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Sunak now says his list of Northern projects to be funded by HS2's cancellation was just 'illustrative' and not what will actually happenComment
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I normally think he's pretty lame, but he spoke well on the TV today, refusing to get dragged into commenting on the Tory response to the Hamas stuff, saying it shouldn't be used for political point scoring. He also deflected daft questions from breakfast presenters and answered with actual useful info sometimes. So about 20% better than anyone else I've seen recently who just dodge and dive like slippery eels.Originally posted by Neon Ignition View Post
New puppy means I've been sat in front of a telly looking at the depressing news instead of ignoring it all like usual.
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I have never watched as much breakfast television as I did when I had a puppy.Comment
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Imagine if I hadn't put a TV on the wall in the kitchen. Be bored turdless or phone would have run out of batteries by midday.Originally posted by wakka View PostComment
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The GF has bought a truckload of stuff off QVC she doesn't even remember doing, all while puppy minding at 6am.Comment
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Pressure on Reeves to drop Labour opposition to higher wealth taxes | Tax | The Guardian
I suspect, unpopular with the the left-er leaning sides as it is, this is because she has identified it will cause more issues for Labour than its worth.
Ex-Tory business minister Anna Soubry says she will vote Labour | Conservatives | The GuardianComment
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I think - it's gonna be bad for some people, certainly - but we need to revisit the tax system entirely, top to bottom, and charge more at the top end, working downwards. I expect to pay more tax under labour as a working person; but I expect the country to improve.Originally posted by Neon Ignition View PostComment
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It definitely needs a complete overhaul, and in a way that holds companies in particular to better account, but when these calls come through they are often very ideology led and dropping a simplistic tax would realistically affect a very small number of people. It would also negatively affect business in the UK and any additional costs would just get slapped onto consumers anyway. I think this is why the heavier left of Labour have been so frustrated in Starmer's leadership but he's got the completely right idea that it's a long road you have to build towards, that a heavy handed approach will cause terminal losses of voter support and you can't do anything if you're never in power. A full tax system overhaul is the key but Labour are still a very long way from having public support to be trusted to do it. When it comes to simply taxing the mega-rich more, I think the hard left of Labour grossly overestimates the public support for it.Comment
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UK net migration will start falling to pre-Brexit levels, analysis shows | Immigration and asylum | The Guardian
But not because of anything the Tories will have doneComment
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An IFS report has highlighted that the Tories are stealth increasing taxes by £52bnComment
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Voting opens in Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth byelections | Byelections | The Guardian
Two more chances to get a potential insight into the state of Tory appealComment
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Labour have destroyed the Tories two safe seats in yesterdays by-elections in a set of wins that will cause shockwaves through the Conservative ranks by raising the now very real threat that most Tory MP's face potentially losing their seats in the next General Election unless a major recovery is staged.
Sunak’s Covid startup fund invested nearly £2m in firms linked to his wife | Rishi Sunak | The Guardian
Another day, another Tory corruption storyComment
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20% swing, wow.
Though... In both cases, over 10,000 people still voted Tory. You do wonder. I can understand people not wanting to vote Labour for numerous reasons, but you'd think a Tory voter would have the decency to just stay the **** home this time around.Comment
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