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Rightwing governments don't increase taxes on farmers and business owners, even if his spending more on defence today is a more rightwing move (View Post)

Puts Starmer firmly to the right of David Cameron and the LDs when they were in power on this issue then when they ringfenced overseas aid from cuts and only spent 2% of gdp on defence. I suspect eve… (View Post)

Sensible move from Starmer to increase defence spending to 2.5% and pay for it by cutting overseas aid (View Post)

Some positive news from the government on crime. Police will be able to search homes for stolen phones without a warrant and a 2014 law making shoplifting of items worth under £200 less serious than … (View Post)

So a state pensioner with no private pension and income below minimum wage gets hit but big corporations and top earners and those in million pound houses aren't hit. If Labour wants to go under 20% … (View Post)