What will Rishi’s PM chances look like after today’s budget? – politicalbetting.com
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Not every year. Forgive me if my memory is faulty but wasn't Dalton obliged to resign in 1947 for briefing the press about details of the forthcoming budget.Philip_Thompson said:
Oh give over. You sound like a stereotypical old person complaining about the kids music without realising every generation has done the same.RochdalePioneers said:
Indeed. So I expect he will bookend it with a broadside of criticism and then torpoedo passage of the Finance Bill by allowing as many disruptive back bench / opposition UQs etc as Erskine May allows.moonshine said:
This is silly season stuff. If the Speaker denied a government with a huge majority from reading a finance bill he would be out on his arse for politicising the office of Speaker.RochdalePioneers said:
I'm not sure that he can - unless he really does want to torpedo the Treasury Bench by allowing a stack of UQs about the budget before Sunak is allowed to summarise the various media rounds in his actual speech.rottenborough said:Morning all
Has Hoyle cancelled Rishi yet?
Given that Hoyle is trying to hold the upper hand against the government I can't see this - the Budget Speech is one of the big set-piece parliamentary events. How he skewers government business after the speech is more likely the tactic he will use.
By the book. In direct contrast to the Treasury Bench.
This happens every single year. The Treasury leaks like a sieve, the Speaker acts all indignant. Its been going on so long even the Leader of the House himself was once a backbencher who was famous for being indignant before he became Leader of the House.
You may argue that there has been a slow but steady erosion of the precedent over the years but the acceleration towards briefing the media rather than MPs has been on steroids during the Johnson Government. Now this maybe Team Johnson briefing to undermine Team Sunak or vice versa. Whatever, it is bad form, parliament is sovereign (not the Daily Telegraph) and isn't that what we were told and sold during the EU Referendum?0 -
I’ve heard two “working families” but no “hard working families”.0
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Seeing as it's half term i'm sure all the kids going there will love their day ruined..Taz said:Climate activists have stormed and are occupying the Science Museum in protest at them accepting sponsorship money from fossil fuel companies, or some other such guff.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/london-protesters-storm-science-museum-and-plan-to-occupy-venue-all-night/ar-AAPYSjI?ocid=entnewsntp1 -
If either party believed that, then the convention would have been abandoned long ago. Here, Reeves should be saved till after the Labour boffins have pored over the red book for all the bad news Rishi strangely forgot to mention in the House.Philip_Thompson said:
And who pays attention to the debate of the next couple of days/DecrepiterJohnL said:
No it is not. Traditionally the Shadow Chancellor leads for the Opposition in the budget debate over the next couple of days. Responding off the cuff today, without the benefit of poring over the red book, should be left to another. Yet another example of SKS getting the politics wrong.Big_G_NorthWales said:
That is sensiblerottenborough said:
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Yup. Also, she has the advantage of not having to worry overnight about it, as it's just been dropped on her. Let's see how she goes.TimS said:Very good opportunity for Reeves today. Reminds me of the moment in Blair & Brown when Gordon stepped in to deliver the response when a junior shadow treasury spokesman.
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0.7% International Aid returned by 2024/25.
