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To absolutely hate this government, and what they are doing to our country?

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CoventryCity · 21/09/2026 11:30

To absolutely hate this government, and what they are doing to our country?

Strong words but is is how I feel at this point in time. All of them make me feel physically sick. The latest example -

No wonder Labour won't cut benefits. More than half of Burnham's MPs represent seats where claimant count is higher than their Commons majority

https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16147745/No-wonder-Labour-wont-cut-benefits-half-Burnhams-MPs-represent-seats-claimant-count-higher-Commons-majority.html

Half of Labour MPs in seats where PIP claims are higher than majority

Some 212 Labour MPs in England and Wales have more constituents on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) than their winning margin at the 2024 general election .

https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16147745/No-wonder-Labour-wont-cut-benefits-half-Burnhams-MPs-represent-seats-claimant-count-higher-Commons-majority.html

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TemperanceWest · 21/09/2026 16:32

LuckyHazelFox · 21/09/2026 16:12

Another personal attack.

No, a criticism of the thread, not OP as I have no way of knowing what s/he smells like. I do think all these threads spreading hate for asylum seekers and disabled people etc. stink.

LuckyHazelFox · 21/09/2026 16:33

CoventryCity · 21/09/2026 16:29

Who on this thread has said they 'hate this country'?

I think it's clear who really hates this country, which begs the question why they are here. If they hate your threads, why have you had a sudden influx desperate to belittle you? Can they not practice what they preach and hide the thread? Reddit must be quiet. Anyway, amandaland series 2 is calling. Good luck Covs x

AnswerIsNo · 21/09/2026 16:33

EasternStandard · 21/09/2026 16:30

Ok it’s a headline I didn’t write. Don’t let it get to you this much.

Brilliant

That's Number 697 of 10,000 insignificant things people say when they've ran out facts 😀

Mouldemort · 21/09/2026 16:33

It's not complicated. The annual number of asylum seekers and net immigration has declined under Labour, after climbing substantially under the Tories.

Pensioners tend to vote Tory, but the Daily Mail isn't publishing articles where the pensioner vote is greater than the margin of error because it's ridiculous.

Benefits are the same proportion of GDP as they were in 1999.

pointythings · 21/09/2026 16:34

EasternStandard · 21/09/2026 16:30

Ok it’s a headline I didn’t write. Don’t let it get to you this much.

The point is that the headline is untrue. Evidence has been presented accordingly. So what you do now is hold your hands up, admit you were wrong and get on with your day. Doubling down on lies misinformation is a bad look.

tootiredtobeinspired · 21/09/2026 16:35

CoventryCity · 21/09/2026 13:40

It is 100% correct. Sorry to disappoint you in your unfounded arrogance. Look at the migration observatory facts. Sigh.

Literally from your source: https://migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/commentaries/labours-pledges-on-migration-the-data/

Latest publication from the Migration Observatory = Migration is down. So if you are working your way through that website and cherry picking data from years ago you might want to try again. SIGH.

Labour’s pledges on migration: the data - Migration Observatory

This commentary examines the Labour government’s progress towards its goals on migration after two years in government.

https://migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/commentaries/labours-pledges-on-migration-the-data/

EasternStandard · 21/09/2026 16:36

AnswerIsNo · 21/09/2026 16:33

Brilliant

That's Number 697 of 10,000 insignificant things people say when they've ran out facts 😀

You sound quite put out. It’s a problem and something Labour will probably try to deal with again, after last time it got blocked.

Let’s see what they come up with. They have some ‘fiscal headroom’ to maintain.

nomas · 21/09/2026 16:37

LuckyHazelFox · 21/09/2026 16:33

I think it's clear who really hates this country, which begs the question why they are here. If they hate your threads, why have you had a sudden influx desperate to belittle you? Can they not practice what they preach and hide the thread? Reddit must be quiet. Anyway, amandaland series 2 is calling. Good luck Covs x

There is logic missing here. If you think the thread is full of Labour supporters, why would they leave the country when Labour are the government?

CoventryCity · 21/09/2026 16:37

tootiredtobeinspired · 21/09/2026 16:35

Literally from your source: https://migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/commentaries/labours-pledges-on-migration-the-data/

Latest publication from the Migration Observatory = Migration is down. So if you are working your way through that website and cherry picking data from years ago you might want to try again. SIGH.

Oh stop it you silly billy. Asylum seeker numbers are up. You can say migration is down and that is correct because labour have stopped the student visa scam etc.

Asylum seeker numbers - are still up. And increasing. And it is on that very website.

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PaulGalicoagain · 21/09/2026 16:37

EasternStandard · 21/09/2026 16:29

Oh no. Poor Times newspaper. I’m sure they’ll survive.

