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To think joke Chancellor Joke Budget joke Government

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Viviennemary · 26/11/2025 12:46

Its absolutely scarey that this incompetent lot are running the country. Not as bad as Liz Truss but that's hardly a yardstick . Some old Labour. Squeeze the money out of the workers and give it away. They had a real chance to reform benefits they didn't. Now more handouts for folk with large families. While the rest of us pay.

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Doggielovecharlotte · 26/11/2025 20:34

SuffolkSun · 26/11/2025 20:28

Interest is higher because previous Tory governments lost the UK's AAA credit rating through their woefully inept policies, most noteably Brexit.

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Yes!

too true

SeaAndStars · 26/11/2025 20:33

Thechaseison71 · 26/11/2025 20:10

Where are you getting that? Nearly £300 a month per child

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If you read the thread you will see this point was covered ages ago.

SeaAndStars · 26/11/2025 20:31

EasternStandard · 26/11/2025 19:55

How can they PR £30bn more taxes? After lying

They're doing pretty well to get so many on here saying it’s great.

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It would be good to know more about the initiatives they are putting in place.

888casino · 26/11/2025 20:31

SuffolkSun · 26/11/2025 20:18

No, it's not a good point.

Tells us quite a lot about you though.

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Well a lot of people WERE thinking it because it got a lot of likes

Strumpetpumpet · 26/11/2025 20:29

Blimey this thread is depressing. I’m not exactly enamoured with everything the current government are doing but FFS some people either have short memories or are being wilfully manipulated. Liz Truss? Boris Johnson? Brexit? Austerity? 🤦‍♀️

888casino · 26/11/2025 20:28

SuffolkSun · 26/11/2025 20:17

So, in short; you expected hardworking taxpayers to pay for your sprog, and no doubt took every benefit going - but everyone who's not you can go whistle.

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yeah I was young and only had one kid and waited years until I was financially better off before having my younger two. Bit different from having multiple children while on benefits expecting tax payers to fund them especially when grown women do this and they should know better.
not sure what your point is someone agrees with a two child cap doesn’t mean they want a zero child cap?

SuffolkSun · 26/11/2025 20:28

GentleOlive · 26/11/2025 16:25

Interest is higher because this government is borrowing more because people paying tax are leaving the country.

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Interest is higher because previous Tory governments lost the UK's AAA credit rating through their woefully inept policies, most noteably Brexit.

Doggielovecharlotte · 26/11/2025 20:18

SuffolkSun · 26/11/2025 20:17

So, in short; you expected hardworking taxpayers to pay for your sprog, and no doubt took every benefit going - but everyone who's not you can go whistle.

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What is the relevance of who the dads are???

SuffolkSun · 26/11/2025 20:18

888casino · 26/11/2025 15:37

Yeah because it’s a good point and a lot of people are thinking it

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No, it's not a good point.

Tells us quite a lot about you though.

SuffolkSun · 26/11/2025 20:17

888casino · 26/11/2025 15:33

Scraping the two child limit must be a joke? I’m not perfect got pregnant at 15 fave birth at 16 but 4+ kids by 4 different dads and expecting other peoples taxes to pay is surely taking the piss?
I mean seriously? Raising taxes for THIS?? I doubt many people will vote labour again

So, in short; you expected hardworking taxpayers to pay for your sprog, and no doubt took every benefit going - but everyone who's not you can go whistle.

SuffolkSun · 26/11/2025 20:12

xanthomelana · 26/11/2025 15:20

Then they left a note saying there was no money left 🤦‍♀️

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Gosh. 15 years on, and some people still haven't cottoned on that the "no money left" note was a standard Chancellor joke, on the occasion of a different party coming into power.

Those same people, ime, tend to have very little to say about the Tory govt from 2010 almost immediately causing a recession after coming into office, or doubling national debt or losing the country's AAA+ credit rating...