Don't agree with that at all. Spending as a percentage should have been abolished, we should spend because its the right thing to do not piss our taxes away in order to hit a spending target. 🤦♂️4 -
Seems to be a few sips of water so far.0
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Good opportunity for Rachel though. She's probably chuffed to get the gig.DecrepiterJohnL said:
No it is not. Traditionally the Shadow Chancellor leads for the Opposition in the budget debate over the next couple of days. Responding off the cuff today, without the benefit of poring over the red book, should be left to another. Yet another example of SKS getting the politics wrong.Big_G_NorthWales said:
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Is Sir Keir really chickening out of doing the Budget response? Extraordinary if true. This is traditionally the most difficult set piece for the LotO. However, his reputation can be massively enhanced if done well. All very odd.0
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It's kids doing itSlackbladder said:
Seeing as it's half term i'm sure all the kids going there will love their day ruined..Taz said:Climate activists have stormed and are occupying the Science Museum in protest at them accepting sponsorship money from fossil fuel companies, or some other such guff.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/london-protesters-storm-science-museum-and-plan-to-occupy-venue-all-night/ar-AAPYSjI?ocid=entnewsntp
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Lots of billions in that section.0
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I would suspect still Conservatives most seats, but who will C and S with the Tories now? I would guess Labour need to be a handful of points ahead of the Conservatives before they are Labour most seats.Gallowgate said:
What if you move ≈ 3% from Green to Lab?HYUFD said:
Electoral calculus gives Conservatives 320 seats, so 6 short of a majority on the new boundaries.Scott_xP said:🚨NEW Westminster Voting Intention🚨
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So Boris could stay PM but he would need confidence and supply from the DUP and NI Unionists
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All those charities, Quango's and NGO's who are recipients of some of this money will be rubbing their hands in anticipation, while demanding it is pulled forward to next year.Philip_Thompson said:0.7% International Aid returned by 2024/25.
Don't agree with that at all. Spending as a percentage should have been abolished, we should spend because its the right thing to do not piss our taxes away in order to hit a spending target. 🤦♂️1 -
As I think I reported before I am part of a campaign that deals with most MPs. It has cross party support. MPs range from those that provide fantastic support to those who just ignore us. However Rachel Reeves and her office comes bottom by someway by the level of incompetence and disorganisation, far worse in fact than those who just ignore you as at least you know where you stand with them. To make matters worse at the time she was the shadow DWP secretary. Hopeless.Northern_Al said:
You said you were keen on her earlier, but I didn't realise you were on first-name terms!Big_G_NorthWales said:
Seems Rachel is respondingFoxy said:
With Starmer testing positive, perhaps his closest colleagues are needing to isolate, at least until they have negative PCR back.Big_G_NorthWales said:
I just cannot understand where Rachel Reeves isPhilip_Thompson said:
Who?BlancheLivermore said:Bridget Phillipson will be responding to the Budget speech
Frankly ridiculous not to have the Shadow Chancellor do it.
Starmer isolates, labour deputy Rayner and shadow COE Reeves missing, Miliband deputising at PMQS, and Phillipson who is a light weight responds to Rishi
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He has Covid, that's not chickening out.Stark_Dawning said:Is Sir Keir really chickening out of doing the Budget response? Extraordinary if true. This is traditionally the most difficult set piece for the LotO. However, his reputation can be massively enhanced if done well. All very odd.
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Hasn't he got Covid and hence is not even allowed to do it?Stark_Dawning said:Is Sir Keir really chickening out of doing the Budget response? Extraordinary if true. This is traditionally the most difficult set piece for the LotO. However, his reputation can be massively enhanced if done well. All very odd.
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Not a penny of taxes should routinely go to charities etc, except via Gift Aid.Taz said:
All those charities, Quango's and NGO's who are recipients of some of this money will be rubbing their hands in anticipation, while demanding it is pulled forward to next year.Philip_Thompson said:0.7% International Aid returned by 2024/25.
Don't agree with that at all. Spending as a percentage should have been abolished, we should spend because its the right thing to do not piss our taxes away in order to hit a spending target. 🤦♂️1 -
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Ah okay. If he's got COVID then all is forgiven.Anabobazina said:
Hasn't he got Covid and hence is not even allowed to do it?Stark_Dawning said:Is Sir Keir really chickening out of doing the Budget response? Extraordinary if true. This is traditionally the most difficult set piece for the LotO. However, his reputation can be massively enhanced if done well. All very odd.
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I agree but it does, and quite a lot of it too. In effect they become arms of the govt while, at the same time, campaigning and lobbying the govt to implement policies they want. Seems odd.Philip_Thompson said:
Not a penny of taxes should routinely go to charities etc, except via Gift Aid.Taz said:
All those charities, Quango's and NGO's who are recipients of some of this money will be rubbing their hands in anticipation, while demanding it is pulled forward to next year.Philip_Thompson said:0.7% International Aid returned by 2024/25.
