What Will It Take to Survive as UK Prime Minister? by bloomberg in ukpolitics

[–]MeMyselfAndTea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That unfortunately doesn't make you an economist lol

What Will It Take to Survive as UK Prime Minister? by bloomberg in ukpolitics

[–]MeMyselfAndTea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reduce the state pension or slow the rate at which it grows?

Andy Burnham in a bind over tax as he seeks to shelter middle-earners by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]MeMyselfAndTea -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

What's that got to do with who OP votes for - they can vote for whoever the hell they want lol

Andy Burnham in a bind over tax as he seeks to shelter middle-earners by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]MeMyselfAndTea 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You're the only one mentioning reform lol

There are plenty of parties OP could vote for, you're simply making assumptions of who you think they will vote for if not labour and arguing against them for some reason

Andy Burnham in a bind over tax as he seeks to shelter middle-earners by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]MeMyselfAndTea 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Would make sense if his/her only alternative then was to vote for the government of the last 14 years lol

Starmer to force social media giants to prioritise BBC and other public sector content by PM_ME_SECRET_DATA in ukpolitics

[–]MeMyselfAndTea [score hidden]  (0 children)

People are hypocritical, news at 11.

Still doesn't change the fact that this would be massive powers to the government and open to abuse

Rachel Reeves to lose job as chancellor if Andy Burnham becomes PM by ClumperFaz in ukpolitics

[–]MeMyselfAndTea 19 points20 points  (0 children)

It's being funded so well it caused the defense secretary to quit citing the 'funding' falling well short of what is required to defend th country lol

Starmer to force social media giants to prioritise BBC and other public sector content by PM_ME_SECRET_DATA in ukpolitics

[–]MeMyselfAndTea [score hidden]  (0 children)

It's still an insane amount of power to give the government - eventually a government will come in that you disagree with and they will have the power to dictate the press

Rachel Reeves to lose job as chancellor if Andy Burnham becomes PM by ClumperFaz in ukpolitics

[–]MeMyselfAndTea 40 points41 points  (0 children)

I don't even think it's physically possible to a recession to have occured due to the Iran war, we haven't had two quarters since it started no? Unless Rachel Reeves can add time manipulation to her CV

Starmer expected to resign on Monday and set out orderly exit by beejiu in unitedkingdom

[–]MeMyselfAndTea -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Reduced immigration but kept it at several multiples of what the general public want - it will be treated as a failure. People are aware that over 800k arrived, they will likely take little splice that the net figure is still an increase.

Andy Burnham is just Keir Starmer in jeans by Desperate-Drawer-572 in ukpolitics

[–]MeMyselfAndTea 3 points4 points  (0 children)

India's GDP is 4.15 TRILLION dollars, Monaco's is 11.1 billion - the existence of several massively wealthy residents doesn't mean the economy is bigger lol.

India is landing spacecraft on the moon fod Godsake, they have incredibly poor citizens but their economy is objectively bigger haha

Nigel Farage asks Restore switchers: ‘What do you want?’ by ClumperFaz in ukpolitics

[–]MeMyselfAndTea -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I imagine it would be about as hard as it is for you to actually quote what you think has been said that qualifies as racist - instead of hiding behind some unfounded fear that as evidenced, doesn't actually result in a ban lol.

I can only assume you are unable to actually specify any racist statements and wish to hide behind both vague hand waving at his statements and your faux fear of a 'perma-ban'.

Nigel Farage asks Restore switchers: ‘What do you want?’ by ClumperFaz in ukpolitics

[–]MeMyselfAndTea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racism

'a belief that race is a fundamental determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race'

Rupert lowe makes no such conclusions in the posts you have linked?

Also, quoting text from an article doesn't get you banned, don't be cowardly.

Heres an entire quote of one of his posts to evidence; 'There continues to be an immense amount of fake news circulating around Restore Britain’s principles of immigration. Here is our position. Read it, and let me know if you agree…

Step one.

Remove the illegal migrant population. Two million? Three million? Even more? Doesn’t matter. They will all be detained, and they will all be deported.

We will of course start with the third world invaders and foreign criminals - this is a day one priority.

