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Originally posted by Spiderman
Couldn’t make it up. Can you imagine what vitriol he would have faced if Boris had made similar appointments Indeed, though in truth I'm happy to see it. The front bench truly represents its party and the public get an honest look.
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Originally posted by Jimenez
What in the name of f*** is that exactly? I think it's kind of like the 'Office for Budget Responsibility'. Edited by Stirlingsays (10 Apr 2020 5.14pm)
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Originally posted by Willo
I heard someone say that Starmer was brought up in a ram-shackled, semi-detached house in Oxted,Surrey. Oxted has a reputation for affluence but there are small areas in the town and in the vicinity which are not awash with large dwellings which would command a significant price on the market. Has Hurst Green next to Oxted got a Council house area? And you can live in a middle class area and your house be rundown without money for renovation.
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Originally posted by Stirlingsays
You have to laugh at some of Starmer's front bench appointments. Naz Shah shared and liked a tweet saying child rape victims should 'shut their mouths for the good of diversity', she's also had past antisemitic issues. Shah is now on Labour's front bench for community cohesion. Jess Phillips, who once said she'd 'stab' Corbyn in the front, if he let her down on policies.....Starmer's made her Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding. The modern day Labour party are basically a parody and the absurdity is going to be fun. Now really would be a great time to bring back Spitting Image, as it used to be...... Parliament actually has enough comedy gold to sustain it right now
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Originally posted by becky
Now really would be a great time to bring back Spitting Image, as it used to be...... Parliament actually has enough comedy gold to sustain it right now Yeah, the parliament channel is going to be the new Dave. Edited by Stirlingsays (10 Apr 2020 6.19pm)
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Originally posted by Jimenez
What in the name of f*** is that exactly? Something to do with glue sniffing?
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Originally posted by Rudi Hedman
Has Hurst Green next to Oxted got a Council house area? And you can live in a middle class area and your house be rundown without money for renovation. I cannot answer the question directly. What I am led to believe is that Hurst Green is not as salubrious as Oxted.
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Originally posted by Teddy Eagle
Something to do with glue sniffing? that's 'adhesion' - some furious googling going on, some jokers on the labour front bench? Nobody as serious as Priti Patel or Jacob Rees Mogg? Starmer is Blair mark 2 and will eventually disappoint the lefties, they're all tories really you see, but he'll make Labour electable and quicker than some of you would like to believe, he's no mug and is the first decent leader Labour have had since Brown - that's the danger of party democracy it ignores the fact that a substantial proportion of any political party membership is made up of nutters - hence Ian Duncan Smith and Milliband/Corbyn - Starmer's strategy will be spot on and his appointments will favour talent and send out the message he thinks needs sending. So beware Tory boys, underestimate Starmer at your peril, he's a serious operator for serious times and the voters will respect him. I want to hear Labour on reintroducing a mixed economy where private companies acting as monopolies DO NOT make our infrastructure expensive and inefficient, a situation borne of Thatcherism carried out by BOTH parties.
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Originally posted by ex hibitionist
that's 'adhesion' - some furious googling going on, some jokers on the labour front bench? Nobody as serious as Priti Patel or Jacob Rees Mogg? Starmer is Blair mark 2 and will eventually disappoint the lefties, they're all tories really you see, but he'll make Labour electable and quicker than some of you would like to believe, he's no mug and is the first decent leader Labour have had since Brown - that's the danger of party democracy it ignores the fact that a substantial proportion of any political party membership is made up of nutters - hence Ian Duncan Smith and Milliband/Corbyn - Starmer's strategy will be spot on and his appointments will favour talent and send out the message he thinks needs sending. So beware Tory boys, underestimate Starmer at your peril, he's a serious operator for serious times and the voters will respect him. I want to hear Labour on reintroducing a mixed economy where private companies acting as monopolies DO NOT make our infrastructure expensive and inefficient, a situation borne of Thatcherism carried out by BOTH parties. Privatisation then.
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Originally posted by ex hibitionist
that's 'adhesion' - some furious googling going on, some jokers on the labour front bench? Nobody as serious as Priti Patel or Jacob Rees Mogg? Starmer is Blair mark 2 and will eventually disappoint the lefties, they're all tories really you see, but he'll make Labour electable and quicker than some of you would like to believe, he's no mug and is the first decent leader Labour have had since Brown - that's the danger of party democracy it ignores the fact that a substantial proportion of any political party membership is made up of nutters - hence Ian Duncan Smith and Milliband/Corbyn - Starmer's strategy will be spot on and his appointments will favour talent and send out the message he thinks needs sending. So beware Tory boys, underestimate Starmer at your peril, he's a serious operator for serious times and the voters will respect him. I want to hear Labour on reintroducing a mixed economy where private companies acting as monopolies DO NOT make our infrastructure expensive and inefficient, a situation borne of Thatcherism carried out by BOTH parties.