Don't agree with that at all. Spending as a percentage should have been abolished, we should spend because its the right thing to do not piss our taxes away in order to hit a spending target. 🤦♂️0 -
This seems to be Brownite.
A deluge of statistics designed to be impossible to understand. And lots of multiyear totals.
And what sounds like a reinvention of Sure Start.2 -
Seems like buying billion would have been a good bet?1
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I've sold it at 34 lol. But at £5 a pop, was thinking of £10.Philip_Thompson said:Seems like buying billion would have been a good bet?
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If I didn't know that they probably intend delivering only about 25% of this I could very much get behind this budget. Very New Labour in words, I doubt it will be in detail and practice over the next few months and years.MattW said:This seems to be Brownite.
A deluge of statistics designed to be impossible to understand. And lots of multiyear totals.
And what sounds like a reinvention of Sure Start.0 -
There is some merit in fixing spending as a % of GDP. Some defects too, but if you were to fix NHS and state pension spending to a set percentage of GDP then it would concentrate minds on (a) how best to use the resources available and (b) how to increase GDP so that more resources were created.Philip_Thompson said:0.7% International Aid returned by 2024/25.
Don't agree with that at all. Spending as a percentage should have been abolished, we should spend because its the right thing to do not piss our taxes away in order to hit a spending target. 🤦♂️
There's probably a better way to calculate how much we spend on international aid (perhaps relate it to how much our per capita GDP exceeds the median), but having it related to our ability to pay seems sensible.0 -
No - they are the right thing to doHYUFD said:0 -
Nice trolling on leveling up Labour.0
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LOL Sunak pointing at Opposition MPs as he names places getting Levelling Up funds, including ... Doncaster ... represented by one Ed Miliband who is doing the response to the Budget. 😂1
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Ed M at the helm, right?Big_G_NorthWales said:
Where are Rayner and Rachel ReevesBlancheLivermore said:Bridget Phillipson will be responding to the Budget speech
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In which case, you will be glad to hear this;Philip_Thompson said:
Not a penny of taxes should routinely go to charities etc, except via Gift Aid.Taz said:
All those charities, Quango's and NGO's who are recipients of some of this money will be rubbing their hands in anticipation, while demanding it is pulled forward to next year.Philip_Thompson said:0.7% International Aid returned by 2024/25.
Don't agree with that at all. Spending as a percentage should have been abolished, we should spend because its the right thing to do not piss our taxes away in order to hit a spending target. 🤦♂️
(Also it actually confirms an additional year of aid cuts beyond what we'd previously been told).
https://twitter.com/Samfr/status/1453328189338628104?s=20
(Though stop-start generally doesn't lead to good spending in "lives saved or improved per pound" terms, which is why medium term stability is a good thing in many areas.)0 -
Has 'barnstorming' been backed0
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Cheap is relative though. Affordable by the current definition in many parts of London and the South East helps no one.HYUFD said:0 -
I’m waiting for the tax rises0
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If it wasn't Reeves, Starmer would've had to give the job to Rayner.DecrepiterJohnL said:
If either party believed that, then the convention would have been abandoned long ago. Here, Reeves should be saved till after the Labour boffins have pored over the red book for all the bad news Rishi strangely forgot to mention in the House.Philip_Thompson said:
And who pays attention to the debate of the next couple of days/DecrepiterJohnL said:
No it is not. Traditionally the Shadow Chancellor leads for the Opposition in the budget debate over the next couple of days. Responding off the cuff today, without the benefit of poring over the red book, should be left to another. Yet another example of SKS getting the politics wrong.Big_G_NorthWales said:
That is sensiblerottenborough said:
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The initial response to the Budget is broadcast and what gets attention. If the Shadow Chancellor isn't up to the job then that's a real concern.
