Thread 22. Sunak: Taxes, Truth and Tories

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The previous thread filled up fast, so here's another one with a reasonably topical title!

Yeah pretty much what the first comment says

Some news I've not seen on MSM, not good for our energy outlook

worldoil.com/news/2023/4/8/over-1-300-uk-north-sea-oil-workers-set-to-strike-in-april/

No10 court battle to keep secret how much booze was used at functions during Covid
Government officials have so far remained mute on the government's wine cellar and refused to divulge how many bottles were brought out for the rule-breaking Covid parties - but efforts to get the information released have now see it escalated to court

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/no10-court-battle-keep-secret-29668703

Just how much and what did they drink

Oh for fuck's sake!

Solidarity with the junior doctors

Absolutely (even if my family members appointment has been postponed again). Fucking government need to get their fingers out and pay them properly.

We know there is a magic money tree, it got Truss out of the shit. Stop lying and start valuing the people in the NHS.

I wish they didn't have to strike, but the government hasn't given them a choice. Any sign of Barclay?

I wish things like, health, education and social care were ringfenced.

That they weren't allowed to be used as pawns in a political ideological game.

If we want free access to education and health care then that needs to be something that's funded properly regardless of who governs.

Couldn’t agree more @itsgettingweird.

No sign of Barclay.
Dark thoughts but I suspect he's hoping that somebody suffers terrible consequences from the strike so he can leverage it.
It never should have come to this. I am quite upset about it as I feel it's indicative of a Government all but encouraging medics to leave, particularly young medics who are essentially the future of the medical workforce.

Agree and would add dentists and court services.

NEW: Over half of Britons support junior doctors taking strike action ipsos.com/en-uk/over-hal…

twitter.com/ipsosuk/status/1645718216470061057?s=46&t=Uw4lJNwxFZFnX0Xs3doHYg

NEW: Rishi Sunak's spokesman says govt "ready and willing" to meet with junior doctors but only if they call off strikes and drop their demand for 35% pay rise.

it doesn't quite work like that

And all emergency services too really - so police and fire service

Totally utterly agree.
also water/utilities/transport should be in public hands & if I ruled the world childcare/social care should not be for profit.

it's going well

IMF Growth Forecast: 2023

USA: 1.6%
Germany: -0.1%
France: 0.7%
Italy: 0.7%
Spain: 1.5%
Japan: 1.3%
UK: -0.3%
Canada: 1.5%
China: 5.2%
India: 5.9%
Russia: 0.7%
Brazil: 0.9%
Mexico: 1.8%
KSA: 3.1%
Nigeria: 3.2%
RSA: 0.1%

https://twitter.com/IMFNews/status/1645774967597068289?s=20

also
https://news.sky.com/story/world-economy-entering-perilous-phase-with-uk-to-perform-worst-in-g7-this-year-imf-says-12855069

Our numbers three times bigger than Germany and bigger numbers are better right?

Also what about Russia, what is its growth forecast huh!

I wish things like, health, education and social care were ringfenced.

They used to be ringfenced by public opinion, and I hope at the next election they still are. If not, then there's no hope for Great Britain.

You can tell they’re all too young to know anything about strikes, can’t you? Bloody fuckwits.

NEW: Boris Johnson may SWAP his dipped majority in Uxbridge and South Ruislip with the safer seat of Henley so he doesn't lose at the next GE

he could attempt to switch to the safer seat after his majority in Uxbridge and South Ruislip dipped from 10,695 in 2015 to just 7,210 at the 2019 election

https://twitter.com/PolitlcsUK/status/1645857634656964615?t=Pm_scANwd8ar3LB2MX5DrQ&s=19

Well wouldn't it be embarrassing if he did that and it wasn't the safe seat he imagines and he lost anyway?

This. It's like they just don't understand the basic principles of labour (small l not capital) and striking. Mind you, it feels like they don't understand much of anything to do with ordinary people.

I see Liz Truss is off to give a speech on woke values increasing taxes to the right wing Koch funded anti abortion Heritage Foundation. Lovely people I'm sure.

twitter.com/itvnews/status/1646039684781334528?s=46&t=Uw4lJNwxFZFnX0Xs3doHYg

Doesn't BJ have a bit of a history with the Henley constituency - swanning off to be Mayor of London when he was last MP there [realise that's a bit of a while ago now]

Majority of 32,000 - surely he can reduce that

This is perhaps off topic, but I read this just now about the landlady of the "golly pub". Seriously?

Ryley denied that she or her husband were racist. “I’m not a racist in any form.” She confirmed that her husband had been photographed in a T-shirt from the far-right group Britain First. She said: “I don’t think Chris is a supporter of Britain First, he was just wearing that shirt because it was convenient at the time”