| Dear Rishi... 14:14 - Nov 20 with 3660 views | redrickstuhaart |
Are you really sure it's time to cut tax?
Perhaps noone has informed you but the health service, court system, immigration system, mental health provision and social care are all broken and all public sector employees have once again had real terms paycuts.
I do trust that the inclination towards tax cuts is not just an electoral gambit or cynical attempt to hamstring the next administration. [Post edited 20 Nov 2023 14:22]
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| Dear Rishi... on 14:26 - Nov 20 with 3611 views | SuperKieranMcKenna |
“ now the government has achieved its pledge to halve inflation by the end of the year”
Disingenuous to the last. The BoE could take SOME credit, but it is independent of government. Disinflation has been mostly driven by the fall in commodity prices, and the Dollar weakening in 2023. If they are going to take credit for that they should also take responsibility for inflation peaking above the EU average despite the UK not being reliant of Russian gas.
The government have done sh1t all to tackle inflation, except for telling us not to ask for a payrise. Dishonest as ever, but I’m sure plenty will believe it. [Post edited 20 Nov 2023 14:29]
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| Dear Rishi... on 14:30 - Nov 20 with 3588 views | Herbivore |
| Dear Rishi... on 14:26 - Nov 20 by SuperKieranMcKenna |
“ now the government has achieved its pledge to halve inflation by the end of the year”
Disingenuous to the last. The BoE could take SOME credit, but it is independent of government. Disinflation has been mostly driven by the fall in commodity prices, and the Dollar weakening in 2023. If they are going to take credit for that they should also take responsibility for inflation peaking above the EU average despite the UK not being reliant of Russian gas.
The government have done sh1t all to tackle inflation, except for telling us not to ask for a payrise. Dishonest as ever, but I’m sure plenty will believe it. [Post edited 20 Nov 2023 14:29]
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All of the independent forecasts had inflation going below 5% by the end of the year. He may as well have pledged that the government would achieve November. |  |
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| Dear Rishi... on 14:34 - Nov 20 with 3568 views | ChaplinsLob |
when I was watching the lunchtime news it had all the feeling of a general election announcement... we can only hope |  | | |
| Dear Rishi... on 14:37 - Nov 20 with 3550 views | factual_blue |
Dear Redrickstuhart,
Have you got any better ideas to help me win the election?
Yours very desperately indeed,
rishi
p.s.
Stop the boats |  |
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| Dear Rishi... on 15:14 - Nov 20 with 3404 views | Swansea_Blue |
It'll be their usual high profile tax cut(s) whilst balancing out with simultaneous stealth taxes I reckon. |  |
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| Dear Rishi... on 15:49 - Nov 20 with 3313 views | Tangledupin_Blue |
It is all okay, everyone.
The tax cuts will be effectively self funding by the simple expedient of reducing poor peoples' benefits. |  |
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| Dear Rishi... on 18:18 - Nov 20 with 3109 views | ghostofescobar |
Of course it’s time: there’s an election coming! It matters not a hot whether it’s good for the poor, hospitals, the self employed, the Police, courts, prisons, teachers etc etc…..it only matters that it may help retain power. That’s it. That’s all it is. The benefit of any tax cuts looks no further than 12 months. They couldn’t care less if any cuts may ruin people, industries, jobs etc after 12 months. Short termism. That’s it. Predictable and depressing. |  |
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| Dear Rishi... on 19:20 - Nov 20 with 2996 views | noggin |
With the triple lock, how much will my state pension rise next year? |  |
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| Dear Rishi... on 19:47 - Nov 20 with 2930 views | StNeotsBlue |
I'm not opposed to tax cuts seeing as we are all facing the highest tax burden for 70 years, but they need to be the right tax cuts.
