Westminster Politics
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I think it’s crazy that every time a Tory speaks, I think they’re the worst of the bunch. Listening to Sunak, I can’t even decide if he’s the worst of the bunch. Yesterday, I thought it was Truss…days before, Braverman, months before, Boris.
A party from hell.
A party from hell.
Presumably Sunak does realise that 80% of the cars produced in the UK are exported (at least before the new rules come in to operation) . And an even higher percentage of UK new car registrations are imports.
He’s a moron and as self-serving as they come.
None of these things have even been announced. Fecking cretin.
It's worrying that politicians still seem to think that we will be able to properly take on climate change measures without an impact on peoples lives. It's just the tories pandering to their crowd as usual unfortunately (and it will work).
It is quite something when scaling back policies to get to net zero and save our planet is considered a vote winner. Unelected with no mandate 
It is quite something when scaling back policies to get to net zero and save our planet is considered a vote winner. Unelected with no mandate
Like unelected officials in Brussels?
The compulsory car sharing was quite funny - You knock on your neighbour's door and force them to go shopping and to work with you. - "But I don't want to go!" they cried.
So this will be the big thing for the GE - turning THE feckING ENVIRONMENT into a culture war!
He’s also done Starmer a huge favour because, without even doing anything, Labour are now the green option!
Who's up for a banana republic?
One of Tories’ biggest ever donors profited from £135m of NHS contracts
Exclusive: Frank Hester, who gave Rishi Sunak’s party £5m this summer, is thought to have made huge sums from DHSC deals
https://www.theguardian.com/politic...nk-hester-profited-from-135m-of-nhs-contracts
One of Tories’ biggest ever donors profited from £135m of NHS contracts
Exclusive: Frank Hester, who gave Rishi Sunak’s party £5m this summer, is thought to have made huge sums from DHSC deals
https://www.theguardian.com/politic...nk-hester-profited-from-135m-of-nhs-contracts
One of the main reasons politics is in the gutter in this country is the disinformation we are regularly exposed to.
This is in the bbc websites main story..
"A drivers campaign group said it was"delighted" by the delay, arguing the policy costs outweigh the benefits.
Fair Fuel UK said the original plan was "always doomed to be dropped".
NO mention that fair fuel is a hard right wing pressure group led by an ex brexit party candidate....a quick look at their website shows their main ethos is climate science denial...
This is in the bbc websites main story..
"A drivers campaign group said it was"delighted" by the delay, arguing the policy costs outweigh the benefits.
Fair Fuel UK said the original plan was "always doomed to be dropped".
NO mention that fair fuel is a hard right wing pressure group led by an ex brexit party candidate....a quick look at their website shows their main ethos is climate science denial...
Finally...
UK’s GB News found in breach of impartiality rules
Daniel Thomas in London
GB News, the right leaning UK TV channel, breached impartiality rules by airing an interview of the British chancellor conducted by two of his fellow Conservative MPs, the country’s media watchdog has found.
Ofcom’s decision reflects growing concern over impartiality of media given the widespread use of politicians to present news and current affairs programmes, and especially by GB News, which is being investigated for six further potential breaches of impartiality.
Ofcom said the programme, presented in March by Esther McVey and Philip Davies, two sitting Conservative MPs, was “overwhelmingly reflective” of opinion within the party.
It featured a pre-recorded interview with Jeremy Hunt on the government’s economic and fiscal policies ahead of the Spring Budget.
Read more about Ofcom’s ruling here.
https://www.ft.com/content/e6783a85...ff6#post-12f05dad-b5a6-45da-a71c-d7b2c4c63eb4
UK’s GB News found in breach of impartiality rules
Daniel Thomas in London
GB News, the right leaning UK TV channel, breached impartiality rules by airing an interview of the British chancellor conducted by two of his fellow Conservative MPs, the country’s media watchdog has found.
Ofcom’s decision reflects growing concern over impartiality of media given the widespread use of politicians to present news and current affairs programmes, and especially by GB News, which is being investigated for six further potential breaches of impartiality.
