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Have you read the article? As that is what they are doing. It's mainly stopping work at private hospitals which are paid for by the NHS.
December 13, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Have you read the article? As that is what they are doing. It's mainly stopping work at private hospitals which are paid for by the NHS.
For everyone who is only going to look at the headline - just for clarity this isn't saying a 4 day week. Its saying a 4 day teaching week and the 5th day being planning, marking, preperation etc. So still working 5 days a week.
December 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
For everyone who is only going to look at the headline - just for clarity this isn't saying a 4 day week. Its saying a 4 day teaching week and the 5th day being planning, marking, preperation etc. So still working 5 days a week.
spluttering isn't the right word. Growth under Kier has been the same as it has for the last 10ish years. We've just hit a 'new normal' for growth over the last decade or so.
December 5, 2025 at 10:33 AM
spluttering isn't the right word. Growth under Kier has been the same as it has for the last 10ish years. We've just hit a 'new normal' for growth over the last decade or so.
Imagine after all this the EU may just say....errr....no
December 5, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Imagine after all this the EU may just say....errr....no
And a focus on sound bites and headlines than actual hard conversations and action around what could actually be done to fix things and make it manageable
November 28, 2025 at 8:04 PM
And a focus on sound bites and headlines than actual hard conversations and action around what could actually be done to fix things and make it manageable
There is a very technical argument that they didn't 'raise income tax', just collecting more.....but i'm with you....why not just own it. Say, yes, we did. We've tried to do it in a fair way, but we thought lifting 500,000 children out of poverty was worth it.
November 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
There is a very technical argument that they didn't 'raise income tax', just collecting more.....but i'm with you....why not just own it. Say, yes, we did. We've tried to do it in a fair way, but we thought lifting 500,000 children out of poverty was worth it.
You did break it. Be honest and own it. You did - but you thought it was worth it to help children and to fund public services. This really crass way of message management isn't helping.
p.s. it was also a really really silly manifesto pledge.
p.s. it was also a really really silly manifesto pledge.
November 27, 2025 at 1:51 PM
You did break it. Be honest and own it. You did - but you thought it was worth it to help children and to fund public services. This really crass way of message management isn't helping.
p.s. it was also a really really silly manifesto pledge.
p.s. it was also a really really silly manifesto pledge.
Most people work...how can you raise taxed without it being on working people?? This is a stupid phase that plays well in a campaing but is meaningless in government.
November 26, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Most people work...how can you raise taxed without it being on working people?? This is a stupid phase that plays well in a campaing but is meaningless in government.
Isn't this a fundemental issue with the OBR and the 'rules'. Nothing has really changes, but we're now £32bn better off......though we are not.
November 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Isn't this a fundemental issue with the OBR and the 'rules'. Nothing has really changes, but we're now £32bn better off......though we are not.
For everyone happy with this.....think about what is replacing them. The moderate right is being demolished and it's being replaced with the further right. That isn't a good thing.
November 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
For everyone happy with this.....think about what is replacing them. The moderate right is being demolished and it's being replaced with the further right. That isn't a good thing.
Imagine there was never 'clear evidence' he was - like the Russia report - it will sort fo say....he almost certainly was....but unless there is a picture of him doing something or a email where he says something very direct, he'll claim it clears him and MAGA will go with it.
November 17, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Imagine there was never 'clear evidence' he was - like the Russia report - it will sort fo say....he almost certainly was....but unless there is a picture of him doing something or a email where he says something very direct, he'll claim it clears him and MAGA will go with it.
They are never going to 'out reform, reform', but when they are only talking about migration they are just giving reform votes. There is a reason why they are not saying anyting on this, labor are doing it for them.
TALK ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE!!!!
TALK ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE!!!!
November 17, 2025 at 1:52 PM
They are never going to 'out reform, reform', but when they are only talking about migration they are just giving reform votes. There is a reason why they are not saying anyting on this, labor are doing it for them.
TALK ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE!!!!
TALK ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE!!!!
Yes....you!
Would really like to know if the government really belive all this stuff, or if they do just think its the only optino given reforms popularity.
However, will never 'out reform, reform' so every day they keeptalking about it, you are given them a platform. TALK ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE!
Would really like to know if the government really belive all this stuff, or if they do just think its the only optino given reforms popularity.
