coopsm.bsky.social
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They were protesting about austerity, check out the Labour 2024 budget. Lots of increases in public spending due to increases in taxation. Lots of public workers received good increases in the wages, doctors, teachers and armed services personnel. Facts are important better than loose slogans.
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Austerity means spending less money. Since Labour has been elected has it spent less money than the last Tory government. The answer is no, in its last 2024 budget increased government spending substantially.
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It would give him more time to explain how he is going to fund his policies. Easy oppositional politics for the Lib Dems at the moment. Remember the change in policy the Lib Dems made on student fees when they went into government with the Tories. They wouldn't want a reply to that policy U-turn.
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Things change. Greens having a difficult time in running Bristol City Council, Green MP stepping down from the leadership of party to concentrate on keeping her seat. Greens were 3rd in the recent mayoral election. Budget and policies will need to be carefully scrutinized prior to the GE in 2029.
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I think the Lib Dems and Greens need to be honest about their tax and spending plans. Watch this space.
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Ed Davey & his deputy keep making promises but don't say how they will raise the money. Daisy Cooper talks about income tax and seems to suggest they will raise the thresholds, but what gives, either higher other taxes or cuts. Easy to say popular things when in opposition. Remember student loans!!!
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Support for policies that will require extra government spending. Some policies are very good. However, the Lib Dems deputy leader & economic spokesperson saying income rates need changing because of incremental drift. Lower taxes, higher spending not creditable for a progressive national party.
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Sound economic policies delivering stability will win the next election. Those parties offering enticing policies and not saying how they will pay for them will be exposed by 2029.
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Labour need to enact policies that make people better off and differentiate themselves from Reform. Closer ties with Europe, workers rights, higher minimum wage,green UK energy, devolution in the English regions and the attack the Truss like budget policies of Reform. The figures don’t add up.
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I am old enough to remember the SDP polling 50%. Reform will collapse when the costs policies are exposed more widely. Farage doesn't have the abilities to be PM, he is in the same mould as B Johnson. Next election is 2029, I think Farage will be bored by then and will move on to make more money.
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Farage would stand up to the pressure. He doesn't go on the James O' Brien LBC show, James has demonstrated how to take Farage apart and Farage knows it. The man is lightweight and is the next Boris Johnson. His party will fall apart by the 2029 election.
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The gov finance stabilized. Difficult decisions made, 22 billion, NHS, waiting lists down. Excellent growth figures, 30 hours of pre school childcare for working parents in Sept. Sorting out prisons, increase minimum wage, reform planning system. Triple lock for OAP. Truss no. Reform the new Truss
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Attended the governor's meeting at my local primary school. Labour should be shouting from the roof tops. Lots of eligible parents of children from 9 months old to 4 years old, pre school, will get 30 hours of free childcare. Facilities in our primary school to cater for all these children, Sept 25.
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Another deal with the EU and then he might get some recognition and thanks from even the Lib Dems.
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I think he is doing well when meeting other international leaders. Building relationships and making deals in a quiet but effective manner. Such a contrast from Boris Johnson and other ex-posh public schools boys.
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Please remind me of the last block grant Scotland received from the October Labour party budget. Has the SNP spent the money wisely?
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The Greens have been in power in Bristol, they were third in the latest mayoral election, behind Labour and sadly Reform. Be careful in making such predictions as the Greens wishlist of policies have not yet been carefully scrutinized to see if they add up, or are like a potential Truss budget.
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Can he make tough decisions if he gets into power which sometimes might upset people? I would like to know how his spending commitments have gone up due to his support of numerous causes since the last election. Easy politics to date by the Lib Dems.
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Lots of promises made, the tax revenues don't match your aspirations despite some promises of a wealth tax. The last Labour budget was not an austerity budget. Check out the details.
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The wealth tax proposed by the Green wouldn't fund all their promises. Their attractive policies need funding, they have lots of support for them, especially when they tell the electorate that other people but them will pay for them.
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I think they have made a number of promises and they need to say how to fund them. They supported the increases of expenditure to public services in the last budget . I haven't heard to date how they will fund, WASPI women, inheritance tax reduction to farmers, sorting out SEN funding.
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I would like more details of the Green’s wealth tax. The level it is set, is it a permanent tax?, currently just headlines and no substance.
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Are you based in the USA?
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I have a governor of the school. We took over the private nursery a couple of years ago. The owner retired. The nursery has expanded and is a non-profit one. This model enables the school to provide superior provisions to the private providers. The government has a good policy to implement.
