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It is interesting to note that while Labour ministers were telling us the government couldn’t afford £1.5billion for pensioners’ winter fuel allowance it was telling a court behind closed doors that it was allocating £7billion to resettle Afghans.
Afghan scandal risks ripping asunder trust between voters and leaders mol.im/a/14912349
Richard Burgon is trying to sell everyone a lemon. He is not stupid, so must know his plans will never work or happen. So, what is his agenda? #wealthtax More on why he is wrong: taxpolicy.org.uk/2025/07/22/uk-…
There has been a staggering 150% surge in UK billionaire wealth since 2010: ▪️2010: £250 Billion ▪️2025: £620 Billion The Government should not be making cuts. It should be introducing a Wealth Tax on the very wealthiest in our society.
Ian Hislop, "It is pretty ludicrous we have got to a state where a man is arrested for carrying a joke? I mean, freedom of expression, freedom of speech, all those things we claim to be interested in?" Shame on @YvetteCooperMP and @Keir_Starmer - this isn't the change any of us…
How confident of winning Richard? Fancy a bet? I’ll offer you 10-1 odds. You must bet your annual salary. How confident are you?
It was great to bump into @garyseconomics as I was delivering my petition for a Wealth Tax to 10 Downing Street. Gary has done an absolutely amazing job making the case for a wealth tax and real action against wealth inequality. This is a campaign we are going to win!
Bond markets remain skittish about UK sovereign debt. 30-year gilt yields at significant 5.5%+, highest point since 1998. 10-year yields at 10-week high of 4.66% this morning – well above what the ClusterTruss managed.
Has anybody seen the BBC economics editor Faisal Islam? As he seems to have missed the rise in the UK unemployment rate....
Nor do many adults. Brexit being the prime example. Even the MPs didn’t know what it meant. “Brexit means Brexit”!
16 and 17 year olds should not be able to vote. They simply don’t know what they’re voting for.
Labour has “crashed the economy” too, just like Tories did. But Labour have contracted the economy and made inflation rise - Bravo!
30-Year Gilt Yields Rise to Highest Level Since 1998 as Reeves’ Borrowing Costs Spike order-order.com/2025/07/17/30-…
Dale as you’re an expert in this area, answer this. 1. What exactly is causing climate change? 2. What are the biggest contributors to global warming? 3. If the UK was net neutral or even derived all its energy needs from renewables, what % of global warming would be…
Broken promise to 500 “working people”.
Last month, I promised workers at Jaguar Land Rover that I would protect their jobs. I kept that promise.
Last month, I promised workers at Jaguar Land Rover that I would protect their jobs. I kept that promise.
Jaguar Land Rover has today announced the loss of 500 jobs.
Last month, I promised workers at Jaguar Land Rover that I would protect their jobs. I kept that promise.
What world are you in? Taxes up, inflation up, savings taxes up , unemployment up , economic growth down , energy prices up . Exactly the opposite of what you are saying !
This is what our Labour government stands for.
The number of “working people” has decreased under Labour. Appears to be correlated with tax rises on business. How strange!
The revised estimate of employees on the payroll in May 2025 was down 25,000 on the month. The provisional estimate for June 2025 was down another 41,000. Read the article ➡ ons.gov.uk/employmentandl…
🚨 | Breaking - UK Payroll jobs down again Since Labour took office: 🔻 178,000 fewer people on payroll 📉 5 straight months of job losses 💸 Hiring is now more expensive thanks to National Insurance hikes The numbers don’t lie — Labour’s economy is shrinking before our eyes.
Stagflation: the worst of two worlds. The economy isn’t growing but inflation is rising. So people feel poorer. We had it several times under the previous government and it’s back. Inflation rose to 3.6% and the economy has shrunk for two months. The search for growth continues…
Stop saying “inflation unexpectedly rose”. Not a single person that works in the City or finance is even remotely surprised.
How bizarre, that when you put increased costs (tax) on businesses, they put their prices up, which increases inflation. How could've thunk it?!
The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 3.6% in the 12 months to June 2025, up from 3.4% in the 12 months to May. Read the full article ➡️ ons.gov.uk/economy/inflat…
What?! The costs for businesses went up after jobs tax rises, increasing prices and then inflation went up? Chancellor never could have expected this!
UK inflation goes up UNEXPECTEDLY after the Government increased taxes and minimum wage. This, of course, was impossible to predict. Absolutely nobody could have expected this.* * Except anyone with a brain Seriously though… How many times can the media use “unexpectedly” to…
Cough… Employment rights bill.
