Westminster Politics

We won't return to the austerity of ten years ago according to Boris. So why am I still preparing for another long run of pay freezes?
 
Don’t think a return to austerity is politically viable. There’ll be a huge amount of borrowing to fund spending. Turned out the magic money tree did exist.
 
esmufc07 said:
I’d freeze the pay of everyone living in Scotland.
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England would be better off booting Scotland out of the Union from a financial point of view, but they're like a younger brother that's out of work, you can't help bunging them a few quid every now and then. The whining gets annoying sometimes, but that's family for you.
 
711 said:
England would be better off booting Scotland out of the Union from a financial point of view, but they're like a younger brother that's out of work, you can't help bunging them a few quid every now and then. The whining gets annoying sometimes, but that's family for you.
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I thought Scotlands oil supply with ridiculously lucrative?
 
I give up.
*packs suitcase*

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Since Cummings is back in news if people are interested, talks about his views on civil service aswell here
 
Dust of those old dumbbells.

UK PM Boris Johnson wants to make UK fit


UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is drawing up plans to put the country on a diet as part of a wider strategy to counter obesity, seen as a major risk factor in those impacted by coronavirus.

Johnson, 56, who is on a slimming regime himself, is expected to outline plans by next month to increase fitness levels across the board after his own hospitalisation due to the deadly virus back in April.

"All the focus and energy is going to be on getting the nation fitter because, as the coronavirus has shown us, it will save lives," a Department of Health insider with knowledge of the plans told 'The Sunday Times'.

"People have gone to extraordinary lengths to remain safe, including staying at home for the past 12 weeks, so encouraging them to eat more healthily and take more exercise should not be that difficult. This is clearly our moment because if people want to do their bit to beat this virus then losing weight would be the best thing they can do," the source said.

The UK's health department has reportedly presented a series of proposals to No. 10 Downing Street as part of the strategy. They include better access to programmes ranging from family exercise schemes and healthy eating to bariatric surgery, which includes the fitting of gastric bands.

Other possible measures include banning price promotions such as "buy one, get one free" offers and unlimited refills on unhealthy foods and drinks, bringing in legislation to mandate calorie labelling for restaurants, cafés and takeaways, and increasing the number of outdoor gyms.

The newspaper quoted a Downing Street aide as saying that Johnson was "very keen" to take a more interventionist approach, despite his previous criticism of the nanny state and past opposition to the sugar tax.

Several experts have highlighted the impact of unhealthy diets and obesity on greater vulnerability to COVID-19.

"The elephant in the room is that the baseline general health in many Western populations was already in a horrendous state to begin with. In the UK and US, more than 60 per cent of adults are overweight or obese," said Dr Aseem Malhotra, a UK-based Professor of Evidence Based Medicine, who has been campaigning on the issue of promoting a healthy diet to combat coronavirus.

"India is particularly vulnerable, having a very high prevalence of lifestyle related diseases. Specifically, conditions such as Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease are three of the major risk factors for death from COVID-19. This is rooted in excess body fat, a cluster of conditions known as a metabolic syndrome," he said.
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His calm and unruffled appearance gives me confidence about him being the right man in charge:

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That's what I thought too Sweet, the figures talked about for school building spending were little more than required for emergency short term repairs. We'll see tomorrow I suppose.
 
711 said:
That's what I thought too Sweet, the figures talked about for school building spending were little more than required for emergency short term repairs. We'll see tomorrow I suppose.
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Yeah it seems the go to thing for the Johnston government is to drop a few policy ideas into the papers and wait to see the response.

So it could be a load of rubbish. Although short term repairs is at the moment a good way to some up this current government.
 
This is a terrible speech even for Boris’ standards. The shoehorn to talk about statues was out of this world.
 
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Trying to compare it to Roosevelts new deal as well :lol:

The Tories always do this though, they brand their spending as the baseline so any actual impactful spending proposed by Labour will 'bankrupt the country'.

The loyal Tories will be along soon in here to spread the word why this is the only reasonable avenue.
 
Johnson continually citing Churchill and FDR is like Bebe telling the crowd to bear Cantona and Robson in mind as he steps onto the OT pitch...and subsequently failing terribly, let alone equalling the brilliance of Eric and Brian.
 
£5bn wouldn't sort out North London let alone the whole country. As usual, they are lying to you.
 
Smores said:
Trying to compare it to Roosevelts new deal as well :lol:

The Tories always do this though, they brand their spending as the baseline so any actual impactful spending proposed by Labour will 'bankrupt the country'.

The loyal Tories will be along soon in here to spread the word why this is the only reasonable avenue.
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Also might be the only thing I've said on the forum is that is still somewhat relevant.

Sweet Square said:
  • The Trouble With Capitalism Is That You Eventually Run Out Of Things To Privatise - The Tories are really hitting the acceptable line of just how much they privatise and cut without facing backlash from the public. We saw this in the last election with the whole dementia tax and offering nothing for anyone under 50 years old. The Tory Party really haven't much change since Thatcher, its financial capital above all else, squeeze the welfare state and attack trade unions. Well they've done that, there's no trade union power any more, the welfare state has been destroyed and financial capital shate its pants in 2008, what next ?

  • The Further Right Wing Of The Tory Party - Johnston, Davids and one who looks like he went into a David Cronenberg transmitter pod holding a 19th Century panting haven't came up with any sort of alternative model that could win over support in the same way Thatcher could. Just on their social views alone they would struggle to get pass todays Britain(People underestimate the amount of bad will the tories got for trying to being back fox hunting).
What gave and still gives them today around a 40% of the vote is being the party of Brexit. Brexit acts as the black glue from that awful Ridley Scott movie, its puts together a giant voter base between standard Tories voters who will always vote Tory regardless of what the party does(A socialist being in opposition also helps) and part of the 17 million people who voted for a no deal exit.
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Really is the same shite with the tories.
 
This is where Cummings earns his money. Big bold headlines, that mean absolutely nothing but may fool Daily Mail readers.
 
FireballXL5 said:
£5bn wouldn't sort out North London let alone the whole country. As usual, they are lying to you.
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FDR's New Deal: 40% of GDP
German stimulus: 4% of GDP
UK's New Deal: 0.2% of GDP
 
SteveJ said:
Johnson continually citing Churchill and FDR is like Bebe telling the crowd to bear Cantona and Robson in mind as he steps onto the OT pitch...and subsequently failing terribly, let alone equalling the brilliance of Eric and Brian.
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Today's slogan is 'Build build build', apparently. Another day of Johnson rolling out his sole and outdated political selling-point:"What ho, chaps - say, why don't we put on the show right here?"

Can-do optimism is no substitute for actual ability, attention and knowledge.

Still, I guess it beats 'Bish bosh! Bung a bob in a bucket and build Britain with Boris'...
 
She's no hero.
She's peed off because Sedwill was her appointment.
 
Drifter said:
This is where Cummings earns his money. Big bold headlines, that mean absolutely nothing but may fool Daily Mail readers.
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Is there even the remotest possibility that this is actually new money.
Or is it far more likely £5bn that has been pledged countless times before.

Talk about money laundering.
And by the way. If this is really how the real PM Dominic Cummings earns his money, someone ought to tell him that he is full of bullshit with zero credibility.
 
Marian Hyde said:
Johnson, who increasingly looks like the photo snapped through a departing prison van window at the end of a particularly disturbing criminal trial,
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