The Burnham Years - Can the new(ish) broom sweep clean?

[ecuk268]

"THE UK has confirmed it is ready to loathe freeloading pensioners bleeding us dry with their f**king triple locks the moment they are given the word. "

As even Tories begin to doubt the wisdom of making the least productive sector of UK society the richest, the country is preparing for a hate campaign against these beige leeches from which they will never recover.

Hannah Tomlinson of Hitchin said: “As a millennial, I’ve already spent years whipping up online mobs against anyone older than me with incorrect opinions. I couldn’t be readier.

“And these grey-haired f**ks, squatting in their big houses squandering NHS resources while lapping up racist AI content and voting as far right as they’re physically able? They’ve had it coming for a long f**king time.

“They make me sick with their their winter fuel payments and their uncritical adoration of Richard Osman. Our country’s going bankrupt so they can go to over-60s Aquafit and buy bedding plants? F**king boomers. Kill them all and cancel Call The Midwife.”

22-year-old Jordan Gardner agreed: “They’re dead weight, and now we’re introducing a new tax just for their care? Bollocks to that. Instead of bringing their care workers over here, how about we ship the lot of them to Rwanda? And further.”

Prime minister Andy Burnham said: “Well, this is most fortuitous in terms of budgets for the next three years.”

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[Baird of the land]

Hmm.. so people suggest keeping the triple lock is too expensive, so labour plans to replace it with something even more expensive. 

[Farmer Saint]

2 hours ago, Baird of the land said:

Hmm.. so people suggest keeping the triple lock is too expensive, so labour plans to replace it with something even more expensive. 

Yes, but something that will take a lot of load and pressure off the NHS, whilst creating jobs and a better level of overall care. Unless you think the care system and NHS is up to scratch at the moment, which you may do.

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[Farmer Saint]

And now discussions around closer ties with the EU, including going back into the EU.

[badgerx16]

20 minutes ago, Farmer Saint said:

And now discussions around closer ties with the EU, including going back into the EU.

Good. Won't happen for a few years, but good that it is being discussed.

[egg]

20 minutes ago, Farmer Saint said:

And now discussions around closer ties with the EU, including going back into the EU.

Good. Long overdue. He'll need to get the message across that Brexit has weakened our borders, but will people listen. 

[Farmer Saint]

3 minutes ago, egg said:

Good. Long overdue. He'll need to get the message across that Brexit has weakened our borders, but will people listen. 

I think people will listen tbh. FTSE is up nearly 1% already this morning...wonder why?

Turns out it's for better than expected growth. But I thought we is failing business business economics GB News Chat GPT tells me.

Edited 1 hour ago by Farmer Saint

[iansums]

1 hour ago, Farmer Saint said:

And now discussions around closer ties with the EU, including going back into the EU.

Bad IMO. It’s done, we’re out, let’s get on with it. We are doing better than the three main countries in the EU anyway so I don’t see the benefit in rejoining.

[The Kraken]

Irrelevant, anyone called Brexit Ian doesn’t get a vote on such matters.

[iansums]

58 minutes ago, Farmer Saint said:

I think people will listen tbh. FTSE is up nearly 1% already this morning...wonder why?

Turns out it's for better than expected growth. But I thought we is failing business business economics GB News Chat GPT tells me.

FTSE is generally affected more by global stocks and events, to suggest it has risen because of a few vague words about us moving closer to the EU is a little tenuous.

[egg]

5 minutes ago, iansums said:

Bad IMO. It’s done, we’re out, let’s get on with it. We are doing better than the three main countries in the EU anyway so I don’t see the benefit in rejoining.

What's going well? 

What's your metric for us doing better? Our inflation is higher, ditto interest rates, our gilt yields much higher, and quality of life lower. 

I voted leave and acknowledge it was a terrible choice. We've not seen a single benefit from Brexit, not one. 

[iansums]

Just now, The Kraken said:

Irrelevant, anyone called Brexit Ian doesn’t get a vote on such matters.

Perhaps you should all put me on ignore, although I’m sure Ralph will keep quoting me 😜

[iansums]

3 minutes ago, egg said:

What's going well? 

What's your metric for us doing better? Our inflation is higher, ditto interest rates, our gilt yields much higher, and quality of life lower. 

I voted leave and acknowledge it was a terrible choice. We've not seen a single benefit from Brexit, not one. 

In terms of GDP, I should have added this. I voted remain, funny how things work out.

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[egg]

Just now, iansums said:

GDP

Hmm...one metric whilst ignoring inflation, borrowing costs and the quality of life....our debt, it's cost, our tax burden...

The average person doesn't give a monkeys about GDP when their cost of living and mortgages payments are going through the roof 

GDP alone is not the metric to use to support an argument that we're doing better, particularly given that we're barely growing. If we were growing at 4-5% you'd have a point, but we're not.

[Turkish]

1 hour ago, egg said:

Good. Long overdue. He'll need to get the message across that Brexit has weakened our borders, but will people listen. 

If he can make a compelling case that returning will "stop the boats" then he'll instantly get a few million on board. Whatever anyone says immigration was the biggest vote swinger in Brexit. No that doesn't mean everyone who voted to leave is a thick racist.

[iansums]

3 minutes ago, egg said:

Hmm...one metric whilst ignoring inflation, borrowing costs and the quality of life....our debt, it's cost, our tax burden...

The average person doesn't give a monkeys about GDP when their cost of living and mortgages payments are going through the roof 

GDP alone is not the metric to use to support an argument that we're doing better, particularly given that we're barely growing. If we were growing at 4-5% you'd have a point, but we're not.

Fair enough, but you think all of these will be resolved by rejoining? We’d go through all the upheaval of negotiating a new deal just like last time. All to rejoin an EU which is not like the one we left. Working with AFD would be fun.

[egg]

3 minutes ago, Turkish said:

If he can make a compelling case that returning will "stop the boats" then he'll instantly get a few million on board. Whatever anyone says immigration was the biggest vote swinger in Brexit. No that doesn't mean everyone who voted to leave is a thick racist.

I'm not sure that immigration was the Brexit vote swinger. I think it was more about national autonomy, and a misguided belief we'd do better alone than as part of a collective. 

People will always want to leave a life without hope seeking a better life, and as long as there's a stretch of water between us and Europe, people will come here on boats.

What we can do is make ourselves less attractive, thus making that boat journey not worth the risk.