Keir Starmer at it again..

[Tredman]

This was pretty surprising.. the conclusion will not be popular.

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— Tom Calver (@tomcalver.bsky.social) 2025-03-30T09:15:30.526Z

Wage growth would seem to be the answer but that is unlikely.

 

[YoungWolf]

those poor billionaires

 

[prawnking]

Basically, yeah. Greens are the best bet imo.

Do they still want to disband the Army, leave NATO and get rid of our nuclear deterrent?

 

[Templeton Peck]

Do they still want to disband the Army, leave NATO and get rid of our nuclear deterrent?

No No Yes

 

[prawnking]

I don't mind some of their traditional left wing policies at all, and a lot of their supporters mean well...I just always think there's a bit of crankiness (imo) not too far from the surface with some associated with the party?

 

[Tony Towner]

I don't mind some of their traditional left wing policies at all, and a lot of their supporters mean well...I just always think there's a bit of crankiness (imo) not too far from the surface with some associated with the party?

Most parties who aren't going to get elected can afford to be idealistic. Cleggs Lib Dems are a cautionary tale in what happens if they get close to power

 

[Wellen Wolf]

This was pretty surprising.. the conclusion will not be popular.

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— Tom Calver (@tomcalver.bsky.social) 2025-03-30T09:15:30.526Z

Wage growth would seem to be the answer but that is unlikely.

An army of accountants and a reduction in tax inspectors as per Thatcherite policy?

 

[Templeton Peck]

Most parties who aren't going to get elected can afford to be idealistic. Cleggs Lib Dems are a cautionary tale in what happens if they get close to power

We're really fucked if anything left of Starmer is 'idealistic'.

 

[Templeton Peck]

"Its the start of a week which will see average water bills rise across England and Wales by 25%"

The profiteering private water companies have extracted £57bn since privatisation while loading a similar amount of debt onto the industry, & Labour are sticking with privatisation. pic.twitter.com/SgioTrCRnx

— Saul Staniforth (@SaulStaniforth) March 31, 2025

 

[prawnking]

We're really fucked if anything left of Starmer is 'idealistic'.

When was the last time anyone left of Starmer was in government in this country? We've been a soft right-wing country for as long as I can remember

 

[Tredman]

"Its the start of a week which will see average water bills rise across England and Wales by 25%"

The profiteering private water companies have extracted £57bn since privatisation while loading a similar amount of debt onto the industry, & Labour are sticking with privatisation. pic.twitter.com/SgioTrCRnx

— Saul Staniforth (@SaulStaniforth) March 31, 2025

Go on then, what’s the answer to this one?

 

[The Saturday Boy]

When was the last time anyone left of Starmer was in government in this country? We've been a soft right-wing country for as long as I can remember

Boris Johnson

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Go on then, what’s the answer to this one?

Not allowing it to be privatised in the first place!

We waved all this through so willingly.

 

[leedswolf]

With water company bills set to rise 26% and their CEOs claiming huge bonuses, Labour's failure to act is surprising - usually when someone doesn't have a leg to stand on they can't wait to take away their benefits...


HIGNFY.

 

[leedswolf]

Not allowing it to be privatised in the first place!

We waved all this through so willingly.

It's happened though...

Bringing the water industry back into public control using the legal framework of special administration. Issuing government bonds to raise money for reinvestment. Cutting down our usage of drinking water (we use it for flushing the toilet, washing the car, watering the garden) by exploring the use of grey water supply.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

It's happened though...

Yep, but apparently pointing out that the electorate don't vote in their own best interests is bad.

 

[Dire Wolf]

When was the last time anyone left of Starmer was in government in this country? We've been a soft right-wing country for as long as I can remember

Gordon Brown was practically Trotsky compared to Starmer! But I guess the comeback to that is that he wasn't elected and was voted out pretty quickly.

 

[Walshes Wolves]

Yep, but apparently pointing out that the electorate don't vote in their own best interests is bad.

I can agree with that, but I would add, that quiet often, politicians don't act in the best interest of the electorate.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

The media are going for people on minimum wage now.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

The minimum wage is too high

Council tax is going up. Train fares are rising. Broadband will cost more, and so will electricity and water. April opens with a blizzard of price rises that will make it far harder for everyone to make ends meet, especially if they are on a low income. The one compensation is that the minimum wage

www.spectator.co.uk

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-04-02/uk-minimum-wage-may-have-passed-a-tipping-point