Rob M

My personal views only

[Rob M @ramellor]

@JohnHealey_MP @hmtreasury This would not be possible if we were within the EU!

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

Andy Burnham’s plan for governing will do nothing for Britain’s economic funk. Instead it will feed a cynical politics that tells voters the best they can ask for from their leaders is money-off vouchers https://t.co/drSwv2ZbQG

[The Telegraph @Telegraph]

'I’m fascinated by Patriotic Millionaires, the lobby group backed by rich Left-wing celebrities who keep complaining that they’ve got far too much money, and ordering the Government to do something about it'

Michael Deacon says in reality, celebrities like Gary Lineker don’t actually need any help from their accountants. They can simply visit the Government website, and donate as much of their unwanted wealth as they like ⤵️
https://t.co/zONsUBC9DT

[Rob M @ramellor]

Wasn’t the 1.5m new homes pledge a Starmer / Raynor commitment?

[Times Politics @timespolitics]

Angela Rayner casts doubt on hitting Andy Burnham’s housing target https://t.co/L6c1gNBiUI

[Rob M @ramellor]

Too late, hasn’t Burnham already U turned on this?

[John Rentoul @JohnRentoul]

Public opposes letting America use British bases for Iran strikes: YouGov 22 July https://t.co/eBsCZMOQDa

[John Rentoul @JohnRentoul]

Andy Burnham has done a U-turn to help Trump – and nobody has noticed https://t.co/k9dfpvb0dY

[Rob M @ramellor]

Why did he not just appoint based on talent rather than someone’s anti-Starmer credentials!

[Beth Rigby @BethRigby]

The bloodless coup that has spilled lots of bad blood. All on Electoral Dysfunction this week

[Rob M @ramellor]

And yet the mainstream media don’t cover this as a news story. UK borrowing levels are worse than when Liz Truss was in power!

[Alex Wickham @alexwickham]

NEW: Andy Burnham’s spending ambitions and the impact of $100 oil have lifted the 10-year gilt yield above 5% all week

That’s its longest stretch above that level since 2008

The UK is at a particular disadvantage due to uncertainty over the new govt

https://t.co/HXXiBgselG

[The Independent @Independent]

Voices: ‘It’s just not worth it’: Readers say Andy Burnham’s pub rates cut is too little, too late https://t.co/hSq963gKP3

[Rob M @ramellor]

What a surprise!

[Financial Times @FT]

Healey under pressure to raise taxes or cut UK spending as fiscal headroom shrinks https://t.co/cYgJAx4tDP

[Daniel Hannan @DanielJHannan]

Just as we don’t build houses, reservoirs or nuclear power stations, so we don’t build prisons. A country that stops building stops growing.

[Robert Colvile @rcolvile]

Feels about right. Ride the high and get re-elected before the awkward decisions about paying for it all.

[hammy. @iamhamesh]

amazing. he’s utterly clueless.

[Penny Rimmington @Olgachristie]

Are you aware the energy price cap is rising by 5.1% from October.
Stop gaslighting us 😩

[dan barker @danbarker]

I wish they'd had a proper process for deciding the best place for 'Number 10 in the North', rather than the Prime Minister just deciding his home town happens to be the right spot.

What happens when the next Prime Minister comes in? Does it just move to their home town?

[Andrew Griffith MP @griffitha]

Don't fall for Burnham's business rates spin. The average pub will STILL pay almost twice what it used to.

Labour's trick: more than double business rates, then apply a tiny 20% cut and hope nobody notices.

Our plan: 100% relief for pubs, restaurants, shops, and more.

[Rob M @ramellor]

No it’s about putting power in his postcode,

[Sky News @SkyNews]

"This is what No. 10 North is all about. Putting power in every postcode."

New PM Andy Burnham declares today as the "best day of my life", as he opens new No. 10 North and emphasises he wants to get "the whole country facing the same way".

https://t.co/tirSLN6pdy

📺 Sky 501

[Rob M @ramellor]

A deferred down payment as most of it does not kick in until next April. So no immediate help for anyone.

[Kate Ferguson @kateferguson4]

Are Andy Burnham’s cost of living measures small fry? When do we get the big ticket stuff?

Angela Rayner: “Tackling these things may seem tinkering sound the edges…this is a down payment.”

No10 North will drive big economic change, she adds.

[Rob M @ramellor]

Why is no-one questioning why it is in Manchester?

[Sky News @SkyNews]

PM Andy Burnham has said opening No 10 North was 'the best day of his life'.

Sky's @LucyJMcDaid looks at how significant a step-change it could be when it comes to shifting power away from Westminster

[Andrew Griffith MP @griffitha]

This is shocking. When children go without the specialist SEN help they need for want of funding, a vanity propaganda unit in Number 10 North with taxpayers money.

Shameful.