UK Politics

[xxialac]

1 minute ago, steviewevie said:

So...is this in effect another cut in aid?

Yep and this Summer has proven that climate change is a hoax right, who needs climate funding...

[kaosmark2]

I think there's a couple of things about the bus fare cap that are going unspoken:

This is corporate socialism, the bus companies can still charge what they want, they're just passing a large part of the bill onto the govt.

If this is particularly popular, it's going to be hard to reverse by any govt in future. Subdising bus fares will either last only ~2years (canned in 2029 election after coming in place in 2027), or for decades.

 

I don't like that it's coming out of climate aid. For all the "grant to loan, we're still offering the money immediately", one of the big issues with international climate negotiations, is that the West, and particularly Britain, has profited from industrialising before this was known. A big reason for grants to small countries isn't just kindness, it's an acknowledgement of that industrial history. This gives a lot of work to regain Britain's credibility internationally (when it was already pretty low), onto Ed Miliband....

[steviewevie]

25 minutes ago, kaosmark2 said:

I think there's a couple of things about the bus fare cap that are going unspoken:

This is corporate socialism, the bus companies can still charge what they want, they're just passing a large part of the bill onto the govt.

If this is particularly popular, it's going to be hard to reverse by any govt in future. Subdising bus fares will either last only ~2years (canned in 2029 election after coming in place in 2027), or for decades.

 

"corporate socialism"?

not really. 

[steviewevie]

Green party calling for free bus travel for young people, of course.

[lazyred]

1 hour ago, steviewevie said:

Green party calling for free bus travel for young people, of course.

Don't they have this in Manchester? If so it will be coming

[sheffinghell]

It's there for August across the UK for school age kids, one of Reeves various holiday measures. They should definitely also extend the £1 ish fare for under 19s/students 

[steviewevie]

Think there needs to be fewer kids on buses actually.

[steviewevie]

[Crazyfool01]

2 hours ago, steviewevie said:

Last shots of the cat .... think Burnham has a dog .... showing early promise still .... it's seems quite different to me that everything Labour / Burnham does comes with the question of how will it be paid for ... not that that isnt important it seems like a designed question that takes away positivity from the policy .... dont remember this under the Torys in quite the same manner when they spaffed loads of money away 

Edited July 22 by Crazyfool01

[steviewevie]

warfare not welfare

 

[steviewevie]

Winter is coming.

[steviewevie]

32 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

Winter is coming.

 

[steviewevie]

what I get from that is we need to bin Scotland/NI/Wales.

[steviewevie]

this is where it starts to unravel...the Trump problem.

[kaosmark2]

2 hours ago, Crazyfool01 said:

it's seems quite different to me that everything Labour / Burnham does comes with the question of how will it be paid for ... not that that isnt important it seems like a designed question that takes away positivity from the policy .... dont remember this under the Torys in quite the same manner when they spaffed loads of money away 

Kinda the inevitability of British media though

[Crazyfool01]

10 minutes ago, kaosmark2 said:

Kinda the inevitability of British media though

sadly yep 

[steviewevie]

20% rate cuts for pubs, clubs and live music venues now, all the treats we're getting.

[steviewevie]

[steviewevie]

[lost]

Shabana Mahmood has finally got her way regarding Mike Tapp

[steviewevie]

[steviewevie]

Who is Miatta Fahnbulleh, the radical-thinking new UK energy secretary? | Politics | The Guardian

[sheffinghell]

30 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

Who is Miatta Fahnbulleh, the radical-thinking new UK energy secretary? | Politics | The Guardian

She was CEO of New Economics Foundation, I think has other think tanks under her belt, very solid climate change credentials, and plenty of sustainability, social responsibility and the like.

 

She's also very articulate and manages media appearances very well.

 

NEF developed a tool for measuring Social Return on Investment. There's a good synopsis of their work here - fits well with Burnham's agenda.

 

Our consultancy | New Economics Foundation https://share.google/VkRnRx3tU6IZaq7zQ

Edited July 23 by sheffinghell

[steviewevie]

Rob Ford on the upcoming Gtr Manc mayoral election.

The Greater Manchester Mayoral by-election - by Rob Ford

[Crazyfool01]

Latest march this weekend have taken on my idea of coldplay hearts theme … not sure how many will do it but hopefully enough to be obvious