The Starmer Years - Can The New Broom Sweep Clean?

[hypochondriac]

I assume that restore are aware that some of their policies are quite extreme or at least are perceived as such by much if the electorate. Assuming that what Rupert Lowe says is true and they are a serious party looking to get into power, do they have a strategy for trying to appeal to a wider section of the electorate beyond what they currently have at the moment?

Edited Tuesday at 17:23 by hypochondriac

[Turkish]

[Gloucester Saint]

2 hours ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

I've just had a peek at their policies. Somehow immigration was responsible for our relegation, as it seems to be behind nearly everything else. Too many good overseas players, beating us every week?

Immigrants hijacking the radio station. And yes, judging by the Hassan Kachloul rumour, overseas players beating us and being a moron towards our own when they ask for a pay rise. 

[Farmer Saint]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1jydjr821nt

More unexpected good news - it's as if the media trying to manifest a poor economic outlook isn't working.

[whelk]

1 hour ago, Farmer Saint said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1jydjr821nt

More unexpected good news - it's as if the media trying to manifest a poor economic outlook isn't working.

Read history mate like what I have

[Farmer Saint]

16 minutes ago, whelk said:

Read history mate like what I have

I can see why he wants anonymity on social media - I wouldn't want people to know I was that fucking stupid.

Edited 23 hours ago by Farmer Saint

[Holmes_and_Watson]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgrp1z8n4w2o

Little videos from the Makerfield candidates.

Count Binface looking good.

It re-enforces the view I already had. But if you spend your intro talking about other parties, you come across as weak on your own policies. That was the Greens and the Lib Dems.

[AlexLaw76]

2 hours ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgrp1z8n4w2o

Little videos from the Makerfield candidates.

Count Binface looking good.

It re-enforces the view I already had. But if you spend your intro talking about other parties, you come across as weak on your own policies. That was the Greens and the Lib Dems.

Count Bin Face is the only sensible option in an election like this

[Osvaldorama]

5 hours ago, Farmer Saint said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1jydjr821nt

More unexpected good news - it's as if the media trying to manifest a poor economic outlook isn't working.

These figures are highly manipulated. 

They don’t include fuel costs, council tax, rent, mortgages, etc  

Also, the ONS uses a geometric mean to calculate price changes for many items. This method automatically assumes that when the price of something spikes, consumers are smart and immediately switch to a cheaper alternative.

For example, if beef spikes by 9.4% (as it did in the latest data) and you switch to a cheaper protein, the formula registers a lower inflation impact. While this makes sense for economic modeling, it means the index measures the cost of surviving, not the cost of maintaining the exact lifestyle you had a year ago.

For the every day person, inflation is still ridiculous.
 

(not blaming Labour for this though. Just pointing out that both Labour and the Tories are facetious when they try to use inflation data as a victory.) 

[Sheaf Saint]

26 minutes ago, Osvaldorama said:

These figures are highly manipulated. 

Just like the number of arrests 'for social media activity' in that graphic you posted, yeah?

[whelk]

Ok it is clear you don’t understand price indexes 

[whelk]

1 minute ago, Sheaf Saint said:

Just like the number of arrests 'for social media activity' in that graphic you posted, yeah?

He spouts guff - fuel is included as is rent in the CPI

[badgerx16]

31 minutes ago, whelk said:

Ok it is clear you don’t understand price indexes 

He does, but only in an historical context.

[Farmer Saint]

59 minutes ago, Osvaldorama said:

These figures are highly manipulated. 

They don’t include fuel costs, council tax, rent, mortgages, etc  

Also, the ONS uses a geometric mean to calculate price changes for many items. This method automatically assumes that when the price of something spikes, consumers are smart and immediately switch to a cheaper alternative.

For example, if beef spikes by 9.4% (as it did in the latest data) and you switch to a cheaper protein, the formula registers a lower inflation impact. While this makes sense for economic modeling, it means the index measures the cost of surviving, not the cost of maintaining the exact lifestyle you had a year ago.

For the every day person, inflation is still ridiculous.
 

(not blaming Labour for this though. Just pointing out that both Labour and the Tories are facetious when they try to use inflation data as a victory.) 

Hmmm, not sure that's correct:

Products aren't switched that often in relation to consumer habits, but when they are it's usually done on the next cycle - so beef would be measured in this one and chicken will be introduced for the next one.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

[Farmer Saint]

What's happened to our history buff?

[Holmes_and_Watson]

1 hour ago, Farmer Saint said:

What's happened to our history buff?

Are you saying he's history? 🙂

[Farmer Saint]

12 minutes ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

Are you saying he's history? 🙂

I think he's been arrested for criticising Keir Starmer...

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Just now, Farmer Saint said:

I think he's been arrested for criticising Keir Starmer...

 

1 minute ago, Farmer Saint said:

I think he's been arrested for criticising Keir Starmer...

People have been warning us for ages, about this sort of thing. These days, if you say you're English, you get arrested and thrown in jail

https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/stewart_lee_comedy_vehicle/videos/22276/XkCBhKs4faI/

[Farmer Saint]

Not seen that - that's brilliant!

[badgerx16]

26 minutes ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

 

People have been warning us for ages, about this sort of thing. These days, if you say you're English, you get arrested and thrown in jail

https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/stewart_lee_comedy_vehicle/videos/22276/XkCBhKs4faI/

There is also this.....

 

[AlexLaw76]

https://countbinface.substack.com/p/dear-makerfield?r=1uotdk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true

[Holmes_and_Watson]

3 hours ago, AlexLaw76 said:

https://countbinface.substack.com/p/dear-makerfield?r=1uotdk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true

I predict:
Count Binface wins
Streeting calls a leadership contest
Count Binface joins Labour
Count Binface becomes Labour leader and PM
Count Binface turns out to really be the intergalactic dictator he talks about.
Count Binface brings down his invasion force, ready to take on the world.
Seeing a chance to Restore Britain to a time of Empire, Rupert Lowe seeks to join Count Binface
Count Binface, having standards and a sense of decency, refuses.
Lowe is hired to work on a galactic class Comms channel, and between world catering.
 

[Gloucester Saint]

9 hours ago, AlexLaw76 said:

https://countbinface.substack.com/p/dear-makerfield?r=1uotdk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true

Love that. Great stuff.