S N Pearse. (Steve)

One time Draughtsman, Fireman, Policeman. Full time Yorkshireman and now retired from all but the latter.

[Andrew Neil @afneil]

Latest absurd briefing coming out of No 10 tonight to save the Chancellor’s skin:
OK so the OBR had told her she had a £4bn surplus rather than a black hole but that forecast had not factored in the cost of the winter fuel U-turn (£1.25 billion), the aborted £5 billion of welfare cuts and the £3 billion price of lifting the two-child benefit cap. Collectively they would have shown the chancellor was still £5 billion in the red.
But that’s still a long way short of the £30 billion black hole she and the Treasury were spinning — plus these costs were all the consequence of government policy — conscious choices with spending implications.
Reeves was claiming she had a black hole because of Brexit, poor productivity under the Tories and continued disruption of Ukraine invasion. That was why she had to put up taxes.
And it wasn’t true. Taxes were going up give her a bigger fiscal buffer and because of her decision to increase spending.

[Lee Hurst @LeeHurstComic]

With the rise in benefits and the rise in taxes we are probably only months away from the jobless buying extra cans of food on their weekly shop to donate to food banks for working people.

[June Slater @juneslater17]

Thank God planet earth can rely on former Coronation Street barmaid Tracy Brabin to save the world as she attends COP 30 in Brazil!
Nothing says save the planet more than a 9,500km plane trip 🙄

As temperatures in Cleckhuddersfax Yorkshire (made up name) reached a scorching 11° yesterday Tracy's own carbon footprint is something a Yeti would envy.
She landed in Brazil after a business class flight to talk all things global boiling.

As the acting dried up Tracy turned to politics. Elected as an MP and now a regional mayor for West Yorkshire, currently in her second term of office. By Eck Yorkshire folk really know how to take their own punishment.

I'm sure as Tracy sits in her luxurious hotel in Brazil she reflects on the other tax payer trips she's been on to talk about planet Scorchio. She's been to
Canada, The USA and even India.
Sadly Tracy couldn't make the meeting in Cleckhuddersfax Local Scout hut to talk climate Claptrap as she has a previous essential engagement.

50,000 attendees are expected at COP 30, all using white fluffy towels and bath robes ( think of the oceans) and endless expense accounts.

The UK will see Lammy, Ed Milliband, Starmer and snivel servants you've never heard of rock up all expenses paid . The cost yo the tax payer is expected to be millions, that's before they start giving billions away on batshit crazy projects .

As Lego Head Rachel Reeves reminded us in her pre budget address , we're all going to have to make sacrifices.... Except these people eh!

[S N Pearse. (Steve) @1StevePearse]

@coyleneil A deal initiated 2 years ago by the Tory government, made possible after Brexit that Reeves blames for her own deficiencies

[S N Pearse. (Steve) @1StevePearse]

@Keir_Starmer Bloody hypocrite!! Clearly an AI driven account, but in Starmers name. Never have we been so divided, religiously, politically, by class or creed, & it worsens by the day under a hapless PM & his equally inept cabinet.

[S N Pearse. (Steve) @1StevePearse]

@Johntum64 @henrywinter Why would you employ someone who you immediately want to change his approach? Angenot at fault here, lunatic owner and underperforming players need to look at themselves.

[Alex Armstrong @Alexarmstrong]

This is utterly humiliating.

[S N Pearse. (Steve) @1StevePearse]

@henrywinter Whilst I wouldn't have selected the same squad I do applaud Tuchel for his decisions. He is asking players to fight for their positions and not just expect selection on name alone. A team greater than the sum of it's parts.

[S N Pearse. (Steve) @1StevePearse]

@BethRigby answer his critics with anything positive at all. He merely confirmed that Nigel Farage & Reform are living rent free in his head.

[S N Pearse. (Steve) @1StevePearse]

@ScouseLakes That's an absolute ringing endorsement. You think he is better than the very limited alternatives. The man is hopeless, has no clarity of thought, no conviction in his ever-changing policies and no leadership qualities to speak of. The situation is dire and is about to worsen.

[S N Pearse. (Steve) @1StevePearse]

Utter nonsense!!

[The Labour Party @UKLabour]

Labour will always do what’s best for Britain.

[S N Pearse. (Steve) @1StevePearse]

@Mugamb_ii #Amorim totally out of his depth, but knowing he has £12m pay-off if/when he gets sacked. Laughing!!

[S N Pearse. (Steve) @1StevePearse]

@nikki_plummer @Keir_Starmer Not needed, not wanted! The grey economy will ignore it regardless, and hackers will delight in having the opportunity to delve into this mix.

[S N Pearse. (Steve) @1StevePearse]

@Keir_Starmer And yet you place the rights of foreign nationals illegally in our country before the rights of UK Nationals?

[S N Pearse. (Steve) @1StevePearse]

@100glitterstars There are times when a PM should do things, however, and the Mandelson issue was one such case. His appointment was more about shoring up Starmers' weak grip on his party than anything else, and failing to see the obvious is just negligent.

[S N Pearse. (Steve) @1StevePearse]

@PaulEmbery People are indeed worried about living standards, immigration, law & order, housing & public services, but they are also completely hacked off about Starmer's poor decision-making, lies & excuses. His actions show a total disregard for Joe Public & it will come back to bite him.

[S N Pearse. (Steve) @1StevePearse]

@UKLabour Can't even be truthful at PMQs

[S N Pearse. (Steve) @1StevePearse]

@reynardo98 @SoSaysAmerica @sharrond62 @UKLabour does indeed have a huge majority & yet still fails to deliver, (eg welfare reform). Things have got measurably worse in the last 14 months, economically, socially & politically with division rife across the country. This is not inherited but created by the government.

[S N Pearse. (Steve) @1StevePearse]

@bil4321 @sharrond62 The person voted for has usually campaigned on a party political basis and promoted a manifesto in support of that party. The ballot papers underline the political link also. Despite all this, as you say, the individual is voted in & can change allegiance without public support.

[S N Pearse. (Steve) @1StevePearse]

@sales_belinda