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Originally posted by cryrst
Privatisation then. noooo that's a market economy if I remember from my Economics O Level, then there's a planned economy (communism or fascism (corporatism)), then there's a mixed economy which is what intelligent countries have, and then there's this hybrid private-public mess where natural monopolies are private (a disaster) instead of state-owned so you get a gravy train for unaccountable leaders to over-pay themselves and under-invest in whatever national asset they're in charge of which is what besets us atm - Carillion are the prime example - it's bankruptcy meant hospitals and schools didn't get built while the board paid itself millions in bonuses and faced no penalty for bleeding the funds to the point where the company collapsed - Starmer's thoughts on bank reform will be of interest too.
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Originally posted by ex hibitionist
noooo that's a market economy if I remember from my Economics O Level, then there's a planned economy (communism or fascism (corporatism)), then there's a mixed economy which is what intelligent countries have, and then there's this hybrid private-public mess where natural monopolies are private (a disaster) instead of state-owned so you get a gravy train for unaccountable leaders to over-pay themselves and under-invest in whatever national asset they're in charge of which is what besets us atm - Carillion are the prime example - it's bankruptcy meant hospitals and schools didn't get built while the board paid itself millions in bonuses and faced no penalty for bleeding the funds to the point where the company collapsed - Starmer's thoughts on bank reform will be of interest too. I know I'm being pedantic but I suspect for your O level you wrote using capitals and subject related paragraphs. That said, some of the content is interesting.
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Originally posted by ex hibitionist
Make Labour electable or actually win a majority in Parliament in 2024?
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Originally posted by ex hibitionist
noooo that's a market economy if I remember from my Economics O Level, then there's a planned economy (communism or fascism (corporatism)), then there's a mixed economy which is what intelligent countries have, and then there's this hybrid private-public mess where natural monopolies are private (a disaster) instead of state-owned so you get a gravy train for unaccountable leaders to over-pay themselves and under-invest in whatever national asset they're in charge of which is what besets us atm - Carillion are the prime example - it's bankruptcy meant hospitals and schools didn't get built while the board paid itself millions in bonuses and faced no penalty for bleeding the funds to the point where the company collapsed - Starmer's thoughts on bank reform will be of interest too. So the great PFI plan from labour which still burdens schools and hospitals I beleive. And will do for 20 more years, is that helping to stop what your explaining should happen. Or have PFIs been cancelled.
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Originally posted by cryrst
So the great PFI plan from labour which still burdens schools and hospitals I beleive. And will do for 20 more years, is that helping to stop what your explaining should happen. Or have PFIs been cancelled. PFI was originally a Conservative policy and has been used by both parties extensively.
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Originally posted by Matov
Make Labour electable or actually win a majority in Parliament in 2024? They would definitely need to win back Scotland from the SNP. Doesn't look that likely at the moment.
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Originally posted by Mapletree
PFI was originally a Conservative policy and has been used by both parties extensively. Correct in 1992 but little used by the tories.
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Originally posted by cryrst
Correct in 1992 but little used by the tories. Actually not true. The early Labour PFI contracts signed by Labour were initiated by the Conservatives. I note the misinformation issued by CCHT. It uses volume not value to make its political point. Both parties used it. Originally the advice was it was good value for money. Then the advice changed The big issue is the protection given to the investors, far beyond protection for all other stakeholders. Read the FT from 17 September 2017 Edited by Mapletree (11 Apr 2020 9.39am)
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Originally posted by Mapletree
Actually not true. The early Labour PFI contracts signed by Labour were initiated by the Conservatives. I note the misinformation issued by CCHT. It uses volume not value to make its political point. Both parties used it. Originally the advice was it was good value for money. Then the advice changed The big issue is the protection given to the investors, far beyond protection for all other stakeholders. Read the FT from 17 September 2017 Edited by Mapletree (11 Apr 2020 9.39am) So Labour went ahead with PFI and expanded the process but that is OK because the Tories came up with the idea? Classic Lefty hypocrisy.
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