The whole winter fuel row is so depressing. Tories who stood on a manifesto to do the same in 2017 condemning it despite secretly agreeing.
Labour making stupid arguments about bankruptcy (when there are much better arguments for the policy available.)
Labour making stupid arguments about bankruptcy (when there are much better arguments for the policy available.)
Comments
Labour LARP’ing as New Labour and wanting to look tough.
The Tories and media being hypocrites.
HMT always wanting to means test even though it’s economically & politically dumb.
And full pension credit uptake costs more…
Hope their communication team learn from this.
I hope, as well as 'being up in arms' MPs are targeting every WI, RBL, place of worship - all groups with fingers in communities, to sit with people to check
https://www.gov.uk/pension-credit-calculator
(I also mentioned Comms on the Ofsted decision too)
1. Quantitative Easing
2. Raise taxes (especially on the rich/super rich; fossil fuel companies)
3. Borrow money.
A country cannot go bankrupt and does not need to balance its budget in the way that we, as individuals do.
So this chart from @resfoundation.bsky.social 2023 Intergenerational Audit is so interesting.
https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/app/uploads/2023/11/An-intergenerational-audit-for-the-UK-2023.pdf
If think the answer's yes, the solution is to replace pensions with LISAs, not to break pensions tax relief.
63% of over 65s own their homes outright. That's worth (a conservative estimate of) £12k a year.
I wish Reeves would consider a social energy tariff debate with the gouging energy companies
Why isn't he speaking to THAT reality?
AND they set the cut-off point too low.
I have never wanted this little annual bonus.
Ludicrous
Basing it on Pension Credit was an ill thought out idea from people who don’t get that being over the PC limit doesn’t make you rich!
(People on PC also get Cold Weather Payments )
Or make the fuel companies cough up the money!
If you can’t cut a benefit of the wealthiest pensioners in UK history then you can’t cut much can you?!
‘It’s Labours poll tax’ appears to me extremely premature.
I still buy it, mainly for the Jigsawdoku, which I don't think is anywhere else!
It’s just a frustratingly facile buzzword us to spread panic.