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14 years, Highest taxes in 70 years, Brexit, ‘F**k business’, Mini-budget, poverty increase, Covid lockdown parties, Doctors strikes, National Service, Rwanda, Culture Wars etc

145 replies

Whenwillitgetwarm · 04/07/2024 07:19

Please let today be Independence Day from the Tory regime.

Never forget.

OP posts:
Hummingbird75 · 04/07/2024 10:12

Ginisatonic · 04/07/2024 10:09

Labour are going to tax my bedroom and garden? You’re not making any sense here.

Yes!

Hummingbird75 · 04/07/2024 10:12

cupcaske123 · 04/07/2024 10:08

The UK economy was booming before the crash.

We were booming because Labour were wracking up trillions in debt!!!!!!

Ginisatonic · 04/07/2024 10:09

Hummingbird75 · 04/07/2024 10:03

You don't know what Labour are planning to do clearly.

They have huge tax raids planned, on houses, cars, bedrooms and gardens. It is going to be a bloodbath because people are voting for change not the loss of their family car and house. They are going to feel very duped if they voted for Labour.

Labour over spent the last time they were in office and left us penniless so when the crash came in 2008 we were nearly bankrupt as a country.

You have a very short memory!!

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/may/09/liam-byrne-apology-letter-there-is-no-money-labour-general-election

Labour are going to tax my bedroom and garden? You’re not making any sense here.

cupcaske123 · 04/07/2024 10:08

Hummingbird75 · 04/07/2024 10:03

You don't know what Labour are planning to do clearly.

They have huge tax raids planned, on houses, cars, bedrooms and gardens. It is going to be a bloodbath because people are voting for change not the loss of their family car and house. They are going to feel very duped if they voted for Labour.

Labour over spent the last time they were in office and left us penniless so when the crash came in 2008 we were nearly bankrupt as a country.

You have a very short memory!!

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/may/09/liam-byrne-apology-letter-there-is-no-money-labour-general-election

The UK economy was booming before the crash.

Canadian876 · 04/07/2024 10:07

And can I add to your list OP, the illegal proroguing of parliament!

cupcaske123 · 04/07/2024 10:06

Hummingbird75 · 04/07/2024 09:55

Yes everyone believed the trans movement was a good thing at the BEGINNING! But now, the conservatives have understood how dangerous it is to women they have changed their policies.

Labour however are still neck deep in the trans cool aid.

I hope to god they don't get in.

This has been going on for years. Penny Mordant as Minister for Equalities, spread gender ideology across public institutions.

Catza · 04/07/2024 10:04

AlisonDonut · 04/07/2024 08:42

I have concerns for the women. Because they are women.

ETA: To be fair if you don't see how putting men into prisons with women is a concern then you are probably way beyond help.

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I worked in a secure MH unit and we had a transgender female on a male ward. She wasn’t very safe there either but, again, this is not a sexy topic to discuss. Now, nobody is suggesting that she should have been put to female ward as she wouldn’t be much safer there either. But the fact that there is NO safe provision in place is what I find unacceptable.
Why is it OK to sacrifice this individual’s right to safety? Because she happens to be born a male?
My best friend is a transgender male. Before transitioning he underwent a series of embarrassing encounters within the health service including a medical professional suggesting that she (at the time) tried to have sex with men to see if she liked it. Does this sound OK to you as a female rights advocate?
The point is not to establish who has more rights at the expense of the other. The point is to create a system under which everyone can have equitable access to everything they need to live with dignity.

Hummingbird75 · 04/07/2024 10:03

Ginisatonic · 04/07/2024 09:58

Specifically what huge tax raids?

Capital flight and investors running for the hills? Many business leaders are showing support for Labour in this election.

The last Labour government was a success and had a second term. You may remember there was a global financial crash in 2009 - starting in the US. That’s why they ran out of money propping up the banks.

I have a lot more faith in Rachel Reeves as a chancellor than Jeremy Hunt.

You don't know what Labour are planning to do clearly.

