Labour isn't working - Thread 17

[TheNuthatch]

A chat thread for those who don't like this Labour government. 💙

The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.

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Oh good lord, make it stop.

Also I have 2 kids at uni on minimum loan. 10% tax hike is impossible to bear. Yet the benefits brigade get full loans. I'm becoming bitter. I need to let it go

There was a person on a thread the other day who said they get a little bit of UC on just over 70. How will this moronic government square this circle? No one and I mean no one should be better off on benefits than working. I don't care what's wrong with them. This is a complete piss take. Right, stepping away now before I get banned or have a heart attack.

I don't see that the 10% thing will come to pass. I don't know if that's too optimistic but I just think it's been dropped into the media spiel to distract from the 2p hike.

I have not posted on the other thread, despite the OP’s invitation - since a further accommodation was reached yesterday, after your outburst.

I find you goady and unnecessarily provocative, and will consequently no longer engage with you.

Going back to the dumbing down of education; I've often wondered how it is that so many children have such an apalling education. As a child,who went through the state system, we had weekly tests as part of our routine schoolwork at primary. Does this not happen anymore? and if it does, is anything done with the children who are struggling? Or is that too much to ask these days, you know, asking teachers to do their jobs and erm teach?

I thought James Cartlidge's PMQs was a bit bizarre, until I saw this story breaking immediately afterwards.
Very clever from the tories.

Shocking that the MET weren't informed for almost a week. He has committed sex offences previous to the offence he is currently serving time for...or was.

Well Texas and other red states doesn't want them. Said they're going to charge a huge incoming tax

An effigy of Sir Keir Starmer will be burnt at a bonfire event on Saturday after the public chose him ahead of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and Andrew Tate.
The 11-metre figure of the Prime Minister will follow in the footsteps of Saddam Hussain and Harvey Weinstein, who also had effigies of them set alight in Edenbridge, Kent.

The effigy of Sir Keir depicts him with a badge saying “Starmer the farmer harmer” and with his left foot on a gas heater in reference to the Government’s tractor tax and cuts to winter fuel payments.

The organisers of the annual Edenbridge bonfire said the Prime Minister would be burnt after a public vote saw him chosen ahead of the former Duke of York, Ticketmaster and Angela Rayner, the ousted deputy prime minister.

3rd! Thats cheered me up on my lunch break 😁

Link please, thanks.

Fucking hell 😳

Less popular than a couple of nonces….

The effigy probably will not light, anyway.

It certainly seems to have got worse at my son's school. Thankfully, he is clever and works hard. He hangs out with the nerdy kids! 😂
Dh and I help at home if he's stuck. We are both reasonably intelligent and can get our heads around most things. I have no idea what happens to the kuds with no parental support though.
Probably given labour an idea now. They can tax us an extra 5k a year as we are intelligent enough to help our kids. It's called equality innit 😭

Re Mamdani - controversial on this thread perhaps, but I’m of the opinion in general that if it pisses Trump off it’s good in my eyes!

<awaits ceremonial tarring and feathering>

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Lol! 🤣🤣🤣

I can only speak from my own children's experience of state school but they are all flying and I don't see anything that looks like dumbing down. At least not yet.

My youngest only just finished primary and there was a lot of testing throughout. I don't think there was any doubt, among the teachers or the kids, of who was doing well and who was struggling.

It’s OK @CaveMum everyone is allowed one dickhead mate…

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Thanks, @TheNuthatch 🙂

In other news, Starmer's Chagos deal has stalled under the threat of defeat in the House of Lords. Hopefully, it won't see the light of day again, but in the current climate it's anyone's guess.

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I can understand that, as the bloody idiots flee and then vote to make things the same as what they've fled from.

True. But they won’t have insurance so will set up go fund me accounts if they end up needing help. We can give our money away then too. Always an opportunity.

I suspect we have a variety of views on Trump on this thread! No point falling out over it.

Just so you know, I have been invited by Duncin to contribute to your thread via PM. I'm sure she can confirm that for you if necessary. I politely declined.

I have also been complimented via PM by numerous posters on the Labour supporters thread for my behaviour on here, and for showing courtesy to the posters on the other thread.

You and others are welcome to join us to chat whenever you like, but last night you were extremely rude and offensive when there was absolutely no need. Even one of your own recognised that you were out of order.

Agreed. For the sake of her mental health she should resign on the grounds of health before the budget. Leave it to Keir to give us all the good news.

Then she can sign up for benefits and have a cushy stress free life. Go to Spain on holiday etc.