EXCLUSIVE: Andy Burnham won’t commit to keeping Labour’s manifesto promises on tax and has opened the door to new tax rises if he becomes PM.
His decision to back the current fiscal rules wins him a reprieve from markets, but it limits his options to fund policies like council house-building. It raises the prospect of tax hikes.
Confirmation Burnham would restore the 50% additional rate income tax rate the Brown government introduced and Osborne scrapped. A Burnham government would also revise council tax bands to hit wealthy property owners more
Do voters get a say in any of this? We elected Labour less than two years ago on a manifesto.
If Labour MPs now want to fanny about implementing a completely different manifesto just to indulge the ego of someone who has not been an MP for the last 9 years and whose record as Mayor is rather less stellar than the PR spin would have you believe, then they should call an election and let us decide. The arrogant entitlement is sickening.
Name the last Tory Government to follow manifesto.
It's a fallacy.
David Cameron said if he was replaced by his chief rival it would lead to total chaos.
EXCL: Andy Burnham’s team is working on a plan for his first 100 days in government in the event that he wins a crunch by-election and replaces Keir Starmer, three people tell me
The plan is in its early stages but is likely to include reforms to the creaking social care system
Not if he's already there and got 3 years.
You underestimate his ability to U-turn.
Steady on, he hasn't got the car on the road yet. You have to be moving before thinking about turning around.
Exciting times though. Switching metaphors I think what he'll be doing is pitching a tent. He'll pitch it and he'll say "Come on in. There's loads of room. Don't worry, Keir's not here."
Then it's a question of who takes up the invitation and who chooses to stay out in the cold and rain.
What about you, William? Will you enter Andy's tent? It'll be nice if you do.
The Senedd have given each member two £2000 laptops and offered a £1000 phone on top. That's approximately £300k all together on devices used primarily for Google Chrome.
After conversion this morning....Windows Surface laptops.....absolutely disgraceful.....
His maths is surely bollocks. 5k times 96 does not equal 300k. Has the silly twat not noticed the increase from 60 members?
If anything it makes his point better as well…
I actually not sure those laptop are £2k each. I think you can get a run of the mill Surface Latop for just over £1000 and I would hope they have got a bulk buy discount. The joke was more about buying Windows machines.
I wasn’t getting at you, sorry if that wasn’t clear!
They cost about £900 plus VAT for run of the mill although high spec ones can nudge £1500.
Ironically his overall figure might actually be quite close to correct if so!
Monitors and other accessories?
He just said laptops.
I’m assuming one is for the member and the other for the members PA. Otherwise they would be better with MacBook Air and iPad Pro.
The only way to confront the triple lock would be be for Andy Burnham (as PM), Kemi as LotO and Sir Ed Davey to agree jointly to end it.
"The country can't afford it - and we are being serious about addressing the issues facing the country."
Plaid and SNP can be asked to join.
Do it now. Show savings to be invested in the NHS before the next election.
Farage will huff and puff that he is standing up for the pensioners. But will face the charge that he he shows no interest in sorting out the national finances. From all quarters.
I think we know what Kemi will say if Andy moots the ending of the triple lock.
The SNP policy is insane . It will likely lead to supermarkets paying even less to farmers with more going to the wall . The system is so complicated to administer it will be a nightmare for retailers.
Why would anyone want to run a supermarket or corner shop in Scotland if this comes in ?
It’s thin margins anyway and the margins for food producers aren’t massive.
And declining sales due to the effect of the Trump war won’t help the manufacturers cost base either.
1) increases in prices of other goods to subsidise loses on the capped items. 2) supermarkets limiting inventory if the capped items. Since the SNP policy enforces substitution with expensive items, this would mean a limit on the number of eggs on shelves.
Cue the shortages.
If the Scots did it and England didn’t then the next election would be an SNP bloodbath.
And every supermarket in Scotland within 30 miles of the border would instantly close.
EXCLUSIVE: Andy Burnham won’t commit to keeping Labour’s manifesto promises on tax and has opened the door to new tax rises if he becomes PM.
His decision to back the current fiscal rules wins him a reprieve from markets, but it limits his options to fund policies like council house-building. It raises the prospect of tax hikes.
Confirmation Burnham would restore the 50% additional rate income tax rate the Brown government introduced and Osborne scrapped. A Burnham government would also revise council tax bands to hit wealthy property owners more
Do voters get a say in any of this? We elected Labour less than two years ago on a manifesto.
If Labour MPs now want to fanny about implementing a completely different manifesto just to indulge the ego of someone who has not been an MP for the last 9 years and whose record as Mayor is rather less stellar than the PR spin would have you believe, then they should call an election and let us decide. The arrogant entitlement is sickening.
Thats completely over reading his comments. Burnham specifically said he wasn't going to comment on tax policy.
Interesting Ch4 News. Mark Drakeford saying Starmer should go. Quite surprising and Richard Tice reminding everyone what they loathe about Reform. 'The people of Makerfield like successful people like Nigel You can see it on the doorsteps'
The only way to confront the triple lock would be be for Andy Burnham (as PM), Kemi as LotO and Sir Ed Davey to agree jointly to end it.
"The country can't afford it - and we are being serious about addressing the issues facing the country."
Plaid and SNP can be asked to join.
Do it now. Show savings to be invested in the NHS before the next election.
Farage will huff and puff that he is standing up for the pensioners. But will face the charge that he he shows no interest in sorting out the national finances. From all quarters.
I think we know what Kemi will say if Andy moots the ending of the triple lock.
But, yes, in theory it's good.
Frankly that bollocks.
If any Leader wants to change it they can try.
Manifestos are an old joke
People voted for change and they got it. Now they're getting another one. So that's double bubble.
EXCLUSIVE: Andy Burnham won’t commit to keeping Labour’s manifesto promises on tax and has opened the door to new tax rises if he becomes PM.
His decision to back the current fiscal rules wins him a reprieve from markets, but it limits his options to fund policies like council house-building. It raises the prospect of tax hikes.
