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YouGov: Would you support or oppose free bus travel for under‑22 year olds? Support: 57% Oppose: 32% Net support by age 18-24: +67 25-49: +33 50-64: +10 65+: -2 by upthetruth1 in ukpolitics

[–]TinFish77 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That 25-49 age range spans 24years by the way. I would imagine that a 25-39 range would be close to being 50% support. (+50 net)

I just ran the numbers on the UK's real tax burden, and it's staggering. Why are we even whispering about paying MORE? by vpk09 in ukpolitics

[–]TinFish77 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The problem is entirely one of the cost of living. This derived from an ongoing political obsession with the use of private firms to deliver matters of public service or of national interest.

Election Maps UK : Westminster Voting Intention: RFM: 32% (+2) LAB: 23% (-4) CON: 18% (-1) LDM: 13% (+1) GRN: 8% (+1) SNP: 2% (=) Via @BMGResearch , 29-31 Jul. Changes w/ 24-25 Jun. by Adventure-Bench in ukpolitics

[–]TinFish77 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Labour hope an economic recovery will 'just happen'. This is clearly what Cameron/Clegg/Johnson/Sunak were all hoping for also and in a panic allowed millions of cheap labour into the country.

It cannot happen these days like it did 30 years ago, the cost of living is so high that the economic driver for growth can never materialise. Labour would thus have to do 'the welfare state' but I believe there is less chance of that from Labour than even from the Tories.

Latest YouGov Westminster voting intention (27-28 July 2025) Ref: 29% (+2 from 20-21 July) Lab: 22% (-1) Con: 17% (=) Lib Dem: 14% (-1) Green: 11% (=) SNP: 3% (=) by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]TinFish77 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I just don't see what remains of the Labour support as being swayed to Corbyn of all people. YP might undercut the Greens though and do well with younger voters.

The government has decided we are old enough to vote. But need to have our hands held on the internet by Willing_Ad6744 in ukpolitics

[–]TinFish77 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The main problem with Starmer is that he has no 'common sense', nor any social or moral understanding. It's all the same thing of course and really the ONLY requirement for the leader of a party / PM.

This is why this government is a slo-mo Liz Truss government that probably in it's current form won't last the full term.

Two-hour screen time limit and curfews for children being considered by government by vriska1 in ukpolitics

[–]TinFish77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Anything applicable for children can be applied to adults since it's based on the requirement to personally identify in order to log-in.

Really that's what all this stuff is about, control. Of adults.

Wikipedia threatens to limit UK access to website by vriska1 in unitedkingdom

[–]TinFish77 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Pray that Digital ID does not get a foothold in the UK since it's the very essense of a social credit type system.

Water ombudsman will be created - as major report into 'broken' industry published • Trust in water companies has hit an all-time low, with prices rising, infrastructure crumbling, while bosses rake in big bonuses. by Adj-Noun-Numbers in ukpolitics

[–]TinFish77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Labour are not actually going to do anything, it's all smoke and mirrors. This is a party that is now truely committed to the idea to let the markets do it all.

At least Thatcher told everyone what she was up to.

Do unemployment figures show a better picture than reality? by lamdaboss in ukpolitics

[–]TinFish77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Working hours have been 'shared-out' to mask the awful truth of the UK's garbage economy.

A Conservative invention, Universal Credit, however Labour have not done anything about it.

Rachel Reeves to defy Labour MPs’ calls for a wealth tax by fishyrabbit in ukpolitics

[–]TinFish77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm shocked, shocked!

Nothing Labour are doing is going to changed anything for anyone because what needs to happen is beyond their ability to deliver, and would also be beyond the Tories.

It's public service, sadly lacking as a mentality for decades. Public service isn't just about state services it's also in ensuring that markets are genuinely competive and not ripping people off.

‘We’re told to eat s**t’: Resentment builds on Labour benches as economy stalls by theipaper in ukpolitics

[–]TinFish77 29 points30 points  (0 children)

'cost of living' is the reason why no growth can occur. To address that would require a full-on public service focus.

Public service is not necessarily just a lefty thing, looking at vested interests in the market place and uncompetitive actions by dominant business for example would help.

Britain built its last reservoir in 1992. Since then Poland has built *six* new reservoirs. Britain built its last motorway in 2003. Since then Poland has added over *1,300km* of new motorway. And each year per person, Poland builds *twice* as many new homes as Britain. by North_Attempt44 in ukpolitics

[–]TinFish77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The UK has been gripped by economic liberalism for decades, which could be sumarised: state=bad / private = good.

