Is mumsnet right wing?

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There are so many benefits bashing threads on here I’m really starting to wonder. Do the majority of people posting on mumsnet lean heavily to the right?

?! You keep laughing at random threads. Are you ok????

They have said they will decide this if they get into power.

When and where did they say that?

The UK has two aircraft carriers. They cost the MOD £1mil per DAY to maintain whilst docked. Significantly more in running costs whilst being used and I really do mean significantly more.

PIP costs are a tiny, almost minute amount in comparison to other major costs. We send much more money abroad in foreign aid than we spend on benefits, let alone just on PIP - which might I add, as a claimant myself I can assure you, it is not easy to claim and categorically cannot be claimed by anyone trying to fool the system unless they're in cahoots with their doctor AND an Oscar-worthy actor. Trust me.
You're getting resentful of the wrong government policy

@OmuraWhale The recent articles about the number of people claiming PIP soaring are a concern - the taxpayer can't afford to support them all

many people claiming PIP are also in work. You know that, surely?

Well said

The point is I’m trying to pick something that will help others, not just on the basis of my own pocket.

@Tootiredforallthiscrap couldn't have said it better myself. I can only presume those who are focussing on issues that affect maybe 3% at most are in a very fortunate financial position not to give a shit about all the huge issues affecting maybe 70% at least

The tax break is 1) not charging VAT on a "luxury" (private education) and 2) allowing private schools, which are businesses, to benefit from charitable status.

Part of living in civilised society is one pays taxes for the greater good; I'm currently paying ££ towards the pensions of baby boomers, who have a much better pension arrangement than I'm likely to (lots on final salary/defined benefits schemes; retired at 60 or 65 not 70 as is projected for me).

Thems the breaks. It evens out; you don't get to choose what you pay for, apart from at election time.

‘DM reader’, ‘MC bubble’ is the usual ; or 1% whatever, it’s all coming your way.

I wonder why that yabu vote is that high…

😂
What? You think Labour has no knowledge of public schools and hasn't consulted on this? On the basis of what exactly?

That's properly tickled me.

Because one is reality (the state of the UK after 14 years of Tory) and one is fantasy? How on earth would you know where the UK would be now under Labour? Better off due to no Brexit, I suspect. But that's the only thing I could comfortably say would be different.

@greengablesfables not joining us?

You can't change sex. Go and read FWR. It's still a mixed sex marriage.

Labour have said precisely nothing about what they will or won't do to support the non-trans spouse in this circumstance so you are completely fear mongering on the basis of nothing. "Forced into same sex marriage" indeed. The only person who's caused this situation is the transitioning partner.

Tbh it tickles me 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤯🤯🤯
that you don’t know where the sources come from

It usually is around 65/35 in favour of the right wing position, especially on the threads that quickly attract a lot of posters. I've watched it before.

Kinda weird because it's at odds with all the polls/local election results etc.

Which suggests either MN is more right wing than the general population or these threads attract an unrepresentative set of posters. Can't see what else it could be 🤷‍♀️

I’m sure you can’t.

I don't understand what you are talking about. You refused to provide links earlier; I did. Now you are claiming Labour are making it up due to some implied anti-Eton prejudice. Its the kind of statement you either need to justify or it comes across as rubbish.

I mean half the time posters are implying Labour are some kind of leafy North London Elite so it's a not incongruous to then say they don't have any "lived knowledge" of private education 😂

There’s also the issues that will affect 51% of the population ie women.
The issues that affect maybe 3%, assuming you mean top earners here will filter down to affect benefits as well. If they up sticks and leave taking their taxes, national insurance and businesses with them or earn less if they don’t need so much ( thinking education tax ) and so on.

None of us live in a vacuum.
We all rely on each other one way or another.

Are you missing me? ❤️

U name changed? You were going to pop over from another thread to talk about the GRC?

Yes I got bored of gables.

Was I? I think you suggested it but I didn’t respond? Anyway I’ve got to make dinner for hungry exam takers

If they are here not paying their taxes they might as well leave.
Trickle down economics has been shown to not work. They need to pay their fair share, then we can invest in growth and potentially think about tax breaks for the wealthy when it's affordable.

https://www.lse.ac.uk/research/research-for-the-world/economics/tax-cuts-for-the-wealthy-only-benefit-the-rich-debunking-trickle-down-economics

OK c u then 😂

@GivePeaceAChance that doesn’t seem to be entirely accurate actually. The LSE research concerned British born millionaires, the ones who would leave tend to be foreign born with fewer ties. And not all extremely wealthy people are unhappy about paying more tax.
https://www.lse.ac.uk/News/Latest-news-from-LSE/2024/a-January-2024/super-rich-unlikely-to-leave-uk-for-boring-and-culturally-barren-tax-havens#:~:text=The%20vast%20majority%20of%20Britain's,International%20Inequalities%20Institute%20at%20LSE.
https://www.ft.com/content/1526b3e2-97c2-41dc-a9a4-66dd87933ae8
https://www.oxfam.org.uk/media/press-releases/nearly-three-quarters-of-millionaires-polled-in-g20-countries-support-higher-taxes-on-wealth-over-half-think-extreme-wealth-is-a-threat-to-democracy/
And yes lower paid folk are as important as wealthy ones and deserve fairness.

Recent updates on policy have been posted on this thread.
It will explain it further for you