Good on Kemi!

So they don't want to grow their business then? thats what your saying and these are exactly the same arguments put forward by the Tories in the 2000s when the NMW was first introduced too.

Its too early to say what the long term impact is, Tariffs and AI will have impacted employers decisions, taxes raised will also improve growth too, assuming Trump doesn't fuck up the world first...

The 'right always complain about taxes but want higher spending, so we had Badenoch moaning about lack of Defence spend... no clue on she would pay for it.
Please don't say growth, she was in Govt for 5 years, in which time we had tiny growth, zero growth and a recession in the last 12 months of Tory Govt.

She also back Truss "100%" not sure if she has deleted that tweet.... good judge of economic policy and character (Jenrick) - is your Kemi...

There’s literally nothing to report. The accused men pleaded guilty in November and go to trial in April. And there’s been no suggestion in any media outlet that they’re rent boys.

Its not exploiting people. Its weighing up the cost of the increased ENI and the potential for vexatious claims or for getting the new rules wrong or for employing the wrong person for the job and then getting stung. And this is before an employee may have settled in and made any positive contribution.

So an employer may just think its not worth the cost or potential hassle and just not employ anyone new. Its their choice not to hire. Which, if you are a young person with no track record to prove you are a good potential employee, is not great.

What would there be to talk about. Hmm..

The alleged offences carried out by the rent boys relate to three fires including one at Starmer’s house in Kentish Town, and another involving a car previously owned by him but sold. A third fire was at a house also linked to Starmer.

Normally the press would be all over this for months. Interesting it's been kept fairly low key.

Thatcher if I recall, sold off utility companies so they apparently created profit, but not for consumers but share holders of water, electric, gas etc. End of manufacturing in this country too. Decimated communities and lives and they haven't recovered. Levelling up, cheers Boris for absolutely f all. If you remember the failure of governments under Labour and never the positives then this might help.

Austerity wasn't we're in this together Cameron was it? More like your communities will struggle to recover but I couldn't care less, May, Truss, Johnson and the Tory in waiting Farage. I encountered him once when he was leader of Ukip, nasty, cruel man. Cheer up eh, things can only get better.

It can't be right. You don't have a trial if you plead guilty. Unless it's a typo for not guilty, or they've had a very delayed sentencing.

Yes Im sure you're right.

There’s literally nothing to report. The accused men pleaded guilty in November and go to trial in April. And there’s been no suggestion in any media outlet that they’re rent boys.

What would there be to talk about. Hmm..

The alleged offences carried out by the rent boys relate to three fires including one at Starmer’s house in Kentish Town, and another involving a car previously owned by him but sold. A third fire was at a house also linked to Starmer.

Normally the press would be all over this for months. Interesting it's been kept fairly low key.

Maybe you think the Telegraph, Mail, Sun, Express, plus their online editions are only slightly to the left of the Socialist Worker...?

The reason it’s “gone quiet” is probably because their trial isn’t until April. What would there be to talk about?

Well your last line sort of indicates that the things you have claimed are "lies" by the media may actually have some truth to them.

Luckily its all on record anyway. Apart from the Ukranian boys who set fire to Keir Starmer's car which has gone a bit quiet for some reason.

So what? You re still wrong.

Like i said, for every Labour cock up, they'll be a bigger Tory one....

But the right wing media have done a sterling job on Starmer and Reeves, that much is obvious, they'll lie, twist and distort anything at all and public have lapped it up.
Though its also true that Starmer/Reeves have not made it hard for them...

And not been able to back up your claims of widespread power cuts under Labour.

Perhaps the Home Counties' electricity supply was running on a rickety wee generator?

I suppose if you view the "right wing media" as anything to the right of the Socialist Worker that is true.

So what? You re still wrong.

Like i said, for every Labour cock up, they'll be a bigger Tory one....

But the right wing media have done a sterling job on Starmer and Reeves, that much is obvious, they'll lie, twist and distort anything at all and public have lapped it up.
Though its also true that Starmer/Reeves have not made it hard for them...

It is great. We need strong unions.

Perhaps if Thatcher hadn't taken away so much of their powers, wages wouldn't have plummeted. We wouldn't have the situation where the state is subsidising low paying employers.

So what? You re still wrong.

Like i said, for every Labour cock up, they'll be a bigger Tory one....

But the right wing media have done a sterling job on Starmer and Reeves, that much is obvious, they'll lie, twist and distort anything at all and public have lapped it up.
Though its also true that Starmer/Reeves have not made it hard for them...

Ive commented on this already subsequently.

Ive commented on this already subsequently.

Nope, obviously local ones, tree across the line sort of thing... but the power cuts caused by power stations unable to meet demand, were under Heath...

Main miners strikes were 1972 and 74 and again in 1984 and 85... there were power cuts then (under the Tories) maybe you re getting your dates mixed up?

You can Google it, if you don't believe me.

Hang on....someone has just said there were no power cuts in the Labour years and I'm the one making thing up?

You lefties don't help yourselves.

I think that gives him too much credit! He too wishy washy to have any real opinions to be lying about. He needs to go. They should let Lammy have a go.