Confirmation Burnham would restore the 50% additional rate income tax rate the Brown government introduced and Osborne scrapped. A Burnham government would also revise council tax bands to hit wealthy property owners more
Do voters get a say in any of this? We elected Labour less than two years ago on a manifesto.
If Labour MPs now want to fanny about implementing a completely different manifesto just to indulge the ego of someone who has not been an MP for the last 9 years and whose record as Mayor is rather less stellar than the PR spin would have you believe, then they should call an election and let us decide. The arrogant entitlement is sickening.
Name the last Tory Government to follow manifesto.
It's a fallacy.
I am entirely relaxed about governments not following their manifestos. They aren't binding and circumstances change so there can be very good reasons to shift position, or introduce new things.
It does understandably come with a political cost though, and so if doing it governments have to put a lot of effort into making the case for it.
The SNP policy is insane . It will likely lead to supermarkets paying even less to farmers with more going to the wall . The system is so complicated to administer it will be a nightmare for retailers.
Why would anyone want to run a supermarket or corner shop in Scotland if this comes in ?
It’s thin margins anyway and the margins for food producers aren’t massive.
And declining sales due to the effect of the Trump war won’t help the manufacturers cost base either.
1) increases in prices of other goods to subsidise loses on the capped items. 2) supermarkets limiting inventory if the capped items. Since the SNP policy enforces substitution with expensive items, this would mean a limit on the number of eggs on shelves.
Cue the shortages.
If the Scots did it and England didn’t then the next election would be an SNP bloodbath.
And every supermarket in Scotland within 30 miles of the border would instantly close.
I suspect the solution would be to stock only 1 version of the price controlled items and once stock sells out there would be no substitutes available.
The SNP policy is insane . It will likely lead to supermarkets paying even less to farmers with more going to the wall . The system is so complicated to administer it will be a nightmare for retailers.
Why would anyone want to run a supermarket or corner shop in Scotland if this comes in ?
It’s thin margins anyway and the margins for food producers aren’t massive.
And declining sales due to the effect of the Trump war won’t help the manufacturers cost base either.
1) increases in prices of other goods to subsidise loses on the capped items. 2) supermarkets limiting inventory if the capped items. Since the SNP policy enforces substitution with expensive items, this would mean a limit on the number of eggs on shelves.
Cue the shortages.
If the Scots did it and England didn’t then the next election would be an SNP bloodbath.
And every supermarket in Scotland within 30 miles of the border would instantly close.
I suspect the solution would be to stock only 1 version of the price controlled items and once stock sells out there would be no substitutes available.
The Senedd have given each member two £2000 laptops and offered a £1000 phone on top. That's approximately £300k all together on devices used primarily for Google Chrome.
After conversion this morning....Windows Surface laptops.....absolutely disgraceful.....
His maths is surely bollocks. 5k times 96 does not equal 300k. Has the silly twat not noticed the increase from 60 members?
If anything it makes his point better as well…
I actually not sure those laptop are £2k each. I think you can get a run of the mill Surface Latop for just over £1000 (maybe they have bought the top of the range ones I suppose) and I would hope they have got a bulk buy discount. The joke was more about buying Windows machines.
You can see the attraction of Macbook Neo though.
Every review of the Neo emphasises how slow it can be so it's a compromise.
The MacBook Air on the other hand is compromise free and if you hit lucky the M4 version is only about £100 more than the Neo..
The reasons for the surface laptops will be because IT know how to manage those and haven't worked out how to manage Macs just yet.
What a costly mistake to make and really how much would filming a training session really help you .
I have to feel for Southampton fans who must be devastated by this decision .
If they were doing what they call "shape" it pretty useful as that is when they walk through offensive and defensive strategies. Teams normally do it 2 days before the match and hence why the rules ban any attempt to see what the other teams are doing 72hr before a match.
Yes but they must have footage of all 50+ games that Middlesbrough played this year. You cannot imagine there would be anything that new for the play off games. It such a stupid thing to have done.
EXCL: Mark Drakeford, former Labour First Minister of Wales, calls on Keir Starmer to set a timetable to step down as Prime Minister and backs Andy Burnham
Hilarious after he was part of the labour Welsh government that retained just 9 (Nine) seats out of 96 !!!!!!!!!!!!
How many seats did Kemi's Tories retain?
They didn't even have millstone of being in power.
The Tories had a great night.
Kemi said so.
You can't argue with Kemi, she's always right.
Do you think 1,500 Labour councillors losing their seats was great?
You have to wonder what grounds they're going to appeal on tbh given they admitted to the spying.
It could only be that the sentence is too harsh. I wonder if alongside the appeal the threat is if Southampton appeal and lose they will need to pay all the costs of rescheduling the match.
It isn't a triple lock, it's a triple ratchet. Turning it into an actual triple lock would make it not (long term) exceed the amount of cash the country has as a whole. It's absolutely bonkers that
CPI of 3%,4%,5% and earnings growth of 6%,5%,4% in 3 consecutive years results in a different pension to
CPI of 5%,4%,3% and earnings growth of 5%,4%,6%.
The most the pension ought to grow by in that scenario is 15.752%, not the 16.865% of the first scenario.
It needs changing into an actual triple lock if kept not the current triple ratchet
We could keep the triple lock but just glide from highest of the three to lowest? Would save us a fortune.
The SNP policy is insane . It will likely lead to supermarkets paying even less to farmers with more going to the wall . The system is so complicated to administer it will be a nightmare for retailers.
Why would anyone want to run a supermarket or corner shop in Scotland if this comes in ?
It’s thin margins anyway and the margins for food producers aren’t massive.
And declining sales due to the effect of the Trump war won’t help the manufacturers cost base either.
1) increases in prices of other goods to subsidise loses on the capped items. 2) supermarkets limiting inventory if the capped items. Since the SNP policy enforces substitution with expensive items, this would mean a limit on the number of eggs on shelves.
Cue the shortages.
If the Scots did it and England didn’t then the next election would be an SNP bloodbath.
And every supermarket in Scotland within 30 miles of the border would instantly close.
I suspect the solution would be to stock only 1 version of the price controlled items and once stock sells out there would be no substitutes available.
