Rachel Reeves

[Teddy Eagle]

Politics latest: Chancellor performs 'huge, huge U-turn' on winter fuel - and PM told to apologise

Rachel Reeves has announced the winter fuel payment will be restored to all pensioners with a household income of £35,000 or less. It means millions more people will receive the benefit, despite ministers ruling out a U-turn for months.

news.sky.com

Good news. And the pensions Christmas bonus will add another £10 to throw on the heaping stack of money.

 

[NEILLO]

Yes there is - maybe you just haven't looked or have only listened to GB News.

Is there a £22bn ‘black hole’ in the UK’s public finances?

Economists say the state of public finances should not have come as a complete surprise to the new government.

www.bbc.co.uk

The only debate is whether you can include the extra money for sorting some of the strikes, such as the junior doctors, which let's face it were deliberately NOT resolved before the election so Labour would have to sort it and pay for it.

Incidentally the last 2p cut in NI (from 10p to 8p) was unfunded so essentially was a deliberate tactic to ensure any surplus was spent before the last election.

Re winter fuel - agree it was a stupid decision that didn't actually save a massive amount, however, i do resent that very wealthy UK pensioners and those living aboard also get it, hence the logic.
However, changing it is surely a positive and should be commended rather than the press always looking for a negative and calling him weak. Who cares as long as we get there in the end.

I can hand on heart say that I’ve never watched GB News !
The £22bn issue has been debated at length in the media with both arguments for and against its existence. I’ve nothing more to add on that apart from I’m sick of hearing Starmer reference it so often.
I actually can’t vote, so my opinions are just that and I don’t have a political axe to grind.
The Tories were hopeless really since Brexit. Labour were poor in Opposition. Now they are poor in Government- that’s not just me saying that, it’s public opinion.
I agree that in a perfect world the WFA should be means tested which it kind of is now. But I see the decision to make that U turn as purely political and no because it’s the right thing to do.
Both parties are making it easy for Farage to mop up votes …..

 

[Midlands Eagle]

I can hand on heart say that I’ve never watched GB News !

Both parties are making it easy for Farage to mop up votes …..

I watch GB News most lunchtimes whilst eating my lunch and yesterday I watched Nigel Farage give a speech at Port Talbot and came to the conclusion that whether you agree with his politics or not he is the outstanding political orator of our time. He's not afraid to take questions from those he knows aren't his natural bedfellows and he answers them unlike Starmer who swerves anything that he doesn't like and Badenoch isn't any better

 

[Rudi Hedman]

Interesting.

So Rachel's way to achieve the much needed growth is to close down successful businesses, or force many to work fewer hours.
Guess that is the Labour way of doing things!!

‘’Fully costed’’

 

[Rudi Hedman]

A lot of Reeves Derangement Syndrome on here, isn't there?

‘’Fully costed’’

‘’The adults are in charge’’

 

[Rudi Hedman]

I watch GB News most lunchtimes whilst eating my lunch and yesterday I watched Nigel Farage give a speech at Port Talbot and came to the conclusion that whether you agree with his politics or not he is the outstanding political orator of our time. He's not afraid to take questions from those he knows aren't his natural bedfellows and he answers them unlike Starmer who swerves anything that he doesn't like and Badenoch isn't any better

The left’s argument is that Farage was a commodities broker so is far removed from normal people, whereas Starmer’s dad was a toolmaker (actually owned the factory and business).

Farage went to Dulwich College, whereas Starmer went to Reigate Grammar, lived in red wall Oxted around abject poverty lol and his ancestors are buried in a graveyard in downtrodden Godstone behind The White Hart pub which is across the road from The Bell, a regular meeting place for workers union meetings (it isn’t. It’s pretty expensive in there)

 

[CPFCSaturn]

The left’s argument is that Farage was a commodities broker so is far removed from normal people, whereas Starmer’s dad was a toolmaker (actually owned the factory and business).

Farage went to Dulwich College, whereas Starmer went to Reigate Grammar, lived in red wall Oxted around abject poverty lol and his ancestors are buried in a graveyard in downtrodden Godstone behind The White Hart pub which is across the road from The Bell, a regular meeting place for workers union meetings (it isn’t. It’s pretty expensive in there)

Is it?

The premise of that would mean that people on the left a) view Stamer as left-wing (they don't) and b) are defensive of Starmer (they're not).

 

[Rudi Hedman]

Is it?

The premise of that would mean that people on the left a) view Stamer as left-wing (they don't) and b) are defensive of Starmer (they're not).

Ok I’ll correct that and say Labour voters and critics of Farage.

 

[Midlands Eagle]

Starmer’s dad was a toolmaker

Really? That was a well kept secret 😀

 

[Badger11]

Really? That was a well kept secret 😀

So if Starmer's dad made the Tool would that be Starmer? 😀

 

[beak]

Really? That was a well kept secret 😀

Starmer has stated that ad nauseum!

 

[beak]

So if Starmer's dad made the Tool would that be Starmer? 😀

Why oh why would being a toolmaker open up such unwarranted derison?

 

[Badger11]

Why oh why would being a toolmaker open up such unwarranted derison?

Because it's a joke e.g. Starmer is a tool.

 

[NEILLO]

Because it's a joke e.g. Starmer is a tool.

The Left don’t do funny 🤣

 

[beak]

Because it's a joke e.g. Starmer is a tool.

I have a wonderful sense of humour but that is the desperate attempt of a eight year old.

 

[Willo]

Rachel Reeves is the spend today, tax tomorrow Chancellor and Labour's economic policies are in tatters.
😡 👎

 

[ASCPFC]

The Left don’t do funny 🤣

I laugh at Rosie Jones.

 

[georgenorman]

Rachel Reeves is the spend today, tax tomorrow Chancellor and Labour's economic policies are in tatters.
😡 👎

I find it very difficult to tell the difference between the current government and the last, apart from Labour being a bit more to the right on some policies than the Tories were.

 

[ASCPFC]

I have a wonderful sense of humour but that is the desperate attempt of a eight year old.

The whole country must be incredibly childish then.

 

[NEILLO]

The whole country must be incredibly childish then.

Not !