@AdamRyan there's an awful lot of people with crystal balls here on what Labour will/will not do. - As the Tory's have done next to nothing I dont get that they are a better option.
Starmer is a very senior lawyer, he is factually correct when he states that 0.1% etc are 'women ' with a penis- he knows full well the score. A Tory saying they 'know what a woman is ' hasn't altered the fact they have not helped the vast majority of women's lives one bit- apart from maybe the very well off.
It must be nice to have the luxury of voting on a single issue without much of a concern for all the other issues that so badly need looking at- same goes for anyone obsessing about VAT on school fees. If it's that tight I'm not sure private school is really in your budget. They are not in the main acting as charities and shouldn't be VAT free in my view.
There is a presumption that anyone not voting Tory is a massive 'lefty' . I for example vote Lib Dem- because I have a good Lib Dem MP in a city that tends to be Lib Dem. However I'm all for taking the best from all of the political spectrum - and I have a few views too that aren't woke .
I personally take the French angle and would ban sharia law and other aspects of life that feel backwards for women. If you don't like that then bugger off somewhere else that practices it. If I go and live in Saudi I have to accept what is their 'norm' and rules.
I don't agree with consistent child maintenance not being counted towards 'income in' - I have someone I know getting full UC , rent paid on HA flat (nice new one) and yet getting almost £800 a month in maintenance and doing very very little work when she is 100% able and has two late primary children. . She is actually better off financially than many many full time working single mums and I don't think that's particularly fair on those working and contributing, not just taking.
I am not pro mass migration from outside the EU . At least with the EU it worked both ways - how many of us want to go and live in Pakistan or Phillipines etc - not many. If we do have more non EU migration then I don't agree with it being whole families unless it's for specialist in demand skills like medics, scientists etc. I think in the long run though it would be better to initiate a Norway type arrangement if rejoining us off the table. Problem is I think they would be reluctant to do so now because it has got so shit there would possibly be a brain drain out the UK!
I am not anti private care being used as an add on to the NHS , so long as it remains free at point of use for