Apparently the SNP want forced substitutions
Yes they do.
You run out of cheap value eggs you have to sell the free range ‘Happy Hen’ ones at the same price.
I can’t post the picture again as I posted it earlier. Detail here.
The SNP policy is insane . It will likely lead to supermarkets paying even less to farmers with more going to the wall . The system is so complicated to administer it will be a nightmare for retailers.
Why would anyone want to run a supermarket or corner shop in Scotland if this comes in ?
It’s thin margins anyway and the margins for food producers aren’t massive.
And declining sales due to the effect of the Trump war won’t help the manufacturers cost base either.
1) increases in prices of other goods to subsidise loses on the capped items. 2) supermarkets limiting inventory if the capped items. Since the SNP policy enforces substitution with expensive items, this would mean a limit on the number of eggs on shelves.
Cue the shortages.
If the Scots did it and England didn’t then the next election would be an SNP bloodbath.
And every supermarket in Scotland within 30 miles of the border would instantly close.
I suspect the solution would be to stock only 1 version of the price controlled items and once stock sells out there would be no substitutes available.
Apparently the SNP want forced substitutions
Yes they do.
You run out of cheap value eggs you have to sell the free range ‘Happy Hen’ ones at the same price.
I can’t post the picture again as I posted it earlier. Detail here.
The SNP policy is insane . It will likely lead to supermarkets paying even less to farmers with more going to the wall . The system is so complicated to administer it will be a nightmare for retailers.
Why would anyone want to run a supermarket or corner shop in Scotland if this comes in ?
It’s thin margins anyway and the margins for food producers aren’t massive.
And declining sales due to the effect of the Trump war won’t help the manufacturers cost base either.
1) increases in prices of other goods to subsidise loses on the capped items. 2) supermarkets limiting inventory if the capped items. Since the SNP policy enforces substitution with expensive items, this would mean a limit on the number of eggs on shelves.
Cue the shortages.
If the Scots did it and England didn’t then the next election would be an SNP bloodbath.
And every supermarket in Scotland within 30 miles of the border would instantly close.
I suspect the solution would be to stock only 1 version of the price controlled items and once stock sells out there would be no substitutes available.
The SNP policy is insane . It will likely lead to supermarkets paying even less to farmers with more going to the wall . The system is so complicated to administer it will be a nightmare for retailers.
Why would anyone want to run a supermarket or corner shop in Scotland if this comes in ?
It’s thin margins anyway and the margins for food producers aren’t massive.
And declining sales due to the effect of the Trump war won’t help the manufacturers cost base either.
1) increases in prices of other goods to subsidise loses on the capped items. 2) supermarkets limiting inventory if the capped items. Since the SNP policy enforces substitution with expensive items, this would mean a limit on the number of eggs on shelves.
Cue the shortages.
If the Scots did it and England didn’t then the next election would be an SNP bloodbath.
And every supermarket in Scotland within 30 miles of the border would instantly close.
I suspect the solution would be to stock only 1 version of the price controlled items and once stock sells out there would be no substitutes available.
Apparently the SNP want forced substitutions
If you only stock one kind of eggs and you run out, what is the substitution?
It isn't a triple lock, it's a triple ratchet. Turning it into an actual triple lock would make it not (long term) exceed the amount of cash the country has as a whole. It's absolutely bonkers that
CPI of 3%,4%,5% and earnings growth of 6%,5%,4% in 3 consecutive years results in a different pension to
CPI of 5%,4%,3% and earnings growth of 5%,4%,6%.
The most the pension ought to grow by in that scenario is 15.752%, not the 16.865% of the first scenario.
It needs changing into an actual triple lock if kept not the current triple ratchet
We could keep the triple lock but just glide from highest of the three to lowest? Would save us a fortune.
Introduce a new “quadruple lock” with a fourth factor, but which works like that. Or even averages them.
Four is “better” than three for most voters so you win.
The SNP policy is insane . It will likely lead to supermarkets paying even less to farmers with more going to the wall . The system is so complicated to administer it will be a nightmare for retailers.
Why would anyone want to run a supermarket or corner shop in Scotland if this comes in ?
It’s thin margins anyway and the margins for food producers aren’t massive.
And declining sales due to the effect of the Trump war won’t help the manufacturers cost base either.
1) increases in prices of other goods to subsidise loses on the capped items. 2) supermarkets limiting inventory if the capped items. Since the SNP policy enforces substitution with expensive items, this would mean a limit on the number of eggs on shelves.
Cue the shortages.
If the Scots did it and England didn’t then the next election would be an SNP bloodbath.
And every supermarket in Scotland within 30 miles of the border would instantly close.
I suspect the solution would be to stock only 1 version of the price controlled items and once stock sells out there would be no substitutes available.
Apparently the SNP want forced substitutions
You can't substitute items if you don't sell substitutes.
Sorry due to SNP policy we only sell our lowest quality eggs, meat..... - if you have any complaints please refer to your local SNP member...
What a costly mistake to make and really how much would filming a training session really help you .
I have to feel for Southampton fans who must be devastated by this decision .
If they were doing what they call "shape" it pretty useful as that is when they walk through offensive and defensive strategies. Teams normally do it 2 days before the match and hence why the rules ban any attempt to see what the other teams are doing 72hr before a match.
Yes but they must have footage of all 50+ games that Middlesbrough played this year. You cannot imagine there would be anything that new for the play off games. It such a stupid thing to have done.
You will be surprised these days. They are constantly making tactical tweaks depending on the opponents and gives you further insights into how the management think about the game. Also when they do shape, it is normally the starting 11. In professional gambling circles even knowing the starting 11 is a big advantage. They will try to get starting line-ups by hook or crook.
I would imagine like when Leeds got caught doing this, it has probably been going on consistently so it is just part of their wider "analysis".
It isn't a triple lock, it's a triple ratchet. Turning it into an actual triple lock would make it not (long term) exceed the amount of cash the country has as a whole. It's absolutely bonkers that
CPI of 3%,4%,5% and earnings growth of 6%,5%,4% in 3 consecutive years results in a different pension to
CPI of 5%,4%,3% and earnings growth of 5%,4%,6%.
