To think incompetent hypocrite Starmer has lost the respect of the people and his own party in record time?

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An excoriating letter from Rosie Duffield who resigned today..

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/rosie-duffield-resignation-letter-starmer-labour-b2620603.html#comments-area

Been bad enough for her to resign, I wonder what will happen next. Does she know something we don’t?

They may be shivering and struggling under pension age, which is bad enough, but they’re not frail enough to be dying of the cold because they’re too frightened to put the heating on for an hour. Rachel Reeves claimed nearly £5000 in the five years in opposition, for heating her constituency flat. That’s £700 a year more than the WFP for most pensioners. She’s reportedly anxious about opening her utility bills. On £150,000 a year as a cabinet minister and married to the head of the DWP. Imagine how the poorest pensioners she’s just robbed in plain sight must feel when their utility bills land on the doormat.

The fact she's resigned makes me really worry about what the budget will hold

Before the election, I wondered (and put on Mumsnet) regarding their proposed non dom policy:

why would non doms wait around and pay vast sums of money in tax - why wouldn't they just hot foot it off to Monaco or wherever?

And now, we have the treasury reconsidering the non dom tax plans because the non doms will leave the UK. NO FUCKING SHIT! Who'd a thunk it?

Treasury reconsidering Labour's plan for non-dom tax status - BBC News

So far :
Cons:
Declared freebies
Cut winter fuel
Has not immediately dropped 2 child cap

Pros:
GB Energy,
Onshore Wind,
Junking of Cumbrian mine, Rosebank,
Climate & nature envoy,
Removal of single word OFSTED judgements,
Junked Rwanda scheme,
Multiple repatriation flights,
Junked BIBI Stockholm,
Settled rail, doctors disputes,
Withdrew objection to ICC Netanyu arrest warrants,
Suspension of Israel arms licenses,
Visits to mend relations with France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, US,
Visits to Scotland, Wales, Norther Ireland, meetings with UK Mayors,
Devolution for Hull, East Yorks, Lincolnshire,
Handling of riots,
Removal of hereditary peers,
Rail Bill,
Bus Bill,
Renters Bill,
Workers rights bill,
Initiate Finnucane enquiry,
Abortion clinic buffer zones,
Hillsborough Bill,
Not inviting Musk,
Removed Thatcher potrait :)

Let’s see if you’re so pro Labour come 30 October shall we ?

I have a condition that means the cold makes me ill. I don't need to read up on it

Money should go to those who need it. more should go to pensioners who need it none should go to those sitting on vast stacks of vash.

What was Ali wanting in return? Or anyone who gives out freebies? They are doing it to get the ear of the PM. Why doesn’t Starmer see what he has done. Beth Rigby pushed and pushed him on this and he clearly didn’t seem to get it and was highly defensive over it.

On shore wind in this country is a laughable scam. Politicians' cronies get huge subsidies to build them and they don't produce enough useful electricity over their lifetime to pay off the carbon debt of the concrete and mined metals they're built from.

Rosie Duffield would have resigned at some point, so not a surprise.

Remember only 35% of people voted Labour, it was an election that the Tories lost more than Labour won.

It’s not great for labour atm and they should have aimed to lift things for everyone, in the spirit of the 1997 labour win, but I don’t think the tortes could organise a piss up in a brewery right now.
I didn’t vote labour this time as I really wasn’t sure about starmer so I voted Lib Dem. They are the other option. I know people still hold the student tuition fees against them but that was nearly 15 years ago and it’s not the same people anymore. We, collectively, have forgiven other politicians much more.

He can spend his own money.

He has a special act of parliament to make sure his pension is super.

Here you go from Age UK

We strongly oppose the cut to the Winter Fuel Payment that means only those receiving Pension Credit or other means-tested benefits will receive it. This will leave millions of struggling pensioners without money they rely on.

2.5 million pensioners who badly need the money to stay warm this winter will not receive it and will be in serious trouble as a result.

Cutting the Winter Fuel Payment, with very little notice and no compensatory measures to protect poor and vulnerable pensioners, is the wrong policy choice, and one that will potentially jeopardise the health, as well as the finances, of millions of older people this winter. This is the last thing both they and the NHS need.

In fact, only 20% of people voted labour. 40% didn't vote and 40% voted for others.

Well you should be thrilled because nothing is going to those sitting on vast stacks of cash (whoever they are). Problem is nothing is going to those who are 50p above the threshold for pension credit either. I’m all for means testing WFP out of the hands of wealthy pensioners. Aligning it with pension credit was absolutely not the way to do that - it’s a benefit supporting the very poorest pensioners and those slightly above the threshold are going to suffer. It’s lazy policy and demonstrates a lack of critical thinking on Reeves’ part.

Hopefully nobody is.

20% voted labour. 40% didn’t vote and the other 40% voted for someone else.

It was 34% of those who voted. Those who couldn’t get off their arses to vote don’t count.

He was highly defensive because he absolutely does get it.

Labour are expected to be perfect (they clearly won't be) but I think that now it's a right wing press feeding frenzy.- there was nowhere near this level of scrutiny in the past 14 years of Tory government. This is a campaign to destabilise Labour and ensure that it's a one term parliament and to lead the way for a reform gov.

That you Ange?

I agree with @Rosscameasdoody

As much as I am disgusted (but unsurprised) by the shower of shit we have with starmer et al, I do agree that the WFA should be means tested. But the cut off has been levied at a level that is wrong, and it demonstrates the naivety/stupidity/ignorance of the Labour amateurs

You weren't troubled by the release of 10,000 criminals then? Many went on to terrorise their previous partners and a quarter back in prison. Not to mention all those that should never have been let out but were by mistake?

Your list is tosh.

I was expecting far better from this government but that Starmer fellow has proven himself to be a massive hypocrite, he was calling out the Tories for having their snouts in the trough but he's doing far worse. Such a hypocrite; not sure why you see fit to defend such hypocrisy.

Not sure if you noticed party gate which the right wing press loved and took out an 80 seat majority PM

Labour and everyone who benefited were up for that, so they can't complain now it's turned on them