Keir Starmer at it again..

[AndyWolves]

Giving people more money to spend (pay less tax) and that'll grow the economy. Raise interest rates slightly to keep a grip on inflation.

A growing economy will generate more income in tax then a stalled one, and an uptick in inflation reduces the amount of debt the country has.

Sorted

(I'm not being entirely serious)

 

[leedswolf]

There is a theory that they floated tax rises which caused a fall in the borrowing costs that the OBR used in their forecasts, and now that those forecasts are set they've reversed the decision as the headroom will look more favourable, even though it actually won't be. Proper responsible stuff

Therein lies the problem with obsessing with the OBR. Trying to set long term objectives based on short term changes in forecasts is ridiculous.

 

[Wilf Wolf]

Starmer needs to wake up to the fact that a lot of the criticism he’ll get for many of the sensible proposals above will come from people that never have and never will vote labour. He needs to start trying to keep those that did vote for him on board and his apparent wish to please everybody is doing the exact opposite. Lose the voters that trusted you to make some changes that would rebalance things, and see the very wealthy pay a bit more, and it’s game over. Maybe he should look at Maggie T, I didn’t agree with most things she did (any?!) but she had conviction in her policies and delivered what the people who voted for her wanted and didn’t give a toss what those that didn’t vote for her thought.

 

[The Saturday Boy]

Starmer has no convictions to be convicted with…

 

[Templeton Peck]

I warned you Starmer would implode in office

I don't care if this sounds smug. I predicted what should have been obvious

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