He made the right call.1 -
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If you do it over a cycle and say that spending not spent this year can be rolled over to next year's budget then yes I agree.LostPassword said:
There is some merit in fixing spending as a % of GDP. Some defects too, but if you were to fix NHS and state pension spending to a set percentage of GDP then it would concentrate minds on (a) how best to use the resources available and (b) how to increase GDP so that more resources were created.Philip_Thompson said:0.7% International Aid returned by 2024/25.
Don't agree with that at all. Spending as a percentage should have been abolished, we should spend because its the right thing to do not piss our taxes away in order to hit a spending target. 🤦♂️
There's probably a better way to calculate how much we spend on international aid (perhaps relate it to how much our per capita GDP exceeds the median), but having it related to our ability to pay seems sensible.
But if its "use it or lose it" on even worse "you must use it" on an annual basis then people just piss the money away to ensure they spent it rather than think on how best to use it.1 -
It is pretty depressing really. SureStart basically closed by Osborne, now being restarted by Sunak. What a waste of time and energy stopping it originally and then starting again never mind the effect on families.noneoftheabove said:
If I didn't know that they probably intend delivering only about 25% of this I could very much get behind this budget. Very New Labour in words, I doubt it will be in detail and practice over the next few months and years.MattW said:This seems to be Brownite.
A deluge of statistics designed to be impossible to understand. And lots of multiyear totals.
And what sounds like a reinvention of Sure Start.4 -
Somewhat inconvenient and badly planned that the Budget clashes with the cricket.1
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I quoted sources but never mind, you said you do not listen to the newsFarooq said:
Your opinions got ahead of the facts.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Saying it as it is reportedFarooq said:
Big_G in chaos this afternoon.Big_G_NorthWales said:
Seems Rachel is respondingFoxy said:
With Starmer testing positive, perhaps his closest colleagues are needing to isolate, at least until they have negative PCR back.Big_G_NorthWales said:
I just cannot understand where Rachel Reeves isPhilip_Thompson said:
Who?BlancheLivermore said:Bridget Phillipson will be responding to the Budget speech
Frankly ridiculous not to have the Shadow Chancellor do it.
Starmer isolates, labour deputy Rayner and shadow COE Reeves missing, Miliband deputising at PMQS, and Phillipson who is a light weight responds to Rishi
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Wouldn't have needed to be stopped if Brown hadn't pissed all the money away.rottenborough said:
It is pretty depressing really. SureStart basically closed by Osborne, now being restarted by Sunak. What a waste of time and energy stopping it originally and then starting again never mind the effect on families.noneoftheabove said:
If I didn't know that they probably intend delivering only about 25% of this I could very much get behind this budget. Very New Labour in words, I doubt it will be in detail and practice over the next few months and years.MattW said:This seems to be Brownite.
A deluge of statistics designed to be impossible to understand. And lots of multiyear totals.
And what sounds like a reinvention of Sure Start.0 -
Here it comes...
If HS2 is not mentioned, it may be a goner.0 -
Yes but also a lot of records *since 2010* confirming Boris's running against Cameron and May and shooting Labour foxes. Note Rishi also recalled a number of Boris's campaign slogans.MattW said:This seems to be Brownite.
A deluge of statistics designed to be impossible to understand. And lots of multiyear totals.
And what sounds like a reinvention of Sure Start.
ETA also forecast growth numbers tailed off into the future, after the bounce back.0 -
Rachel is doing the response I think, not Ed. However, he also mentioned Leeds West I think!Philip_Thompson said:LOL Sunak pointing at Opposition MPs as he names places getting Levelling Up funds, including ... Doncaster ... represented by one Ed Miliband who is doing the response to the Budget. 😂
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Personally I think they should create many new villages across the country. Where I live no one wants any more housebuilding (there has been lots in the last 10 years). However, I can think of several good locations in the vicinity where new villages could be created.Taz said:
Define affordable, that's the key. And where are they going.HYUFD said:Sunak announces £11.5 bilion for 180,000 new affordable homes
Cheap houses on Stoke and Burnley are not really needed.
