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[Guest]

Interesting thread. 

[Matt42]

In Coachella fashion the reason why Sue Gray’s report missed the deadline is because she in fact hasn’t started investigating and writing it yet. She actually started the investigation process on the day it was due. Her team is now desperately trying to cobble the report together in order for it to be ready for next week!

[Guest]

 

[steviewevie]

 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, steviewevie said:

 

Beat you to it 😝

[steviewevie]

17 minutes ago, Ozanne said:

Beat you to it 😝

Great minds...

[steviewevie]

Operation save big dog

 

[Guest]

National Insurance: Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak confirm rise from April https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60185741

[Matt42]

National insurance rise alongside rising energy prices and inflation.

Fuck me some people are going to be hit so hard by the tories and probably end up voting them back in.

[steviewevie]

5 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

National insurance rise alongside rising energy prices and inflation.

Fuck me some people are going to be hit so hard by the tories and probably end up voting them back in.

They'll probably do some sort of one off pay out to help people with higher energy bills...

[steviewevie]

but at least we're not Afghanistan...

 

[Guest]

37 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

National insurance rise alongside rising energy prices and inflation.

Fuck me some people are going to be hit so hard by the tories and probably end up voting them back in.

£1.70 a week for NI and if you're on a fixed rate tariff, nothing at all. Inflation is the major worry.

[Guest]

28 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

but at least we're not Afghanistan...

 

Rather puts it all into perspective doesn't it.

[Guest]

Geez. The cost of living crises is now ‘nothing at all’. The lengths some will go to cover things up for the Tories is staggering. 

[Guest]

 

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Ozanne said:

Geez. The cost of living crises is now ‘nothing at all’. The lengths some will go to cover things up for the Tories is staggering. 

I presume that was aimed at me. Difficult to tell as anyone who makes a post you disagree with is automatically classed as a Tory in your blinkered eyes.

[Guest]

20 minutes ago, Ommadawn said:

I presume that was aimed at me. Difficult to tell as anyone who makes a post you disagree with is automatically classed as a Tory in your blinkered eyes.

It's people like you that stop me from voting Labour.

[Crazyfool01]

Just now, Ommadawn said:

It's people like you that stop me from voting Labour.

have you stopped yourself voting labour ? 🙂 

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Ommadawn said:

I presume that was aimed at me. Difficult to tell as anyone who makes a post you disagree with is automatically classed as a Tory in your blinkered eyes.

Nope not anyone, just people that clearly would rather a Tory government but don’t have the guts to admit it.

You are apparently a grown adult, I’m not stopping you from doing anything.

[Guest]

Everyone should be able to see this report for what it is. 

[kingbadger]

15 minutes ago, Barry Fish said:

Cost of living has little to do with the tories.  It's more driven by global gas prices.  Its like when the tories blamed Labour for a global Bank crisis.

Nothing to do with Brexit then

[Guest]

5 minutes ago, kingbadger said:

Nothing to do with Brexit then

Whilst leaving the EU isn't responsible for the high gas prices not being part of the EU has left us vulnerable to the full brunt of high prices. It was a political decision to take us out of the EU Internal Energy Market and one that working people will be hit hardest by which of course a decision brought about by the Tories.

Rising taxes to help a struggling NHS which has been badly effected by a decade of Austerity which was of course a decision brought about by the Tories.

An economy that's been one of the worst impacted in the world by the pandemic which was primarily due an appalling pandemic response which was of course a decision brought about by the Tories.

3 of the major issues playing a part in the cost of living crises.

[Neil]

Just now, Ozanne said:

Whilst leaving the EU isn't responsible for the high gas prices not being part of the EU has left us vulnerable to the full brunt of high prices. It was a political decision to take us out of the EU Internal Energy Market and one that working people will be hit hardest by which of course a decision brought about by the Tories.

Rising taxes to help a struggling NHS which has been badly effected by a decade of Austerity which was of course a decision brought about by the Tories.

An economy that's been one of the worst impacted in the world by the pandemic which was primarily due an appalling pandemic response which was of course a decision brought about by the Tories.

3 of the major issues playing a part in the cost of living crises.

the eu has naff all to do with the high gas prices.

[Guest]

50 minutes ago, Ozanne said:

Nope not anyone, just people that clearly would rather a Tory government but don’t have the guts to admit it.

You are apparently a grown adult, I’m not stopping you from doing anything.

PMSL. Don't you have an opinion poll to search for or are there none you like today ?

[steviewevie]

Yes, the energy prices are global and inflation going to be a problem elsewhere too, but sovreign countries do have the ability to manage these problems and less the hardship for many households through taxes and benefits etc., but we have a tory government and live in a country where rising house prices and stocks are more important than the fact that the poor now have to rely on food banks which are as common as fuck these days.