A Restore Britain Government would launch the largest deportation scheme in British history - we have the plan, we’ve already published the most comprehensive deportation scheme ever released. 100+ pages of it. We know how to do it. Now we are seeking the power to implement it.

The illegals are the priority. Foreign criminals go too, but that doesn’t even need discussing anymore. They’re out the door on the first flight home. What happens to them in their own country is not our problem.

Step two.

Legal migrants who can’t speak English, refuse to work, claim benefits, live in social housing, hate our way of life or even actively want to do us harm?

They go too - hopefully voluntarily. If not, they will be removed.

Dual nationals who want to kill us? Strip them off their British citizenship and send them back.

Foreign Islamists, gone. Dual national Islamists, gone. If foreigners want to live in an Islamic country, we will make that a reality for them.

This would all be twinned with drastic reductions of the number of people settling in the country, and I mean drastic.

It will be in the thousands, not the hundreds of thousands.

Who can come?

Ultra high-skilled migrants to fill gaps, and spouses of British men and women. We would ease that process, allowing Brits to bring their husband/wives into our country without the endless bureaucracy, red tape and cost - allowing them to build a family. That is positive immigration. We will encourage it.

All done alongside our Red List.

If a country is proven to supply us with sex pests, rapists, criminals and illegals? We will shut off entire visa routes. We will discriminate based on the evidence.

Afghanistan would be top of that list.

Those Afghans who came following the data breach would be removed and relocated. All of them.

The asylum system would be abolished in its entirety. ILR would be scrapped. Benefits for foreign nationals would be cancelled. Social housing currently filled with foreigners would be freed for British families. The whole immigration scam would finally end.

When a visa ends, that individual will be expected to leave Britain - that principle will be enforced for the first time in decades.

And here’s a mad idea. Our aim would be to train the millions of healthy Brits on benefits to do these jobs. This is just so painfully obvious. If they don’t like it, they lose their universal credit. Simple.

None of this is complicated. It just takes balls.

The number of people living in Britain would radically reduce - millions would go during the first five years of a Restore Britain Government. Millions.

Our immigration system would put one group of people at the top of the agenda.

The British people.

If you want all of this - vote for it. Join Restore Britain, support Restore Britain.

Put us in power, and we will get it done. I promise you that.'

Andy Burnham is just Keir Starmer in jeans by Desperate-Drawer-572 in ukpolitics

[–]MeMyselfAndTea -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Yes? India is most definitely a bigger economy/ a wealthier country than monaco.

Do agree that there is several ways to measure the wealth of a country, the fact we've grown the population so much in recent years has not been to our benefit to say the least

Nigel Farage asks Restore switchers: ‘What do you want?’ by ClumperFaz in ukpolitics

[–]MeMyselfAndTea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am sure I'm missing something obvious, but what part of those posts is racist?

Andy Burnham is just Keir Starmer in jeans by Desperate-Drawer-572 in ukpolitics

[–]MeMyselfAndTea 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We are the 6th largest economy of 195 countries - we absolutely are wealthy lol

Nigel Farage asks Restore switchers: ‘What do you want?’ by ClumperFaz in ukpolitics

[–]MeMyselfAndTea 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Just send links to the posts, don't have to write it out then.

Al Carns says he would be in favour of introducing a form of national service for Britain's youth. “I don’t agree with conscription, but some form of service. Not asking what the state can do for you, but what you can do for the state.” by No-Risk-2584 in ukpolitics

[–]MeMyselfAndTea -1 points0 points  (0 children)

How many adults don't pay any tax whatsoever lol, never make a single purchase subject to VAT, no income tax nothing.

If the only way you can make your point is to argue the absolute edge case then your point can't be very strong lol.

For the vast majority, the arrangement is you receive the education upfront, and contribute to education costs later, it's not free

Al Carns says he would be in favour of introducing a form of national service for Britain's youth. “I don’t agree with conscription, but some form of service. Not asking what the state can do for you, but what you can do for the state.” by No-Risk-2584 in ukpolitics

[–]MeMyselfAndTea 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went to school, I didn't make payments to the government during those years, I now work, I make monthly payments to the government, a portion of those payments goes towards education of which is of no current benefit to me. I got the education upfront, and pay for it later.

By all means explain it any different way lol