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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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Diomi · 09/02/2025 13:42

bemoresloth · 09/02/2025 13:32

Has she?

I must have missed it, do you have the evidence to share?

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Oh come on. Even the Labour government thinks this.

bemoresloth · 09/02/2025 13:41

twistyizzy · 09/02/2025 13:36

I have no words

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No words and no evidence?

Angela from Housing
aspidernamedfluffy · 09/02/2025 13:40

What is it with the childish name calling? First it was "Rachel from accounts", now "Angela from housing". By all means object to what is being said but at least make your argument without sounding like "Billy from y3".

askmenow · 09/02/2025 13:39

Clafoutie · 09/02/2025 12:30

Agree completely. Do people think these names are funny?

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Why is she exempt when "30p Lee" isn't! Two tier again. Just describes this shower perfectly.
Just look at the front bench, not a business person among them. Amateurs the lot !
Have they even had a proper job?

twistyizzy · 09/02/2025 13:36

bemoresloth · 09/02/2025 13:34

Yes

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I have no words

SoundOfTheUnderground1 · 09/02/2025 13:36

I've waited years to see competent hardworking women in power. You can stick your name calling where the sun doesn't shone. Your internalized misogyny is embarrassing.

Jossjt · 09/02/2025 13:35

bemoresloth · 09/02/2025 13:26

How much of that was caused by Liz Truss crashing the economy?

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None. All the economic indicators were back their previous state 6 weeks after Truss left. The Tories got booted out for their 14 year record.

Rachel from accounts has created her own shitshow, all on her own talents.

It’s embarrassing to try to defend this. You really should steer clear.

Elphame · 09/02/2025 13:34

anyoneforhockey · 09/02/2025 13:24

People seem to forget it was Tony Blair who originally wanted to privatise the NHS and it's still suffering as a result.

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Of course they do.

It was Labour who introduced university tuition fees too.

bemoresloth · 09/02/2025 13:34

twistyizzy · 09/02/2025 13:33

Are you serious?

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Yes

twistyizzy · 09/02/2025 13:33

bemoresloth · 09/02/2025 13:32

Has she?

I must have missed it, do you have the evidence to share?

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Are you serious?

anyoneforhockey · 09/02/2025 13:33

twistyizzy · 09/02/2025 13:29

None of them give straight answers. They just quote robotic scripted responses and get angry when pressed/challenged. The anger that comes off Reeves, Phillipson, Starmer + Rayner when challenged is ridiculous. They just aren't used to it and quite blatantly obviously believe that they shouldn't be held to account

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They are used to being in Opposition and not being accountable. Now they are it's come as a big shock and has scrambled their tiny brains,

bemoresloth · 09/02/2025 13:32

twistyizzy · 09/02/2025 13:27

As opposed to Reeves crashing the economy?

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Has she?

I must have missed it, do you have the evidence to share?

Jossjt · 09/02/2025 13:31

The Tories were a car crash in slow motion.

This government is a train crash at high speed, breaking the speed of sound.

Two Tier, Rachel from accounts, Angela ‘oi scum’ Rayner, Bridget ‘a cv only her mother could employ’, David Lamey, Louise ‘phones4me’ Haigh, Red Miliband, Wes ‘all fur coat, no knickers’ Streeting, and some other clowns on the front bench.

They are clueless.

Diomi · 09/02/2025 13:31

There are plenty of things you can criticise the Labour Party for at the moment without resorting to calling her Angela from Housing. It just devalues any point you might be trying to make.

Redrosesposies · 09/02/2025 13:30

edwinbear · 09/02/2025 13:03

@mitogoshigg I like the idea of incentivising people to down size via stamp duty. Of course nobody should be forced out of their home, just because their DC have moved out and they no longer need such a big house. But many older people would actually like to down size, but cannot afford the stamp duty.

Yes they can they just don't want to pay it.
For the record I am not a Labour supporter.

twistyizzy · 09/02/2025 13:29

rwalker · 09/02/2025 13:27

I’m surprised she actually answered and committed to a question
every interview I’ve seen she’s been asked a very direct question on housing , NI ,the fact there wasn’t a 22billion home and various other things she doesn’t give one straight answer it’s embarrassing

None of them give straight answers. They just quote robotic scripted responses and get angry when pressed/challenged. The anger that comes off Reeves, Phillipson, Starmer + Rayner when challenged is ridiculous. They just aren't used to it and quite blatantly obviously believe that they shouldn't be held to account

twistyizzy · 09/02/2025 13:27

bemoresloth · 09/02/2025 13:26

How much of that was caused by Liz Truss crashing the economy?

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As opposed to Reeves crashing the economy?

rwalker · 09/02/2025 13:27

I’m surprised she actually answered and committed to a question
every interview I’ve seen she’s been asked a very direct question on housing , NI ,the fact there wasn’t a 22billion home and various other things she doesn’t give one straight answer it’s embarrassing

bemoresloth · 09/02/2025 13:26

Tryingtokeepgoing · 09/02/2025 13:21

Given that the first two items on that list are clearly untrue I see no point in spending much more time on that article 😂

How much better off are people feeling since employer NI increases result in fewer job and lower pay rises, energy bills increasing by £300 (despite pre election statements that they’d cut them), council tax rises of up to 25% and inflation in retail, hospitality, manufacturing leading to price rises as a direct result of tax rises…

Some serious fact checking needed on that article!!

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How much of that was caused by Liz Truss crashing the economy?

TonTonMacoute · 09/02/2025 13:25

I get the impression that Angela is consciously keeping a low profile atm. I don't know if it's true but I wouldn't blame her.

The housing target is completely unattainable, as anyone involved in housing knows and I can't understand why governments and civil servants keep on ignoring this fact.

The volume house builders control the housing market in this country, they build as and when they want to to keep prices up and make the profits they deem necessary.

The social housing that we need most will not be built unless the government pays for it.

anyoneforhockey · 09/02/2025 13:24

KimberleyClark · 09/02/2025 13:11

That's why Labour are using private healthcare to support NHS. Bunging a few million £ to their mates.

which the Tories would never dream of doing of course.

People seem to forget it was Tony Blair who originally wanted to privatise the NHS and it's still suffering as a result.

2dogsandabudgie · 09/02/2025 13:23

Hermitta · 09/02/2025 13:17

We don't need more housing. We need less people.

If the population keeps growing at its expected rate, then living standards and quality of live will be horrific within a few decades.

This. If Labour want to build 1.5 million homes they will have to build new hospitals, schools, GP surgeries etc as well.

This country will end up like a concrete jungle.

Tryingtokeepgoing · 09/02/2025 13:21

bemoresloth · 09/02/2025 12:50

https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/the-first-6-months-what-has-labour-actually-done/

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Given that the first two items on that list are clearly untrue I see no point in spending much more time on that article 😂

How much better off are people feeling since employer NI increases result in fewer job and lower pay rises, energy bills increasing by £300 (despite pre election statements that they’d cut them), council tax rises of up to 25% and inflation in retail, hospitality, manufacturing leading to price rises as a direct result of tax rises…

Some serious fact checking needed on that article!!

twistyizzy · 09/02/2025 13:21

TheEllisGreyMethod · 09/02/2025 13:20

The tories started that system though

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Have you got evidence of this? Political parties of all colours have always had donors

Onlycoffee · 09/02/2025 13:21

I'm experiencing second hand embarrassment for the op exhibiting such open and unashamed internalised misogyny 🤮