25% more migrants crossing the channel, £0.5m claimed for MP council tax on second homes, no winter fuel payments for people earning more than £12k pa when minimum wage goes up to £35k pa, higher NI for employers creating job losses, massive pay hikes for junior doctors and rail workers, above inflation rises in council tax in April, £35m to Ukraine to help the elderly through the winter, 50% increase in bus fare price cap, two energy price cap rises in 3 months, increase in inflation, etc., etc., etc. Welcome to Starmerville!!
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NB min wage should have read £25k…
posted by MST (Moderator) - Wednesday 01st January 2025, 12:38 PM
I think it’s going very well myself.
posted by Sir Sad Khant (Guest) - Wednesday 01st January 2025, 2:23 PM
You missed out the biggest thing. Growth has gone in reverse since July, mainly attributed to the negativity of our chancellor so she can hike the tax, and at risk of going into another recession. The impact of that is massive as the cost of borrowing (for your mortgages) will not go down, and may even go up again!! Sorry to start with a sad note to the new year. Hopefully Fulham FC can buckle the trend and bring some joy to the very cold pensioners and skint mortgagees. HNY!
posted by JohnC (Guest) - Wednesday 01st January 2025, 2:25 PM
The only Labour Prime Minister was Tony Blair, who was an out and out capitalist at heart. Probably sowing the seeds for his life after retiring from politics. He understood the necessity to encourage wealth creators and was not beholding to the Unions. Since leaving politics he has become a multi-millionaire and is to b e admired for his acumen. Unfortunately, due to the failure of the Conservatives to behave during Covid, Johnson’s buffoonery, Truss’s stupidity plus their inability to serve the electorate they created the groundwork for a massive Labour landslide with just 33.9% of total votes. The Conservatives and Reform Parties polled 37.9% between them and won a total of 123 sears compared to Labour’s 410 seats. Does this appear strange to foreigners or even people living here. Yes, I know we have always operated first past the post system but sometimes it might be judged a tad unfair. Anyway, that is the system and we are now saddled with the old dogma Labour Party, policies dictated by their Union paymasters, policies of envy, taxing everything in sight, preventing wealth makers, crashing the economy and probably the £22 billion “Black Hole” is just a figment of the wicked witch’s imagination. I am not prepared to mention an unlimited amount of free glasses, suits, shirts, shoes together with a complete wardrobe for Stamer’s wife and Angela Rayner. No wonder Lord Ali was given a Downing Street pass to come and go as he pleased, probably to deliver more goodies for the Stamers. Frankly, I despair what has happened in the first six months of Labour’s reign and believe it will get worse before Stamer if forced to sack Reeves in order to protect himself. Just off the record, I was brought up in a Labour voting family but don’t mention it to anyone.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Wednesday 01st January 2025, 4:44 PM
This may not be a welcomed comment for todays ultra sensitive generations who only judge books by their covers but rest assured that 50 years ago this country had a demografic tactitian, a real economist ,visionary and a true gentleman. Enoch.
posted by T.NO (Guest) - Wednesday 01st January 2025, 7:04 PM
T.No, now we have Nigel Farage, and we should all get behind him, as he is England for the English. and get rid of this terrible Leibour government. Our worst ever, no doubt, with the worst PM, in our history, and as for Rachel Reeves, and Khan. Words fail me. Well I could think of a couple, but not on this site.
posted by LTS (Guest) - Wednesday 01st January 2025, 7:38 PM
Worst PM ? Bodger takes that accolade!
posted by Bob (Guest) - Wednesday 01st January 2025, 9:38 PM
Never here Kier up to his tricks in Madeira. Him and his family jumped to the head of a two hour queue for an theme park attraction today, booed by the Brits in the line as he did. No mention of him having paid to be there but I’m thinking it unlikely. Seems the mourning period for his brother who died last week didn’t last. Maybe he might find time to pop back for the funeral as long as there’s a private jet available. He might even find time to indulge in his other interests when the wife’s not about. Vote Reform.