They have huge tax raids planned, on houses, cars, bedrooms and gardens. It is going to be a bloodbath because people are voting for change not the loss of their family car and house. They are going to feel very duped if they voted for Labour.

Labour over spent the last time they were in office and left us penniless so when the crash came in 2008 we were nearly bankrupt as a country.

You have a very short memory!!

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/may/09/liam-byrne-apology-letter-there-is-no-money-labour-general-election

‘I’m afraid there is no money.’ The letter I will regret for ever | Liam Byrne

Liam Byrne, chief secretary to the Treasury under Gordon Brown, left a note for his successor that proved to be a gift for the Conservatives

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/may/09/liam-byrne-apology-letter-there-is-no-money-labour-general-election

Moonmelodies · 04/07/2024 10:02

Whenwillitgetwarm · 04/07/2024 07:19

Please let today be Independence Day from the Tory regime.

Never forget.

Please tell me which party I should vote for to have lower taxes and give the doctors the 35% pay rise they are demanding.

mitogoshi · 04/07/2024 10:01

@AlisonDonut

But under the conservatives there won't be any state services to be excluded from! The erosion of women's rights has been under the conservative government!

mitogoshi · 04/07/2024 09:59

5 labour votes from my house, dp has never voted labour before in 40 years. It's more of a watershed than 1997 even because the cons have messed up so badly

Jumpingthruhoops · 04/07/2024 09:59

4thJuly2024 · 04/07/2024 07:45

Independence Day

Never Forget

🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

if you think Labour are the answer, you don't understand the question.

This! 👏👏

Andthereitis · 04/07/2024 09:58

Whatafustercluck · 04/07/2024 09:52

Ah, you can't be bothered to actually Google their manifesto and prefer instead to be spoon fed. Or, you're just not interested in what their plans are because you have no intention of voting for then, never have, and never will 😂

I have and it's all absolute tosh

We will take action on late payments to ensure small businesses and the self-employed are paid on time.

What does that mean?

Ginisatonic · 04/07/2024 09:58

Hummingbird75 · 04/07/2024 09:50

Labour will crash the economy
It will cause a huge recession when people decide it is not worth working anymore due to the huge tax raids.
Capital flight
Investors running for the hills and our debt burden spiralling
No viable Labour plan to grow the economy

I can go on.....

Not unlike the last time Labour were in power come to think of it.

Specifically what huge tax raids?

Capital flight and investors running for the hills? Many business leaders are showing support for Labour in this election.

The last Labour government was a success and had a second term. You may remember there was a global financial crash in 2009 - starting in the US. That’s why they ran out of money propping up the banks.

I have a lot more faith in Rachel Reeves as a chancellor than Jeremy Hunt.

KimberleyClark · 04/07/2024 09:57

Yes everyone believed the trans movement was a good thing at the BEGINNING! But now, the conservatives have understood how dangerous it is to women they have changed their policies.

They don’t really care how dangerous it is to women, they’re just saying what they think people like you want to hear. Don’t fall for it.

cupcaske123 · 04/07/2024 09:57

IfImOnFire · 04/07/2024 09:52

Her budget was an absolute, unmitigated disaster from which we are all still feeling the shock waves. The Tories are not a party that can be trusted with the economy. From austerity to Trussonomics, they are a catastrophe.

Our debt and the current state of the economy are enough proof.

ll09sm · 04/07/2024 09:56

Imagine trying to replace them with something even worse. That is what is happening.

The caliber of politicians and people in public life has never been lower. It’s like you need to sit a moron test and meet the come uteri’s to be let into run public institutions.

KimberleyClark · 04/07/2024 09:56

Whatafustercluck · 04/07/2024 09:45

You can't invest in public services with a weak economy. They have no money, so they're doing right by being cautious and not promising things they have no means of delivering. They're eyeing up a two-term government, with the first term focused on recovering the economy, and in the longer term being able to fix all the things that are wrong with the UK today. It's a perfectly sensible, and achievable, plan.

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This. Short termism is what has ruined this country.