The most the pension ought to grow by in that scenario is 15.752%, not the 16.865% of the first scenario.
It needs changing into an actual triple lock if kept not the current triple ratchet
We could keep the triple lock but just glide from highest of the three to lowest? Would save us a fortune.
Introduce a new “quadruple lock” with a fourth factor, but which works like that. Or even averages them.
Four is “better” than three for most voters so you win.
The Gillete Razor theory of politics.
I think they may finally be moving back to fewer blades being better?
UK citizens are among dozens of nationalities who will soon have to apply for a visa if they wish to stay in Thailand for more than 30 days.
Taking back control of their borders:
"Policymakers now view a 30-day ceiling as an adequate timeframe to accommodate genuine, high-value travellers.
The policy reversal follows a series of high-profile arrests involving foreign nationals engaged in drug trafficking, human smuggling and running unauthorised local businesses, such as hotels and language schools.
To prevent systemic abuse, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it will also enforce a strict cap of two visa-free entries per calendar year via land borders for the standard 30-day tier, mirroring protocols used before the 2024 expansion."
The SNP policy is insane . It will likely lead to supermarkets paying even less to farmers with more going to the wall . The system is so complicated to administer it will be a nightmare for retailers.
Why would anyone want to run a supermarket or corner shop in Scotland if this comes in ?
It’s thin margins anyway and the margins for food producers aren’t massive.
And declining sales due to the effect of the Trump war won’t help the manufacturers cost base either.
1) increases in prices of other goods to subsidise loses on the capped items. 2) supermarkets limiting inventory if the capped items. Since the SNP policy enforces substitution with expensive items, this would mean a limit on the number of eggs on shelves.
Cue the shortages.
If the Scots did it and England didn’t then the next election would be an SNP bloodbath.
And every supermarket in Scotland within 30 miles of the border would instantly close.
I suspect the solution would be to stock only 1 version of the price controlled items and once stock sells out there would be no substitutes available.
Apparently the SNP want forced substitutions
If you only stock one kind of eggs and you run out, what is the substitution?
Amazon fresh decided to send 6 bags of jelly babies when they ran out of eggs. Sure there is some kind of logic behind that somehow, somewhere...I guess the AI thought the eggs would eventually become babies perhaps?
You can now simulate real world places by grounding Genie 3 experiences with Street View imagery. Google sitting on the mother lode of real world data, and is starting to put it to work!
It isn't a triple lock, it's a triple ratchet. Turning it into an actual triple lock would make it not (long term) exceed the amount of cash the country has as a whole. It's absolutely bonkers that
CPI of 3%,4%,5% and earnings growth of 6%,5%,4% in 3 consecutive years results in a different pension to
CPI of 5%,4%,3% and earnings growth of 5%,4%,6%.
The most the pension ought to grow by in that scenario is 15.752%, not the 16.865% of the first scenario.
It needs changing into an actual triple lock if kept not the current triple ratchet
We could keep the triple lock but just glide from highest of the three to lowest? Would save us a fortune.
Introduce a new “quadruple lock” with a fourth factor, but which works like that. Or even averages them.
Four is “better” than three for most voters so you win.
Do they know what quadruple means though?
That aside, the fourth one can be it can't be higher than the tax free income tax allowance. Then any improvement helps workers and retirees alike (and vice versa any stinginess on freezing tax bands).
The SNP policy is insane . It will likely lead to supermarkets paying even less to farmers with more going to the wall . The system is so complicated to administer it will be a nightmare for retailers.
Why would anyone want to run a supermarket or corner shop in Scotland if this comes in ?
It’s thin margins anyway and the margins for food producers aren’t massive.
And declining sales due to the effect of the Trump war won’t help the manufacturers cost base either.
1) increases in prices of other goods to subsidise loses on the capped items. 2) supermarkets limiting inventory if the capped items. Since the SNP policy enforces substitution with expensive items, this would mean a limit on the number of eggs on shelves.
Cue the shortages.
If the Scots did it and England didn’t then the next election would be an SNP bloodbath.
And every supermarket in Scotland within 30 miles of the border would instantly close.
I suspect the solution would be to stock only 1 version of the price controlled items and once stock sells out there would be no substitutes available.
Apparently the SNP want forced substitutions
If you only stock one kind of eggs and you run out, what is the substitution?
None.
It’s just empty shelves and queues when new stock turns up.
Unless the brains trust behind the policy mandate they hold multiple different lines of a product.
Can’t see the supermarkets being able to force the food producers to absorb any price cap issues either.
You can now simulate real world places by grounding Genie 3 experiences with Street View imagery. Google sitting on the mother lode of real world data, and is starting to put it to work!
EXCLUSIVE: Andy Burnham won’t commit to keeping Labour’s manifesto promises on tax and has opened the door to new tax rises if he becomes PM.
His decision to back the current fiscal rules wins him a reprieve from markets, but it limits his options to fund policies like council house-building. It raises the prospect of tax hikes.
The SNP policy is insane . It will likely lead to supermarkets paying even less to farmers with more going to the wall . The system is so complicated to administer it will be a nightmare for retailers.
Why would anyone want to run a supermarket or corner shop in Scotland if this comes in ?
It’s thin margins anyway and the margins for food producers aren’t massive.
And declining sales due to the effect of the Trump war won’t help the manufacturers cost base either.
1) increases in prices of other goods to subsidise loses on the capped items. 2) supermarkets limiting inventory if the capped items. Since the SNP policy enforces substitution with expensive items, this would mean a limit on the number of eggs on shelves.
Cue the shortages.
If the Scots did it and England didn’t then the next election would be an SNP bloodbath.
And every supermarket in Scotland within 30 miles of the border would instantly close.
I suspect the solution would be to stock only 1 version of the price controlled items and once stock sells out there would be no substitutes available.
Apparently the SNP want forced substitutions
You can't substitute items if you don't sell substitutes.
Sorry due to SNP policy we only sell our lowest quality eggs, meat..... - if you have any complaints please refer to your local SNP member...
