Have these latest government U-turns shown a new low in competence?

[ProudAmberTurtle]

The government has managed two more U-turns in the last two days.

First they quietly dropped the mandatory digital ID cards for right-to-work checks and have removed sex from what the cards will detail. There is now literally no point to these cards - they will just be an app that leads to other government services. We're apparently spending hundreds of millions on this even though the technology already exists.

And the next day they pull the Chagos Islands legislation too. The deal to hand sovereignty to Mauritius (while “leasing” back the Diego Garcia base) has been shelved.

I would say every government in my lifetime has been more incompetent than the last one - but surely we've reached the floor now?

I’d choose alternative adjectives to ‘unkind’… Criticism and debate is healthy, but these threads are repetitive and frequently descend to the gutter; more of a hateful rant based on sweeping generalisations and little context.

Nope, you re over reacting now, if i wasn't listening to you, i wouldn't be replying, i disagree on some of your points, not all.

You mentioned Grooming Gang Inquiry.... well, the new inquiry wont come up with anything the previous one, that lasted 8 years, came up with and Labour are implementing their findings, the previous Govt ignored ALL the 22 recommendations.....

Calls for yet another inquiry has been done by people who couldn't give a XXXX about victims.

The economy is doing slightly better (still v poor) than the 20 months prior to July 2024.... we had a recession in the last 6months of 2023.

How about lack of action on Social Care? Dentistry? road mtce? 3 manifesto promises not even started to change....

You have swallowed the 'media narrative of constant U-Turns, when the reality is, unless its official policy, its always subject to change, this is just how it is, all Govts do similar.

Google Government Green Papers vs White Papers?

I’ve just listened to Kemi Badenoch on the radio saying that labour didn’t act decisively enough when there’s been civil unrest and said they should’ve acted more like the Conservative party in 2011 after the looting with a strong message to looters that they won’t get away with it. And yet when they did exactly that after the riots over the Southport incident, they were criticised for being too heavy handed.

people have short memories and lots of opinions when they aren’t the ones making the decisions but whether I’d vote for him or not, nothing Starmer has done has been objectively selfish, evil or malicious.

The latest IPSOS economy tracker finds that just 13% feel optimistic about the economy with Rachel Reeves in charge of it.

This is by far the lowest ever scored in a poll like this.

I don't mind Keir Starmer - he's a similar PM to Rishi Sunak IMO.

It's just as with Sunak, his MPs behind him are a mixture of self-serving, ideologically bankrupt and incompetent. And they're the ones calling the shots.

well you won't hear an argument from me there!

Sunak deliberately damaged the UK economy in order to make life hard for Labour.
He cut (via Hunt) NI by 4%, without any means or ideas on how to fund it, he knew he'd lose the GE, after the first 2% cut didn't move the 'polls, he still cut it further... why? only one reason....

Reeves now has to find £11billion and rising each and every year.

That £11 billion would be very handy now for Defence, Dentistry etc etc

Yeah but 13% feeling optimistic isn't the same as 90% thinking she's messed it up.

It is stagnating, there's no doubt about that. And it's hard to have optimism about stagnation but it's definitely not the same as crashing or ruining the economy.

We know...youv'e said..at length. Starmer is wrong about everything.