The I cant believe it’s not politics thread.

[Beechey]

14 hours ago, Fazzer 7 said:

So it’s emerged Starmer intends to stop all gas production from the north sea by 2030. I thought he wanted to win the GE. 

Yes? His ambition is to decarbonise energy production by 2030, so obviously drilling would stop. Current government policy is by 2035.

 

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/plans-unveiled-to-decarbonise-uk-power-system-by-2035

Edited 30 September 2022 by Beechey

[Bellend Sebastian]

Do you know what I find sexy about Liz Truss? The way she moves

[weller54]

31 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said:

Not me, I will be genuinely leaving this country behind for good if the Conservative party are allowed to win the next election.

By the GE... you just know who'll be campaigning to become PM...

[urban.spaceman]

11 minutes ago, Bellend Sebastian said:

Do you know what I find sexy about Liz Truss? The way she moves

If you're lucky one day she might sit on you accidentally in the House of Commons.

[Bellend Sebastian]

9 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said:

If you're lucky one day she might sit on you accidentally in the House of Commons.

I got nowhere with Penny Mordaunt, I must aim lower

[orangecity23]

10 minutes ago, Bellend Sebastian said:

I got nowhere with Penny Mordaunt, I must aim lower

There's a difference between aiming low and hitting the floor on day one. You're better than this, nobody should stoop to such levels.

[Bellend Sebastian]

3 minutes ago, orangecity23 said:

There's a difference between aiming low and hitting the floor on day one. You're better than this, nobody should stoop to such levels.

I thank you for your support at this difficult time

[st albans fox]

This is nuts 

news night just illustrated that govt will have to find 30/50bn per annum in savings somewhere to cover the hole in the finances 

 

and that the annual cost of servicing govt debt has gone up from 50 to 100 bn because of the increase in the rates we must pay to borrow money on the markets 

 

so the money they need to save is the money that they’ve lost by bringing in their mini budget without having the OBR make a judgement on it.  that sort of says the measures would just about have been manageable if they hadn’t spooked the markets by doing it cack handed 

 

you couldn’t make it up - it’s the ultimate shooting yourself in the foot - and we will pay the price for this incompetence 

 

If you want to be optimistic, once the OBR has reported, if the govt show intent to make the relevant cuts, interest rates on our debt could drop and then that 100bn could drop towards 70bn.  Mind you, where does the 65bn the b of e had to find the other day to protect our pensions fit into all of this ??

[Brizzle Fox]

9 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

This is nuts 

news night just illustrated that govt will have to find 30/50bn per annum in savings somewhere to cover the hole in the finances 

 

and that the annual cost of servicing govt debt has gone up from 50 to 100 bn because of the increase in the rates we must pay to borrow money on the markets 

 

so the money they need to save is the money that they’ve lost by bringing in their mini budget without having the OBR make a judgement on it.  that sort of says the measures would just about have been manageable if they hadn’t spooked the markets by doing it cack handed 

 

you couldn’t make it up - it’s the ultimate shooting yourself in the foot - and we will pay the price for this incompetence 

 

If you want to be optimistic, once the OBR has reported, if the govt show intent to make the relevant cuts, interest rates on our debt could drop and then that 100bn could drop towards 70bn.  Mind you, where does the 65bn the b of e had to find the other day to protect our pensions fit into all of this ??

But Patrick Minford says Trussonomics is already working, so all is good...

[Zear0]

11 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

This is nuts 

news night just illustrated that govt will have to find 30/50bn per annum in savings somewhere to cover the hole in the finances 

 

and that the annual cost of servicing govt debt has gone up from 50 to 100 bn because of the increase in the rates we must pay to borrow money on the markets 

 

so the money they need to save is the money that they’ve lost by bringing in their mini budget without having the OBR make a judgement on it.  that sort of says the measures would just about have been manageable if they hadn’t spooked the markets by doing it cack handed 

 

you couldn’t make it up - it’s the ultimate shooting yourself in the foot - and we will pay the price for this incompetence 

 

If you want to be optimistic, once the OBR has reported, if the govt show intent to make the relevant cuts, interest rates on our debt could drop and then that 100bn could drop towards 70bn.  Mind you, where does the 65bn the b of e had to find the other day to protect our pensions fit into all of this ??

Efficiency savings, obviously? 