Site them near existing main roads and ideally railways. Build a primary school, community centre, local shop and park at the centre. Have a variety of house designs and sizes. Let people create their own new communities. I suspect it would be much more popular than just continuing to expand existing locations.2 -
There are always lots of billionses early up, in the macroeconomic announcements and high profile tax and spending policy announcements. They become noticeably thinner on the ground the longer the speech goes on.Philip_Thompson said:Seems like buying billion would have been a good bet?
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A strange mix of lecture on fiscal responsibility and spending more money on pretty much everything.2
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I think selling billion was definitely a big loser sorry Pulpstar. Bet you're glad you only did it for £5 now.0
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And Leicester South.Anabobazina said:
Rachel is doing the response I think, not Ed. However, he also mentioned Leeds West I think!Philip_Thompson said:LOL Sunak pointing at Opposition MPs as he names places getting Levelling Up funds, including ... Doncaster ... represented by one Ed Miliband who is doing the response to the Budget. 😂
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That’s a lot of billions mentioned there.2
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More buses for Yorkshire lawyers.
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Quite so, remember a lot of Labour Leave voters who voted for Brown and Ed Miliband voted Tory for the first time in 2019 for Boris and most UKIP voters in 2015 voted Tory in 2017 and 2019.DecrepiterJohnL said:
Yes but also a lot of records *since 2010* confirming Boris's running against Cameron and May and shooting Labour foxes. Note Rishi also recalled a number of Boris's campaign slogans.MattW said:This seems to be Brownite.
A deluge of statistics designed to be impossible to understand. And lots of multiyear totals.
And what sounds like a reinvention of Sure Start.
Meanwhile a number of Conservative Remain voters who voted for Cameron in 2010 and 2015 voted for Labour in 2017 or the LDs in 2019.
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I'm keener on allowing gradual growth in existing villages. I would like to see 1% a year.AlistairM said:
Personally I think they should create many new villages across the country. Where I live no one wants any more housebuilding (there has been lots in the last 10 years). However, I can think of several good locations in the vicinity where new villages could be created.Taz said:
Define affordable, that's the key. And where are they going.HYUFD said:Sunak announces £11.5 bilion for 180,000 new affordable homes
Cheap houses on Stoke and Burnley are not really needed.
Site them near existing main roads and ideally railways. Build a primary school, community centre, local shop and park at the centre. Have a variety of house designs and sizes. Let people create their own new communities. I suspect it would be much more popular than just continuing to expand existing locations.
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Surely all words beyond "PMQs" were superfluousrottenborough said:
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1%/year would be fine. Many places have seen rates far higher than that though in recent years.MattW said:
I'm keener on allowing gradual growth in existing villages. I would like to see 1% a year.AlistairM said:
Personally I think they should create many new villages across the country. Where I live no one wants any more housebuilding (there has been lots in the last 10 years). However, I can think of several good locations in the vicinity where new villages could be created.Taz said:
Define affordable, that's the key. And where are they going.HYUFD said:Sunak announces £11.5 bilion for 180,000 new affordable homes
Cheap houses on Stoke and Burnley are not really needed.
Site them near existing main roads and ideally railways. Build a primary school, community centre, local shop and park at the centre. Have a variety of house designs and sizes. Let people create their own new communities. I suspect it would be much more popular than just continuing to expand existing locations.
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Snap reaction, the OBR estimates seem out of date. Don't see how GDP will only be 6.5% growth this year.
That means next year's spring statement will also have big reductions in borrowing baked in.1 -
More Poundburies, the Prince of Wales would be delightedAlistairM said:
Personally I think they should create many new villages across the country. Where I live no one wants any more housebuilding (there has been lots in the last 10 years). However, I can think of several good locations in the vicinity where new villages could be created.Taz said:
Define affordable, that's the key. And where are they going.HYUFD said:Sunak announces £11.5 bilion for 180,000 new affordable homes
Cheap houses on Stoke and Burnley are not really needed.
