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It’s not too late Rachel Reeves to un wind the effects of the budget
December 9, 2024 at 1:49 PM
Warning signs
November 22, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Warning signs
November 22, 2024 at 2:33 PM
If that’s not answer then presumably the answer if more devolution?

It’s clear it doesn’t work at the moment, there are definitely parts of the legislator that holds us back. Things that are 25 years old that aren’t fit for purpose in today’s world
November 17, 2024 at 7:44 PM
People want it to be an echo chamber. Want the comfortable of similar views. Much easier
November 17, 2024 at 6:01 PM
Right diagnosis, have you got remedy?
November 17, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Badenoch wins in region of 2-1
October 23, 2024 at 5:47 AM
And it ends. What an error of judgment having her as a chief of staff
October 6, 2024 at 9:12 PM
Boxing themselves in by ruling out the 3 major revenue raisers was and is an error. They’ll be unpopular with the upcoming nit pick of tax rises than coming back on their manifesto promise.
September 26, 2024 at 2:36 PM
Ah ok that’s where I differ, although at least until 2. leads to more growth. Labour should just reverse the two NI cuts. Will give 10bn a year? Agree re growth role of the dice their tone not helping that though.
September 26, 2024 at 2:25 PM
Agree with 1 and 2. How would you pay for 4? Assuming 2 is for capex
September 26, 2024 at 2:21 PM
We need to incentivise builders to build the necessary infrastructure, the current system is surely the wrong way around hence they game the system to avoid it. (Whether incentives can be done I’m not sure but surely is better than current)
September 23, 2024 at 8:37 AM
Doesn’t mean jt shouldn’t be done, in fact it’s imperative and you would be getting fruits of it within 5 years
September 22, 2024 at 3:04 PM
Now it’s reported she gave Alli the Downing Street pass. Alli donated to her son’s campaign.

Just on the face of it, it’s v dodgy.
September 22, 2024 at 3:03 PM
But why has this just slipped out overnight?

The donations and freebies comms mess means they can’t even talk about it on the major broadcast round of their own conference.
September 22, 2024 at 9:59 AM
They’ve over done the gloom and they’ve not said they’re gunna spend more, the main story so far has been the cut not the spend.
September 20, 2024 at 7:47 AM
Like this bit, hadn’t really though that investment trades off consumption in short term (prob why we haven’t built cos short termism takes over)

Raising money thru taxation has been hindered somewhat by govts no wanting to raise the big revenue raisers.
September 18, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Hypocrisy matters though, voters hate it. Starmer has show plenty of it so far and it’s only 3 months in.
September 18, 2024 at 3:39 PM
“It was suggested that she might want to go for a few thousand pounds less than the prime minister to avoid this very story. She declined.”

Great political judgement
September 18, 2024 at 12:59 PM