I'd love a supporters to explain this policy, because it sounds really stupid and I assume there must be some logic. Right?
The SNP policy is insane . It will likely lead to supermarkets paying even less to farmers with more going to the wall . The system is so complicated to administer it will be a nightmare for retailers.
Why would anyone want to run a supermarket or corner shop in Scotland if this comes in ?
It’s thin margins anyway and the margins for food producers aren’t massive.
And declining sales due to the effect of the Trump war won’t help the manufacturers cost base either.
1) increases in prices of other goods to subsidise loses on the capped items. 2) supermarkets limiting inventory if the capped items. Since the SNP policy enforces substitution with expensive items, this would mean a limit on the number of eggs on shelves.
Cue the shortages.
If the Scots did it and England didn’t then the next election would be an SNP bloodbath.
And every supermarket in Scotland within 30 miles of the border would instantly close.
I suspect the solution would be to stock only 1 version of the price controlled items and once stock sells out there would be no substitutes available.
Apparently the SNP want forced substitutions
You can't substitute items if you don't sell substitutes.
Sorry due to SNP policy we only sell our lowest quality eggs, meat..... - if you have any complaints please refer to your local SNP member...
I'd love a supporters to explain this policy, because it sounds really stupid and I assume there must be some logic. Right?
It's the SNP - simple solutions, no planning for consequences allowed.
Someone tipped Middlesborough for promotion here at 11/1 after the Saints victory. Great tip, but I didn't take it 🫣
Pulpstar, I think.
I didn't take it either, still it is very very funny for Southampton.
While I feel for their supporters, I can take a moment to laugh at Finn Azaz who engineered himself a transfer to Southampton just before the first transfer deadline.
You previously told me that anyone who assaulted a police officer on January 6th should go to prison. So why not rule out giving them taxpayer funded money?
Vance: "Well, Kaitlan, what I said is we're going to look at everything case by case..."
Why not rule it out?
Vance: "Because, Kaitlan, there are people who I don't know their individual circumstances and I don't rule things out categorically when I know nothing about a person's individual circumstances..."
WATCH: Laila Cunningham says the "perception" of Reform in London is "very polarised"
"I went to a basketball court with some kids... said I'm running to be London Mayor. They said oh sh*t, you're running for Reform? You're going to deport my mum! I said what? No!"
EXCL: Mark Drakeford, former Labour First Minister of Wales, calls on Keir Starmer to set a timetable to step down as Prime Minister and backs Andy Burnham
Hilarious after he was part of the labour Welsh government that retained just 9 (Nine) seats out of 96 !!!!!!!!!!!!
How many seats did Kemi's Tories retain?
They didn't even have millstone of being in power.
It isn't a triple lock, it's a triple ratchet. Turning it into an actual triple lock would make it not (long term) exceed the amount of cash the country has as a whole. It's absolutely bonkers that
CPI of 3%,4%,5% and earnings growth of 6%,5%,4% in 3 consecutive years results in a different pension to
CPI of 5%,4%,3% and earnings growth of 5%,4%,6%.
The most the pension ought to grow by in that scenario is 15.752%, not the 16.865% of the first scenario.
It needs changing into an actual triple lock if kept not the current triple ratchet
We could keep the triple lock but just glide from highest of the three to lowest? Would save us a fortune.
Introduce a new “quadruple lock” with a fourth factor, but which works like that. Or even averages them.
Four is “better” than three for most voters so you win.
To be fair, George Osborne was good at presentational shenanigans like this.
The SNP policy is insane . It will likely lead to supermarkets paying even less to farmers with more going to the wall . The system is so complicated to administer it will be a nightmare for retailers.
Why would anyone want to run a supermarket or corner shop in Scotland if this comes in ?
It’s thin margins anyway and the margins for food producers aren’t massive.
And declining sales due to the effect of the Trump war won’t help the manufacturers cost base either.
1) increases in prices of other goods to subsidise loses on the capped items. 2) supermarkets limiting inventory if the capped items. Since the SNP policy enforces substitution with expensive items, this would mean a limit on the number of eggs on shelves.
Cue the shortages.
If the Scots did it and England didn’t then the next election would be an SNP bloodbath.
And every supermarket in Scotland within 30 miles of the border would instantly close.
Jeezo, after all the offies closing due to minimum pricing, what will be left?!
The SNP policy is insane . It will likely lead to supermarkets paying even less to farmers with more going to the wall . The system is so complicated to administer it will be a nightmare for retailers.
Why would anyone want to run a supermarket or corner shop in Scotland if this comes in ?
It’s thin margins anyway and the margins for food producers aren’t massive.
And declining sales due to the effect of the Trump war won’t help the manufacturers cost base either.
1) increases in prices of other goods to subsidise loses on the capped items. 2) supermarkets limiting inventory if the capped items. Since the SNP policy enforces substitution with expensive items, this would mean a limit on the number of eggs on shelves.
Cue the shortages.
If the Scots did it and England didn’t then the next election would be an SNP bloodbath.
And every supermarket in Scotland within 30 miles of the border would instantly close.
I suspect the solution would be to stock only 1 version of the price controlled items and once stock sells out there would be no substitutes available.
The SNP policy is insane . It will likely lead to supermarkets paying even less to farmers with more going to the wall . The system is so complicated to administer it will be a nightmare for retailers.
Why would anyone want to run a supermarket or corner shop in Scotland if this comes in ?
It’s thin margins anyway and the margins for food producers aren’t massive.
And declining sales due to the effect of the Trump war won’t help the manufacturers cost base either.
1) increases in prices of other goods to subsidise loses on the capped items. 2) supermarkets limiting inventory if the capped items. Since the SNP policy enforces substitution with expensive items, this would mean a limit on the number of eggs on shelves.
Cue the shortages.
If the Scots did it and England didn’t then the next election would be an SNP bloodbath.
And every supermarket in Scotland within 30 miles of the border would instantly close.
I suspect the solution would be to stock only 1 version of the price controlled items and once stock sells out there would be no substitutes available.
