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[NilSatisOptimum]

TBF the debate between more taxes or more cuts to public services is, and has always been, false.

As Bruce says we tax more than we’ve ever taxed in peace time, and in the article Dave cut and pasted the PCS are right to point out that fourteen years of austerity, which did feature significant cuts to the public sector, did nothing positive.

The waste that still exists in public finances is not to generally be found in the parts of the public sector that actually delivers things; these as said above were cut severely from 2008/9 onwards and are already unsafe. It is however to be found in things that were set up knowingly to drain money from the government - I’ve mentioned them often enough but PFI, paying HB to landlords rather than building and operating social housing, many procurement deals (especially of “expert advice”, ie: consultants) and some of the nationalisations are all things that could be *and were* done better and cheaper by the state.

Labour are rolling back some of these but it needs to be more and done more quickly. The world situation can be used to justify a lot of what needs doing and should be.

Also Richard J Murphy puts it down to the BoE doing some quantitive tightening. He makes a good argument and I'm inclined to agree also.
He says that Labour Government could, and should, tell them to stop it.

 

[peteblue]

They're working to deliver a nuclear power station every year for the next decade. Are you not keeping up...

If only the previous government had thought of this…oh no, wait…………..

 

[Rita_Poon]

If only the previous government had thought of this…oh no, wait…………..

 

[peteblue]

So how’s the building of 300,000 houses per year going. Half a year gone since Labour came in so 150,000 built so far is it ?…..

 

[tsubaki]

So how’s the building of 300,000 houses per year going. Half a year gone since Labour came in so 150,000 built so far is it ?…..

This was your lot, wasn’t it pete?

Tories’ manifesto pledge to build 300,000 houses a year now ‘almost impossible’

Shortages of material, labour and drivers put the party’s mid-2020 target in serious jeopardy, say analysts

www.theguardian.com

 

[Bryan+]

So how’s the building of 300,000 houses per year going. Half a year gone since Labour came in so 150,000 built so far is it ?…..

This was your lot, wasn’t it pete?

Tories’ manifesto pledge to build 300,000 houses a year now ‘almost impossible’

Shortages of material, labour and drivers put the party’s mid-2020 target in serious jeopardy, say analysts

www.theguardian.com

Oh, Pete.

 

[peteblue]

This was your lot, wasn’t it pete?

Tories’ manifesto pledge to build 300,000 houses a year now ‘almost impossible’

Shortages of material, labour and drivers put the party’s mid-2020 target in serious jeopardy, say analysts

www.theguardian.com

So you would think todays government would have learnt the facts of life….

 

[Rita_Poon]

So you would think todays government would have learnt the facts of life….

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[Daveysgingerlovechild]

If only the previous government had thought of this…oh no, wait…………..

Yet didn't deliver one. Not sure how you're trying to land a long standing issue at Labour's door.

 

[Kurt.]

So, what do you guys think about Millipede and his net zero zealotry. And while you are thinking about it, whatever happened to his promise to reduce energy bills by £300, they’ve gone very quiet on that one…I do hope it wasn’t another deliberate lie…….

Busses and NHS and posters

 

[Goat]

Doing a great job in very trying times.

Keep going Super K.

 

[mahermi1]

If only the previous government had thought of this…oh no, wait…………..

Along with 40 Hospita.....let's wait some more..

 

[larrygobfiend]

So how’s the building of 300,000 houses per year going. Half a year gone since Labour came in so 150,000 built so far is it ?…..

It’s been 6 months, Pete.

You weren’t arsed about any of this when the Tories were in power.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

So how’s the building of 300,000 houses per year going. Half a year gone since Labour came in so 150,000 built so far is it ?…..

As a point of order isn't it 1.5m over the 5 years in power? I don't think anyone committed to 300k per year.

Also, it is 'homes' so houses is another misconstrued bit.

A few brutalist Eastern European style apartment blocks in every town and city will sort all that right out.

 

[Dave Doyle]

Is Truss a proper economist Pete?

Curious on this matter. Agree it's important we have suitable qualified people dealing with such matters. Some parameters help.

Is Truss a proper economist Pete?

Curious on this matter. Agree it's important we have suitable qualified people dealing with such matters. Some parameters help.

She’s got a background in finance, had a Saturday job at the TSB