Leadership debate

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Is there a thread already?

Me and dh are trying to work out why JC has got droopy eyes.....ptosis? Bell's palsy? Stroke?.....

They’re talking about 4 day week as a long term proposal I believe . Probably needed as the robots come!

@Noeuf I saw a statistic the other day that an £80k per year earner would pay just under £9 a year more tax under Labour's proposal. It's a sliding scale designed to really increase tax on the super rich, billionaires etc. Have a look into it, it may not be as bad as you think. And if you get a much more stable NHS and social care for it, it may be worth it?

Can Boris not complete a sentence without bringing up brexit. When are Tory ever known for looking after the minimum wage people??

Money forest was a good one.

Free uni.
Forest of money trees.

BJ repeating the same thing, he's not got Brexit done, he's not got a plan, and 'getting Brexit done' is a nonsense anyway. He's not looking good.

@Inthemoment38 thankyou, I will do that's really interesting. It sounds loads but it's two people on £40 less a personal allowance and child benefit.

They’re talking about 4 day week as a long term proposal I believe . Probably needed as the robots come

This is what I think too. Increased automation will mean fewer jobs available. Productivity in the country is one of the lowest in europe, yet we have the longest working hours, something is not working.

Ex optician....desperate to sort his wonky specs but I really like him. He seems more sincere.

Who is going to pay if people don’t have to sell their homes for nursing care etc? Will any money be available to local authorities or will they need to “absorb” it like all the other cuts?

I would very much like BJ to just answer a question without telling us how awful JC and Labour are. Just answer the question for yourself, BJ, and your party. Stop shouting over people. Answer the question then stop talking.

JC is in favour of Brexit.

Always has been, never hidden it.

If Labour has properly campaigned against for the referendum I doubt leave would have won.

Omg. This is serious. What a fucking snowflake waste of a question

neither of them are answering anything just talking bollocks

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/working-week-four-day-trial-new-zealand-successful-perpetual-guardian-a8454901.html

Re: 4 day week. Makes folk more productive and happier it seems. Don't knock until you've tried it maybe?

Longtimelurker, Wilson foresaw this in the 70s, built a load of community centres for the inevitable extra time people would have and to make it easier to keep people feeling like part of a community.

Prescient.

Of course, Thatcher ensured it didn't happen.

@WellErrr Waste of a Q is what I just shouted at the tv too!

What a fucking stupid question.

But an excellent answer from JC

shes hopeless, got no guts to get them to give a straight answer

They both look crap. Masterchef has never been more needed.

@Calyx72 I read about this last year, very interesting.

Pretty dull to be honest, wish they’d had the 4 parties on rather than 2.

One thing which has come out of this for me is that Corbyn, intending to have another referendum, is not supporting either side until he knows which side his country wants him to stand on.

From my POV, this indicates he might be rather more principled than others.

Julie Etchingham was awful. Didn't chair that debate at all well and allowed BJ to go on whilst weakly thanking him to stop. Hope she isn't doing any more.