Reeve an unstoppable force or a puppet?

[justasking111]

I honestly can't decide if she's ploughing her own furrow regardless of the views of other MPs, Starmer can't interfere because of other turmoil.

Or whether Starmer is settling her up for a fall.

It's really perplexing.

I spoke to someone recently who started a business from the home. They now employ a team of six permanently and use independent contractors. They Rented an office. They've also been diagnosed with a stress ulcer.

They said if labour dumps on them financially when they pay well over minimum wage , the partners have said they'll give up the office, sack everyone and go back to working from home.

They can use remote contractors in India, China much cheaper.

You can't rely on AI hamster arse.

A recent study found that exports of clothing and footwear sold to EU countries has fallen from over 7bn in 2018 to 2.7bn in 2023. There's been an 18% slump in the sale of all non food exports covered by the single market.

The worst affected businesses are small and medium sized which have the most red tape. Many businesses have moved offices to the single market in order to avoid border regulations. This means that the UK is missing out on jobs. Post Brexit border checks have been forecast to cost the UK nearly 5bn.

A friend's son has just landed a fantastic job. Global company. Working from home, occasional international travel. Private healthcare for the five of them. Headquarters in southern Ireland .

Ireland the new Switzerland?

Quite a few multinationals HQ in Ireland due to low CT

It’s been good for their surplus

Ireland is in the EU

How do they think Labour is going to 'dump on them' ?

Somebody messaged Times Radio with a similar threat to dump his employees etc. if his 'ordinary working man' stuff was interfered with.

Complained that the Tories had screwed him over by taxing the dividends he'd paid himself as though they were earnings!!

The point of using AI is that is should be less biased and access multiple sources.

She needs to get the Halloween budget practically bang on. There is a lot riding on it.

If all this doom and gloom continues it will be a downward spiral. The danger is too much pain will make the UK unattractive. My son wants to go overseas like a number of his friends already have. They are the type of people we want to stay in order to boost economy.

My son could relocate to the USA his wife is all for it.

Small business will be screwed by increased employers NI contributions, CGT alterations when a business is sold and corporation tax.

The loophole was fully exposed regarding COVID payments to self employed. No income tax paid, no help. Thats a loophole that needs closing but we all need businesses to be successful and employ people. Skills shortages are very real though and just punishing employers is folly right now.

As for all this new investment? Let’s see. Other countries are courting the business too. We might get a few crumbs. Other countries are better placed to access the EU market. We are not in pole position. The last time I looked, stupid voters voted for Brexit. Many MPs were against it on all sides of the House. Stupid voters believed Farage and noisy euro sceptics. All those promises!!! Just like jam tomorrow new business and a stupid transport secretary!

R4 now talking about £40bn for budget. Be good if Reeves would get on with it so we can get away from all the Labour doom expectation management. Feels links sinking.

I think you’ll find it’s scaremongering by the Tory press. £40bn what for the budget?

UK inflation’s dropped to 1.7% from 2.2%, below 2% target for the first time in more than three years.

Which of the men Starmer has put in place is out of their depth?
David Lammy should resign.

Why?

@Bromptotoo Giving away the Chagos Islands without getting any opinions from Islanders. It will help China destabilise more Ocean.

I honestly can't decide if she's ploughing her own furrow

Dear lady, she ploughs nothing. We tell her what she's going to do.

James Cleverly was halfway through doing that in July.

Clearly this wasn't revved up from cold in the last 100 days and most of the legwork was done before the election.

Has any government of any stripe covered itself in glory when selling colonies down the river?

Most colonies didn’t want to stay as colonies! Being ruled over etc. They are now free to do as they wish.

An Oxbridge First is a bit different from most other Firsts (with some notable and glowing exceptions.) If she has a First in PPE she is intelligent. Not necessarily wise or politically insightful, though.

I don’t think she’s as clever as she thinks she is, but we’re stuck with her for a while.🤷‍♀️

Don't think there's much to choose from in any party these days

Not perplexing.
Most of us hate this bunch of grifters.

I don’t blame them!
No one in the Liebour cabinet has ever run a small business; I doubt if any of them have even worked in the private sector.
They are all a bunch of gravy train grifters.