Labour isn't Working - Thread 42

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

We're gearing up for the Burnham budget. 😬

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

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Another bacon sandwich moment for Miliband?

He's such a dick.

I don't understand why he's there at all.

Sounds like a bad visual from the description alone 😬

Saw that. Sack whichever comms genius thought that was a good idea! 🤡

John Healey’s bank tax raid would drive up mortgage rates and worsen the cost of living crisis, the City has warned.

Analysts at UBS said banks would pass on the cost of higher taxes to customers, in the form of higher mortgage rates and lower savings rates.
It threatens to undermine Mr Healey’s and Andy Burnham’s vow to give households more “breathing room” in the Budget.

Silly Labour…

Another typical Labour budget incoming. I'm so glad I won't be in the UK for this one. Can't bloody wait to get on that ✈️.

Every generation needs to experience a Labour government to teach them how shite they are. Always the same.

God that photo of Healey and Miliband on a tuk tuk. 🙈

This will be popular - not!
Households face being hit with a “Netflix tax” under plans being considered by Lisa Nandy.The Culture Secretary is considering proposals to extend the BBC licence fee to cover online streaming services in an attempt to boost the broadcaster’s revenue.She is expected to include the measures in a blueprint, to be published before Christmas, which will overhaul the corporation’s funding model.

They are always blind to any consequences their actions may bring.

I’m sure their gaslighting on the economy will carry on as unemployment creeps higher than expected and they blame mysterious factors beyond their control…

So will everyone cancel Netflix and pay for other streaming services instead such as paramount, prime, Disney???

It’s a misnomer

It’s really just a charge for having broadband. It will cover all streaming services. basically, if you have an Internet connection, you’ll have to pay for the BBC.

They missed a trick when people started getting the internet / probably too snobbish and complacent to think the quality driven by comment would soon surpass their own dross and bias.

Yeh good luck with this. What idiots they are.

Sorry I mean ‘competition’ not ‘comment’ -too late to edit🫢

Ah thank you. That I do understand.

Olly Robbins’ union responds as he’s had a settlement. This I agree with.

On Friday, Dave Penman, the general-secretary of the FDA, said: “This settlement may bring an end to the Judicial Review proceedings, but this whole unprecedented affair has damaged the bond of trust between civil servants and ministers, which is essential to the effective running of Government.
“The scapegoating of Sir Oliver, to mask the misjudgment of the previous prime minister, marked one of the lowest points in the recent history of civil service-ministerial relations, which is quite the feat.

“We urge the government to clarify quickly the issues raised by this affair over ministerial involvement in the vetting process.”

Starmer was pathetic and wrong. Glad he’s gone. I remember him scapegoating OR in the HoC. And the usual response on here.

It's a stupid way of doing it IMO.

A better way would be to have an infrastructure charge, plus maybe some minimal broadcast charge. That could go as a broadband tax and fund the TV infrastructure plus maybe 1 BBC channel that shows stuff like the news and BBC parliament.

Then everything else on the BBC goes to pay on demand like netflix or amazon.

TBF I think they have two issues at the moment. One is that BBC funding is reducing and the other is that although the terrestrial broadcasting is slowly dying there are too many people on it to kill it off completely. I see the government is touting a switch off as early as 2035 atm, but it is still a way away.

Starmer is a disgrace. Speaks volumes that this has been settled before court.
Yes I remember the response on here when Bollard sacked Robbins, trying to save his own slimy skin over Mandelson. Urgh.

I read a few months ago that Robbins wouldn't push for a huge payout out of concern for the cost to taxpayers. He has more decency in his pinky finger than Starmer has in his whole body. I'm glad Sir Olly has been vindicated.

I bet Burnham was VERY keen to keep that out of court, I hope it was a substantial sum and that Oly Robbins has had several lucrative privets sector offers.

Yep many were awful on here. So many maligning OR because it was Starmer who was doing the wrongful scapegoating.

Yes, the justification of Starmer by some on MN over the whole sorry business of the fallout from Mandelson was remarkable.

I still can’t quite believe that Starmer survived telling the Commons, when asked directly, that he’d “need to check” whether any other requests for senior diplomatic posts had been made for friends and contacts…and it turned out he’d pressed for Matthew Doyle to be a Head of Mission! Oh, it must have slipped Starmer’s mind. Sure.

Labour: the party that tells us it’s honest, ethical and totally non-sleazy. 🙄

Yep. Remembering Starmer's HoC appearances during that period makes my skin crawl. Vile man.

I shall raise a glass to Sir Olly tonight. 🍷

Same. He was so wrong and vile.

From me too 🥃

There have been rumours flying around that National Security Adviser Johnathan Powell was about to resign. (I couldn't verify so didn't post when I heard it). This would be a huge resignation if true.

The DT are now reporting that his wife is accused of supporting Palestine Action. This is linked to the author @justasking111 was posting about a few days ago.

Police assess Palestine Action post by national security adviser’s wife

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/85428daa915ee8ea

Ha well put and hardly. Nasty bunch.