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To feel utterly miserable about a future with Andy Burnham as PM?

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OneWarmHazelQuail · Today 01:23

I feel like I'm being stung in every possible way at the moment- £15 a day on tube to work, high mortgage costs, high energy costs, private schooling for SEN child (I was told state wouldn't be unlikely to assist him as he isn't mute or violent). My parents have had to help fund schooling it felt like my only hope as son has behavioural issues.

I also have an unsold old home that I have to rent out as it wouldn't sell. Buy-to-let mortgage costs, agent fees, maintenance and tax put me in a loss position.

I can't bear what the future holds with Andy Burnham. I have no doubt that he will find new and imaginative ways to keep me in this financial nightmare. I'm literally struggling from food poverty but regarded as rich by policy.

YABU- Andy Burnham is actually going to make things better

YANBU- I'm screwed

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glitterpaperchain · Today 18:32

SummerPeonies2026 · Today 18:28

I’m in no rush, let the hard left government hit the absolute skids, make it as painful and memorable as possible. If we are lucky Labour will do the job themselves, and we will never see them again. All the Labour voters will be long gone and in the arms of reform or restore or any other party starting with R. Runts are Us for all I care.

When are we getting a hard left government?

Pedallleur · Today 18:33

SummerPeonies2026 · Today 18:18

Nice day in France

Prob in all of Europe as they travel across the open borders and enjoy the food and culture and common currency of their community.

EasternStandard · Today 18:34

EverythingAIIAtOnce · Today 18:26

The grooming gangs smear doesn't stick. It has been tried on here before.

Of course it does hence Labour trying to send the ring leader back to Pakistan.

Pedallleur · Today 18:34

glitterpaperchain · Today 18:32

When are we getting a hard left government?

Have I missed something? When did Britain have a 'hard left' Govt? Was I asleep?
Andy only has to remove the vat on school fees and MN will be gushing with love and admiration for him. Quick win there.

Kitte321 · Today 18:35

SuffolkSun · Today 18:18

Apropos of nothing - I've noticed that Brexit voters really, really, really hate it when you suggest that the weak UK economy might, just might, have something to do with making UK companies' access to the world's largest trading bloc very difficult and expensive. Or that tax rises might not be neccessary had we not removed £250bn and counting from the economy.

Brexit was the biggest own goal in UK history. Wtf were people thinking? The British public was sold a lie. For which they will pay dearly.

pointythings · Today 18:37

SummerPeonies2026 · Today 18:28

I’m in no rush, let the hard left government hit the absolute skids, make it as painful and memorable as possible. If we are lucky Labour will do the job themselves, and we will never see them again. All the Labour voters will be long gone and in the arms of reform or restore or any other party starting with R. Runts are Us for all I care.

The current Labour Party is mildly left of centre. You wouldn't know hard left if it bit you on the bum.

Pedallleur · Today 18:37

Kitte321 · Today 18:35

Brexit was the biggest own goal in UK history. Wtf were people thinking? The British public was sold a lie. For which they will pay dearly.

As opposed to those members of the Govt who promoted it and were/are paid handsomely

SummerPeonies2026 · Today 18:37

Pedallleur · Today 18:34

Have I missed something? When did Britain have a 'hard left' Govt? Was I asleep?
Andy only has to remove the vat on school fees and MN will be gushing with love and admiration for him. Quick win there.

Edited

Clearly Andy is a Corbyn henchman, and is set to be blessed as PM for a short time, at least until the journalist really get their teeth into the fraud cases and corruption linked to Andy.

pointythings · Today 18:39

SummerPeonies2026 · Today 18:37

Clearly Andy is a Corbyn henchman, and is set to be blessed as PM for a short time, at least until the journalist really get their teeth into the fraud cases and corruption linked to Andy.

You'll have to wait, the journalists are a bit busy with a bloke called Farage.

So far all they've found is something to do with a compoany and his wife, who wasn't even working at the company at the time of the alleged whatever.

Mind you, if wishful thinking were energy, yours could power the nation and we would all have £0 energy bills.

Kitte321 · Today 18:40

Pedallleur · Today 18:37

As opposed to those members of the Govt who promoted it and were/are paid handsomely

Exactly. The whole thing stinks. I cannot believe that anyone would now vote for Farage given he orchestrated the whole sorry saga.

Pedallleur · Today 18:41

SummerPeonies2026 · Today 18:37

Clearly Andy is a Corbyn henchman, and is set to be blessed as PM for a short time, at least until the journalist really get their teeth into the fraud cases and corruption linked to Andy.

Is this Corbyn thing some type of bogeyman used to frighten children?

