John Chambers

I think it’s ’read and regurgitate tabloid headlines’

I’ve weened myself to drink it black. Any milk just tastes too sweet now.

I’d rate it as very satisfactory. Tea you can taste.

I do wonder sometimes…

So, not really a Roman structure? That destroys its claim to be second oldest church in UK.

I thought it was the remains of a gatehouse…?

Furthermore, when it comes to ‘hard choices need to be made’…

UK has many of the tax havens as UK overseas territories. Tax loopholes for the super wealthy.

Will they be a hard choice?

Council housing: don’t need it. Water: fine as a private industry. Buses: let the market decide.

But for Starmer to do such a big U turn…..

Democracy is dead. The will of the majority doesn’t matter.

The greed of the few trumps the good of the many.

The bit which dismays me the most is that we’re still under Thatcherism. And I hated that woman.

Trickle down economics, as you say, has been shown not to work. Let the rich get richer stops right there. No trickle.

I was dismayed at Blair leaving her legacy intact.

How to raise £60 billion for public services: our ten tax reforms The UK’s super-rich have accumulated record levels of wealth in recent years, while our public services have been decimated and inequality has soared.

Basic, the govt needs to shift tax away from work towards wealth.

taxjustice.uk/blog/how-to-...

@garyseconomics.bsky.social has been a real eye opener as to how the super wealthy dodge tax.

There is the money available to run the state properly; it just needs a govt with conviction and the kahunas (?) to do it.

Not only is it inherently wrong, and a bad thing to do morally, it is also very bad economics.
To get the economy going, people need to be spending. Further squeezing people is counterproductive.

There are options. Tax relief on higher rate tax payers for extra pensions costs the treasury £24bn.

Oh dear.

Tesla sales down 76% according to Bloomberg.

State visit idea. Invite Vance too. But his programme just includes pubs in Aldershot.

Nearly identical. Except he has all black top whiskers by his left eye.

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It does make you wonder exactly what is going on…

Absolutely. Some retard in Labour policy HQ, completely out of touch with reality, has assumed that it was a resounding endorsement.

Shows how politically naive they are.

And that assumption will come back to bite them.

Absolutely. Reverse the unaffordable Tory tax cuts for a start.

Why is Starmer so adamant?

I’d say leadership aren’t listening.

Completely agree: it was a huge anti Tory vote plus many trad Tories staying at home.

I was referring to the overall stance of the Labour Party traditionally: it’s an internationalist movement, not a little England one.

Some notable exceptions, like Tony Benn.

I’m pretty sure that if a referendum 2 was held now, the rejoin vote would have a substantial majority.

People have seen the lies.

Full rejoin is a bit of a stretch initially, but the case for SM or CU is very strong, and increasingly popular.

This govt needs to work out what it stands for, and why it was elected. To help the billionaire class, or ordinary people.
And then fight for what it believes.

Absolutely. I thought I’d voted for change.

They seem intent on alienating their support, and trying to please the Daily Mail.

This isn’t what people voted for.

Is it Labour, or Starmer? I’d always thought the party was vaguely pro-EU.

Why is he wasting political capital and goodwill on such a senseless stand?

Well…….

Makes you wonder.

I just don’t know what they’re playing at any longer…

I thought I’d voted for change.

Give them credit: it’s consistent with many other decisions they are making.

Just who is advising Starmer?

Seems they are intent on throwing away their major, having not taken advantage of it.

They are alienating their support base, in the hope of winning over the Daily Mail, which will never happen.

Just who is advising Starmer?