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We don't want the government to lurch to the left

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Bargepole45 · 10/02/2026 13:57

I am absolutely astounded that Labour think it's democratic to decide that they can lurch to the left despite being elected with a very clear promise to not tax and spend. I believe this is absolutely not what the general public want and I am really worried that the economy isn't going to survive this and we will end up with an IMF bailout that will lead to very painful spending cuts for our most vulnerable.

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YABU :I want Labour to lurch to the left in order to increase taxation and spending
YANBU: I don't want Labour to lurch to the left and would be against further tax and spending rises

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Agrumpyknitter · 10/02/2026 14:12

Bargepole45 · 10/02/2026 14:05

Wow I'm genuinely shocked. Do any of you actually pay tax at the moment or run a business?

We should be taxing wealth more not work. I agree with Gary does economics on Instagram. There are people who live off their wealth who should be taxed more and proportionally. I would also like Labour to close some of the tax loopholes we have where corporations like Caffè Nero can report a loss in this country so as not to pay their fair share of corporation tax. Tax loopholes that benefit the wealthy is not fair when we all have to pay our way.

We earn well in our household but get squeezed by taxes like others.

Reform will get rid of the minimum wage and our employment rights as they want to leave EHCR. We will be like the US working all hours, lower pay while companies make record profits and we have to find money to pay for health insurance. It will be like hell.

MidnightPatrol · 10/02/2026 14:12

I agree it doesn’t look good for the Labour Party to win an election on a centrist mandate - then replace the leader following that philosophy with someone far more left wing.

Burnham or Rayner wouldn’t win an election as leaders on the kind of mandate they would prefer…

We will be getting some sort of reform coalition next anyway.

The whole thing is diabolical either way - no good alternatives either.

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Bargepole45 · 10/02/2026 14:08

MangoBodyScrub · 10/02/2026 14:05

The fuck is lurching to the left got to do with spending? Do people just write any random shit.

Tax and spend is a left wing philosophy. A lurch to the left will undoubtedly include higher taxes and more public spending. The lifting of the two child cap will just be the start

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Bargepole45 · 10/02/2026 14:07

MangoBodyScrub · 10/02/2026 14:05

there we go. my instinct was right.

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What do you mean? I don't think I was hiding my agenda. People are struggling under the crushing weight of the tax burden. Businesses are closing or moving abroad. It all leads to one place which is an IMF bailout unless we tread very very carefully

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MangoBodyScrub · 10/02/2026 14:06

The Hide button is amazing

MangoBodyScrub · 10/02/2026 14:05

Bargepole45 · 10/02/2026 14:05

Wow I'm genuinely shocked. Do any of you actually pay tax at the moment or run a business?

there we go. my instinct was right.

MangoBodyScrub · 10/02/2026 14:05

The fuck is lurching to the left got to do with spending? Do people just write any random shit.

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Bargepole45 · 10/02/2026 14:05

Wow I'm genuinely shocked. Do any of you actually pay tax at the moment or run a business?

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