TaffetaAndSobranie · Today 18:42

EasternStandard · Today 18:34

Of course it does hence Labour trying to send the ring leader back to Pakistan.

Yes and by possibly offering pakistan more money in aid, in addition to the eye watering , 50 bloody million we already give this nuke armed country ??

SummerPeonies2026 · Today 18:43

Pedallleur · Today 18:41

Is this Corbyn thing some type of bogeyman used to frighten children?

You maybe haven’t heard of him in France. He is a bearded tosser messiah of the far left and Burnham was his star pupil.

TaffetaAndSobranie · Today 18:44

Pedallleur · Today 18:41

Is this Corbyn thing some type of bogeyman used to frighten children?

Sadly enough to frigten the Jewish community who had Rabbi s writing open begging letters to voters to please not vote for Corbyn . That's very sad.

SuffolkSun · Today 18:45

SummerPeonies2026 · Today 18:37

Clearly Andy is a Corbyn henchman, and is set to be blessed as PM for a short time, at least until the journalist really get their teeth into the fraud cases and corruption linked to Andy.

Amazeballs Early this afternoon you didn't know who Burnham is, nor that he's been an elected politician/political figure since 2001. Now you have "insider knowledge" of fraud and corruption committed by this unelected, inexperienced (to paraphrase you) man, committed while he was - somehow - holding elected office. And are confidently predicting political events over the next few months.

Wow. Do you have this Saturday's lottery numbers as well?

SummerPeonies2026 · Today 18:46

TaffetaAndSobranie · Today 18:42

Yes and by possibly offering pakistan more money in aid, in addition to the eye watering , 50 bloody million we already give this nuke armed country ??

Labour are too weak to even manage to deport a convicted grooming gang leader. Pakistan don’t want him raping their dc, so no doubt he has a free house, benefits here that his victims will be paying for with their tax contributions. It’s absolutely disgusting.

EverythingAIIAtOnce · Today 18:46

EasternStandard · Today 18:34

Of course it does hence Labour trying to send the ring leader back to Pakistan.

I meant the smear about Burnham and the grooming gangs which has been given an outing on MN recently and debunked. Still no answer to my question about your use of nicknames for politicians. Says it all about double standards.

TaffetaAndSobranie · Today 18:46

Pedallleur · Today 18:33

Prob in all of Europe as they travel across the open borders and enjoy the food and culture and common currency of their community.

Indeed, I shall be joining them in two weeks and travel across Germany /france/switzeland and Italy
As a UK citizen

glitterpaperchain · Today 18:48

SummerPeonies2026 · Today 18:43

You maybe haven’t heard of him in France. He is a bearded tosser messiah of the far left and Burnham was his star pupil.

I asked earlier for any evidence that Burnham is far left and you ignored it, presumably because you have no answer?

EasternStandard · Today 18:48

TaffetaAndSobranie · Today 18:42

Yes and by possibly offering pakistan more money in aid, in addition to the eye watering , 50 bloody million we already give this nuke armed country ??

That’ll stick.

EverythingAIIAtOnce · Today 18:50

SummerPeonies2026 · Today 18:46

Labour are too weak to even manage to deport a convicted grooming gang leader. Pakistan don’t want him raping their dc, so no doubt he has a free house, benefits here that his victims will be paying for with their tax contributions. It’s absolutely disgusting.

Edited

You do know who was responsible for the loophole that has caused this issue? The loophole which Labour is now closing?

Pedallleur · Today 19:00

SummerPeonies2026 · Today 18:46

Labour are too weak to even manage to deport a convicted grooming gang leader. Pakistan don’t want him raping their dc, so no doubt he has a free house, benefits here that his victims will be paying for with their tax contributions. It’s absolutely disgusting.

Edited

A Govt can't just deport someone to another country. This person has spent most of his life in Britain and Pakistan rightly say he is a product of Britain. As a pp has said Labour are trying to close the loophole that previous Govts had done nothing about

pointythings · Today 19:00

EverythingAIIAtOnce · Today 18:50

You do know who was responsible for the loophole that has caused this issue? The loophole which Labour is now closing?

You doing facts? Peonies doesn't do facts.

NotThisAgain1987 · Today 19:08

Firstly no one said that about your child and does a massive disservice to those children and young people in SEN education most of whom aren't violent or "mute".

You, and others, feel worried because you're in a position of privilege and Burnham threatens that privilege. There is no "Revenge on the south" there's adjustment of decades if not longer funding disparities and wealth hoarding.

TheCompactPussycat · Today 19:24

SummerPeonies2026 · Today 13:53

I must have missed a GE where the future PM and party offers their manifesto and the public as a whole vote.

You missed it because that isn't how the electoral system works in the UK.