Labour Shadow Government Bullshit thread

[chelseachelsea]

Arguing over tax and borrowing by the next government is a little silly given whatever party wins the next election will have to tax more and borrow.

And that is Labour's way, however the Countries fiscal information is.

[Sunbeam Alpine]

What is incredible is what is being said here which defies the actual record.

Labour is actually better at managing the economy and debt than the Tories are.
https://theconversation.com/labour-are- ... rch-162368

This government will go out of office with debt in real terms about 4-5 times as much as Labour left in 2010. And at least Labour left the country owning RBS and most of the Halifax.

Liam Byrne has said several times that his comment was a joke.

Austerity was a choice, and one which depleted public services while having little effect on government finances.

[Zambo]

More winning.

Just a taste of what we can expect.

Members say flag may alienate ethnic minority voters as some associate it with far right

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... 1711779271

[The Tick]

The far right has done a determined job of claiming the flag for itself.

[Zambo]

The Union Flag, is the national flag of the United Kingdom, not for any minority groups, but we can expect a Labour Government to kow-tow to the whining from the left and the woke, about offence to minorities.

[The Tick]

The Union Flag, is the national flag of the United Kingdom, not for any minority groups, but we can expect a Labour Government to kow-tow to the whining from the left and the woke, about offence to minorities.

Well there you go. Minority groups won't embrace a flag that they're told has nothing to do with them.

[birdie]

More winning.

Just a taste of what we can expect.

Members say flag may alienate ethnic minority voters as some associate it with far right

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... 1711779271

FFS If I didn't know that April Fool's Day wasn't until tomorrow I'd say it was one of those 1st April spoofs journalists actually use their brains to write.

So ethnic minorities MP's don't mind being MP's and swearing allegiance to the monarch but don't like the flag of the union and monarch their are swearing allegiance to.

My brain is beginning to hurt.

[subsub]

More winning.

Just a taste of what we can expect.

Members say flag may alienate ethnic minority voters as some associate it with far right

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... 1711779271

FFS If I didn't know that April Fool's Day wasn't until tomorrow I'd say it was one of those 1st April spoofs journalists actually use their brains to write.

So ethnic minorities MP's don't mind being MP's and swearing allegiance to the monarch but don't like the flag of the union and monarch their are swearing allegiance to.

My brain is beginning to hurt.

I can see why some are less than impressed, but Labour are obviously doing it to woo Tory voters. The Govt have been rather obsessed with the Union flag in recent years – during lockdown, every time a Tory minister was interviewed there was a Union flag (or two) in the background, which led to the Trump-like nonsense where if you criticise the government you're being unpatriotic

[Zambo]

More winning.

Just a taste of what we can expect.

Members say flag may alienate ethnic minority voters as some associate it with far right

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... 1711779271

FFS If I didn't know that April Fool's Day wasn't until tomorrow I'd say it was one of those 1st April spoofs journalists actually use their brains to write.

So ethnic minorities MP's don't mind being MP's and swearing allegiance to the monarch but don't like the flag of the union and monarch their are swearing allegiance to.

My brain is beginning to hurt.

Country haters are going to hate.

[Vespa]

The Union Flag, is the national flag of the United Kingdom, not for any minority groups, but we can expect a Labour Government to kow-tow to the whining from the left and the woke, about offence to minorities.

Labour stuff through my postbox has the flag on it. To be fair many Tories don't even mention they are Tories running for Tory office.

[chelseachelsea]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-l ... e-68707225

Going to win the General Election by a landslide, but all is not well....

[Zambo]

A massive division in the Labour Party.

And it will only get worse.

[Holden Mcgroyne]

The Rayner story won't go away.

She wants us to believe she wasn't living in the same house as her partner and kids for 5 years

She's clearly lied and waffle about getting tax advice that clears her won't wash. Publish it and prove it.

The deputy leader is an elected post. Any successor would come from the left, wouldn't it be wonderful if Richard Burgon or Dawn Butler got the job ?

[The Tick]

Yeah the whole of England has come to a standstill over this.

[Zambo]

A bit like Brexit then.