I have no faith that the Conservatives will make the decision to cut tax that help the people who need it most. |  | | |
| Dear Rishi... on 20:12 - Nov 20 with 2896 views | Edmundo |
| Dear Rishi... on 18:18 - Nov 20 by ghostofescobar |
Of course it’s time: there’s an election coming! It matters not a hot whether it’s good for the poor, hospitals, the self employed, the Police, courts, prisons, teachers etc etc…..it only matters that it may help retain power. That’s it. That’s all it is. The benefit of any tax cuts looks no further than 12 months. They couldn’t care less if any cuts may ruin people, industries, jobs etc after 12 months. Short termism. That’s it. Predictable and depressing. |
Please can we all pledge to take all Daily Mail deliveries to newsagents we see when out in the early morning, and dump them in the local recycling bins? That rag is responsible for every old person I know thinking that the only future worth having is a Tory Brexit raging racist one. The irony is they're unlikely to be around to see the total cluster**** that will eventually befall those of us left behind. |  |
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| Dear Rishi... on 20:40 - Nov 20 with 2854 views | bournemouthblue |
| Dear Rishi... on 14:26 - Nov 20 by SuperKieranMcKenna |
“ now the government has achieved its pledge to halve inflation by the end of the year”
Disingenuous to the last. The BoE could take SOME credit, but it is independent of government. Disinflation has been mostly driven by the fall in commodity prices, and the Dollar weakening in 2023. If they are going to take credit for that they should also take responsibility for inflation peaking above the EU average despite the UK not being reliant of Russian gas.
The government have done sh1t all to tackle inflation, except for telling us not to ask for a payrise. Dishonest as ever, but I’m sure plenty will believe it. [Post edited 20 Nov 2023 14:29]
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It's interesting how it was down to market pressures when Liz was in charge but now Rishi is there, it's all his doing
All complete nonsense, on both accounts |  |
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| Dear Rishi... on 06:43 - Nov 21 with 2649 views | ElephantintheRoom |
You must be part of the coalition against growth
Tax cuts boost the economy. Liz Truss says so | |
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| Dear Rishi... on 07:19 - Nov 21 with 2617 views | tcblue |
| Dear Rishi... on 14:26 - Nov 20 by SuperKieranMcKenna |
“ now the government has achieved its pledge to halve inflation by the end of the year”
Disingenuous to the last. The BoE could take SOME credit, but it is independent of government. Disinflation has been mostly driven by the fall in commodity prices, and the Dollar weakening in 2023. If they are going to take credit for that they should also take responsibility for inflation peaking above the EU average despite the UK not being reliant of Russian gas.
The government have done sh1t all to tackle inflation, except for telling us not to ask for a payrise. Dishonest as ever, but I’m sure plenty will believe it. [Post edited 20 Nov 2023 14:29]
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The example Rishi gave in terms of how they contributed to inflation decrease was "we didn't give public sector workers a pay rise".
Brilliant stuff. I mean, we clapped for some of them in 2020, what more do they want?
As an aside, the real driver for this was falling energy prices. Which won't have been passed on directly because of the carefully manufactured lack of competition in this country. | | | |
| Dear Rishi... on 08:15 - Nov 21 with 2545 views | Pinewoodblue |
| Dear Rishi... on 19:20 - Nov 20 by noggin |
With the triple lock, how much will my state pension rise next year? |
8.5% thank you. Benefits by a lower amount, probably between 6-7%. |  |
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| Dear Rishi... on 11:32 - Nov 21 with 2392 views | Beattie78 |
| Dear Rishi... on 20:12 - Nov 20 by Edmundo |
Please can we all pledge to take all Daily Mail deliveries to newsagents we see when out in the early morning, and dump them in the local recycling bins? That rag is responsible for every old person I know thinking that the only future worth having is a Tory Brexit raging racist one. The irony is they're unlikely to be around to see the total cluster**** that will eventually befall those of us left behind. |
Does 73 count as old? I can't wait for this shower to be kicked out whenever the election comes. |  |
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| Dear Rishi... on 12:01 - Nov 21 with 2348 views | cressi |
Anybody who votes for this lot after recent years seriously needs to get their head examined lie after lie yes I understand all parties tell lies people not attending loved one's funerals and their attending parties Jesus keep their tax cut. At the moment Britain is broken the NHS ,schools , police, prisons all in a muddle and offering tax cuts to help a select few somebody got a hellava job when they get kicked out probably just what they want. | | | |
| Dear Rishi... on 13:07 - Nov 21 with 2277 views | Swansea_Blue |
Also while we're here Rishi, it's not ok to 'just let people die and that's ok'.
I'm surprised nobody's said much about the ongoing revelations coming out of the Covid Inquiry. He should be getting hammered for having the same 'let the bodies pile high' view as Johnson. That's the front of Labour's manifesto right there if they can be bothered to use it. [Post edited 21 Nov 2023 13:08]
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| Dear Rishi... on 13:23 - Nov 21 with 2234 views | baxterbasics |
I think some of the commentators I've heard via the beeb today are right in that the focus for this statement will be easing things for business, the big giveaways for households will be saved for the Spring budget as this will be closer to election time. |  |
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