However, will never 'out reform, reform' so every day they keeptalking about it, you are given them a platform. TALK ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE!
November 17, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Yes....you!
Would really like to know if the government really belive all this stuff, or if they do just think its the only optino given reforms popularity.
However, will never 'out reform, reform' so every day they keeptalking about it, you are given them a platform. TALK ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE!
Would really like to know if the government really belive all this stuff, or if they do just think its the only optino given reforms popularity.
However, will never 'out reform, reform' so every day they keeptalking about it, you are given them a platform. TALK ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE!
is this really want you think is important? Or are you just pandering?
November 14, 2025 at 10:23 PM
is this really want you think is important? Or are you just pandering?
does this include sacking Starmer.......
November 12, 2025 at 12:19 PM
does this include sacking Starmer.......
They seem to be focused on what taxes 'play well' in the media and are popular - not ones that are effective and/or supprt there wider policy agenda (which is part of the problem, as they don't seem to have one).
November 6, 2025 at 9:09 AM
They seem to be focused on what taxes 'play well' in the media and are popular - not ones that are effective and/or supprt there wider policy agenda (which is part of the problem, as they don't seem to have one).
What about the NHS? They've certainly not got everything right in terms of policy, but did give it another decent lump of cash.
And if digital ID cards matter as much as everything else they are doing.....
And if digital ID cards matter as much as everything else they are doing.....
November 4, 2025 at 8:47 PM
What about the NHS? They've certainly not got everything right in terms of policy, but did give it another decent lump of cash.
And if digital ID cards matter as much as everything else they are doing.....
And if digital ID cards matter as much as everything else they are doing.....
But the NHS isn't allowed to spend money on anything but Drs and nurses, but then is complained at when it ain't as productive as the private sector (actually it is for healthcare) who do spend money on things that aren't Drs and nurses. Can't win
October 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
But the NHS isn't allowed to spend money on anything but Drs and nurses, but then is complained at when it ain't as productive as the private sector (actually it is for healthcare) who do spend money on things that aren't Drs and nurses. Can't win
This is such a joke. Forecasts in multiple years are never accurate enough for a £20bn gap to be anything but a guess. We are so desperate to fill news every moment we just report so much crap.
October 28, 2025 at 8:16 AM
This is such a joke. Forecasts in multiple years are never accurate enough for a £20bn gap to be anything but a guess. We are so desperate to fill news every moment we just report so much crap.
Who are 'economists'? You'll always be able to find someone who calls themselves and economist who will say something. Maybe don't just report headlines, but actually what proper, grown ups are saying etc.
October 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Who are 'economists'? You'll always be able to find someone who calls themselves and economist who will say something. Maybe don't just report headlines, but actually what proper, grown ups are saying etc.
Whatever policy is proposed there will always be someone, a group, or think tank who will say it won't work, or will backfire. Every single policy. We need to do more than just report all the noise.
October 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Whatever policy is proposed there will always be someone, a group, or think tank who will say it won't work, or will backfire. Every single policy. We need to do more than just report all the noise.
The NHS is trialing CoPilot and it does help on a wide range of things and certainly are areas where it helps admin productivity - the question will be, does it to the value of £10per user per month or whatever the licence will cost...and/or if this is the future, can the NHS not to?
October 20, 2025 at 11:16 AM
The NHS is trialing CoPilot and it does help on a wide range of things and certainly are areas where it helps admin productivity - the question will be, does it to the value of £10per user per month or whatever the licence will cost...and/or if this is the future, can the NHS not to?
Every headline about labour (and it may not be all they are saying, but certainly all the stuff that is breaking through) is about migration and small boats. Nothing on the 100s, 1000s of other things they need to be working on. I have no ideae of any other policy they have outside of migration
October 2, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Every headline about labour (and it may not be all they are saying, but certainly all the stuff that is breaking through) is about migration and small boats. Nothing on the 100s, 1000s of other things they need to be working on. I have no ideae of any other policy they have outside of migration
The NHS is generally considered to have some of the lowest unit costs for medicines in the developed world. It does amazingly well with its buying power.
September 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The NHS is generally considered to have some of the lowest unit costs for medicines in the developed world. It does amazingly well with its buying power.