The UK: The Keir Starmer years - RESIGNED

[funky]

Note the correlation between those in the negatives and those that get a lot of press

has Ed Miliband actually done anything lately?

 

[Agneeta]

Milkshake tax and scrapping jury trials all in one day!

BBC News - Jury trials could be scrapped except in most serious cases

Jury trials could be scrapped except in most serious cases

Only cases of alleged murder, rape or manslaughter will be decided by a jury under new proposals to cut court backlogs.

www.bbc.com

 

[Iguana]

AND minimum wage increase announced

BBC News - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cgmnvz9n2p8t
Minimum wage to increase by 4.1% from April, with bigger increases for younger workers - BBC News

 

[ZenGiraffe]

DALTON WALKED FOR LESS

 

[Jark]

it's budget day! after months and months of trailing, leaks, u-turns and other bob-sponsored escapades!

farmers are getting the fun started with a protest in London this morning.

I can't afford to DIE!

 

[GNL]

Oh, when AREN'T the farmers protesting?

 

[jivafox]

All these farms PRECARIOUSLY ON THE EDGE and yet they always find the time to nip up to the capital to ride their camped up tractors round the block.

 

[big ron]

SHOULD HAVENT VOTED FOR BREXIT THEN SHOULD YOU?

 

[Indie]

If they were Just Stop Oil protestors causing public disruption on highways they'd be jailed. Why is this different?

 

[VoR]

She's quite literally glued in the business weave.

 

[Lucille]

Well at least she’s happy.

 

[ILL ADVISED]

The budget was leaked early by the OBR

What a mess already

 

[jivafox]

They HATE her!

 

[octophone]

If they were Just Stop Oil protestors causing public disruption on highways they'd be jailed. Why is this different?

Just Stop Oil don't make cheese. People like cheese.

 

[ILL ADVISED]

BBC have now stopped showing PMQs to talk about the Budget which has yet to be announced

 

[SvalaWuzRobbed]

Muting Ed Davey in the process

 

[Iguana]

The budget was leaked early by the OBR

What a mess already

OMNISHAMBLES

 

[ZenGiraffe]

No need to watch/listen, thank god

 

[GNL]

Did they store it in Charli xcx's Google drive?

 

[Jark]

No need to watch/listen, thank god

well you'll need more than this USELESS summary tweet

 

[Indie]

Just Stop Oil don't make cheese. People like cheese.

100% guaranteed they do. As well as chutneys, jams, and sloe gin.

 

[GNL]

well you'll need more than this USELESS summary tweet

Can someone explain in pop terms.

 

[jivafox]

Could you do better than Reeves as chancellor? Play our interactive budget game

Can you pull the levers of power to deliver a successful budget? Can you keep backbenchers happy without upsetting the bond markets? And can you do it all while keeping the books balanced? Try our budget 2025 game, and maybe develop a bit of sympathy for Rachel Reeves

www.theguardian.com

 

[PercyPig]

But is NI getting lowered?

 

[Agneeta]

But is NI getting lowered?

As if.

 

[Agneeta]

Can't believe her red box has leaked.

 

[GNL]

A couple of political commentators on the BBC currently explaining posting something on the internet as if they're Jen from the IT Crowd.

 

[GNL]

 

[Iguana]

The Deputy Speaker just gave the biggest bollocking I've ever seen a speaker give. It's quite wild!

 

[Agneeta]

The Deputy Speaker just gave the biggest bollocking I've ever seen a speaker give. It's quite wild!

I'm not sure who she is, but I enjoyed that. Everyone got a hard bollocking. I wish her delivery was smoother.

 

[ZenGiraffe]

Could you do better than Reeves as chancellor? Play our interactive budget game

Can you pull the levers of power to deliver a successful budget? Can you keep backbenchers happy without upsetting the bond markets? And can you do it all while keeping the books balanced? Try our budget 2025 game, and maybe develop a bit of sympathy for Rachel Reeves

www.theguardian.com

All you need to get the public on board with some Socialism is WHISKEY, apparently

 

[jivafox]

I was red alert on the polls until I TAXED THE BANKS.

 

[Agneeta]

Can't believe I've saved the country, won the hearts of the nation and satisfied the markets.

 

[GNL]

Rachel Reeves is going to regret that aside to Zack Polanski when she wakes up tomorrow with a bigger bob.

 

[Jark]

the budget feels like it's not a disaster? the other parties are all screaming of course, because politics demands it, but it doesn't feel like Labour have scored an own goal this time. it seems like RR has basically made some quite sensible choices without hurting anyone too much.

 

[PercyPig]

the budget feels like it's not a disaster? the other parties are all screaming of course, because politics demands it, but it doesn't feel like Labour have scored an own goal this time. it seems like RR has basically made some quite sensible choices without hurting anyone too much.

Yeah, the only thing they seem to be getting her on is freezing of the income tax thresholds which (massive generalising incoming) I wouldn't have thought most people would even know about?

 

[Broomhelga]

Yeah, the only thing they seem to be getting her on is freezing of the income tax thresholds which (massive generalising incoming) I wouldn't have thought most people would even know about?

I wouldn't be so sure. I regularly get asked what pension contribution colleagues need to make to avoid paying higher rate income tax. I'd be interested to see if the government actually gains much from freezing the band as the same people would be paying 20% on that extra taxable income if the threshold went up.

 

[VoR]

Budget 2025 calculator: find out if you are better or worse off

Use our interactive tool to see how you have been affected by Rachel Reeves’s tax and spending announcements

www.theguardian.com

I will be £4.25 worse off year on year. THAT BITCH! #votereform

 

[jivafox]

£12 worse off - because of wine!

 

[Agneeta]

£12 worse off - because of wine!

Same! Knowing this we both need AA.