Site them near existing main roads and ideally railways. Build a primary school, community centre, local shop and park at the centre. Have a variety of house designs and sizes. Let people create their own new communities. I suspect it would be much more popular than just continuing to expand existing locations.0 -
They will probably make much of the spending off book somehow to hit their fiscal responsibility numbers. Will be enough for most of the fiscal hawks as long as they can plausibly claim they are being responsible.IanB2 said:A strange mix of lecture on fiscal responsibility and spending more money on pretty much everything.
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I think we are going to find out in the next 30 or so minutes.OldKingCole said:Where’s all this cash coming from? Or are these giveaways over a three or four year period
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Billion is being used expansively0
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Perhaps so, but that's a typically ill-judged and tasteless comment from you, given the reason for her absence.RochdalePioneers said:
Surely all words beyond "PMQs" were superfluousrottenborough said:
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Normally I'd be all for mocking Rayner, but it seems a bit unfair to make a jibe like that in this particular circumstance.RochdalePioneers said:
Surely all words beyond "PMQs" were superfluousrottenborough said:
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No, they've got higher GDP growth baked in compared to what the OBR is projecting. That will allow for continual reductions in the deficit while keeping spending going up.noneoftheabove said:
They will probably make much of the spending off book somehow to hit their fiscal responsibility numbers. Will be enough for most of the fiscal hawks as long as they can plausibly claim they are being responsible.IanB2 said:A strange mix of lecture on fiscal responsibility and spending more money on pretty much everything.
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Why would they care about the effects on families? Sure start was one of the few good headline policies from Labour's 3rd term, needlessly scrapped by Osbrown and likely creating damage to families that cost more to fix than was saved.rottenborough said:
It is pretty depressing really. SureStart basically closed by Osborne, now being restarted by Sunak. What a waste of time and energy stopping it originally and then starting again never mind the effect on families.noneoftheabove said:
If I didn't know that they probably intend delivering only about 25% of this I could very much get behind this budget. Very New Labour in words, I doubt it will be in detail and practice over the next few months and years.MattW said:This seems to be Brownite.
A deluge of statistics designed to be impossible to understand. And lots of multiyear totals.
And what sounds like a reinvention of Sure Start.0 -
Kinder politics Lib Dem style.theProle said:
Normally I'd be all for mocking Rayner, but it seems a bit unfair to make a jibe like that in this particular circumstance.RochdalePioneers said:
Surely all words beyond "PMQs" were superfluousrottenborough said:
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Angela Rayner couldn't do PMQs as she is still on bereavement leave.
She's a terrible politician but I wish her nothing but the best in her recent loss.2 -
Heretic. Burn him!AlistairM said:
Personally I think they should create many new villages across the country. Where I live no one wants any more housebuilding (there has been lots in the last 10 years). However, I can think of several good locations in the vicinity where new villages could be created.Taz said:
Define affordable, that's the key. And where are they going.HYUFD said:Sunak announces £11.5 bilion for 180,000 new affordable homes
Cheap houses on Stoke and Burnley are not really needed.
Site them near existing main roads and ideally railways. Build a primary school, community centre, local shop and park at the centre. Have a variety of house designs and sizes. Let people create their own new communities. I suspect it would be much more popular than just continuing to expand existing locations.
Seriously - Compared to the modern attempts at planned communities... well, check out the prices.
For a reasonably modern version of this - checkout the story of Chiswick. Built exactly as you describe - services and facilities built, street paved. Then plots sold - often as one whole side of the street
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Easing rules on pension pots investing. That will end well.0
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Rishi doing more for American cloud computing companies.0
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Productivity growth. We're no longer deflating our country by seeking low-paid minimum wage jobs supported by in-work benefits.OldKingCole said:Where’s all this cash coming from? Or are these giveaways over a three or four year period
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Why? She can't attend today as she's on bereavement leave - and that is sad for her and the family.theProle said:
Normally I'd be all for mocking Rayner, but it seems a bit unfair to make a jibe like that in this particular circumstance.RochdalePioneers said:
Surely all words beyond "PMQs" were superfluousrottenborough said:
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Angela Rayner couldn't do PMQs as she is still on bereavement leave.