Bring ridiculous again. As a previous poster said these threads, all day every day. By the same posters. Really do stink.

EasternStandard · 21/09/2026 16:37

pointythings · 21/09/2026 16:34

The point is that the headline is untrue. Evidence has been presented accordingly. So what you do now is hold your hands up, admit you were wrong and get on with your day. Doubling down on lies misinformation is a bad look.

Let’s see. I’m sure the Times can retract if you’re right.

CoventryCity · 21/09/2026 16:38

Anyway I do have to go now. Work to do. I work funny hours. I hope this thread isn't full when I get back, I enjoy the bants.

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EasternStandard · 21/09/2026 16:38

PaulGalicoagain · 21/09/2026 16:37

Bring ridiculous again. As a previous poster said these threads, all day every day. By the same posters. Really do stink.

Well hide them then.

BIossomtoes · 21/09/2026 16:39

EasternStandard · 21/09/2026 16:38

Well hide them then.

And let you all keep on posting your misinformation unchallenged? I don’t think so.

BensonAndStabler · 21/09/2026 16:39

CoventryCity · 21/09/2026 16:37

Oh stop it you silly billy. Asylum seeker numbers are up. You can say migration is down and that is correct because labour have stopped the student visa scam etc.

Asylum seeker numbers - are still up. And increasing. And it is on that very website.

It's ok @CoventryCity, a lot of people struggle with statistical literacy. There plenty of free courses online you can take, to help you understand.

DearRedBeaker · 21/09/2026 16:39

You are being misled by toxic media that like to present benefit claimants as freeloaders. It is not true most of the time, although am sure there is a tiny percentage who misuse the support. Your post seems so angry and bitter. I suggest you look to contribute to society to help make things better. This will also help make you happier.

PaulGalicoagain · 21/09/2026 16:40

EasternStandard · 21/09/2026 16:38

Well hide them then.

Why should I hide them. I find the responses to your hate filled mutterings far too entertaining.

TemperanceWest · 21/09/2026 16:40

CoventryCity · 21/09/2026 16:38

Anyway I do have to go now. Work to do. I work funny hours. I hope this thread isn't full when I get back, I enjoy the bants.

I work funny hours

I wonder why that is 🤔

TheFishFish · 21/09/2026 16:40

CoventryCity · 21/09/2026 16:37

Oh stop it you silly billy. Asylum seeker numbers are up. You can say migration is down and that is correct because labour have stopped the student visa scam etc.

Asylum seeker numbers - are still up. And increasing. And it is on that very website.

Yeah, you keep saying that, and yet mysteriously can't point at the specific figures you are talking about.

Fucking strange.

AnswerIsNo · 21/09/2026 16:41

Interesting, when confronted with information that conflicts with the bollocks you posted, you've gone total non-engagement and resorted to

"You sound quite sensitive"
"Don’t let it get to you this much".
"You sound quite put out"

The lady doth protest too much methinks

pointythings · 21/09/2026 16:42

EasternStandard · 21/09/2026 16:37

Let’s see. I’m sure the Times can retract if you’re right.

But you are posting untrue information too. Now you know it. And you're doubling down. There's a word for someone who knowingly posts information that is not true.

Brudffaa · 21/09/2026 16:42

loobylou815 · 21/09/2026 16:25

Despite the Tories constant attempts to erode our right to protest, the right does still (just about) exist. Something I’m personally very happy about. Are you saying she deserved to be dragged by her hair across the room and hit with a walking stick for simply protesting?

I’m sorry I completely disagree with your views about disruptive protestors. The suffragettes certainly didn’t protest peacefully and quietly, and if they hadn’t have been loud and disruptive half the country may still not be able to vote. I can’t understand how anyone can support the dilution of rights to protest. It’s like this country is happy to sleep walk into an authoritarian state!

I'm saying she kinda had it coming. She wasn't just at the conference and asking people about their views was she. She was disrupting the event (breaking the terms of conditions) and thus was susceptible to be physically removed.

nomas · 21/09/2026 16:43

TemperanceWest · 21/09/2026 16:40

I work funny hours

I wonder why that is 🤔

😂

DdraigGoch · 21/09/2026 16:43

sharksnip · 21/09/2026 11:33

Ooohh we are early with the benefit bashing and racist posts today. Morning everyone lol

When I glanced at the OP, I wasn't in the least surprised at who the poster was. They've really got nothing better to do.

BIossomtoes · 21/09/2026 16:43

Brudffaa · 21/09/2026 16:42

I'm saying she kinda had it coming. She wasn't just at the conference and asking people about their views was she. She was disrupting the event (breaking the terms of conditions) and thus was susceptible to be physically removed.

Nobody kinda has assault coming. I suppose women ask to be raped too?

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