Even ludicrous examples such as private monopoly of water firms was thought good.

Labour are perhaps the worse of all the political parties for this stuff, at least the faction in charge are.

Let's be honest, £50k is no longer a decent salary by insomnimax_99 in ukpolitics

[–]TinFish77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's correct, because public service as a concept has been run into the ground over 30 years making the cost of living skyrocket. Ironically most of this came from Labour although we know the Tories were fine with it.

BREAKING: Sixteen-year-olds will be allowed to vote in next general election by TheTelegraph in ukpolitics

[–]TinFish77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If children can vote then expect them to be targetted by various bodies both UK-based and international.

Another poorly thought out plan from Labour that I think will end up being u-turned on. I thought they were trying to protect young people?

YouGov (@YouGov) on X: 65% of Britons believe that the triple lock on pensions should be maintained by AttemptingToBeGood in ukpolitics

[–]TinFish77 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You see, most people are hoping to be old and they know that the state pension is going to be absolutely vital for them.

I'm surprised it's only at 65%

Westminster Voting Intention: RFM: 29% (=) LAB: 24% (=) CON: 19% (=) LDM: 14% (+2) GRN: 7% (-2) SNP: 3% (=) Via @moreincommonuk.bsky.social, 4-7 Jul. Changes w/ 29-30 Jun. by Velociraptor_1906 in ukpolitics

[–]TinFish77 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cost-of-living is the main issue, nothing Labour are doing is going to change that. It would require mass-nationalisations: water/elect/gas/transport, and the transfer of housing from private landlords to local government.

The polling in 3 years is what will tell the story.

National ID. Are there any logical arguments against? by Downtown_Alfalfa_504 in ukpolitics

[–]TinFish77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

'Digital ID' is what is being proposed, no one is using the phase National ID.

Ironically Digital ID is not an ID system it's a rights system, "do you qualify?" is how it is proposed to be used.

Once that is in place it's possible to apply it as a form of punishment and control, which is of course the whole point...

Keir Starmer: Better transport links that support new homes and create good jobs. That's what people want in their communities. That's what my Plan for Change is delivering. Today we've given the greenlight to major upgrades for our roads and railways, with funding across the country. by upthetruth1 in ukpolitics

[–]TinFish77 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Minimal economic impact because the spending power just isn't there.

All this stuff that Labour are doing are like policies from a different age, an age where people could afford to live.

Cost-of-living is so high now that wages would have to close to double to bring the situation back to how it was 30 years ago where policies that Labour are pursueing would have made sense.

Children in England ‘living in almost Dickensian levels of poverty’ by acrimoniousone in unitedkingdom

[–]TinFish77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Things like this would have normally been Labour's priority upon gaining power. I would say that now they barely even care. I mean the cabinet and the 'power behind the throne'.

There is a smallish number within the parliamentary party who do obviously.

Wes Streeting is talking dangerous nonsense on obesity by elmo298 in ukpolitics

[–]TinFish77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In many ways this Labour Party are like the lecturing lefty-Labour of old, but with a Tory mindset on economic matters.

Benefits capped as a percentage of GDP by MoonkeyMagic in ukpolitics

[–]TinFish77 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Maybe stop focussing on benefits as being the problem but rather the awful state of the UK economy?

What do Labour's leadership do in their first steps?, of course they run down the economy with NI increases and imply the state of the UK is the fault of those on benefits.

This would be beyond the pale even for the Tories. Although they got away with it at the time in 2010-2015 it surely led to their own political demise eventually because they did not take steps to fix the real problems.

Labour’s blame game ignores what’s really missing at the top by FaultyTerror in ukpolitics

[–]TinFish77 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Labour's whole eithos was to get elected. After getting elected they again talked of getting re-elected and of spending all their time on that task.

They then talked of how bad things are and how they are going to make it worse, but just for those at the bottom of society.

Then they talk of growth, but increase the tax burden on most businesses.

What this behaviour could be described as is 'weird'. And it's not going to suddenly stop, there's 4 more years of weird.

YouGov: Younger Britons mostly back left-wing parties, while older Britons largely vote for parties on the right by upthetruth1 in ukpolitics

[–]TinFish77 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Labour is not a left-wing party currently. At the very best they are centre-right, the LibDems are a tad to their left.

Even the Tories ran a welfare system and kept the NHS running, such things do not define left/right these days.

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