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[NilSatisOptimum]

Stinging rebuke of Starmers intial language inhandling of recent racist riots. I agree not much was mindless thuggery just people who believe they are entitled to more and lash out like the spoilt child.

Sir Keir Starmer should have called out 'racism' of rioters earlier, says Thangam Debbonaire

The former Labour MP tells the Electoral Dysfunction podcast that the language used by politicians to describe the rioters "let them off the hook".

news.sky.com

 

[Yarrgh]

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Fair play, not seen any goats round here recently.

 

[Goat]

“A Cabinet minister has refused four times to say who would pay for the bumper pay deal for train drivers.

Bridget Phillipson, the Education Secretary, repeatedly dodged questions about where the Government would find the money for the 14 per cent rise over three years, designed to bring an end to rail strikes.

The “no-strings” deal, which saw ministers ditch Tory demands for an end to generous working practices, including a four-day week, looks likely to be accepted after it was hailed on Wednesday by Aslef, the train drivers’ union.

In an interview with BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on Thursday, Ms Phillipson was asked four times who would foot the bill for the pay rise.

She refused to be drawn, saying only that the Government would ensure a “fair deal” for passengers and pointing to “wider reform” of the industry.”…

I cant wait to tell my Father in Law how angry this has made the Tories.

Hes been heavily involved in this deal for the last 6 months.

 

[Xizor]

It's class, isn't it. A government using public money to get things moving, simultaneously putting extra cash in the pockets of key workers (and probably just reversing real-term pay cuts anyway), cash which will then likely be spent & start sloshing around the economy. Win-win-win.

You'd have to hold really anti-UK sentiments to be critical of this, and be the sort of gloomster & doomster who loves to talk our country down.

 

[Goat]

It's class, isn't it. A government using public money to get things moving, simultaneously putting extra cash in the pockets of key workers (and probably just reversing real-term pay cuts anyway), cash which will then likely be spent & start sloshing around the economy. Win-win-win.

You'd have to hold really anti-UK sentiments to be critical of this, and be the sort of gloomster & doomster who loves to talk our country down.

I for 1 would much rather see the money sent to Rwanda or even the offshore bank accounts of Tory donors.

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

So it’s looking like most public sector workers are going to get double digit above inflation pay rises. This is standard Labour policy and as always will drive inflation through the roof. We saw all this in the 70’s, though many on here weren’t even born then. So get used to it guys, house prices will go through the roof, weekly shopping bills will be all over the place, the public sector will be well looked after and private sector employees will , as usual, pick up the bill. Anyway, enjoy….

Why just look at the plebs though Pete?

Surely this kind of reality should be the focus.

Super-rich increase their share of world's income

A major report on wealth and inequality says 2020 saw the steepest rise in billionaires' wealth on record.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[peteblue]

So, not content with their recent pay rise LNER (now owned by the government) train drivers will be striking every weekend and as if by magic the Border Force will also be striking…”happy days are here again…..” Once you cave in to one or two unions, every other public sector union will jump in…welcome to the 70’s…..

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

So, not content with their recent pay rise LNER (now owned by the government) train drivers will be striking every weekend and as if by magic the Border Force will also be striking…”happy days are here again…..” Once you cave in to one or two unions, every other public sector union will jump in…welcome to the 70’s…..

 

[Goat]

So, not content with their recent pay rise LNER (now owned by the government) train drivers will be striking every weekend and as if by magic the Border Force will also be striking…”happy days are here again…..” Once you cave in to one or two unions, every other public sector union will jump in…welcome to the 70’s…..

What the hell are you even talking about here?

 

[Rita_Poon]

What the hell are you even talking about here?

Yeah, like he has any chance of knowing that...

 

[Goat]

Yeah, like he has any chance of knowing that...

It sounds like he wants "the people" to bow down to "the man" so they dont have proper working conditions.

Which sounds kinda horrible.

 

[Rita_Poon]

It sounds like he wants "the people" to bow down to "the man" so they dont have proper working conditions.

Which sounds kinda horrible.

'let the bodies pile high'.

chin chin old bean, the dead cost nothing what-ho...

 

[Old Blue 2]

So get used to it guys, house prices will go through the roof, weekly shopping bills will be all over the place

Very good of you to quote Tory policy, from Thatcher onwards up to the present day. The only thing you missed out was Howe's 'managed decline' of Liverpool...

 

[mahermi1]

What the hell are you even talking about here?

Pete generously showing off how much he hates the working class union man..

 

[mahermi1]

"house prices will go through the roof, weekly shopping bills will be all over the place"

erm...

The lack of self awareness is breathtaking, Pete what do you think has been happening the last 14 years ?...