Fantasy economics from Rachel Reeves until the bitter end.
-Unemployment is higher.
-The tax burden is £66 billion higher.
-Energy bills are higher.
-Benefits spending is higher.
-Inflation and prices are higher.
-Debt interest is at the highest rate since the financial crash.
-6 pubs *a week* have closed.
-Disposable income is lower.
-Business confidence is lower.
Now I’ll be fair to her. Some of this damage is partly caused by stuff outside her control. And she was left a poor inheritance.
But the decisions she and Starmer took made it worse.
Like doubling down on impossible net zero targets.
Raising taxes on employers hiring people.
Refusing to cut benefits on people that don’t need it.
Giving huge, inflation-busting pay rises to his trade-union paymasters.
I’m afraid I expect to see more of the same from Burnham.
He still won’t rule out the tax rises he has supported previously.
So Reform UK will fight him at every turn.
We are the only party standing up for the people that hold this country together.
@PeterTatchell@TheGreenParty That’s because wealth taxes drive wealth away. But the Green party has never been economically literate, so this makes sense.
Dear @EvanLSolomon, any partying words of goodbye for our family? We are leaving Canada in part because of the astounding rise of Jew-hatred that the Quebec and Canadian governments have allowed to fester. Did we deserve to "live, work, worship, and raise our children without fear, intimidation, and hate"?
@Banksycat This would be my take as well. But he did hit the officer, so should face due process. Let’s hope the legal process comes to the same logical conclusion.
@dmemhm@BBCSport That was garbage, wasn't it? Clearly obvious to anyone, and absolutely the fault of the referee (and Maradona for lying on the pitch). Maradona was unethical and immoral, and should be remembered for what he is best known for: cheating.
@daveatherton He aappears to have assaulted the officer. If his fight-or-flight response as the officers came after him (as the victim of an assault) were the issue, that will come out in the legal proceedings. But allow those to take their course. Hopefully the perpetrators also face justice.
@coldxman Um, no. Did the thing, got caught, has been expelled, should face the consequences. Didnt matter in the end, as he flunked out anyway, but you get to look like cheaters for trying. Well done.
@triffic_stuff_ Canadian politicians haven't gotten here yet. They should. Quickly. The wrong aide of history matters a whole lot more than a few political points.
@ellencarmichael Or maybe, your President is a thug who is buddies with FIFA's boss, and you broke the rules because you could, even though it was wrong and made no difference in the end. You cheated, and were still the bug.
@Perky_43 Indeed. He must face justice for this act, even if that justice comes to the conclusion that his actions were justifiable in light of the fact was was already under attack when the officer manhandled him, the victim of an assault, when fight-or-flight instincts had taken hold.