Thread 20 Starmer - Spring Statement

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Senior Tories and big landlords discuss ways to thwart renters’ rights bill

Exclusive: Meeting hosted by shadow housing minister for estate agents and landlords prompted accusations of collusion

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/mar/31/senior-tories-and-big-landlords-discuss-ways-to-thwart-renters-rights-bill

From Sky News

UK hosts over 40 countries to talk tackling smuggling gangs

At a London summit on tackling illegal migration, Sir Keir Starmer will call for nations to work together to stop people smuggling gangs in the same way they co-operate on terrorism. More than 40 countries are set to send representatives to the meeting

I rarely click embedded links since the overnight trolling incidents. I have hardly ever used them for years as I would rather that people on mobiles can see what they're clicking.

Yes it really is.

Oops that was in reply to @PandoraSox - my page hadn't reloaded!

Patently inaccurate.

I post from the FT, BBC and Guardian too - or perhaps you have conveniently forgotten that.

I also have access to Bloomberg, Reuters and the WSJ - if you are happy to debate from an economic/financial perspective.

https://www.independent.co.uk/politics/benefits-pip-welfare-numbers-reeves-spring-statement-b2721711.html

Welfare in numbers: The facts behind Britain’s soaring benefits bill

Assume away - I shall continue to link across the entire media spectrum, without fear or favour.

Did you miss the part where I said mostly?

https://ifs.org.uk/publications/role-changing-health-rising-health-related-benefit-claims

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a significant rise in the number of people getting health-related benefits. In England and Wales, 4 million 16- to 64-year-olds (1 in 10) now claim either disability or incapacity benefits, up from 2.8 million in 2019 (1 in 13). One potential contributor to these trends is worsening health. In this report, we consider what we can learn from various sources about what has happened to working-age health since the pandemic, taking into account the difficulties surveys have had over the past few years.

As of end of March 2025 6642 migrants have crossed the channel in small boats, that's a 43% increase in the same period from last year.

What was Labour's slogan again?

One potential contributor to these trends is worsening health. In this report, we consider what we can learn from various sources about what has happened to working-age health since the pandemic

That's better than trying to pretend Labour have somehow started giving top rate benefits to people just for their acne!

Not at all - I shall endeavour to post equally from all media, which I hope will address any future concerns you may have.

SMASH THE GANGS!

Repeated ad nauseum….

That means reading beyond the headlines, facts are boring

Does that mean you think Labour shouldn't try and co-operate with other countries to find solutions?

Think I will be opting out from these threads. Will miss them.

Surely it's losing our ability to cooperate with other European countries, thanks to Brexit, that has brought the small boat crossings to crisis levels in the first place.

I think that is the aim of certain posters. Hope to see you back when it has calmed down again

I know you will probably discount this, wonder if the difference is weather related? March 2024 was much wetter than normal, if you remember.

New thread

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/5305431-thread-21-starmer-casting-nasturtiums

I agree. There appears to be a “smash those threads” initiative. Please come back soon @BestIsWest.

Yes and @Efacsen

I’m pretty sure I read Brexit that started the small boat crossings.

The statistics only start in 2018, a Brexit bonus

Wiki explains it a bit

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Channel_migrant_crossings_(2018%E2%80%93present)