Quote Originally Posted by SBRed48 View Post
Rishi is about to put the squeeze on workers to force them back to work to put bread on the table.

The furlough scheme is probably about to be reduced to make it impossible for the Ordinary Joe to survive. My guess is that today Rishi will be at the lectern (with fresh haircut ) full of warm words and thanks and then he will slip in the fact that the furlough payment will be cut from 80% to 60% from 1st July and then either say further action is being considered or just say that it will go down to 40% in August, down to the approximate level of Universal Credit.

The furlough scheme is not Rishi being generous. It's the Govt borrowing money from the money markets and the Ordinary Joes will be paying it back for a generation either through increased taxes and/ or the continuation of austerity in the Public Sector. Pay rises for the NHS ? Don't think so.
Moving slightly off topic SB I don't know whether you caught this yesterday in the media .

Starmer not putting himself and the party anywhere near a brexit extension .

" no the government said they would have it completed by the end of the year so let's see how they proceed "

Very clever and astute man is SKS , I don't know if you've noticed his style in the exchanges with the government but his tactic is to basically strangle the feck out of em using their own words which basically cuts through the spin , lies and bullshyte .


https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-a9508136.html