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I went out door knocking today, thinking there would be lots of adverse comments on the welfare system. There was an acceptance of the changes of protecting those who couldn't work, but they said more people on benefits needed to help to work. Some people commented on people "using" the system.
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Tittle tattle denied. Another unfounded rumour. The downside of social media and the many conspiracies of multiple numbers of interest groups constantly pumping out their anti-Labour messages.
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Increase NI substantially for people earning £50k plus Restrictions on pension relief, high earners. Wealth tax to raise over £90 billion, doubts on whether this figure could be achieved. Check out Dennis Healey as Labour Chancellor in the 1970s and his views on the realistic prospects of wealth tax
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Check out IFS analysis of their spending plans regarding the 2024 manifesto. Increase taxes of £170 billion, to fund increase spending of £160 billion, also increase of £90 billion in capital spending. Overall borrowing up £80 billion, this figure could be higher if markets didn't like their plans.
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Need to see what the Lib Dems and Greens can offer and have realistic costs that they are independently checked. Greens in the last election had like Reform many promises loads of uncontested and checked and verified in detail to see if they had a chance of being successfully delivered.
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The Scottish people have a long history of leaving Scotland for other places. Checkout the plantations they set up in Ulster. Still strong links to this day as shown by some Irish/ British supporters for Rangers football club.
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Consider the new enhanced rights workers are getting under this Labour government. Check large increases to the minimum wage. Check railway nationalization. Massive increase in spending on the NHS. Check GB Energy and the party's Green agenda. Triple lock kept for OAPs. Unions Support for Labour.
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Money to keep the empire going across the world. I have travelled to Canada, New Zealand, and lots of evidence of Scottish heritage gaining from the empire, eg name Nova Scotia. Check out the Barnett formula, in 2024 the Scots benefitted by £2417 per head of population compared with UK average.
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Not good enough evidence. Such inaccurate statements are not worth taking seriously. Scottish taxes for Scottish services. You need to pay for the things you wish for.
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Name the source of this statement
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The impact of Queen Victoria & her husband and their impact on the life of the Scottish nation when they discovered the beauty of the Scottish countryside. I am not a royalist but a student of history. I think Scottish taxes pay for all Scottish services. Just contribute to defence of these islands.
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I think it is time, the Scottish people raised their own money to pay for the services they want. They should have more power to raise or drop income tax rates. Also have a similar system as the Canadians for a sales tax (VAT), a UK rate and a regional rate.
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I must have been watching a different PMQs from you. I thought she was her usual underperforming self. The current Tory leader is a gift that keeps on giving. Please, keep her as the leader of the Tory party.The government needs her to retain her leadership role.
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Noted, latest You Gov opinion poll, Labour is up 2 and Lib Dems down 1. Reform in second place, Tories still struggling. Labour is still well on the 2024 election poll ratings. Labour is doing very difficult things early, taking lots of "flack" and just still ahead.
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I think the Westminster government should change the rules and allow the Scottish government to increase income tax rates to fund money for universities and social security issues.
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Tories will lose lots of seats. Sadly, Reform will win lots of seats. Labour is putting teams of top doctors in 20 deprived areas and getting waiting lists down and people back to work. Enhanced worker's rights, a big increase in the minimum wage, and breakfast clubs. Lots of good Labour policies.
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Too early to make such a decision. Judge at the end of the Parliament, check the new manifestos of all parties and the creditable financial implications of their policies. ie wealth taxes and what the Greens and Lib Dems are actually talking about inheritance taxes and farmers, check Tim Farron.
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I don't know, they are enhancing workers right, abolished Non Doms rights. Also introduced new inheritance rules and VAT on private school fees. New planning rules to build more houses, and £22 billion in the NHS at the last budget, etc, etc Amazing how the "Tories" have changed.
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Interesting to observe Trump’s policies in the USA and see how they impact on the working class communities in the “rust states “ of the union. Nigel Farage has forged close relationship with President Trump. His close links to the president and adopting his policies in the UK may be bad for Reform
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Your report on PMQs, a glossy report on Benenock.There were Tories councils that asked for bumper council tax increases, maybe Hampshire that had a 15% increase rejected by the government and settled for 4 99%. Maybe report on a Spring Statement not an emergency budget. True Tory colours shown today
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I agree with your points. There are people with the attributes you highlight in other political parties, such the Labour Party, Lib Dems and occasionally the Tory party.