news & politics:discussion

[cellar]

1 hour ago, steviewevie said:

I thought last year we were forecast to go into recession, but we didn't..just stayed above water. Now some are thinking these interest rates will push us into recession by design.

You could be right, it seems like a long time ago now. I thought the forecast was always that we would stay just above. I don't think I started seriously considering a recession until around the time those banks went under.

[steviewevie]

22 minutes ago, cellar said:

You could be right, it seems like a long time ago now. I thought the forecast was always that we would stay just above. I don't think I started seriously considering a recession until around the time those banks went under.

I mean...there are different forecasts with a variety of projections...but I think there were forecasts that we would have a shallow but quite long recession. 

[steviewevie]

56 minutes ago, Ozanne said:

We won’t not be able to borrow anymore money. I would be willing to bet anything in the world that in 6/12 months time the country will still be borrowing and won’t have run out of money.

The ‘run out of money’ narrative is straight out of the Tory playbook to explain why they won’t spend money on poor people. 

We have high inflation, high interest rates, massive debt (100% of GDP?) following covid and bailouts etc that now costs us even more, we have public services desperate for investment and loads of striking workers demanding pay rises, and we have flat growth.

We're hosed. Good luck Rachel Reeves.

[steviewevie]

 

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[steviewevie]

bloody hippies

 

[steviewevie]

Starmer almost said "will you just f**k off".

That would have been awesome.

[steviewevie]

everyone seems to be talking about this again

 

[steviewevie]

 

[Neil]

6 hours ago, lost said:

As per the 1970’s when we were bailed out by the IMF.

we got some money from the imf, but soon-after-events prove it wasn't actually needed at the time. people will only accept your paper if they think they can get something useful for it later on, we used to have oil that they wanted- we don't now!

[Neil]

4 hours ago, steviewevie said:

 

i'd rather mandelson than momentum. 😛 

[Neil]

cost of living crisis, huh??? i just bought a new tv, cos the bedroom tv is a bit f**ked. 

[Guest]

41 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

bloody hippies

 

Starmer handles that very well.

Those protesters are foolish though because Labour green policies are good and if put into place will be a massive help to decarbonise the UK.

[steviewevie]

1 minute ago, Ozanne said:

Starmer handles that very well.

Those protesters are foolish though because Labour green policies are good and if put into place will be a massive help to decarbonise the UK.

we are on the side of economic growth.

[Neil]

1 minute ago, Ozanne said:

Starmer handles that very well.

Those protesters are foolish though because Labour green policies are good and if put into place will be a massive help to decarbonise the UK.

they're not necessarily good, they're about the best the uk will accept as policy. protesters would have more effect targetting tories.

[steviewevie]

5 minutes ago, Neil said:

they're not necessarily good, they're about the best the uk will accept as policy. protesters would have more effect targetting tories.

why...they're on their way out..and Labour are the future.

(famous last words).

[Justiceforcedave]

48 minutes ago, Ozanne said:

Starmer handles that very well.

Those protesters are foolish though because Labour green policies are good and if put into place will be a massive help to decarbonise the UK.

Has Starmer ever done anything you thought wasn't good?

[steviewevie]

 

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[fraybentos1]

2 hours ago, steviewevie said:

 

Utterly pathetic, they can't even pledge to scrap the rape clause. Deary me 

[steviewevie]

police state

 

[Crazyfool01]

3 hours ago, Ozanne said:

Starmer handles that very well.

Those protesters are foolish though because Labour green policies are good and if put into place will be a massive help to decarbonise the UK.

Weren’t they protesting because of starmer rolling back some of his green policies ? Surely that’s no good for anyone even those that idolise him 

[Guest]

5 minutes ago, Crazyfool01 said:

Weren’t they protesting because of starmer rolling back some of his green policies ? Surely that’s no good for anyone even those that idolise him 

He hasn’t rolled back anything, the policy is still there and will be fully enacted in the next Parliament. Their green policies are strong policies that will make Britain a clean energy country by 2030, that’s what will be good for everyone. 

[Crazyfool01]

23 minutes ago, Ozanne said:

He hasn’t rolled back anything, the policy is still there and will be fully enacted in the next Parliament. Their green policies are strong policies that will make Britain a clean energy country by 2030, that’s what will be good for everyone. 

Ah nothing to see here then … must have just been there for a jolly and to say hello 

[Guest]

7 minutes ago, Crazyfool01 said:

Ah nothing to see here then … must have just been there for a jolly and to say hello 

Go on then, in what way have Labour gone back on their green policy?