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Re: What the public expects from the budget – politicalbetting.com
I think one problem Kemi has his her strategy of driving a wedge between "hard working families" and "benefit receiving freeloaders", when there is actually a huge overlap.
MattW
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Re: What the public expects from the budget – politicalbetting.com
A couple of thoughts.
I found Reeves's speech odd, in that good budget speeches traditionally combine dignity and seriousness with clever low politics. This felt like pantomime. She didn't rise to the occasion. Good polemic needs to be better hidden as serious comment.
The old customs of not announcing and leaking in advance, taking up about five weeks of political energy, were good and should have been kept.
The custom of listening to the budget in near silence was excellent. The Deputy speaker should keep much better control.
The opportunity (the last for this government I think) for a deep reforming budget was missed. This was about survival, the soft left, the benefits and pensioner class.
Nothing in it for the middling family types.
No central theme or core coherence. Clarke, Howe and Gladstone's reputations are safe.
it was a stark reminder of the anti-intellectualism of public life.
I found Reeves's speech odd, in that good budget speeches traditionally combine dignity and seriousness with clever low politics. This felt like pantomime. She didn't rise to the occasion. Good polemic needs to be better hidden as serious comment.
The old customs of not announcing and leaking in advance, taking up about five weeks of political energy, were good and should have been kept.
The custom of listening to the budget in near silence was excellent. The Deputy speaker should keep much better control.
The opportunity (the last for this government I think) for a deep reforming budget was missed. This was about survival, the soft left, the benefits and pensioner class.
Nothing in it for the middling family types.
No central theme or core coherence. Clarke, Howe and Gladstone's reputations are safe.
it was a stark reminder of the anti-intellectualism of public life.
Re: What the public expects from the budget – politicalbetting.com
The entire former BBC A team is now on Times Radio.Does one of them refuse to fly while pitying the fool?
Andrew Neil, Jo Coburn and Dominic O'Connell - light years ahead of the BBC.
Re: What the public expects from the budget – politicalbetting.com
This must increase chances of Badenoch staying in place to the GE.
MikeL
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Re: What the public expects from the budget – politicalbetting.com
She thinks raising the 2 child benefit cap is popular.
In fact, it's massively unpopular - even with Labour voters.
In fact, it's massively unpopular - even with Labour voters.
MikeL
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Re: What the public expects from the budget – politicalbetting.com
For all the attacks on the Telegraph they seen to have forecast this budget fairly accuratelyI'm astonished. Mea Culpa and all that.
But only because "thats fucking crazy that can't be right" is replaced by "they are fucking crazy"
Re: What the public expects from the budget – politicalbetting.com
Labour MPs wildly cheering a massively unpopular announcement - which will lose them votes.
MikeL
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Re: What the public expects from the budget – politicalbetting.com
Child benefit cap gone. I think this is the sum total of what this budget is about. Shore up Starmer and Reeves’ position and defer the sensible decisions for another day.For another government.
They've got a working majority of 169 and they're a lame duck government that can't make any sensible decisions.
Pathetic.
Re: What the public expects from the budget – politicalbetting.com
Regardless of the content, or the voice, given the huge amount of pressure Reeves is under, her delivery was absolutely fine, and surprisingly confident.
Quite impressive under the circumstances.
Quite impressive under the circumstances.
Re: What the public expects from the budget – politicalbetting.com
Seems like an absolutely awful budget to me.
Not remotely tackled the hard decisions, like combining tax and NI, or reforming property taxes just jacking up a new tax on top.
And for everyone mocking the Telegraph etc for all the reported kites, it seems every awful idea leaked has been approved.
Not remotely tackled the hard decisions, like combining tax and NI, or reforming property taxes just jacking up a new tax on top.
And for everyone mocking the Telegraph etc for all the reported kites, it seems every awful idea leaked has been approved.