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.

Happy mother's day everyone, unfortunately news feels like doom and gloom.

Sorry I just feel we are back in COVID times and it's all hopeless. I was reading school weekly and it looks like school having to make huge cuts and most of education.

Morning everyone yes I feel very gloomy today maybe aftermath of being ill it just feels so shit. I am between a rock and a hard place all my income is dependant on sloshy dosh air b and b and tutus 🤣 after my three businesses went to ratshit overnight in covid things were getting on an ok footing and now so uncertain.

To cheer you both up, a photo from the weekend. Look at this handsome chap ❤️

Wonderful photo, nuthatch. At first I thought it was a cow, and then I spotted the antlers.

I love that picture ❤️

@twistyizzy good luck today I presume you’re going to London ❤️ does Reeves have to be there ?

Unfortunately I can't make it but we will have representatives. I'm not expecting either RR or BP to be there. BP hasn't yet attended 1 of the parliamentary debates about it, she avoids them because she simply can't justify it and is incapable of defending the policy past the 2 lines on a pre-written statement which she just parrots ad nauseum.
Thank you for the best wishes ❤️ whatever the outcome, the fight doesn't end here!

@twistyizzy theycare all such parrots
for I hear further and faster one more time I mean who even wrote that line and who even thought it was a good idea bloody imbeciles

Best of luck to all those involved today.

It's shocking that BP hasn't attended any debates. If it's a good policy, the minister should be able and willing to defend it.

The repeated lines are so tedious. Listening to Labour make excuses is maddening.

I missed an event was happening today, good luck to those involved.

All of our bills go up today. Yey thank you Labour. Energy, council tax, water, car tax, the list goes on. CAB confirming that today's hikes will obviously hit the least well off hardest.

How can they say (with a straight face) that we'll all be £500 better off under this government?

Also this week, NI hike for business, and tarrif day. Oh, and we still have an ex trainee solicitor as business minister. Fabulous.

@TheNuthatch i mean a joke right why is he still being listened to why ?!?!

Putin has ordered the largest conscription since the war began. 160 000 men aged 18-30, to be completed by 15th July according to Interfax.

How big is Starmer's 'reassurance force' again?

@TheNuthatch god bless those kids and their parents
stupid men playing stupid games

stupid men playing stupid games

Nail on the head.

Terrifying @TheNuthatch

Hopefully Starmer will quietly tuck that idea down the back of the sofa

All that global stage posturing might have felt good for him, and his polls but it’s come to nowt or damaging

No trade deal, no security guarantee just convincing Z not to sign the earlier better deal, summits and photo ops, so much hot air.

It’s unbearable

Couldn't agree more.

Hopefully Macron will back down too, seeing as they've taken Le Penn out at the knees.

Of course Starmer wasn’t going to get a trade deal he’s a total bellend who does he think he us it needed someone very experienced with Trumpy sadly we don’t have that !

John Bolton has advised Starmer to start playing golf if he wants to deal with Trump. As the Finnish PM did recently.
Brought back memories of a story last year. Starmer was the first PM to reject membership of the golf club linked to Chequers estate.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/11/15/keir-starmer-first-prime-minister-reject-golf-membership/

Further and faster is such meaningless nonsense. I can totally see why it sets your teeth on edge. My own catalyst to shouting at the telly is reserved for...promises made, promises kept.

@Upstartled primuses made to fuck everything up royally 🤣🤣🤣🤣

I’ll add

I’ll add ‘Inherited’ from every Labour MP, and a difficult decisions. There’s more I’m sure

I had to change radio as Starmer trying to say how better off we’d be with rising bills is too much and beyond mere swearing in response

Better off! Our council tax is up 5%, energy up 6% and the water bill is up 21%. Not feeling the extra money Keir. That's before you get to the stalled tax thresholds.

Oh and food inflation is rising again. 3.5% now. Apparently the cost of eggs is up 20% since January and, brace for it, Easter eggs are up 50% 🤣.