiter/waitress will know their stuff re wines etc. ..:

Wasn't casting aspertions on the workers, just the (possibly) low pay.

 

[metalblue]

Who settled the strikes?

Entirely irrelevant to the scope of the ambition.

 

[Dereck Jeffries 3 wd]

Settle the strikes!!!
Just pay them all bust the country!!
See off the pensioners ( they don’t matter) these MPs will have massive pensions!!!

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Settle the strikes!!!
Just pay them all bust the country!!
See off the pensioners ( they don’t matter) these MPs will have massive pensions!!!

Your stream is 6 months behind.

 

[bluethrunthru]

hard to find in the UK press unsurprisingly

UK’s much-feared wave of job cuts is failing to materialize

A threatened avalanche of job cuts after Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves unveiled her tax-raising budget has so far failed to materialize, with memories of how difficult it was to rehire workers following the pandemic persuading many firms to hang onto staff instead.

www.chinadailyhk.com

 

[Kompany Car]

hard to find in the UK press unsurprisingly

UK’s much-feared wave of job cuts is failing to materialize

A threatened avalanche of job cuts after Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves unveiled her tax-raising budget has so far failed to materialize, with memories of how difficult it was to rehire workers following the pandemic persuading many firms to hang onto staff instead.

www.chinadailyhk.com

Problem is the raise in NI hasn't started to impact businesses yet. The proof will be where we are in 6 months time.

I can't speak for all industries, but companies involved in major infrastructure project design and construction have scaled back their recruitment, frozen it completely or are examining "cost savings".

 

[The perfect fumble]

Problem is the raise in NI hasn't started to impact businesses yet. The proof will be where we are in 6 months time.

I can't speak for all industries, but companies involved in major infrastructure project design and construction have scaled back their recruitment, frozen it completely or are examining "cost savings".

Maybe, maybe not....

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

hard to find in the UK press unsurprisingly

UK’s much-feared wave of job cuts is failing to materialize

A threatened avalanche of job cuts after Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves unveiled her tax-raising budget has so far failed to materialize, with memories of how difficult it was to rehire workers following the pandemic persuading many firms to hang onto staff instead.

www.chinadailyhk.com

Nat ins rises haven't come in yet, I suspect most companies will just pass the costs on so it will likely affect inflation.

 

[Hertzblue]

hard to find in the UK press unsurprisingly

UK’s much-feared wave of job cuts is failing to materialize

A threatened avalanche of job cuts after Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves unveiled her tax-raising budget has so far failed to materialize, with memories of how difficult it was to rehire workers following the pandemic persuading many firms to hang onto staff instead.

www.chinadailyhk.com

The China Daily !!!!
Are you serious? FFS
Are you in the pay of the Chinese government ? lol
Alternatively....

 

[Ifwecouldjust.......]

The China Daily !!!!
Are you serious? FFS
Are you in the pay of the Chinese government ? lol
Alternatively....

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Yet unemployment hasn’t risen ….. strange that.

 

[Hertzblue]

Yet unemployment hasn’t risen ….. strange that.

Not really, takes time for the official figures to catch up. In any event the Unemployment number will be quickly massaged as the unemployed are moved over into the sickness numbers . AS previous posts suggest we are only at the beginning - the NI increases haven't kicked in yet.