Angela Rayner set up to fail

She doesn’t need any help to fail

I don’t know but I’m not sure who should be more insulted by the “working class” comment????

Cant see her being a success on the international stage, more experienced politicans have and would eat her alive...

Are you suggesting she isn’t?

Have you got a source for unemployment being at all-time high, please?

My memory is that the unemployment rate was above 10% in the early 80s, and I suspect it's far lower than that now. And, if my memory's correct, even the >10% wasn't as high as unemployment in the 1930s.

The "benefits bill" includes pensioners, who are now living longer than ever, and people who are unable to work for health reasons. Reducing immigration will do nothing to mitigate that. And we have shortages of workers in many areas; this article explores some of the reasons:

Rayner is as working class as they come 😂

I don't think she's ever been a Labour party staffer.

Are you getting confused with her working for Unison?

She's nothing like Corbyn. She's much more of a pragmatist and nowhere near as left wing. Very different backgrounds, too, Corbyn comes from a comfortable middle-class family and Rayner is as working class as they come.

According to press today, Sunday, Govt looking to take unbuilt land from developers. I hope they find a way to do this. If Rayner's dept take back and sell it to someone willing to build within a time limit.
Broader problems with Angela Rayner are to do with her being Left wing like Corbyn and very sympathetic to anything the Trade Unions ask for like the new 'rights' she is planning. Within Government there is resistance because it will not promote growth.

She most certainly isn't. There are numerous truly inspirational women worldwide. Angela Rayner will never be one of them.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6821f334ced319d02c906103/restoring-control-over-the-immigration-system-web-optimised.pdf

Adding to all the effects of increases in legal net migration – including some of the key drivers set out above – has been the increase in recent years in the numbers of people arriving illegally in the UK or staying illegally when they have no right to remain here, adding to the UK’s unacceptably high asylum backlog and asylum accommodation costs, From 2018-2024, 220,000 people were found to have arrived via irregular means (150,000 having crossed the Channel in small boats),10 the vast majority of whom claimed asylum. This is in addition to people who claim asylum having arrived legally in the UK on visas intended for study, work or visitor purposes, including 40,000 in 2024.
Which references:
www.gov.uk/government/publications/source-of-asylum-claims-in-2024/source-of-asylum-claims-in-2024

This is part of the problem. You can't keep letting millions in and not expect that to impact on the basics like housing and health care.

In total, 3.1 million visas were granted in 2024, allowing individuals to come to the UK to visit, work, study or join family members. This figure will exclude the large numbers of visitors who do not require a visa or ETA to travel to the UK. There have also been 1.1 million ETAs granted to visitors between the launch of the scheme (October 2023) and the end of 2024.

Yes. Are you comparing what is acceptable in the 1940's to current day?

It is awful. It is currently at the committee stage before going through its third reading.

Remember who it was that allowed this in years to come.

I agree, once we've lost large parts of the countryside you can't get it back, not to mention the effect it has on wildlife.

Surely the easiest solution to the housing crisis is to reduce demand by massively reducing immigration which is where the majority of new household formation/demand comes from, especially when unemployment and underemployment are at an all time high and the benefits bill is exploding.

There are never going to be enough homes built if you have excess demand of 500k plus people per year, it's just not do-able and is the elephant in the room. Eventually families will start living 5+ people to a room, paying thousands for the privilege and politicians will act like they didn't understand how this country got there. It's bonkers.

This is awful

They are doing compulsory purchase. In the press today.

They are also bringing in massive planning reform that will allow development on any protected habitat or with any protected species without any surveys or mitigation for a levy. Which will supposedly benefit nature on a national level. How when they don’t know what’s been lost due to no surveys I’ve no idea.

It’s absolutely horrific and will be devastating for nature.

But it likely will get houses built faster.

I wonder how much PP has been granted for housing development that hasn't been built yet? In my small town, there's a site that has had PP for 400 homes for over 20 years, and no work has started. There are a few smaller sites that have PP for anything from 4 to 32 properties, so probably another 100-200 homes. If it's a similar picture across the country as a whole, that's a lot of homes that already have consent.

They could start by insisting developers actually build the homes they've got consent for and compulsorily purchase the sites if they don't. Then they can start on all the land that developers have "land banked" but won't build yet because they want to restrict supply to keep prices high.

The biggest obstacle would probably be labour availability. They could get round that by allowing unlimited immigration for construction workers, that would have the added bonus of enraging Reform supporters. 😉

There may be some in this camp. The ones I know it’s the parents who are entitled brats and make their dc’s lives miserable.

I know it’s not a generational thing though because many of my friends have lively parents. It’s a just some of that generation that are obnoxious, like with every generation.

I wouldn’t be reassured on the use of the world may. What that means is that the counsel can, not an argument about if it happens…

The word used is "may" so nothing definite.

That is a very good point.

Ms Rayner can't lace Mr Bevan's shoes.

I suspect if he was still alive Mr Bevan would adore Ms Rayner.

Nye Bevan will always be far more remembered for giving birth to the NHS and various welfare reforms that totally transformed UK society
He was actually revolutionary and truly progressive

Of course. Yet many, many people forget all that and at the moment are happy to support Reform, a party which would undo much of Bevan's work.

I too would like to know about the money as the inference of these powers is that transfers would be below market rate or construction companies might be footing the bill. It implies a strong possibility of nationalisation. If so, very ballsy stuff from Rayner