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peteblue said:
TUC having their say over WFA….

“ Paul Nowak, the TUC general secretary, said he had “real concerns about this decision” to remove the previously universal payment from all but the poorest pensioners, those who receive pension credit.
“I don’t want any pensioner going into the winter worried about putting the heating up,” Nowak told Sky News, calling on Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, to find ways to mitigate the policy.
“I hope that the chancellor will set out in the budget what she’s going to do to make sure those pensioners, not just those on pension and tax credit but those who aren’t well off by any means, do go into the winter confident that they can heat their homes and stay safe and comfortable,” he said.
Sharon Graham, the general secretary of Unite, reiterated her union’s call for the decision to be reversed, and for efforts to plug what Reeves says is an unexpected £22bn deficit left by the last government to be focused instead on ideas like a wealth tax.
Keir Starmer, who accepted on Sunday that the policy was “unpopular” but said he expected Labour MPs to back it in the Commons, “needs to do a U-turn”, Graham told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.”
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So he's under pressure from his union paymasters to also reverse this decision. Sounds like a catch 22. I'm sure you'll find a way to frame your criticism for this u turn or pandering to other union paymasters somehow.
 
peteblue said:
I had the exact same financial hits as your good self.

If you read what I quoted from the unions, it’s not just those getting the appropriate benefit, it’s those that are entitled to it but probably won’t, and those that still really need it but would not qualify. I do dislike Starmer, I don’t dislike Labour, but I do dislike what they are currently doing. Starmer keeps claiming that people voted for change, but they didn’t vote for change for the worse……
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Rwanda is nice and warm, and there's accommodation and living costs paid up there in full. Give the poorest and most vulnerable a free 8 week holiday? Be like the grand marigold hotel only in Rwanda. Salvage something from the rubble of the morons that ran the country into the ground previous? you remember them? them that you voted for and delivered the worse... repeatedly... unaccountably... laughingly... entitled...
 
And there we have it…Starmer insisting it goes ahead as is. He probably knows it’s wrong by now, but is just doubling down on a stupid decision as he won’t want to look foolish….

“ Sir Keir Starmer’s Cabinet has agreed to his plan to cut winter fuel payments for 10 million pensioners ahead of a crunch vote in the House of Commons tomorrow.

Senior ministers discussed the policy at a meeting of the Cabinet in No 10 this morning. Asked if any ministers had spoken against the move, the Prime Minister’s official spokesperson said: “Cabinet were in agreement on the importance of fixing the economy and that being the foundation of everything that we do.”

Asked if there had been any discussion on softening the impact of the policy, the spokesperson said: “No.”….
 
Rita_Poon said:
Rwanda is nice and warm, and there's accommodation and living costs paid up there in full. Give the poorest and most vulnerable a free 8 week holiday? Be like the grand marigold hotel only in Rwanda. Salvage something from the rubble of the morons that ran the country into the ground previous? you remember them? them that you voted for and delivered the worse... repeatedly... unaccountably... laughingly... entitled...
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If you honestly believe that what he is doing is correct then fine. I think it’s disgraceful. Many Labour MP’s and Unions feel the same as I do. If Labour were in opposition they would be going apoplectic about this. But keep defending the man and his forthcoming austerity measures….
 
peteblue said:
If you honestly believe that what he is doing is correct then fine. I think it’s disgraceful. Many Labour MP’s and Unions feel the same as I do. If Labour were in opposition they would be going apoplectic about this. But keep defending the man and his forthcoming austerity measures….
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Still nothing substantial on that then?

Go and seize the 'test and trace' app cash and box all this off in one hit?
 
NathDogg said:
Can’t wait for Sir Kier to set up his own VIP fast lanes for his rich buddies to come and rinse the treasury and our pockets eh mate, sure Pete wouldn’t have an issue with that going on.
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It was value for money at the time.
Who owns that Spanish business man that parachuted in with no previous experience for ppe delivery yet got contract after contract? Not heard of him since funnily enough...
 
peteblue said:
Don’t be silly, I’d have to close the pub, sack the staff, build houses on the land and make a few million just to get by…actually that’s not a bad idea….
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Now you are talking sense, a serious idea to help the country move forward, affordable homes for all. A core labour idea. Welcome to the correct side of history and being judged for the positives you deliver or at least try to...
 
Rita_Poon said:
Now you are talking sense, a serious idea to help the country move forward, affordable homes for all. A core labour idea. Welcome to the correct side of history and being judged for the positives you deliver or at least try to...
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Don’t be silly, they’d be large and very expensive detached houses…just doing my bit to help K9 and his building target….
 
peteblue said:
Don’t be silly, they’d be large and very expensive detached houses…just doing my bit to help K9 and his building target….
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Bigger families need more room, makes sense. Enabling future generations to thrive and survive. Welcome to the way of doing things that helps people. I know it's a big change but come on, admit it, it feels kind of nice to help others up doesn't it?
 
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