Apparently the SNP want forced substitutions
You can't substitute items if you don't sell substitutes.
Sorry due to SNP policy we only sell our lowest quality eggs, meat..... - if you have any complaints please refer to your local SNP member...
I'd love a supporters to explain this policy, because it sounds really stupid and I assume there must be some logic. Right?
It's the SNP - simple solutions, no planning for consequences allowed.
WATCH: Laila Cunningham says the "perception" of Reform in London is "very polarised"
"I went to a basketball court with some kids... said I'm running to be London Mayor. They said oh sh*t, you're running for Reform? You're going to deport my mum! I said what? No!"
I've just left the private sector and joined the public sector. The NHS, in fact.
It simply wasn't worth it in the private sector anymore. Just taxed too much for too much stress.
Wow - shock news indeed!!
It can now only be a matter of time before you’re worrying that Labour isn’t radical enough and contemplating voting Green.
I’ve worked with, and for, a multitude of managers who have tried the private to public sector transition, during my career. A majority crash and burn, unable to adapt their ‘just get it done’ mentality to the more complex, multi-stakeholder, highly political environment of the public sector. A few were wise enough to avoid starting off by thinking that they already knew it all, and spent their early months listening and learning. I’d like to hope, despite your long posting track record, that you have the insight to at least give the latter path your best shot.
The SNP policy is insane . It will likely lead to supermarkets paying even less to farmers with more going to the wall . The system is so complicated to administer it will be a nightmare for retailers.
Why would anyone want to run a supermarket or corner shop in Scotland if this comes in ?
It’s thin margins anyway and the margins for food producers aren’t massive.
And declining sales due to the effect of the Trump war won’t help the manufacturers cost base either.
1) increases in prices of other goods to subsidise loses on the capped items. 2) supermarkets limiting inventory if the capped items. Since the SNP policy enforces substitution with expensive items, this would mean a limit on the number of eggs on shelves.
Cue the shortages.
If the Scots did it and England didn’t then the next election would be an SNP bloodbath.
And every supermarket in Scotland within 30 miles of the border would instantly close.
I suspect the solution would be to stock only 1 version of the price controlled items and once stock sells out there would be no substitutes available.
Apparently the SNP want forced substitutions
If you only stock one kind of eggs and you run out, what is the substitution?
None.
It’s just empty shelves and queues when new stock turns up.
Unless the brains trust behind the policy mandate they hold multiple different lines of a product.
Can’t see the supermarkets being able to force the food producers to absorb any price cap issues either.
It’s very strange how the supermarkets are complaining so bitterly about having to sell cheap milk and eggs, but don’t have a problem with selling alcohol at a higher price than in England due to minimum pricing. A litre of Gordon’s gin in Tesco Carlisle is currently £18.50. In Scotland it is £24.38.
The SNP policy is insane . It will likely lead to supermarkets paying even less to farmers with more going to the wall . The system is so complicated to administer it will be a nightmare for retailers.
Why would anyone want to run a supermarket or corner shop in Scotland if this comes in ?
It’s thin margins anyway and the margins for food producers aren’t massive.
And declining sales due to the effect of the Trump war won’t help the manufacturers cost base either.
1) increases in prices of other goods to subsidise loses on the capped items. 2) supermarkets limiting inventory if the capped items. Since the SNP policy enforces substitution with expensive items, this would mean a limit on the number of eggs on shelves.
Cue the shortages.
If the Scots did it and England didn’t then the next election would be an SNP bloodbath.
And every supermarket in Scotland within 30 miles of the border would instantly close.
I suspect the solution would be to stock only 1 version of the price controlled items and once stock sells out there would be no substitutes available.
Apparently the SNP want forced substitutions
If you only stock one kind of eggs and you run out, what is the substitution?
None.
It’s just empty shelves and queues when new stock turns up.
Unless the brains trust behind the policy mandate they hold multiple different lines of a product.
Can’t see the supermarkets being able to force the food producers to absorb any price cap issues either.
It’s very strange how the supermarkets are complaining so bitterly about having to sell cheap milk and eggs, but don’t have a problem with selling alcohol at a higher price than in England due to minimum pricing. A litre of Gordon’s gin in Tesco Carlisle is currently £18.50. In Scotland it is £24.38.
So do the Supermarkets pocket the difference or does that go to the govt ?
The SNP policy is insane . It will likely lead to supermarkets paying even less to farmers with more going to the wall . The system is so complicated to administer it will be a nightmare for retailers.
Why would anyone want to run a supermarket or corner shop in Scotland if this comes in ?
It’s thin margins anyway and the margins for food producers aren’t massive.
And declining sales due to the effect of the Trump war won’t help the manufacturers cost base either.
1) increases in prices of other goods to subsidise loses on the capped items. 2) supermarkets limiting inventory if the capped items. Since the SNP policy enforces substitution with expensive items, this would mean a limit on the number of eggs on shelves.
Cue the shortages.
If the Scots did it and England didn’t then the next election would be an SNP bloodbath.
And every supermarket in Scotland within 30 miles of the border would instantly close.
I suspect the solution would be to stock only 1 version of the price controlled items and once stock sells out there would be no substitutes available.
Apparently the SNP want forced substitutions
If you only stock one kind of eggs and you run out, what is the substitution?
None.
It’s just empty shelves and queues when new stock turns up.
Unless the brains trust behind the policy mandate they hold multiple different lines of a product.
Can’t see the supermarkets being able to force the food producers to absorb any price cap issues either.
It’s very strange how the supermarkets are complaining so bitterly about having to sell cheap milk and eggs, but don’t have a problem with selling alcohol at a higher price than in England due to minimum pricing. A litre of Gordon’s gin in Tesco Carlisle is currently £18.50. In Scotland it is £24.38.
So do the Supermarkets pocket the difference or does that go to the govt ?
Edited my post above. The supermarkets keep the extra.
The SNP policy is insane . It will likely lead to supermarkets paying even less to farmers with more going to the wall . The system is so complicated to administer it will be a nightmare for retailers.
Why would anyone want to run a supermarket or corner shop in Scotland if this comes in ?
