General News Chat

[Donanddusted]

They can only reduce the block grant if they reduce spending in England as it is formula driven - that isn't going to happen in the first year of a Labour government. Even then Labour have zero authority on prescriptions, free education or the mitigation put in place to offset the bedroom tax, only the Scottish Government can change them and that certainly won't happen leading up to critical Scottish elections in 2026

Yes, I am well aware of all that.
What I'm getting at is that Labour have already said there's little money around.
"Time to tighten belts, chaps."

[TheDeeDon]

Yes, I am well aware of all that.
What I'm getting at is that Labour have already said there's little money around.
"Time to tighten belts, chaps."

Yup, the cuts are coming and of course they will be fully costed and ***** services budgets will be fully ring fenced!

Sounds familiar.

Their non manifesto will bite voters in the arse big time and they have committed to not raising taxes. Of course they can push on chasing people and companies who just don't pay and that would help if they can do it correctly.

We can only give them the benefit of the doubt, but my doubts are huge. It would take an almighty effort of mismanagement to tank the economy worse than the Tories, but you just never know.

I believe Labour will campaign up here in 2026 on the promise to cut the Scottish tax rates back to English levels, whilst keeping things as they were for at least the next parliament, before backtracking if they win it.

[TheDeeDon]

V i t a l is a bad word!

Who knew.

[swaddon2]

V i t a l is a bad word!

Who knew.

You can't even say **** on here. You can say arse, though.

[Bojangles9]

V i t a l is a bad word!

Who knew.

Due to a spammer years ago called v I t a l I ty something selling vitamins IIRC

In the days when there were actual admin and mods

[Bojangles9]

So that’s Andy’s Wimbledon days over as Raducanu pulls out of the doubles.

Just as well he got his fanfare the other day or it would have been a right damp squib.
Maybe better he ended playing with his bro anyway but I’m sure he’s disappointed. No doubt the trolls will eat her alive.

[TheDeeDon]

So that’s Andy’s Wimbledon days over as Raducanu pulls out of the doubles.

Just as well he got his fanfare the other day or it would have been a right damp squib.
Maybe better he ended playing with his bro anyway but I’m sure he’s disappointed. No doubt the trolls will eat her alive.

He had some career and in any other era I'm sure he would have had a few more major wins to his name.

It's always pleasing it was a jock who became the first person from these islands to win Wimbledon in over 70 years.
That must stick in their throats a little

[TheDeeDon]

The Rwanda deportations have ceased.

Probably lost the equivalent of three or four ferries on that policy.

Immigration policy will probably be Starmers downfall with Farage now in the Commons. The problem isn't going to be an easy fix.

[Donanddusted]

The Rwanda deportations have ceased.

Probably lost the equivalent of three or four ferries on that policy.

Immigration policy will probably be Starmers downfall with Farage now in the Commons. The problem isn't going to be an easy fix.

Their racism was only the start of it,
One letterbomb and now you're a part of it,
Now they've done it,
Nigel has fixed it for them.

[Mason89]

This would bring a tear to a glass eye. Vive la France!

https://x.com/leftypol_org/status/18...299535509?s=46