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Re: Reform or rebrand: Who is really gaining power in local government? – politicalbetting.com
She’s not politically deft enough. A new government is the chance for a Chancellor to do some radical things. Brown had his BoE independence, Osborne had his OBR and austerity budget. Reeves took som…1 -
Re: Reform or rebrand: Who is really gaining power in local government? – politicalbetting.com
Won’t work. Now any tax rises will be presented as hitting pensioners/workers to protect benefits claimants. The only thing he can probably get away with is lowering the threshold for the top rate of…1 -
Re: Reform or rebrand: Who is really gaining power in local government? – politicalbetting.com
I still firmly believe that a politician with the strength of their convictions, who can speak frankly and convincingly, and knows what they stand for, would do exceptionally well in the current clim…2 -
Re: Reform or rebrand: Who is really gaining power in local government? – politicalbetting.com
I genuinely can’t see how that survives a court challenge.1 -
Re: The politics of envy – politicalbetting.com
I think the 2010-2015 government was competent. You can disagree with some of their actions, but I think they had a purpose, knew what they were doing, and for a 2-party government were incredibly we…1