It’s thin margins anyway and the margins for food producers aren’t massive.
And declining sales due to the effect of the Trump war won’t help the manufacturers cost base either.
1) increases in prices of other goods to subsidise loses on the capped items. 2) supermarkets limiting inventory if the capped items. Since the SNP policy enforces substitution with expensive items, this would mean a limit on the number of eggs on shelves.
Cue the shortages.
If the Scots did it and England didn’t then the next election would be an SNP bloodbath.
And every supermarket in Scotland within 30 miles of the border would instantly close.
I suspect the solution would be to stock only 1 version of the price controlled items and once stock sells out there would be no substitutes available.
Apparently the SNP want forced substitutions
If you only stock one kind of eggs and you run out, what is the substitution?
None.
It’s just empty shelves and queues when new stock turns up.
Unless the brains trust behind the policy mandate they hold multiple different lines of a product.
Can’t see the supermarkets being able to force the food producers to absorb any price cap issues either.
It’s very strange how the supermarkets are complaining so bitterly about having to sell cheap milk and eggs, but don’t have a problem with selling alcohol at a higher price than in England due to minimum pricing. A litre of Gordon’s gin in Tesco Carlisle is currently £18.50. In Scotland it is £24.38.
The supermarkets keep the extra as profit.
I think to be fair to the supermarkets they bitched plenty about that one too before it was introduced.
I am 64 (although not yet losing my hair), not too far off my pension now and I think the triple lock is ridiculous and needs to stop. Pensioners are a very mixed group. Some are genuinely poor but many, more certainly, are very comfortable indeed. In spending our limited resources on those that are comfortable we leave less for those that are not and unfairly increase the burden on those paying for it.
Personally, I would go much further. Those whose pensions are, say, 2x average incomes (not completely fixed on what the limit should be), should not get the State pension at all. It needs to be means tested, albeit on a generous scale to stop discouraging those who might lose out from saving for a pension.
Our State commitments are simply unaffordable. We need to find a lot of different ways of cutting the obligations so that they fall in line with the taxes we are willing to pay. This, in my view, is where we start.
The SNP policy is insane . It will likely lead to supermarkets paying even less to farmers with more going to the wall . The system is so complicated to administer it will be a nightmare for retailers.
Why would anyone want to run a supermarket or corner shop in Scotland if this comes in ?
It’s thin margins anyway and the margins for food producers aren’t massive.
And declining sales due to the effect of the Trump war won’t help the manufacturers cost base either.
1) increases in prices of other goods to subsidise loses on the capped items. 2) supermarkets limiting inventory if the capped items. Since the SNP policy enforces substitution with expensive items, this would mean a limit on the number of eggs on shelves.
Cue the shortages.
If the Scots did it and England didn’t then the next election would be an SNP bloodbath.
And every supermarket in Scotland within 30 miles of the border would instantly close.
I suspect the solution would be to stock only 1 version of the price controlled items and once stock sells out there would be no substitutes available.
Apparently the SNP want forced substitutions
If you only stock one kind of eggs and you run out, what is the substitution?
None.
It’s just empty shelves and queues when new stock turns up.
Unless the brains trust behind the policy mandate they hold multiple different lines of a product.
Can’t see the supermarkets being able to force the food producers to absorb any price cap issues either.
It’s very strange how the supermarkets are complaining so bitterly about having to sell cheap milk and eggs, but don’t have a problem with selling alcohol at a higher price than in England due to minimum pricing. A litre of Gordon’s gin in Tesco Carlisle is currently £18.50. In Scotland it is £24.38.
The supermarkets keep the extra as profit.
Companies happy with profits rather than losses?
Indeed, how strange.
By the way, you still haven’t signed up to The Loyalty Oath Crusade.
I am 64 (although not yet losing my hair), not too far off my pension now and I think the triple lock is ridiculous and needs to stop. Pensioners are a very mixed group. Some are genuinely poor but many, more certainly, are very comfortable indeed. In spending our limited resources on those that are comfortable we leave less for those that are not and unfairly increase the burden on those paying for it.
Personally, I would go much further. Those whose pensions are, say, 2x average incomes (not completely fixed on what the limit should be), should not get the State pension at all. It needs to be means tested, albeit on a generous scale to stop discouraging those who might lose out from saving for a pension.
Our State commitments are simply unaffordable. We need to find a lot of different ways of cutting the obligations so that they fall in line with the taxes we are willing to pay. This, in my view, is where we start.
Spurs have spent all that money over the past 2-3 seasons and I look at that Starting XI and it really is pretty shit isn't it. Richarlison has been so shit that Brazil has even picked a one legged OAP can only play walking football Neymar ahead of him for the World Cup.
EXCL: Mark Drakeford, former Labour First Minister of Wales, calls on Keir Starmer to set a timetable to step down as Prime Minister and backs Andy Burnham
Hilarious after he was part of the labour Welsh government that retained just 9 (Nine) seats out of 96 !!!!!!!!!!!!
How many seats did Kemi's Tories retain?
They didn't even have millstone of being in power.
The Tories had a great night.
Kemi said so.
You can't argue with Kemi, she's always right.
Do you think 1,500 Labour councillors losing their seats was great?
EXCL: Mark Drakeford, former Labour First Minister of Wales, calls on Keir Starmer to set a timetable to step down as Prime Minister and backs Andy Burnham
Hilarious after he was part of the labour Welsh government that retained just 9 (Nine) seats out of 96 !!!!!!!!!!!!
How many seats did Kemi's Tories retain?
They didn't even have millstone of being in power.
The Tories had a great night.
Kemi said so.
You can't argue with Kemi, she's always right.
Do you think 1,500 Labour councillors losing their seats was great?
I did. Any more than that and I’d lose my bet on 2nd largest party. Votes can be a lot more sticky than you think.
Spurs have spent all that money over the past 2-3 seasons and I look at that Starting XI and it really is pretty shit isn't it. Richarlison has been so shit that Brazil has even picked a one legged OAP can only play walking football Neymar ahead of him for the World Cup.
