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Stirlingsays Flag 10 Apr 20 5.10pm

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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Stirlingsays Flag 10 Apr 20 5.14pm

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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Rudi Hedman Flag Caterham 10 Apr 20 5.20pm

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.
But there are some jolly nice properties in Oxted and nearby Limpsfield and a house was provided for Venables in Limpsfield when he was at our club.

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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becky Flag over the moon 10 Apr 20 6.06pm

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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Stirlingsays Flag 10 Apr 20 6.18pm

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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Teddy Eagle Flag 10 Apr 20 6.30pm

Originally posted by Jimenez

What in the name of f*** is that exactly?

Something to do with glue sniffing?

 

Willo Flag South coast - west of Brighton. 10 Apr 20 6.37pm

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.

 

ex hibitionist Flag Hastings 10 Apr 20 7.10pm

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.

 

cryrst Flag The garden of England 10 Apr 20 7.14pm

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.

 

Teddy Eagle Flag 10 Apr 20 7.20pm

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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ex hibitionist Flag Hastings 10 Apr 20 7.38pm

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.

 

Stirlingsays Flag 10 Apr 20 8.09pm

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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Matov Flag 10 Apr 20 10.09pm

Originally posted by ex hibitionist


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...

Make Labour electable or actually win a majority in Parliament in 2024?

 


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cryrst Flag The garden of England 10 Apr 20 10.25pm

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.

 

Mapletree Flag Croydon 10 Apr 20 11.25pm

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.

 

Stirlingsays Flag 10 Apr 20 11.55pm

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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cryrst Flag The garden of England 11 Apr 20 8.00am

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.
Labour then went mad with it from 2000. Left sectors with billions of burden still to this day.

 

Mapletree Flag Croydon 11 Apr 20 9.36am

Originally posted by cryrst

Correct in 1992 but little used by the tories.
Labour then went mad with it from 2000. Left sectors with billions of burden still to this day.

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)

 

Yellow Card - User has been warned of conduct on the messageboards Hrolf The Ganger Flag 11 Apr 20 10.05am

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.

 

ex hibitionist Flag Hastings 11 Apr 20 10.36am

the point is that BOTH parties were to blame for PFI which is good value only in the short term and very bad value in the long term, and all the little people (stakeholders) take the risk and the big people (investors) get the reward - and this is what has to stop, risk and reward have to be put in the right places. Take hospitals, not enough salary, contract rights nor appreciation go to magnificent staff and too much money and job security goes to managers, HR and suited sharks be they recruitment agencies or over-charging providers.

 

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