I keep an empty milk carton in the fridge in case anyone wants black coffee.

A sine of the times, whatever Farage says, do the opposite not the adjacent.

Sounds like a true Christian rather than a salvation salesman of a mega ( or MAGA) church.

Polanski expertly dismantling the "rich people will move if we tax them" narrative, while Denham nimbly demonstrates how very patriotic such people are.

To keep the rich and powerful happy he would rather the extreme right than anything slightly left. That is the problem with so called liberal centrists across Europe and the world, the rich are too powerful and override any democracy.

Do I know? Do I care?

Actually I prefer Brand X

He is also advertising ' I am in contact with Microsoft and Anthtopic ' at the highest level, this makes him valuable as a contact both now and in the future, and once he leaves parliament he won't have to declare anything.

City of London costs UK £4.5tn in lost economic growth - Tax Justice Network A new report reveals the UK’s oversized financial sector has cost the economy £4.5 trillion in lost economic output between 1995 and 2015 – equivalent to £67,500 for every person in the UK

The last crash cost the UK £1.8 trillion in lost growth, how much will next one cost? Give the state of the environment it could literally cost the Earth.

taxjustice.net/press/press-...

The Green Party manifesto is a good start

As I have said

'Not quite as bad as the Tories ' will be Starmer's political epitaph

Many will see the chance for major changes to be made to this country for the better lost a in fug of neo liberalism and political incompetence.

Starmer appears to have no ideals at all, only what McSweeney and Co brief him as their advocate, he just wants the prestige.

After the EU referendum campaign initially Margaret Hodge praised Corbyn for his campaigning for remain, only to turn on him lster

It is one thing to loose because against your opponents and perhaps own shortcomings, but it is quite another to find out that those you trusted to work with you for the greater good were working against you.

I don't think Corbyn would have been a good PM but he might have led a good government

The Labour manifesto was devoid of ambition, Starmer trying to court the right.

The truth is as long as it wasn't led by a convicted murderer with a policy of the slaying of the first born, Labour would have won in 2024.

Starmer won't even talk about rejoining EU

But they only half taxed farmers, public schools charitable status remains, wind farms is a no brainer, but then so is major reform of the energy sector that has not happened.

'Not quite as bad as the Tories' Starmer's political epitaph

Minor changes that any decent government would have done, but no fair tax on the rich, no ending 2 child cap, city bonus cap removed, more privatisation of NHS, back to PFI disaster, no proper housing policy, just the usual fudge. No proper sick pay, Kowtowing to trump a d Israel . Hopeless

We have had an additional 15 months of chaos and austerity.

The greens

It is even harder for a lifetime Labour supporter/trade union member to see what claims to be a Labour Government fail so incompetently and chase the supporters of an extremist.

They have made it harder for themselves by following the failed neo liberal Tory model.

Starmer is 1/4 into his term, he not initiated any significant changes, has made no commitments, plans or initiatives to improve ordinary people's lives. All we have had is continuity Tory/neo liberal with some ill thought out fudges and backtracks and chasing Reform. No fixes at all.

The biggest cut is probably to margins, signs that competition from other makers is eating into Tesla, plus the other competitors cars don't come with the political baggage built in, and Tesla cannot make the Musk salute an optional extra you don't have to have.

Until Netanyahu starts to feel threatened by approaching justice or until he can no longer control the ultra extremists in his cabinet.

The centrist is someone who pays lip service to being a moderate liberal, but acts as an enabler to the extremists and haters, just like the Dems enabled Trump 2.0

Many Dens are trying to stop Mamdani in NY and so continue to enable Trump

That is what Starmer is doing

I should have guessed, another centrist who will prefer Farage to take over to teach the proles a lesson for wanting a decent life and not loving Starmer.

There is enough for everyone but never enough for the rich.

Christianists There was a discussion here this morning. Jaqueline was offended on behalf of Christians that white male so-called Christian nationalists claim the right to use the term Christian when they are clear...

1 The cost of nationalisation of a bankrupt company is zero,

2 The government does not actually borrow, and a large amount of that 'interest' is currently paid to company owned by the Bank of England as part of QE.

See

www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/

Labour has the power to change FPTP, but it won't.

Labour has the power to introduce PR in national elections. FPTP is undemocratic

Starmer has the power and won't change things, nationalisation of water, tax the rich fairly, reform energy sector, PR in national elections, reform council tax to make it progressive..

Abolition of Non-Dom Tax status
Capital Gains Tax (CGT) Increase:
Inheritance Tax (IHT) Loophole Closures: Private Equity Carried Interest Reform.

The truth hurts the Starmer apologists. Starmer has failed spectacularly, Polanski showed how to take on Reform last night. Starmer had the opportunity to so much good, but instead he has become a bad Thatcher tribute act, fawning on the rich and failing the country.