Paul Murphy

Yes, of course #bbcpm scrapping stamp duty will benefit wealthier homeowners mostly; the Tory demographic in a nutshell

This is to give defectors to ReformUK something to reconsider

‘Get growth going thru savings’

Another word for that is austerity & the Tories have flogged that poor dying horse … for 14years

IT DIDN’T WORK!!

It ‘s the reason both the economy & public services are in such a state now #bbcpm

Debt was 95% GDP when Tories skipped town #bbcpm

Increasing the ‘wealth’ of council tax ratio will just increase the cash raised in already more affluent SE England compared to NE say.

All for greater share paid, but needs spreading around.

That would require a change to nature of council tax #bbcpm

He goes from “It’s all about the economy, stupid” to abolishing stamp duty?

Well I suppose it helps, yes !! #bbcpm

Helen What?ley is a real treat, as ever #wato

But dare I say you could have pushed-back at the farcical suggestion it’s morally wrong to give people money when they’ve spent the week offering people money to buy their 1st home, & a tax break for anyone buying a property

Abolishing stamp duty is a tax break that’ll presumably be paid for by people who can’t afford to buy property

That AND cutting benefits … Levelling-up Tory style #wato

… Oh I forgot about Truss & Kwarteng!
Thanks for the reminder #wato

‘Fiscal responsibility’?
‘Living within our means’?

Hard to believe these are the same Tories who more than doubled the national debt with austerity, took debt to near 100% of gd, & introduced the highest peacetime tax burden on British taxpayers #wato

Yep! Odd criteria for espionage charge that it has to be with a foreign power that ALSO represents a threat

With that, I’m off to sell state secrets to the French; Americans; Israelis; even Rwanda (there’s an act of parliament declaring it a ‘safe’ country) #wato

I know this is uncomfortable to admit, but there is a small area in England's second city where people are just not integrated with the rest of society. Many of them hold views that arguably go against British values.

Yes, we need to talk about the Tory conference in Manchester.

China ‘spies’ case was dropped after government failed to provide evidence of Beijing threat Ministers and officials did not provide statements that China was threat despite ‘many months’ of effort to obtain them

DPP Parkinson claims it was “considered that further evidence should be obtained” but despite further witness statements provided, “none of these stated at the time of the offence that China represented a threat to national security”

So why charge em? #r4today

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Good point, if government official statements were needed for prosecution, why weren’t they made when the spies were charged? #r4today

As odd as it is hearing the Tories present themselves as the ‘responsible’ party that will ‘do the right thing’ (they grew the national debt from 70% to 95% gdp)

This ‘ReformUK is more popular than you’ line of enquiry is just boring #r4today

Where is the water ‘regulator’ in stopping runoff & sewage discharges into our rivers? #r4today

That ‘JLR fast track payment service’ for suppliers is UK taxpayer funded, is it not #r4today

This is 14 days old, it only made it onto the #BBC 6pm news today. Disgusting

Ironic as Starmer & the Badenochs ambulance-chase ReformUK voters

(cheered on by the increasingly, insanely RW media)

they forget the message that one nation Tory remind us of on #wato - that elections are always won in the moderate centre ground

If it sounds like a racist, makes racist statements to appease racists, & keeps focusing on racist issues, … then it’s a bloody racist mate!!
#wato

Not sure how the overzealous application of anti-terrorism powers to stop peaceful Gaza protest will make wearing a star of David pin or kippah any safer?

The appearance of one group being favoured by the authorities at the expense of another will only add to resentment #wato

Oh that’s embarrassing!

You’d think they’d have anticipated the numbers & book a venue to suit … like a village hall or pub function room for example? #wato

Sorry, but most of us wouldn’t feel unsettled or out of place if we found ourselves somewhere with “no white faces”

Like Farage with his no English voices at the bus stop, Jenrick can claim all he likes that he’s not a racist - but if the hobnail fits!! #wato

Ah, the empty carriage!!

As with laptop Chargers & wifi, Transport companies need to realise bicycles add value & so bring in the customers

People driving or getting a lift to the station eventually realise they’re better off staying in the car & so stop being customers #r4today

The UK vs Continental approach to bikes on trains #r4today

A 2hour cut-off for CCTV investigation is pretty pathetic.

Who only needs to leave a bike at a station for two hours? #r4today

Seriously though, the alternative is what: More cars on congested roads? #r4today

‘Over 50 arrests for bike theft’?

British Transport Police evidently outperforming the Met on that front #R4today

If you can’t rely on British Transport Police to investigate your bike stolen from British Transport property

Then ‘British Transport’ will need to allow more bikes on trains

Good luck with either #R4today

Absolutely right. Returns agreements required!

Plus the right to legal representation & have your appeal heard in court would remain.

Leaving ECHR wouldn’t mean the end of due process in UK

So nothing would change #r4today

Again, is Labour claiming “all is fine with ECHR”?

ECHR withdrawal won’t allow UK to return unwanted migrants without returns agreements & without due process though

Why are politicians allowed to ignore the most obvious challenge to their anti-ECHR claims? #r4today