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@sparky said in British Politics:
I've tried to like Keir Starmer (according to a mutual friend, he's a great guy) and he is an improvement on Corbyn the Mad (who wouldn't be), but he is very tough to listen to. He's like Ed Miliband but without the charisma........
Starmer needs to be more himself then. Miliband could at least smile & laugh in public - Starmer sounds and looks plain weird at times.
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@majorrage said in British Politics:
He harked on about previous failures etc (which made no sense to me) and said Sunak said nothing about levelling up. Which was odd, as Sunak had mentioned levelling up about 20 times. The budget was basically this.
Captain Hindsight - can't help himself.
He just looks out of his depth.
Been saying this for months
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@majorrage said in British Politics:
Sunak: Here is a fishing rod, fishing tackle, a whole bunch of lessons on how to fish, and pond full of fish. You will need to supply your own bait, and I know you already have lots of it.
Starmer: This wasn't what was needed. We needed a fish.Best analogy I've heard for many a year.
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I understand why economically and morally it might be considered a good idea to support the poor by taxing the rich. It is an idea that goes back to Robin Hood and beyond.
But at the heart of Sunak's budget is the very different idea of supporting bad, unprofitable businesses & penalising good, profitable ones through higher Corporation Taxes. How does that make any long-term economic sense? Aren't you essentially trying to prevent the creative destruction that is at the heart of capitalism? Isn't it a recipe for encouraging profitable businesses that can to move abroad? Isn't a sure-fire way to make your economy less competitive and dynamic over time?
Profitable, successful businesses should be celebrated as they encourage more exchange and make us all (to a degree) richer. You can spread the wealth once it hits the hands of individuals who have enough or more than enough already if need be.
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@sparky said in British Politics:
I understand why economically and morally it might be considered a good idea to support the poor by taxing the rich. It is an idea that goes back to Robin Hood and beyond.
But at the heart of Sunak's budget is the very different idea of supporting bad, unprofitable businesses & penalising good, profitable ones through higher Corporation Taxes. How does that make any long-term economic sense? Aren't you essentially trying to prevent the creative destruction that is at the heart of capitalism? Isn't it a recipe for encouraging profitable businesses that can to move abroad? Isn't a sure-fire way to make your economy less competitive and dynamic over time?
Profitable, successful businesses should be celebrated as they encourage more exchange and make us all (to a degree) richer. You can spread the wealth once it hits the hands of individuals who have enough or more than enough already if need be.
The second two paragraphs should have been word for word Keir's response.
I guess it depends on how other countries react. I think Sunak should already be aware of how larger companies will react. If he isn't, then he isn't doing his job properly.
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@catogrande stunning and brave
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If the murdered woman was BAME...
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@mikethesnow said in British Politics:
If the murdered woman was BAME...
Big issue for me is the inconsistencies in the policing to that with recent BLM, Anti-lockdown, Covid-deniers, Far Right and Far Left protests in London where the risk of violence was worse than a peaceful vigil . In each case those protests were allowed to go ahead.
There's video of the Met tredding on flowers left for a murdered woman to arrest other women who were mourning a friend, standing in solidarity or peacefully protesting against the Met Police. A PR disaster for them and a problem for Mr Mayor.
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