To find Rachel Reeves an irritating pain in the neck

Or warmth for that matter …? Would you demand more warmth from a male politician ?

Well, you’d be wrong about that. And it’s £4k a term for day kids, with excellent SEN provision. Dozens of local kids who don’t fit mainstream schools go there instead.

You know what I meant. I couldn't care less what you think. And I don't need you to tell me what I meant to say either.

‘The locals’? Really? And what percentage of the electorate in that community have children 8n private school at all, or that one in particular? It amazes me when private school parents think they have massive influence. 7% of children are in private ed. I know it’s higher in some areas, but it’s never approaching 50%, or even 25%.

He HAD to keep the economy afloat somehow? All the "scientists" were advocating for more and more and more lockdown. It was the mistake of Boris of listening to them.

Into foster care out of childrens’ homes? She’s not ‘eager’ for more children to be removed from parents, just for better care for those who have already had to be (and those that have to be in the future).

With annual fees of £40k, I don’t think that many electors in the constituency will care.

Brown had no choice. It was a 1997 manifesto commitment to stick with existing spending plans which was creating growth and we actually managed to record a surplus for a couple of years (on the back of Tory plans). It all went to rat shit when they won the second term and Brown went wild.

Thank you, but I don't need you to tell me what I may think.

3 million excluded from covid support suggests otherwise!

Has anyone come across a detailed summary of the new plans regarding the cut to the disability element of UC as I have read they are cutting it by 50% but I'm not clear if this is immediate for new claimants and by 2029 for current claimants? It seems really extreme.

@WitchesCauldron Please dont use the word “cretin” as a form of abuse. This hasn’t been acceptable for a long time.

I just watched Darren Jones on BBC try and explain someone losing £4K PIP and being given assistance to find work by equating it with taking his kids £10 pocket money away and asking them to get a Saturday job - I can’t quite believe what I just heard - it isn’t just Rachel Reeves

She should have done what Gordon Brown did when he became chancellor - didn't spend any money for 2 or 3 years and built up a bit of a pot and then spent it just in time for it to make a difference before the next election. (I'm not a Labour or Conservative voter by the way.) He did things in the way that we run our household - save for what you want (or need) and make sure there's a bit of a 'rainy day fund' for unforseen circumstances. She's doing things the 'modern' way - buy what you want when you see it and build yourself a nice big credit card bill to complain about and of course don't have anything in reserve....

How are people going to be better off when jobs are being shed left, right and centre due to the hike in NI, minimum wage increase, the civil service being slimmed down etc and household bills are still rising? It's almost impossible to get a GP appointment here so NHS waiting lists are falling because people have given up waiting and found the money to go private.

What Rishi did in the pandemic is partly why we're in a financial mess. Billions in schemes like eat out to help out, business loans given to fake businesses seeking COVID support, furlough and the PPE fiasco. Rishi did not do well, he came up with a very expensive package.

on the one hand I feel she has been dealt a difficult hand.

on the other I find her very odd for some reason I can’t out my finger on. I also don’t feel she is in any way qualified for the role so she’s just faffing around in the dark hoping something will work.

I know that, logically. But given she’s never there, she’s shelved another local school expansion, and now this much loved one is shutting very suddenly, you can’t blame people for feeling pissed off with her. She is, by all accounts (pardon the pun) extremely unpopular with her supposed constituents.

I don't think the Rachel from Accounts phrase is considerate to those who work in Accounts.

As for women in public life, Yvette Cooper is much better. Margaret Thatcher's policies I almost all objected to, but acknowledge her ability to get them done.

imagine What a shit show it would have been if this bunch of amateurs had been in charge 5 years ago. If you think she looks like a
rsbbit in the headlights now, what would she be like trying to pull off what Rishi managed. Even if you don’t agree with his actions, his demeanor was at least calm and measured.

Boris was a decent PM 😂

I really dislike the misogynistic undertones to much of the criticism about her. I really, really despise the 'Rachel from Accounts' moniker.

However, I also think she is a shit chancellor, which has nothing to do with her sex.

This is such bullshit. Female politicians are not immune from criticism and criticism of politicians in this country has always been quite rude and personal - think of Spitting Image for goodness sake!

She’s being criticised for being a shit chancellor and people are poking fun because she embellished her CV. Calling it misogyny diminishes the very many genuine examples of that issue.

As I said, think what you like. I have nothing but contempt for the opinions of anyone who endorses Johnson.

Glad to see the vote is yanbu majority at least.

So irritating, no accountability blames everyone else.

The closure of that school is nothing to do with her.