Rachel Reeves lied on her CV was not an “Economist”

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AIBU - it’s OK to lie to get ahead

AINBU - it’s bad RReeves very Publicly lied about her prior work. We are right to feel annoyed by this lie.

saw this headline and am feeling really disappointed. Think Rachel Reeves needs to tell public exactly her job title.
She changed job title from Economist, to “Retail Banking”
An Economist at a Bank, is a clear and specific job, it’s a economic research position. A good experience for her current position.

”Retail Banking” - is not a job title … she could have been doing anything in a branch from Bank Teller, to Branch manager, or working in back office operations putting bank notes in the plastic bags or in HR.

The number of potential job losses is eye-watering.

Those poor people.

Not to mention the inflation that will result from businesses increasing prices to make up for tax increases.

So the ‘economist’ chancellor’s first triumph is to cause economic decline, initiate job losses, cause price hikes, lower than inflation wage increases in private sector and give a bribe to union paymasters by giving out billions in public sector pay increases.

Cue the tired old ‘oh but Tories’ hysteria. What about the Tories. They got booted out because of what they did. Reeves is in the treasury now and destroying what’s left of the country’s economy. If you defend that, you’re about as much of an economist as Reeves is.

She says has experience being a “Japan analyst” at BOE circa 2000. That was when Japan was at least 10 years into their “lost decades/lost 30 years”
So it’s clear that she knows how to lose an economy …..

This is exactly what I was thinking. Big businesses warn chancellor that they will pass on any reduction in their enormous profits to the employee and consumer.

What do you make of Andrew Baileys comments?

Wasn't Brexit supposed to end the low wage labour force?

Yes, and?

It’s a fact and it will happen. Blaming big business doesn’t make the problem go away.

And what exactly is enormous profits? is 3% margin enormous. Do you want supermarket to give you food at cost price?

I wonder what lines they thought were legit pre GE, I mean why did they believe what was being said?

I can't see a full list of the 70 that signed this letter, I wonder if any of those who put their faith in that pre GE spin have signed it.

Good point 🤔

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What do you make of Andrew Baileys comments?

Why have you posted that?

What do you make of Andrew Baileys comments?

Echo?

Up to 100,000 pensioners will be pushed into poverty by the decision to end universal winter fuel payments, the Government has admitted.

I had a feeling you might say that.

Why do you say that?

Not getting into a bunfight, sorry.

So cold rn. Really feel for them

Looks like this thread has run out of steam.

Sadly, I think we will soon see some tragic headlines.

Terrible policy from Labour - shameful.

Happily, I have started a new one!

It's certainly become very repetitious

Can’t read it as not a subscriber. The first para is about councils though. What does it say about the government, exactly?

Yes, @DuncinToffee , Brexit was supposed to end the low wage labour force. If the Tories had told half the truth about Brexit, Labour would not be tasked with digging us out of such a deep hole