Rishi has absolutely lost it, hasn't he?

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What with his random shite this week about scrapping a non-existent meat tax and an imaginary 7 bins, actually scrapping his own home insulation workforce that was only set up a few months ago, scrapping any useful bits of HS2 and now scrapping A-levels (which is so far removed from what is actually possible in schools right now that it's not even funny), what the fuck is he on?

He's just flailing around madly scrapping everything in case someone, somewhere might vote Tory over it.

And he was supposed to be the sensible replacement to Liz Truss.

Nope, there were provisions within the law to allow collection of some of those waste streams together, there was no definite requirement for it to be done in 7 bins.

Why? Governments all over Europe operate that way all the time.

seriously, why do people usually presume its always about power ?

Because a good proportion of CEOs and MPs are sociopaths

They have all lost it in the Tory party. They lost it years and years and years ago.

What else would it be about? It’s certainly not about money - he’s rich as Croesus.

status, shaping the future of humanity, being part of the Bilderberg meetings etc ?

If that were the case surely he would have attended the UN GA rather than hiding in seven bins?

If it was about status and shaping the future of humanity he could have set up a charitable foundation.

It's a status thing. He is completely disconnected from reality. Like a special bauble.

He has no skin in the game except ego. He doesn't care and it's a good example of why very rich people should not be PM. If he fails and he is, there is little real consequence.

Is it the tea or the chocolate biscuit that causes this? It's all frightening, irritating. Every single one of them playing their 'game' leaves us in a worse mess than we were before. I just can't see this ever stopping. How? They lose? But who comes in? No other options are any better. And that thought is seriously bad.

The UK doesn't need HS rail, as we are a small country, we could have built a normal rail line for far less money.

I'm also seeing plenty of cost of living crisis posts daily here.

Enjoy all the tax hikes with labour as Starmer is going to hammer the middle classes and he thinks women can have a penis.

And he's scrapped measures for climate change. Measures the U.K. were taking that he's used as a defence for the U.K. in an upcoming ECHR case. So he's scrapped our defence 🤦🏼‍♀️

Itsgettingwierd that’s shocking, so once again- if any further evidence was needed- we can tell this is high level Tory political spin bullshit to win votes. They’re trying to start another culture war. They’re using lies and scaremongering to win votes. It’s corrupt and incompetent- one hand doesn’t know what the other hand is doing now.

I am so, so beyond disgusted that anyone could play at voter manipulation to benefit themselves over the terrifying climate crisis and catastrophic biodiversity loss etc. As PP are saying this is literally the most important issue of our time. We can’t survive not addressing it.

I honestly think that the Tories could still win the next election. I sincerely hope I'm wrong though.

The anti-woke stance that he is taking is quite powerful.

I support anyone campaigning against womens rights being spaffed up the wall to try satisfy the ever-moving goalposts of a tiny group of entitled men who want to get up close right next to women and girls in our toilets and changing rooms.
The Tories have done absolutely nothing to stop this, it is all on their watch. No major party has got good policy on this issue. All of them are mysteriously terrified to challenge male entitlement.

As an old feminist, I don't understand that POV at all.

@madamreign no one says its not important, but if you think this is the most serious issue this country is facing at the moment then I must say you lead a very priveleged and charmed life. I don't understand how anyone can decide which party to support based on single issue, ignoring everything else that's been fucked up (economy, education, healthcare, ecology etc).

Around 2 million were excluded because of the 50:50 rule (no such exclusion for furlough), because their income was over £50k (no such exclusion for furlough) or because their self employment only started the year before covid (no such exclusion for furlough). Limited company directors who paid themselves through payroll weren't excluded!

Even more so that HS2 doesn't actually link with HS1 so no direct trains from Birmingham or the North to Europe!

Only a tiny minority of people actually living in the vicinity of HS2. No use whatsoever for those living, say, in Northern England, who have a virtually useless train system, old trains, constant cancellations, delays, etc., around Leeds/Manchester/Liverpool/York. A hundred billion pounds could have improved railways in all areas, not just between Birmingham and London. It just shows the London Centric mentality when people only think of commuters/shoppers to/from London!

I'm agreeing with you!

err who has given us the cost of living crisis? the Tories... inflation and interest rates way higher than our main EU competitors (before you mention Hungary) Energy costs among the highest in Europe too.

& who has given us 7.8m on nhs waiting lists, crumbling schools and hospitals, a road network that is also falling to bits AND the highest tax burden for 75 years...

oh but Labour!!!! FFS.

“Oh but Labour might raise taxes and shaft the middle classes” is indeed a bizarre defence when the Tories brought in Liz Truss to raise everybody’s mortgage.

At least any raising of taxes might have a hope of, I dunno, increasing your chances of seeing a doctor or decreasing your chances of your kids’ school falling on their head. All Liz Truss did was fuck homeowners for no benefit to anyone.

The middle classes were better off under the last Labour government, we all were.

The Tories have caused low growth, have deliberately underfunded services resulting in increased costs (because prevention is cheaper than cure) for both the state and individuals. Wages have been stagnant for over ten years.