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Angela from Housing

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billysboy · 09/02/2025 12:18

Ainu to think Angela Rayners has been set up to fail on her 1.5m homes target ?
you can barely get planning permission through for a small extension in under 10 weeks let alone 1.5 m new homes
Every month that goes by the shortage compounds
I wonder if Kier has set her up to fail

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Upstartled · 13/02/2025 18:18

I don't know, Reeves is going to put her customer service experience to good use and cure the disabled at the spring announcement so that they can get to work. Given that miracles are in the pipeline, it's surely no leap to whittle them in to sparkies/ plumbers/ plasterers and bricklayers, right? No sweat. You're just not being POSITIVE enough.

TheNuthatch · 13/02/2025 18:04

ByQuaintAzureWasp · 13/02/2025 17:42

We have less tradespeople than ever before. They are leaving in their droves and not being replaced. Who does Angela think is going to build 1,500,000 houses?

She would have to import them, there's no other way that I can see. Labour have gone all anti immigrant now though so I'm not sure how that would work.

Porcelainpig · 13/02/2025 17:44

Oh its billysboy from Mumsnet again with another misogynistic thread that's set to fail.

ByQuaintAzureWasp · 13/02/2025 17:42

We have less tradespeople than ever before. They are leaving in their droves and not being replaced. Who does Angela think is going to build 1,500,000 houses?

TheNuthatch · 13/02/2025 17:17

Back to Ange, and houses she hasn't built

The housing development that Starmer went to today for a photo op (before having to flee from the farmers) was started 2 years ago.
He donned his Bob the Builder costume to pose at a site started under the conservatives.

Tryingtokeepgoing · 13/02/2025 17:13

JoyousGreyOrca · 13/02/2025 15:18

I have zero sympathy for the protesting farmers. None of them cared as real family farms were decimated by the drastic reduction on tenant farms.
There are lots of other family businesses. B and Bs, hotels, camping grounds, shops, catering companies, stables, etc etc. They all pay inheritance tax.

Actually businesses get relief from IHT much of the time, as buildings, machinery and unlisted shares generally attract Business Relief. And I think is also changing under the governments anti-growth budget.

MichaelandKirk · 13/02/2025 16:16

Good luck indeed to the farmers. I have never met a lazy farmer and for god sake - they provide our food. If part of a farm need to be sold to pay Inheirtance Tax then who is going to stop foreign investors for grabbing land and then we are in the hands of overseas investors. Nice.....

TheNuthatch · 13/02/2025 15:43

Feckedupbundle · 13/02/2025 15:11

Oh that made me laugh! I was at the farmer protests in London on Monday,and back in November too,he always makes sure that he's not around,so this time the farmers came to him. I hear he had to be helicoptered out.🤣
One of my contacts told me this morning the NFU chairman has been asked to a meeting at the Treasury on Tuesday. I really hope that there's some movement on this AND the £50 a tonne carbon tax on fertilizer. You know,the fertiliser that is used to grow your food. Food prices are only going to climb unfortunately.

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Yes I heard on Sky that there's a meeting next week. Good luck to the farmers!

JoyousGreyOrca · 13/02/2025 15:18

I have zero sympathy for the protesting farmers. None of them cared as real family farms were decimated by the drastic reduction on tenant farms.
There are lots of other family businesses. B and Bs, hotels, camping grounds, shops, catering companies, stables, etc etc. They all pay inheritance tax.

Feckedupbundle · 13/02/2025 15:11

TheNuthatch · 13/02/2025 12:48

Not yet, he's had to be rushed away from his engagement because of protesting farmers!

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Oh that made me laugh! I was at the farmer protests in London on Monday,and back in November too,he always makes sure that he's not around,so this time the farmers came to him. I hear he had to be helicoptered out.🤣
One of my contacts told me this morning the NFU chairman has been asked to a meeting at the Treasury on Tuesday. I really hope that there's some movement on this AND the £50 a tonne carbon tax on fertilizer. You know,the fertiliser that is used to grow your food. Food prices are only going to climb unfortunately.

LostittoBostik · 13/02/2025 14:37

@TheNuthatch

The BBC is always right wing/left wing depending on the person who is criticising it.

Because- shockingly - the BBC is actually balanced.

TheNuthatch · 13/02/2025 13:39

After being rushed away from the nasty farmers, Starmer has arrived back in Downing Street. He's still wearing his Bob the Builder costume!

TheNuthatch · 13/02/2025 13:38

EasternStandard · 13/02/2025 13:16

Haha @TheNuthatch that made me laugh

Hang out on these threads, easier

Will do! They've let me off lightly (so far)

EasternStandard · 13/02/2025 13:16

Haha @TheNuthatch that made me laugh

Hang out on these threads, easier

TheNuthatch · 13/02/2025 13:01

I need to stay off MN for a while, I'm too angry today! I've just infiltrated the Starmerista thread 🙈.

EasternStandard · 13/02/2025 12:52

Haha I'm listening to Times radio in between R6 music and heard the tractors

Good for them

TheNuthatch · 13/02/2025 12:50

twistyizzy · 13/02/2025 12:44

The fact that BBC are running this is significant. They have been pretty quiet on any criticism of Labour so far

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No doubt the response will be that the BBC are now right wing. Its a fucking joke.

TheNuthatch · 13/02/2025 12:48

EasternStandard · 13/02/2025 12:40

Is Starmer going to wheel out the we don't want to be a distraction line yet..

Not yet, he's had to be rushed away from his engagement because of protesting farmers!

twistyizzy · 13/02/2025 12:44

TheNuthatch · 13/02/2025 12:34

Reeves has now also been accused of being involved in an expenses scandal at HBOS!

She needs to go!

The fact that BBC are running this is significant. They have been pretty quiet on any criticism of Labour so far

EasternStandard · 13/02/2025 12:40

Is Starmer going to wheel out the we don't want to be a distraction line yet..

TheNuthatch · 13/02/2025 12:34

Reeves has now also been accused of being involved in an expenses scandal at HBOS!

She needs to go!

EasternStandard · 13/02/2025 11:45

TheNuthatch · 13/02/2025 11:03

Reeves has been caught with more lies on her CV. Happy Birthday Chancellor!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c77r05nx11po

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Just heard the response to this which was even more irritating

'Her team' apparently

TheNuthatch · 13/02/2025 11:33

Sherbs12 · 13/02/2025 11:06

@TheNuthatch Yes, I absolutely do see it - it’s horrendous and I understand where you’re coming from (sorry, I didn’t mean to imply that at all). It’s just the sheer scale of the issue and then reading how supermarket profits have soared, although I’m sure someone else will tell me that’s just how economics works.

I know you didn't mean that, no offence taken :)
They do have to return a profit for shareholders, see pensions etc also.
Even if the likes of Tesco are profiteering, Tesco's wages bill is expected to rise by £250million per year! That is 1 billion across the parliament. There's no way any company would just absorb that.

Sherbs12 · 13/02/2025 11:06

@TheNuthatch Yes, I absolutely do see it - it’s horrendous and I understand where you’re coming from (sorry, I didn’t mean to imply that at all). It’s just the sheer scale of the issue and then reading how supermarket profits have soared, although I’m sure someone else will tell me that’s just how economics works.