High inflation, strikes, patients waiting hours in corridors because no beds, Ambulances taking ages to arrive to pick up people as they are full at the hospital's. Huge waiting lists for housing, Massive borrowing to try balance the books.
Sounds like today?
No it was the last time the Tories were in power any length of time before the country got rid of them. Seems we never learn
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Offcomedun Important PlayerQatar 2022 Entrant P.L.22/23 Entrant P.L.23/24 Entrant Supporter Euro2020 Winner Euro 2020 P.L. 20/21 3rd Place
Everyone makes choices. I could have trained as a lawyer and almost certainly made stacks more money than as a social worker. And, yes, I knew that I'd get a reasonable pension at the end of it, which I have. But that was part of the trade I made. I was paid a pittance for the level of my education, training, experience and expertise. And I had several years during Osborne's reign of terror when I got no pay rise at all. I shudder to think how younger public servants with families are going to get by when the really big fuel hikes kick in. I can't blame anyone for taking action to try to get a living wage to feed their families. -
Liz Truss says we need to graft harder. I suggest we follow her lead and start with 13 weeks paid holiday like she has.
And of course it was her decision to let the water companies cover our beaches in sewageJayteebee, YungNath and Offcomedun like this. -
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Biggest mistake the government makes is to give too much money away, money we don't have, paying all that money out during the pandemic and then for the workforce to thank them by going on strike for more, oh, and 1000+ more dinghy divers arrived today, madness doesn't even start......
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We may get nominal tax cuts, either via VAT or NI if the media is to be believed. Will this honestly help? Do you believe many, if any, will get pay rises above the rate of inflation?
I've had a real terms take home pay cut since 2020..yes I'm worse off just from working in the last couple of years before rising prices, energy... Probably because I'm a lazy British worker...Ah, Tory divisive tactics
This current crisis is real, I'm sure you'll agree. Do you have firm beliefs that this government will help the vulnerable, our elderly population, our poorer sections of society, the huge working classes? If the unions negotiate pay increases, good.
Inflation is the current hype word to frighten the hell out of the population. Let's divide our population further by division.
No matter what pay rise you or I get, the current energy crisis will be hugely behind inflationary pressure.Jayteebee likes this. -
Offcomedun Important PlayerQatar 2022 Entrant P.L.22/23 Entrant P.L.23/24 Entrant Supporter Euro2020 Winner Euro 2020 P.L. 20/21 3rd Place
Half the economy would have gone bankrupt in 2020/21 if they'd followed your advice. And then we'd be in an even worse state than we are now.
In times of emergency, like World Wars and once-in-a-lifetime pandemics, governments have to intervene, not stand on the sidelines as the economy sinks.
It took 60 years to pay back the government debt from WW2, but we still managed to create the NHS, massive social housing programmes etc and have boom periods in the sixties and nineties/noughties. Sometimes government debt has to happen. The fallacy is believing that it all has to be paid back quickly - that just leads to years of austerity and the crippling run down of all our public services - thanks Cameron and Osborne - leaving us in no fit state to deal with emergencies like the pandemic.
It was a massive mistake to hand out £35 billion to the government's mates for useless PPE, track & trace etc. But the furlough payments were essential and about the only sensible thing the Tories have done in twelve years of disastrous economic mismanagement.Jayteebee likes this. -
The Tories always borrow and leave the country in debt even borrowing for tax cuts to the well off. It took Tony Blair years to pay off the previous debt only for 10 years of Tories to now have the largest debt in our history and looking to increase it again
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Well we are World leaders in the Inflation Rates! Left those suckers in the failing EU behind! We have had a scorched earth approach, with this Government in power now for over a decade. Wonderful to see the Prime Minister come out of his hiding place and lecture the British Public, that people have it harder in the Ukraine (which undoubtedly they do), whilst studiously ignoring the inflation crisis in the country he has lead to the pinnacle of the G7 inflation rates!
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I agree with you, perhaps get a Government into power, which looks to rebuild our country after a lengthy period of neglect and deterioration.trevor likes this. -
Keefly Bantam Important PlayerQatar 2022 Entrant P.L.22/23 Entrant P.L.23/24 Entrant Supporter P.L. 20/21 Top 20
Seems that Unions are once again holding the country to ransom.
I am certainly not an economist but if everyone gets a wage rise above inflation won't that cause further inflation as the cost of goods and services also has to rise?Stop hovering to collapse... Click to collapse... Hover to expand... Click to expand... -
However, businesses are not just going to increase wages.
Bottom line is this shite government needs to get its act together and do something. Quickly!Stop hovering to collapse... Click to collapse... Hover to expand... Click to expand... -
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Offcomedun Important PlayerQatar 2022 Entrant P.L.22/23 Entrant P.L.23/24 Entrant Supporter Euro2020 Winner Euro 2020 P.L. 20/21 3rd Place
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Wonder how many of you cradle to grave reliant upon the government to hold your hand would take that risk...?
Good job I ain't bitter..
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Even the Governments own figures (we will stop publishing this data which is correct misleading) show that the UK tops the inflation poll! Show those Germans and French that we are trailblazers. We don’t need them and can bask in our high inflation rates.
UK inflation, as measured by the CPI, was 10.1% in the year to July, up from 9.4% in June. This is the highest rate of CPI inflation since records began in 1997. Modelled figures indicate this is the highest rate of inflation for 40 years. UK inflation was 2.0% in July 2021.
EU inflation was 9.8% in July, up from 9.6% in June.
Inflation in the Eurozone was 8.9% in July, up from 8.6% in June. This is a record high. Eurozone inflation was 2.2% in July 2021.
In Germany, inflation was 8.5% in July, up from 8.2% in June.
In France, inflation was 6.8% in July, up from 6.5% in June.
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn02794/
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Most of parliament on all sides are too weak and woke....Stop hovering to collapse... Click to collapse... Hover to expand... Click to expand...