It's not saying the Conservative party is running out of things to attack the Government about, but the current complaint is that Rachel Reeves claimed to have won the wrong chess competition when she was 14
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This guy has been all over my timeline suggesting Rachel Reeves lied on her CV. To be honest because it’s twitter I’ve just assumed it’s BS. Any truth in it?
It will pretty much only affect the big farms - owned by the rich. And previously there was NO IHT on farmland, which is why it has been used as a tax dodge by the rich.
It's a pity that the competition wasn't hosted at the Lebedev's party palace at Perugia - we'd have never heard any more about it from our right-wing friends.
Desperation from the Tories. Labour must be doing a great job if this is all they have. It's totally irrelevant although the RW media will probably be talking about it for weeks.
When political attacks sink to this level, it really shows how much they're avoiding the real issues—like inflation, housing, and underfunded public services. Rather than focus on trivial matters, maybe it's time to have a serious conversation about improving lives across the UK.
The lengths some people go through… we were told about all of Johnson’s sackings before he got elected and they still elected the useless man - (wanted to use a different word but trying not to lower the tone on 🦋)
And let us not forget that Kemi Badenoch can't even pack her own knickers without bossing around civil servants and throws hissy fits when served the wrong colour apples.
Yesterday it was ‘forrin’ cheese from the RW, today it’s a chess competition. They really are grasping. Were they as bothered when Cruella, their Home Sec at the time, embellished her CV by claiming she’d written a book when in fact she’d done the photocopying! Nope 🙄.
Repealing anti-trade union laws. Improvements in employment rights. Renters' rights bill. VAT on private school fees. Settling rail and junior doctors' strikes. Increasing minimum wage. Paying public sector workers more. Planning regulations reform. Oh, and why doesn't IHT rate count?
I am SO BORED of these people who keep going on about how Labour haven't made any changes when they have done more radical things in 4 months than the last Labour government did in four years...
It's unbelievable from a party who once had a Leader (IDS) who lied about his degree. It'ss like accusing 100m relay gold medal winners of lying about winning a gold medal. The Tories have learnt nothing, years in the wilderness awaits them.
See also: 'was Rachel Reeves really a Bank of England economist, or was she actually someone who just worked in the economy policy unit (as an economist admittedly)? (755/?)'
It is very strange to work out what his argument actually is, it seems to be - She claimed she won the the British under-14 girls [Chess] champion but actually she won (jointly) the U14 title at “British Women’s Association Girls’ Championships”.
What on earth is he talking about? Guido Fawkes wrongly claimed that Rachel did not win the U14. This prick acknowledges that she did but tries to belittle her achievement, presumably to support his pal GF. As if women's chess wasn't hard enough as it is.
If the left won't hold her to account for lying you'll leave the door open for the right and make yourself look like a hypocrite to be ignored in the future. She plagiarised a book, lied about her position at the Bank of England, lied about chess competition and that's just the top of the iceberg.
Occasionally I see pieces about Heseltine or Clarke or Grieve, and think back fondly to when you could totally disagree with Tory politicians but recognize they had intellect and some arguments against Labour....not donkey sanctuaries, beer and pizza or under 14 chess
Well I heard that she didn’t actually tag third base when she was playing rounders, but she, AND her team captain still claimed it. Shocking behaviour I tell you, shocking! 🙄
The Tory’s really can not accept we have a government doing the job of serving the people, not serving the wealthy they are competent and hard working. What they did to this country was a disaster.
We're not far from invented horrors like Starmer was once seen wearing brown shoes, or imaginings about how often he clips his fingernails. It's bad enough that he hasn't turned UK into a financial and actual paradise in a mere 4 months, apparently.
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I hope they fix that.
The GIF above the keyboard works, the one in the keyboard doesn't.
Does anyone out there on Planet Tory actually take this shit seriously?
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/31/kemi-badenoch-asked-to-use-taxpayers-money-to-pay-for-holiday-flight-sources-claim
https://www.efinancialcareers.co.uk/news/2022/10/rishi-sunak-goldman-sachs
That is as desperate and laughable as it comes.
https://www.perkins.org/resource/how-write-alt-text-and-image-descriptions-visually-impaired/
Did I miss something?
The right wing media are very forgiving of such things...
And I'm really not sure what the difference is.
Hardly “technology lessons” and taxpayer-funded trips for an American student.
Hardly paid lobbying.
Hardly bullying.
Hardly lying about knowledge of sexual assault.
(Could go on for hours…)
In fact, hardly anything at all.
You talk sense. Followed.😁