[gerblod]

On 29/09/2022 at 09:51, Dahnsouff said:

Yes, but like or hate what Thatcher did, it did energise the economy of the country, whether or not that was at the cost of (hate this term) "the working man" is another question. My dislike for Labour came from the strength of the unions, the imnpact it had on my father as a young boy, the point at which the unions were not required to be so militant unlike in my grandfathers time.

Unfortunately, Thatcher was a fanatic who forgot to test the prejudices of her father to see if they could stand objective assessment. An adult woman carrying the lower middle-class disdain for the working-class.

Unions grew in response to awful working conditions in factories and other centres where massed labour worked for poor remuneration and in unsafe and unhealthy conditions. They became militant because management treated them with contempt and grudging acknowledgment of their role.

In the car industry, in particular, management masked their own incompetence by blaming production problems on the union militancy - using the 'commie' slurs which can still be read and heard in the media.

Thatcher introduced force into demonstrations - always a sign that the powers-that-be have lost the argument.

She energised nothing and antagonised almost all of lower income citizens. Stuff like the Poll Tax produced massive demonstrations - I participated in a few. Only the Falklands war changed the growing dislike of her brutality and callousness and the rising discontent with her leadership.

Truss is trying to be the new not-for-turning iron lady. She needn't worry about being inferior to the original - both failed because of one major character weakness - an inability to adapt their ideas to bettering the lives of the majority of the people.

 

 

[Spiritwalker]

15 hours ago, weller54 said:

Although my shares/investments have tanked....

It's quite funny watching Truss performing 😂😂....

Fvck me, I knew she'd be bad, but this is just another level...

She's even managed to crash the Pork markets 😂😂

Having transferred my life savings from the bank into funds and shares I’m

finding it quite distressing. Every time Lizz Truss or the Chancellor appear on the

telly my personal finances take a large hit.

Edited 30 September 2022 by Spiritwalker

[Guest Mickyblueeyes]

3 hours ago, Daggers said:

What does that even mean? Have you the first clue who she is or are you relying on tabloid coverage?

 

Honestly, I find this kind of comment sickening. Rayner has one of the most impressive back stories in parliament. 

 

Are you asking me if I personally know Angela Rayner ? The answer is no. I doubt anyone here bases their opinions on personal knowledge - isn’t it all based on the news and tabloids ?
 

I’m sure she is a talented individual. I’m sure she has earned her right to sit in the shadow cabinet. However, she is outspoken at times and can bring forth controversy a sense of madness to proceedings - she can become a target - it’s happened many times before with others.  that, at any time in politics can bring uncertainty. The madness has been a part of politics for eternity - what’s so wrong about being careful with that bit of madness an individual can bring ? I guarantee you, the Tory PR teams are desperately searching around for who to target in the next few weeks/months and Rayner is way ahead of Reeves for them. 

 

Madness doesn’t equal incompetence - which is what I suspect you’ve taken my comment as. For an example of clear incompetence see Matt Hancock/Priti Patel (again, I don’t personally know either). 

[kenny]

4 hours ago, Daggers said:

What does that even mean? Have you the first clue who she is or are you relying on tabloid coverage?

 

Honestly, I find this kind of comment sickening. Rayner has one of the most impressive back stories in parliament. 

 

I can only assume that this admiration extends to politicians such as suella braverman, kwasi kwarteng or Priti patel who have all risen to high office after being being children to immigrants to this country and not benefitting from the white privilege that Angela Rayner has.

[Dunge]

2 hours ago, st albans fox said:

This is nuts 

news night just illustrated that govt will have to find 30/50bn per annum in savings somewhere to cover the hole in the finances 

 

and that the annual cost of servicing govt debt has gone up from 50 to 100 bn because of the increase in the rates we must pay to borrow money on the markets 

 

so the money they need to save is the money that they’ve lost by bringing in their mini budget without having the OBR make a judgement on it.  that sort of says the measures would just about have been manageable if they hadn’t spooked the markets by doing it cack handed 

 

you couldn’t make it up - it’s the ultimate shooting yourself in the foot - and we will pay the price for this incompetence 

 

If you want to be optimistic, once the OBR has reported, if the govt show intent to make the relevant cuts, interest rates on our debt could drop and then that 100bn could drop towards 70bn.  Mind you, where does the 65bn the b of e had to find the other day to protect our pensions fit into all of this ??