Bumblebee72 · 26/11/2025 20:11

HelenaWaiting · 26/11/2025 20:06

Serious illness cover, which I had, gives you about 12 months coverage. It's a rip off. (And "hence why" is grammatically incorrect).

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No need for grammar tips. This is an online forum, I'm not aiming for Booker Prize.

Thechaseison71 · 26/11/2025 20:10

SeaAndStars · 26/11/2025 14:50

£17.25 a week isn't going to encourage anyone to 'pop out as many kids as you can."

Where are you getting that? Nearly £300 a month per child

HelenaWaiting · 26/11/2025 20:08

Wildflowers78 · 26/11/2025 19:57

Hence life and income protection insurance exist. If you don’t have the common sense to
insure yourself and therefore provide your child(ren) with a secure future should the worst happen then quite frankly you shouldn’t be having kids full stop. Re: divorce - child maintenance exists for a reason. Been there done that!

Even as a struggling single mum I paid into a life insurance policy for the benefit of my DD.

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I've read some hard-hearted, repugnant posts in the last couple of days but this truly takes the biscuit.

HelenaWaiting · 26/11/2025 20:06

Bumblebee72 · 26/11/2025 19:52

Hence why you take out life insurance. This provides cover in case a disaster happens.

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Serious illness cover, which I had, gives you about 12 months coverage. It's a rip off. (And "hence why" is grammatically incorrect).

Wildflowers78 · 26/11/2025 19:57

BurntBroccoli · 26/11/2025 19:41

You can’t predict the future. One parent could die or have a serious illness. Lose their job, have an affair etc.

Life happens.

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Hence life and income protection insurance exist. If you don’t have the common sense to
insure yourself and therefore provide your child(ren) with a secure future should the worst happen then quite frankly you shouldn’t be having kids full stop. Re: divorce - child maintenance exists for a reason. Been there done that!

Even as a struggling single mum I paid into a life insurance policy for the benefit of my DD.

EasternStandard · 26/11/2025 19:55

SeaAndStars · 26/11/2025 19:49

@rockstarshoes That looks brilliant. I agree with you about any good they do being buried. They badly need to sort out their publicity and PR.

How can they PR £30bn more taxes? After lying

They're doing pretty well to get so many on here saying it’s great.

RaininSummer · 26/11/2025 19:53

BurntBroccoli · 26/11/2025 19:37

Didn’t your employer put into a pension?

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You presumably realise that stakeholder pensions were only compulsory for employers to provide sometime around 2014 Ish? Most of my working life, like the previous posters, involved low wages and no pension.

Bumblebee72 · 26/11/2025 19:52

BurntBroccoli · 26/11/2025 19:41

You can’t predict the future. One parent could die or have a serious illness. Lose their job, have an affair etc.

Life happens.

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Hence why you take out life insurance. This provides cover in case a disaster happens.

Doggielovecharlotte · 26/11/2025 19:51

HelenaWaiting · 26/11/2025 13:07

You don't want benefits reformed, do you? You want them stopped. Sod the vulnerable in society. It's their fault for not being rich/well paid/able-bodied.

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yes and we don’t want to be taxed for our privilege and use of more resources!

it’s mind blowing!

SeaAndStars · 26/11/2025 19:49

@rockstarshoes That looks brilliant. I agree with you about any good they do being buried. They badly need to sort out their publicity and PR.

Catarinabella · 26/11/2025 19:42

OK, have a choice, tonight, heat or eat. PS using free community internet in case you’re wondering. Best wishes

BurntBroccoli · 26/11/2025 19:41

Viviennemary · 26/11/2025 18:20

She is increasing benefits for larger families. I don't want my taxes going to subsidise people who have more children than they can afford.

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You can’t predict the future. One parent could die or have a serious illness. Lose their job, have an affair etc.

Life happens.

Frequency · 26/11/2025 19:39

@Catarinabella Then how are you negatively affected? The state pension is rising. It is workplace pensions that are being targeted via salary sacrifice.

Catarinabella · 26/11/2025 19:38

Sadly not

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