They picked Neymar ahead of Joao Pedro, Evanilson and Igor Jesus too.
Spurs have spent all that money over the past 2-3 seasons and I look at that Starting XI and it really is pretty shit isn't it. Richarlison has been so shit that Brazil has even picked a one legged OAP can only play walking football Neymar ahead of him for the World Cup.
They picked Neymar ahead of Joao Pedro, Evanilson and Igor Jesus too.
By the incredibly high standards of Brazil squads it looks quite weak*. Lots of players the wrong side of 30, quite a lot playing mickey mouse leagues, others who aren't stand out players in EPL, and the yonger talents have been are in very poor form.
Comments
Well, he was right.
Does that sort of count?
Exciting times though. Switching metaphors I think what he'll be doing is pitching a tent. He'll pitch it and he'll say "Come on in. There's loads of room. Don't worry, Keir's not here."
Then it's a question of who takes up the invitation and who chooses to stay out in the cold and rain.
What about you, William? Will you enter Andy's tent? It'll be nice if you do.
I’m assuming one is for the member and the other for the members PA. Otherwise they would be better with MacBook Air and iPad Pro.
If any Leader wants to change it they can try.
Manifestos are an old joke
So wait and see. The truth is boring sometimes.
It does understandably come with a political cost though, and so if doing it governments have to put a lot of effort into making the case for it.
The MacBook Air on the other hand is compromise free and if you hit lucky the M4 version is only about £100 more than the Neo..
The reasons for the surface laptops will be because IT know how to manage those and haven't worked out how to manage Macs just yet.
Because if not the buggers got off light.
Edit - oh, sorry, I thought you meant the Chinese spies. Apparently it’s a bunch of footballers.
You run out of cheap value eggs you have to sell the free range ‘Happy Hen’ ones at the same price.
I can’t post the picture again as I posted it earlier. Detail here.
https://x.com/alexmassie/status/2049764625806213596?s=61
You run out of cheap value eggs you have to sell the free range ‘Happy Hen’ ones at the same price.
I can’t post the picture again as I posted it earlier. Detail here.
https://x.com/alexmassie/status/2049764625806213596?s=61
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr5pz68qpd1o
They finally prosecuted a used car salesman?
Four is “better” than three for most voters so you win.
Sorry due to SNP policy we only sell our lowest quality eggs, meat..... - if you have any complaints please refer to your local SNP member...
I would imagine like when Leeds got caught doing this, it has probably been going on consistently so it is just part of their wider "analysis".
I think they may finally be moving back to fewer blades being better?
"Policymakers now view a 30-day ceiling as an adequate timeframe to accommodate genuine, high-value travellers.
The policy reversal follows a series of high-profile arrests involving foreign nationals engaged in drug trafficking, human smuggling and running unauthorised local businesses, such as hotels and language schools.
To prevent systemic abuse, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it will also enforce a strict cap of two visa-free entries per calendar year via land borders for the standard 30-day tier, mirroring protocols used before the 2024 expansion."
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/mar/01/strangest-supermarket-substitutions-online-deliveries-grocers-which
You can now simulate real world places by grounding Genie 3 experiences with Street View imagery. Google sitting on the mother lode of real world data, and is starting to put it to work!
https://x.com/bilawalsidhu/status/2056804315721843024?s=20
That aside, the fourth one can be it can't be higher than the tax free income tax allowance. Then any improvement helps workers and retirees alike (and vice versa any stinginess on freezing tax bands).
It’s just empty shelves and queues when new stock turns up.
Unless the brains trust behind the policy mandate they hold multiple different lines of a product.
Can’t see the supermarkets being able to force the food producers to absorb any price cap issues either.
It simply wasn't worth it in the private sector anymore. Just taxed too much for too much stress.
https://x.com/saintsextra/status/2056759064307073193?s=61
https://x.com/saintsextra/status/2056759064307073193?s=61
https://x.com/pompey/status/2056799878349574621?s=61
Vance: "Well, Kaitlan, what I said is we're going to look at everything case by case..."
Why not rule it out?
Vance: "Because, Kaitlan, there are people who I don't know their individual circumstances and I don't rule things out categorically when I know nothing about a person's individual circumstances..."
https://x.com/kaitlancollins/status/2056808837353714124
WATCH: Laila Cunningham says the "perception" of Reform in London is "very polarised"
"I went to a basketball court with some kids... said I'm running to be London Mayor. They said oh sh*t, you're running for Reform? You're going to deport my mum! I said what? No!"
😂😂😂😂
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2026/05/17/mike-tindall-golf-outfit-zara-birthday/
Except 2012.
Coming soon (maybe).
What a totally fucking stupid idea.
Empty shelves, rationing, and far less choice coming up!!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y7qz806q3o
It can now only be a matter of time before you’re worrying that Labour isn’t radical enough and contemplating voting Green.
I’ve worked with, and for, a multitude of managers who have tried the private to public sector transition, during my career. A majority crash and burn, unable to adapt their ‘just get it done’ mentality to the more complex, multi-stakeholder, highly political environment of the public sector. A few were wise enough to avoid starting off by thinking that they already knew it all, and spent their early months listening and learning. I’d like to hope, despite your long posting track record, that you have the insight to at least give the latter path your best shot.
The supermarkets keep the extra as profit.
Southampton have admitted to spying on these three teams.
They won none of those matches ❌
https://x.com/BBCMOTD/status/2056801890336436519
https://x.com/AwayDaysTips/status/2056800130020343937
Personally, I would go much further. Those whose pensions are, say, 2x average incomes (not completely fixed on what the limit should be), should not get the State pension at all. It needs to be means tested, albeit on a generous scale to stop discouraging those who might lose out from saving for a pension.
Our State commitments are simply unaffordable. We need to find a lot of different ways of cutting the obligations so that they fall in line with the taxes we are willing to pay. This, in my view, is where we start.
Indeed, how strange.
By the way, you still haven’t signed up to The Loyalty Oath Crusade.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/05/19/dolphins-pentagon-kamikaze-strait-of-hormuz-hegseth/
* they will now probably absolutely smash it.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0564474/