Continuation of AR housing thread

[TheNuthatch]

Continuation of the Angela from housing thread. For those who want to moan about the government and share thoughts and articles.

They may be in favour once result of legal challenge on VAT cones through. Seen article saying Disability cuts breach HR too and various charities looking at legal challenges.

That’s true. If the government loses the VAT legal challenge and UK leaves the ECHR, can they then reapply VAT?

Most likely yea but hopefully by then we won't have a Labour government

@twistyizzy i look forward to that day

Yes sadly

100% agree with this. I remember when the story hit about Elsie the pensioner riding on the buses to keep warm due to rising energy costs and posters on MN were going on and on about how cruel Boris Johnson/Conservatives were and all the poor pensioners who were cold and going to die. I now see the same names saying it is right to cut the WFA and most pensioners (including some of them) don't need it, pensioners are well off, spend it on cruises or holidays in Spain and yet 2 years ago, the howls went on for months.

Welcome to the thread @Liker 🙂

The economy is looking fine and dandy then. I couldn't watch Reeves on telly this morning, she's not worth listening to anymore.

Labour are now looking at sending migrants to a third country. Oh the irony!

Yep

@TheNuthatchyeh avoiding the nonsense from Reeves and co is pretty much all you can do

The labour front bench has cured me of my Me+Em clothing addiction though. I should thank them for that. It's saving me a small fortune 😂.
Rayner's green trouser suit has put me off for life!

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/mar/23/women-seeking-asylum-allege-sexual-abuse-in-mixed-sex-hotels

This was in The Guardian today.

It's very worrying.

@ChardonnaysBeastlyCat
That was a sobering read. Horrible.
Why the hell are they housing women and children with the men fgs. It also speaks volumes about some of the men arriving here.

Edited, pressed post too soon.

@thenuthatch I missed that about sending migrants to an other country jeez they’re as thick as mince. Controversial opinion here my friends daughter has a son with an EHCP with DLA plus she gets carers the little boy is a normal child he’s a bit behind 6 months according to the school but no obvious disability he was given the EHCP before starting school. It is no wonder the benefits bill is going to be 70 billion in a bit some people seem to work the system others who are very disabled seem worse off. I haven’t explained it well but hopefully enough to be u derstood

Phillipson suggesting £500 million FURTHER cuts to state sector. That's in addition to the 1.4 billion already identified

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/free-school-meals-face-the-chop-for-some-younger-pupils-tpswtdvbj

So much for the PS VAT fixing the state sector. So now they are taxing PSs, and cutting the state sector. Incompetence on steroids.

An article about Lincolnshire Council paying £42 per day in taxis to transport a previously privately educated girl to a state school.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c80y21xvj11o

The transport secretary was awful on Sky News this morning. The government wants the focus to be on potholes today. Yes, potholes!

Instead of talking about potholes, Heidi Alexander was grilled about the Heathrow fire. The National Grid are now saying that there was enough power to keep the airport running, so no need for the shutdown. She also admitted that she had only spoken to the Chief Exec of Heathrow once.
She then got questioned on Reeves accepting free concert tickets. More freebies.

That MP was so bad, think it was the same one on R4. Deflecting again on job losses. Insufferable to listen to.

OTH a really good economist on Times Radio. Really easy to get and outlined mistakes. Tax on jobs ie NI a big mistake, entering stall zone with growth halved, Labour making things worse. Only way out is growth which is looking constrained due to their policies.

The Times radio interview sounds good. I've never seen or heard Heidi Alexander speak before. She was shocking. Worth remembering that she is the replacement for Lou phones4u Haigh.

My uni son has had his hours cut at his part time job this morning because of the min wage going up and no bullshit Fuck these idiots from 25 hours a week to maybe 5/10

Sorry to hear that about your ds. This is happening a lot at the moment. A couple of my dd's uni friends have had the same experience with their part time retail jobs.

@TheNuthatch yes it’ll be more common I think for 21 plus god she’s an absolute idiot so short sighted

@Parsley1234that’s so annoying. Reeves is to blame and Starmer. Ds is at uni and does a summer job. Hopefully still.

@EasternStandard absolutely they have taxed jobs not profit.
What a cock up all around.

@EasternStandard please dear god

@TheNuthatch 😜

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Thanks for the reminder Parsley. Like I said, its put me off for life! The front bench labour women literally all wear that label too.

Bloody hell I’ve been looking at Me and Em for a bit thinking I’ll buy some when I’ve lost my next and last stone ish 🤣🤣🤣 now I’ve changed my mind. Reminds me of when Helena Rees Mogg says I’m expecting a cease and desist from Johnny Boden any day now 🤣🤣🤣if anyone wants a good wheeze at home with the Rees Moggs is bloody gorgeous. I have a crush on him there I’ve said it 🤣🤣🤦‍♀️🤣🤣