But she demonstrated aptly why she can't do PMQs and she will be unable to do PMQs even if she is available.
We shouldn't be weaponising hate against politicians. No more traitors, scum or death references. That isn't to say we have to always say nice things or ignore the really bad ones.0 -
Lots of sips of water as well as billions it seems. Buying those two was probably a big winner.0
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I would be more in favour of one or two big garden cities. That would localise opposition, and make it easier to provide large-scale transport infrastructure. Also permit only architectual styles used in Poundbury, Prince Charles's town.AlistairM said:
Personally I think they should create many new villages across the country. Where I live no one wants any more housebuilding (there has been lots in the last 10 years). However, I can think of several good locations in the vicinity where new villages could be created.Taz said:
Define affordable, that's the key. And where are they going.HYUFD said:Sunak announces £11.5 bilion for 180,000 new affordable homes
Cheap houses on Stoke and Burnley are not really needed.
Site them near existing main roads and ideally railways. Build a primary school, community centre, local shop and park at the centre. Have a variety of house designs and sizes. Let people create their own new communities. I suspect it would be much more popular than just continuing to expand existing locations.1 -
No more boom and bust.Philip_Thompson said:
Productivity growth. We're no longer deflating our country by seeking low-paid minimum wage jobs supported by in-work benefits.OldKingCole said:Where’s all this cash coming from? Or are these giveaways over a three or four year period
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Ed and Rachel in deep conversation on the opposition bench0
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The Tories are now the party of big government and the state involving itself in everything.1
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We're onto the cheap gimmicks already0
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Milliband has done the response a few times. A bit of "this is where I went wrong" and off she goes. Reeves is a class act. Great opportunity for her.Big_G_NorthWales said:Ed and Rachel in deep conversation on the opposition bench
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Internal air passenger duty cut but extra air passenger duty for long-haul flights.
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More expensive long haul flights.
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It's hardly a surprise.Philip_Thompson said:More expensive long haul flights.
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I think the Air Passenger Duty thing is largely hot air.
The last time I looked, our basic APD cost is double the next lowest on in Europe.
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All the masks on the Tory side, that fraternal atmosphere didn't last so long.Stocky said:
Why - they are merely theatre anyway. Look at Sunak spouting his stuff with no mask on. If it wasn't theatre they would be wearing masks when speaking not when sitting silent.ping said:Boris if you’re going to wear a mask, wear it properly, y’eejit
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Business rates property improvement relief created0
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Not Rees-Mogg and Truss thoughIanB2 said:
All the masks on the Tory side, that fraternal atmosphere didn't last so long.Stocky said:
Why - they are merely theatre anyway. Look at Sunak spouting his stuff with no mask on. If it wasn't theatre they would be wearing masks when speaking not when sitting silent.ping said:Boris if you’re going to wear a mask, wear it properly, y’eejit
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50% business rates discount for businesses in the hospitality and retail sectors up to £110,0001
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Most are.OldKingCole said:Where’s all this cash coming from? Or are these giveaways over a three or four year period
50% Business Rate cut should save my gym around 6k a year.
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I thought the research on Sure Start was that it wasn't very effective? Have people changed their minds?0
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So we can hear them announced all over again in Nov 22MattW said:
Most are.OldKingCole said:Where’s all this cash coming from? Or are these giveaways over a three or four year period
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Bad news for Big Reds.0
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I suspect the past 10 years has demonstrated that anything helping children in the very early years results in longer term achievements and so is cheaper in the long run.FrankBooth said:I thought the research on Sure Start was that it wasn't very effective? Have people changed their minds?
Remember that you can change any figure to generate the result you want when you ask a question in a particular way.2
