Spring Statement - what nonsense!

[Dragonflytamer]

So according to Reeves it is all going swimmingly, Labour are doing a great job, and we should all be grateful.

She lives in a different world.

It was actually improving (until Trump decided to attack Iran to distract from the Epstein files…

However:
• Inflation down
• Interest rates down
• Waiting lists down dramatically
• Net migration halved
• Economy grown
• Energy price cap coming down by 7%
• Strikes ended
• Breakfast clubs and free school meals
• Rail fares frozen

yiu can’t point out that things are actually getting better

partly because it takes a long time to filter through to how you feel about life

Unemployment up, especially amongst younger people. Still can't get GPs appointments, fortunately I can afford private GP

They have awarded themselves a 5% pay rise so that's all good then.

How was Miliband able to reduce our energy bills from April by 7% -he said it was thanks to taxing the rich which sounds like outright lies to me. 7% of everybody’s bills is £millions.
I know this might change now due to war etc but where oh where did they suddenly magic up all that money ????????

They are not explaining.

They just make it up. Like claiming they has a policy that is going to save pubs rates, when it only saves they a small proportion of the Reeves tax increases.

Growth revised down and unemployment up, especially youth unemployment.

• Inflation down because economy is chocking, all retailers are struggling with sales falling.

• Interest rates down because of above - they are trying to keep us away from recession

• Waiting lists down dramatically - depends on where you are

• Net migration halved - mainly driven by student visas clampdown introduced by Rishi and significant increase in Britons moving abroad. Productive, wealth generating Britons, many younger ones, exact demographics we want to keep.

• Economy grown - where did you find this? Real GDP per head is estimated to have fallen for the second consecutive quarter by 0.1%; Growth in GDP in 2026 has been revised down – from 1.4% to 1.1%;

• Energy price cap coming down by 7% - world prices decreased substantially. Watch this space now

• Strikes ended - resident doctors as well?

Most important - economy slowed down and unemployment is through the roof, daily threads even here. It's especially tough for the youngsters. The outcomes will start filtering through the numbers this year.

@Dragonflytamer - what did you expect from RR? to make any sense? what an optimist you are

I was incredibility disappointed when Mel Stride should up to respond. I wouldn't vote for her but I was hoping for a bit more of Badenocks correcting of the facts.

They obviously cannot turn things around overnight. Personally I am glad Labour is charge.

Do you have any dc needing a job soon?

I’ll have some of what you’re drinking.

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None of this is true!

Inflation is significantly up since Labour got to power. Prices are significantly up. Unemployment is significantly up. Inflation is 50% UP on Labour's own target!

Just because the rate of the price rises wasn't as fast last month as it is was the month before doesn't mean things have got better economically. I can assure you they haven't.

And that's why the latest YouGov poll has Rachel Reeves' approval rating on record low levels. And Labour polling at just 16% .. and in fourth place

A lot of that was happening anyway, whoever was in power due to external factors or changes/events already in place before the last election. The main changes made by Labour have made things worse though. Rachel is utterly incompetent and deluded and getting desperate to save her skin.

She's more interested in trying to make jokes about the Greens and Reform. It comes across as a bit odd trying to be a jolly joker when most of the world is focused on war in the middle east.

Things are improving financially though. If you look at the facts they are.
Of course the war is going to have a negative impact but the statement is based on the OBR forecast and that is what she was delivering.
She acknowledged that the war will have an impact

I thought she showed more personality today than normal which was an improvement.

But as a chancellor she's completely hopeless.

And it now feels like nobody is listening to Labour anymore - as the Tories found out in the last parliament, there's no coming back from that.

Where? do you have a link? how brave he must be to say lies like this.

Both gas and oil prices have been falling over the last year (obv excl seasonal peak) and were expected to fall further. Up until last weekend of course

The majority of the OBR forecasts have been downgraded from Rishi Sunak's plans.

Reeves plays the standard trick of lower short term results and claiming increasing the forecasts in the future, then claiming overall it is better.

don't think it's a good idea, there might be no return

Going by reports on the jokes it sounds like the no personality version was better ;

But yes people have switched off and they will struggle to come back from that.

No mention about which benefits are being cut to fund the extra money on defence that has been promised.

Anyone can stop strikes by caving in and paying what’s demanded. Anyone can reduce lists by them going on so long people either die or are removed from the list as they are deemed too old for the procedure.

Those working hard and paying taxes are worse off. Those on benefits still getting their ‘pay’ rises and those wanting to have more children getting more money.

Businesses and young people completely shafted.

I do wonder what planet she is living on.

At least come April there won't be any children living in poverty so we can all stop contributing to the food banks.