Ofcom said the programme, presented in March by Esther McVey and Philip Davies, two sitting Conservative MPs, was “overwhelmingly reflective” of opinion within the party.
It featured a pre-recorded interview with Jeremy Hunt on the government’s economic and fiscal policies ahead of the Spring Budget.
Read more about Ofcom’s ruling here.
https://www.ft.com/content/e6783a85...ff6#post-12f05dad-b5a6-45da-a71c-d7b2c4c63eb4
But what will actually happen? feck all I expect.
Indeed.
But you know that this announcement by Sunak will go down well with a lot of people who think that man made climate change is just a figment of the imagination of the so called green lobby.
And he knows this.
It is up to Labour to call this out for what it is..... the last roll of the dice by a morally bankrupt and increasingly desperate Tory government.
Honestly, I really didn't think that they would stoop so low.
Rushi Sunak. The man of the people. My hero...
They’ve exhausted the demonisation of migrant boats in the channel, environment is the logical next thing on the list. And I’m quite confident he’ll personally profit from diluting carbon measures while doing so.
Spot on.
And sunak was meant to be the golden boy, the future of the Tory party
"We would abandon the same pledge but only extend by 4 years"
They are so desperate to appeal to the right wing mob which makes him a Cnut like the others.
Predictable. One state party now. What divides the two at this point? feck all imo.
Richie Rish has decided to scrap the energy efficiency taskforce...absolute cretin this man.
Rishi Sunak scraps home energy efficiency taskforce - BBC News
Rishi Sunak scraps home energy efficiency taskforce - BBC News
Labour would do the exact same, or something.
To be fair there's a big difference between carrying something out and undoing it. I do hope that Labour voters don't go into Full Cnut mode like some Tory voters have, which has just emboldened their MPs into showing their true colours.
The stupid thing about this is that very few of the motor manufacturers will be making petrol or diesel cars by 2030. And Sunak knows this. So his latest policy is meaningless. Just like not having to separate recycling into 7 different containers. And meat tax which was never going to happen.
The gullible among us will have fallen for this complete rubbish though.
The Tories tactics are now perfectly clear.
Say we are going to cut spending on pretty much everything and force Labour into challenging this.
And bingo. They can then go back to the Tory accusation that is as old as the hills.
Accuse Labour of having the magic money tree and spending more than the Tories.
Say we are going to cut spending on pretty much everything and force Labour into challenging this.
And bingo. They can then go back to the Tory accusation that is as old as the hills.
Accuse Labour of having the magic money tree and spending more than the Tories.
Strong performance from Darren Jones on Kuenssberg this morning, I expect him to figure strongly in the election.
Davey completely out of his depth as usual.
Davey completely out of his depth as usual.
Labour won't challenge it. But when they get in, they also won't challenge it imo. It's like expecting Trump to turn liberal after being elected. What they're doing now is a concerted establishment effort. The Tories are speaking the completely honest establishment line (this is what ruling class, whatever the rank, actually plans to do). Labour will protest as they have and then merely do precisely what the Tories are saying when elected.
Starmer is PM in waiting. Meanwhile, PM as it stands is writing the new PM's manifesto for him (that is where it's at now) via public announcements periodically. From liberalism to kind of right-wing madness which no-one bothers to challenge for fear of offering an alternative. Biden, if you follow American politics, offered an alternative (whatever about what he did/is doing when in office). In rhetoric, he actually deviated. You cannot tell me the UK is more right-wing than the US and yet no rhetorical deviation.
This is a fecking ongoing court case, why is she getting involved. Totally irresponsible.
If only she used to be attorney general with oversight of the CPS and knew this.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.th...shot-chris-kaba-in-london-charged-with-murder
Tories dropping the proposed ban on conversion therapy.
Sigh.
Sigh.
She needs some RedCafe admins and mod spads
Also inheritance tax is going? But we have no money for hungry children? Ah well. They will probably be dead before voting age anyway.
My local MP is involved in a church that does that!
Reminds me, I need to get my ID sorted for next year