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Wednesday 01st January 2025, 11:23 PM
Enoch was a genius, well ahead of his time. Who foresaw many of the problems we are lumbered with today.
posted by Professor (Guest) - Thursday 02nd January 2025, 1:53 AM
Blair came in and had a warmth to the public along with his family and we knew who Cherie Blair was and family was, not so the wishy-washy Starmer in a shiny suit. He is not convincing as a labour man and nobody can warm to this man who looks to the ratings before a decision is made. The scary thing about Labour is their number two if this flakey son of a toolmaker resigns. Just look at who the second commander-in-chief is? Angela Rayner the red dancing party queen who has a loathing and hate for posh people that is so real. Lol' don't be surprised if she puts up an extra tax on our posh-sounding Craven Cottage. Our only saving grace down here is the lack of room to swing a cat because this beady red-eyed dancing queen might have knocked up a few dozen homes with the help of a few poorly trained brickies straight out of a comprehensive school that is better than any posh school in their eyes nowadays. I am dreading it if the flakey Starmer decides to quit because Rayner will be a worse nightmare. The famous quote in football 'you don't know what you are doing' rings out load and clear. I am not qualified to go into everything that is wrong and going wrong with labour but it is obvious to me and a lot of people that these guys don't have a scooby doo about business money and running a country and i will leave it at that, nuff said!!!
posted by OWEN - Thursday 02nd January 2025, 2:19 AM
Angela Rayner becomes PM with sir sadiq khan as deputy, watch your back angela. Gonna be a laugh a minute with those two running the show. I Have yet to meet anyone who has admitted to voting for this lot.
posted by A fine mess (Guest) - Thursday 02nd January 2025, 3:30 AM
All them Nasty tories fault they left the country in a state so we’ve had to grab money of pensioners wreck business with a crazy budget that’s just. For starters train drivers still,not happy in spite of pensioners. Cash being used for there wage increase maybey khan should use ULEZ money to fill some potholes instead of bolstering up a crumbling transport system thought it was a great idea to give him a knighthood REWARD FOR CATASTROPHIC LEADERSHIP OF LONDON reckon I might call it a day soon go back to my old profession less said about that the better who was that old dj that was popular at the time
posted by Kier (Guest) - Thursday 02nd January 2025, 8:11 AM
Maybey time to scrap foreign aid to the likes of India they seem to be capable of buying weapons let these African countries who are pally with the Russians let them look after them none of the money. Reaches the people anyway as for Ukraine when the Russians have finished there they Wii look to the west history will repeat itself take the warning give Ukrain all the help we can and the rest of Europe this madman only understands one thing he’s already bitten off more than he can. Chew it’s only a matter of time before he has to change his plans if nothing else the west. And USA must give all the help they can it’s who breaks first think the Russian people are getting fed keep sending dead Russians home plus inflation sadly that’s the only way to go
posted by Ipitom (Guest) - Thursday 02nd January 2025, 12:22 PM
Kier so thick did it not occour to him to let one of his flunkies stand in the queue and meet them in three hours that’s what i used to to do in foreign parts and go and have a beer or three !!
posted by Ipitobi (Guest) - Thursday 02nd January 2025, 12:26 PM
I believe the flunkies got on too. Can’t have the great statesman and his family attacked on the log flume can we? All above my pay grade Ipi. Retired last week so I’m looking for one of those high flying minimum wage pin money jobs to get me out of the house. Mrs O’Doors is almost as sick of me as you lot are. On a lighter note my lump sum is attracting a fair bit of interest so the bigger mess Rachel from customer care makes of the economy the better for me. I
posted by Paddy O’Doors (Guest) - Thursday 02nd January 2025, 1:42 PM
Putin used biological weapons in Salisbury and we did nothing about it, that in itself is an act of war and we should've retaliated but we did nothing and just showed him we're weak or was it something to do with all the Russian money in this country. Be interesting to see what happens when he does invade a European country
posted by Jj (Guest) - Thursday 02nd January 2025, 3:50 PM