I’d say it’s more shooting yourself in the foot and then shooting the doctor who comes running along to try to save it.

 

And then shooting your nose off for good measure.

[WigstonWanderer]

3 hours ago, st albans fox said:

 

If you want to be optimistic, once the OBR has reported, if the govt show intent to make the relevant cuts, interest rates on our debt could drop and then that 100bn could drop towards 70bn.  Mind you, where does the 65bn the b of e had to find the other day to protect our pensions fit into all of this ??

That’s just created money. Their books technically balance because the money they created is on one side of the ledger, but the government bonds they have bought are on the other. The effect is to raise the price of these bonds, so that pension funds that need to sell them to fund their outgoings (pension payments) still get a decent price. Otherwise there would have been a downward spiral as panic selling would have driven bond prices down leading to more selling.

 

At least that’s my understanding.

 

It does mean an about face by the BoE though as they had planned to reduce their holdings of government bonds in a reverse of earlier quantitative easing measures, and thus reduce the size of their balance sheet. Basically they are having to double down instead. Very embarrassing for the UK.

Edited 1 October 2022 by WigstonWanderer

[Daggers]

2 hours ago, Mickyblueeyes said:

Are you asking me if I personally know Angela Rayner ? The answer is no. I doubt anyone here bases their opinions on personal knowledge - isn’t it all based on the news and tabloids ?
 

I’m sure she is a talented individual. I’m sure she has earned her right to sit in the shadow cabinet. However, she is outspoken at times and can bring forth controversy a sense of madness to proceedings - she can become a target - it’s happened many times before with others.  that, at any time in politics can bring uncertainty. The madness has been a part of politics for eternity - what’s so wrong about being careful with that bit of madness an individual can bring ? I guarantee you, the Tory PR teams are desperately searching around for who to target in the next few weeks/months and Rayner is way ahead of Reeves for them. 

 

Madness doesn’t equal incompetence - which is what I suspect you’ve taken my comment as. For an example of clear incompetence see Matt Hancock/Priti Patel (again, I don’t personally know either). 

Right, so it is all about the tabloid representation of her.

[st albans fox]

I see the pm has used the phrase ‘iron grip’ in the sun this morning 

 

she isn’t even pretending 

 

it’s so crass 

[Fazzer 7]

10 hours ago, The whole world smiles said:

Lol you could pay salaries for double the amount of nurses in this country with 8 billion. 

What could you do with the 400 spent on furlough and covid. 

[Fazzer 7]

9 hours ago, urban.spaceman said:

Not me, I will be genuinely leaving this country behind for good if the Conservative party are allowed to win the next election.

Allowed? 

[Jimothy]

1 hour ago, Fazzer 7 said:

What could you do with the 400 spent on furlough and covid. 

What are you suggesting they did during Covid then? Close everything and let people lose jobs, or let it run rife and kill even more than it did?

 

Although it's right to ask what they could have done with the billions wasted on useless PPE to their mates, and the £14bn written off, or even the billions spent on track and trace when the technology already existed. But that's not a Covid bill as such, its a incompetent, corrupt government bill.

Edited 1 October 2022 by Facecloth

[Sampson]

Nm.

Edited 1 October 2022 by Sampson

[st albans fox]

2 minutes ago, Sampson said:

The BoE essentially had to print extra money to protect the pension market. That’s why it led to inflation and interest rates going up. 
 

The BoE creates the money supply and can print money when it likes, but a greater supply of money leads to inflation, hence why the usually only add to the money supply in a very deliberate and structured way.

I don’t believe that there was much reaction to the £65bn from a forward int rate  perspective. The markets viewed it in a positive light that the b of e wouldn’t allow the sh1tshow to become an absolute disaster over which they seemed to have no control whatsoever.  

 

 Wigston warrior has summed it up a few posts ago 

 

 

 

 

[Guest Mickyblueeyes]

6 hours ago, Daggers said:

Right, so it is all about the tabloid representation of her.

Ha! I’m sure the broadsheets have recognised her apparent sainthood. 

 

 

[Foxdiamond]

So it seems the government want to slash public spending to "trim the fat" What will be cut I wonder. I despair with this mob in charge even if only for 2 more years