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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) is joined by CEO Duncan Drasdo and Financial Director Andy Green from the Manchester United Supporters Trust for a special episode on all things behind the scenes at Old Trafford including a brief history of MUST and their aims today, views on INEOS and Sir Jim Ratcliffe so far, and the Old Trafford regeneration.
Hes actually said that? That he had to undo Labour policies helping out poor and deprived areas and divert the money to richer more well to do areas?
Mr Sunak's campaign did not dispute the video and instead defended its content.
'Levelling up isn't just about city centres, it's also about towns and rural areas all over the country that need help too. That's what he changed in the green book and he will follow though as prime minister,' a source said.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...diverting-cash-AWAY-deprived-urban-areas.html
Amazing isn't it?
Just a comment on what the press is touting as one of Liz's first actions on becoming PM.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-62453813
In case anyone thought it would help those on low to average earnings pay their energy bills:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-62453813
In case anyone thought it would help those on low to average earnings pay their energy bills:
https://news.sky.com/story/sunak-vo...hat-do-not-improve-earning-potential-12667369
"Rishi Sunak plans to continue to underpay nurses."
"Rishi Sunak plans to continue to underpay nurses."
So that's every humanities degree screwed then.
We already spend less on HE than nearly every other developed nation.
Key workers aside, it’s such a depressingly small minded view that the only way to measure a positive contribution to society and even the economy is to quantify it via PAYE.
Well the last crisis was because of immigrants and poor people, and the Tories have been charging up the new and improved Hate Machine recently with its targeting systems pointed at trans people and wokeness so I'm not surprised.
They're both hideous. We have to cross our fingers and hope (well feck) the general public makes a sensible decision and throws the Tories out in the next GE.
Tories showing their true colours. Take from the poor and give to the rich.
Absolutely crystal clear. But will the general public take any notice, or even know about it. Or even care given everything else going on.
So this 'kangaroo court' which actually has more Tories on it than opposition MPs is yet another witch hunt.
MAGA v2.0
Want to talk about abuse of power Nadine?
Leaked report suggests Dominic Raab trying to curb judges’ powers
Exclusive: Deputy prime minister has been accused of wanting ‘a world in which the government is above the law’
https://www.theguardian.com/politic...sts-dominic-raab-trying-to-curb-judges-powers
Leaked report suggests Dominic Raab trying to curb judges’ powers
Exclusive: Deputy prime minister has been accused of wanting ‘a world in which the government is above the law’
https://www.theguardian.com/politic...sts-dominic-raab-trying-to-curb-judges-powers
Liz Truss is going to be a brilliant PM.
From a comedic value perspective.
From a comedic value perspective.
Shes basically Johnson without his upper class privileges, so when she fecks up she wont be shielded by the british forelock tugging....considering shes had 2 major balls up already just during her campaign...it aint going to last long for her....
I'm actually a bit stunned that he said that as freely as he did.
God help us.
Me too. I'm not even British but that's sickening.
It's really a massive feck you isn't it
There you have it. Typical DM readers spouting total lies and rubbish. Socialist dogma continually being thrust down our throats..... since when.
Keeping more of your money instead of it being taxed by socialists.... so it was Labour who put up the biggest increase in taxation. Rishi Sunak is a socialist.
Dinosaurs.
Not new news, though I can't remember if I heard it publicly or from one of my bosses.
They had a white paper which basically said Judicial Review is fine as is, and have been plowing ahead with making it harder to get permission to bring the claim and at the end of it give the minister the right to overrule the judge.
It's a fecking disgrace.
I would normally say "well done splitting the Labour vote" they're doing that themselves nowadays.
Furiou, incandescent, seething rage.
One of those speeches that you listen to and you're glad someone else has done the hard work of gathering all the facts in one place:
For next time we have to listen to some Tory talk about why all the Ruanda stuff etc isn't just about racism and scapegoat demonising cruelty.
For next time we have to listen to some Tory talk about why all the Ruanda stuff etc isn't just about racism and scapegoat demonising cruelty.
only 4 points ahead on average over last three polls. labour's lead will disappear. and it's entirely starmer's fault btw. generational living crisis and massive recession around the corner and a non party advocacy video posted above has done more by itself than starmer has in two years to hit the key messages.
So, I've been reading during the day and only watching the TV when it gets dark to minimise my electricity usage. They wanted to charge me £145 a month for my gas/leccy based on what I used last year but I was using a lot less due to my new habits, so I changed the direct debit to £88 because it was the minimum they allowed me to. I've used an average of £66 since March and am well under their 'estimate' of £126 but now they won't let me reduce the direct debit again and it's gone up to £101.
I'm nothing compared to the people I've seen on social media, though, some of whom have been getting bills of TWENTY THOUSAND POUNDS for their annual usage, based on their usage last year and these spiralling (upwards) price caps. And the fact that they are limiting what you can change your direct debits to, even if you take steps to reduce your usage, is going to lead either to mass payment defaulting or civil unrest.
It’s preposterous and I’m beginning to think it’s a crisis the Tories are intentionally exacerbating in the lead up to the next GE so they can put together a huge support package and get a massive bump going into the election and win another 5 years.
It’s what they do. They create a crisis and then present themselves as the saviour of that crisis.
It’s what they do. They create a crisis and then present themselves as the saviour of that crisis.
It will be interesting to be see what happens when Truss gets in as leader. I would guess they will go up in the polls for a bit but also this winter is going to be brutal for a lot of people.
It seems to me (probably wrongly) that the best PM polls usually follow media exposure. And as the Tories and Truss are getting largely unchallenged press coverage 24/7 the polls will reflect that. I expect once she becomes PM she will shit the bed completely as the scrutiny is different.
But I'm optimistic. I think it is now a matter of how badly the Tories lose, not whether they will or not. I'm hoping Truss buries them in the deepest grave and noone ever finds them again.
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It's just beyond ridiculous now. Still doesn't hit me until Oct 2023 (unless Sainsburys Energy goes bust)...but the thought of pensioners giving up the best part of 45% of their pension for an absolute necessity is gut wrenching.
This whole thing needs control immediately but with departing leader not interesting in working and incoming leaders interests aligned with big profits, we've no chance.
We may have lived a low interest, false reality for quite a number of years but it's scandalous how it's all hitting us in the face under the guise of 'Russia'.
@Pexbo said it best. It's got Tory hands on it, and they will magically fix it when it's voting time.
I cannot believe there aren't mass protests.
I know that they pick the phone ins for these clips, but yesterday I watched about a dozen james o'brien clips on youtube, and it's amazing the number of people who call in, absolutely convinced they master a subject, to just fall apart when asked something really basic about it. I get being ignorant, but why showcase it on national radio for everyone to see? The brexit calls are incredible, o'brien always asks for a positive of brexit and the brexiter callers can't give one.
I do enjoy listening to James O'brien on a morning working from home, but my favourite presenter for handling numpties is Nick Abbot. The collection of calls on YouTube is somewhat of a masterpiece