Posted on 08/31/2024 8:24:09 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Sir Keir Starmer’s honeymoon is over.
The prime minister has spent the summer preparing the ground for unpopular and controversial spending and taxation decisions. He wants to persuade voters not to blame him, but the governments who came before. The Conservatives, he argues, left the country’s finances in such a mess that there’s going to be some pain in fixing them.
The message has been bleak – deliberately so. Ministers want to let the public know the next few months are not going to be a walk in the park. The government hasn’t ruled out increasing capital gains tax, inheritance tax and fuel duty in October’s Budget, arguing that difficult decisions are needed to "fix the foundations" of the British economy.
But might No 10 be going too far?
Privately, some Labour MPs think so.
“It’s a bit too doom and gloom,” said one, calling for more of a focus on the positive message the government has to sell.
Another agreed, contrasting the enthusiasm and energy of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago (attended by several senior Labour figures) and the hard truths message from Sir Keir in the Downing Street garden a few days later. The razzmatazz versus the gloom.
There are some signs ministers might be thinking the same. In the next fortnight, the chancellor will focus more on Labour’s promises to grow the economy. Ministers are promising “the most packed legislative agenda in decades” to deliver changes to the housing market, energy market, railways and more.
There will also be a bill on "budget responsibility" – which will mean the government’s forecasters have to assess every major financial announcement in future.
But one decision in particular is proving controversial already: removing Winter Fuel Payments for millions of pensioners not on pension credit.
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The beatings will continue until morale improves.
Government can never do with less.
That’s the peasants’ job.
He’ll probably make things worse.
they have to let the pensioners freeze
they cant possibly find any fat in the uk bureaucracy
every paper pusher is needed
The Tories had a huge majority for four years and did nothing to stop Britain’s economic and cultural decline. Modern Labor will destroy what is left.
They should try “joy” instead. I hear it’s the summer of “joy”.
No kidding.
Not up on parliamentary politics: I recall that Sunak called for elections and got whupped. Who calls for elections and how long must the Brits endure this particular ashole until they get to vote again?
From each according to their ability. To each according to their need
Karl Marx
Britain has fallen.
“Optimism”’yeah that’s the ticket, more optimism . Everything they’re doing will suck more money out of the economy and anger and push over the edge people whose backs are up against the economic wall now. All of the politicians in England are now beyond learning. None of them knows how to actually stop the spin, level the wings and get the nose up…
The next General Election must occur by August 15th 2029.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_United_Kingdom_general_election
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