Hummingbird75 · 04/07/2024 09:55

cupcaske123 · 04/07/2024 09:54

You're wrong. (See how easy this is)

The Tories have proven themselves to be pro Trans, they've introduced it into every school and the public sector.

Stop trying to gaslight people.

Edited

Yes everyone believed the trans movement was a good thing at the BEGINNING! But now, the conservatives have understood how dangerous it is to women they have changed their policies.

Labour however are still neck deep in the trans cool aid.

I hope to god they don't get in.

cupcaske123 · 04/07/2024 09:54

Hummingbird75 · 04/07/2024 09:51

You are completely wrong.

Labour are massively pro trans
Massively anti women

Everyone knows that on here, but you it seems, you are in denial.

You're wrong. (See how easy this is)

The Tories have proven themselves to be pro Trans, they've introduced it into every school and the public sector.

Stop trying to gaslight people.

IfImOnFire · 04/07/2024 09:52

Hummingbird75 · 04/07/2024 09:49

Your mortgage would have gone up with or without Truss! It was the BoE easing off printing money then combined with an unexpected war in Ukraine, and the interest rates soaring. Seriously. You are giving this woman too much credit. This was all expected long before Truss came to power.

Her budget was an absolute, unmitigated disaster from which we are all still feeling the shock waves. The Tories are not a party that can be trusted with the economy. From austerity to Trussonomics, they are a catastrophe.

Whatafustercluck · 04/07/2024 09:52

Andthereitis · 04/07/2024 09:46

Ah you've fell for the spin.

What steps and actions are they going to take to grow the economy?

Ah, you can't be bothered to actually Google their manifesto and prefer instead to be spoon fed. Or, you're just not interested in what their plans are because you have no intention of voting for then, never have, and never will 😂

Hummingbird75 · 04/07/2024 09:51

cupcaske123 · 04/07/2024 09:50

I've already explained that they won't be easy to get. It will still take years, you still need a diagnosis and you still need to see a specialist.

Men are invading women's spaces because of the insidious rise of Trans ideology. There needs to be clarification on what the Equality Act means for women's spaces. Starmer has said that Labour will support biological women only in women's spaces. That's more than the Tories ever did.

In the meantime, given the current state of women's lives under the Tories, it's madness to vote them back in for more. Some of us actually care about women's lives and how they've been affected during 14 years of this government.

The Tories haven't stuck up for women during their time in government and they'll quickly forget any promises they've made. That's evident given their history. Meanwhile you're working for free campaigning for votes for them.

You are completely wrong.

Labour are massively pro trans
Massively anti women

Everyone knows that on here, but you it seems, you are in denial.

Hummingbird75 · 04/07/2024 09:50

Ginisatonic · 04/07/2024 09:46

Please be more specific about why a large Labour majority will, to quote your delightful turn of phrase, ‘send us down the shitter’.

The original OP states some of the bad things which the current conservative government have done. Specifically in what ways will a labour government be worse in your opinion?

Labour will crash the economy
It will cause a huge recession when people decide it is not worth working anymore due to the huge tax raids.
Capital flight
Investors running for the hills and our debt burden spiralling
No viable Labour plan to grow the economy

I can go on.....

Not unlike the last time Labour were in power come to think of it.

cupcaske123 · 04/07/2024 09:50

TheKeatingFive · 04/07/2024 09:39

Well yes, creating a situation where they're very easy to get and people are unsure of the legal ramifications of asking for them is going to make it really difficult for women to stand up for the boundaries they need - don't you agree?

I've already explained that they won't be easy to get. It will still take years, you still need a diagnosis and you still need to see a specialist.

Men are invading women's spaces because of the insidious rise of Trans ideology. There needs to be clarification on what the Equality Act means for women's spaces. Starmer has said that Labour will support biological women only in women's spaces. That's more than the Tories ever did.

In the meantime, given the current state of women's lives under the Tories, it's madness to vote them back in for more. Some of us actually care about women's lives and how they've been affected during 14 years of this government.

The Tories haven't stuck up for women during their time in government and they'll quickly forget any promises they've made. That's evident given their history. Meanwhile you're working for free campaigning for votes for them.