Amsterdam_Neil_D Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 3 hours ago, Jareth said: Got a feeling they know they aren't getting back in and are going to spend the next 18 months rushing to change as much in their and their rich mates' favour as possible. Are there odds available for the next election ? Be interesting to see how they see it. They are right more than polls I suspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 The obesity strategy/sugar tax was actually a rare good policy from the previous govt. So of course Truss is repealing it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted September 15, 2022 Moderator Share Posted September 15, 2022 16 minutes ago, Amsterdam_Neil_D said: Are there odds available for the next election ? Be interesting to see how they see it. They are right more than polls I suspect. Both around evens, Labour just under, Tories just over. Though bookies know jack about politics (as my 5/1 win on Truss when it was down to 4 candidates demonstrates) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted September 15, 2022 Moderator Share Posted September 15, 2022 18 minutes ago, Amsterdam_Neil_D said: Are there odds available for the next election ? Be interesting to see how they see it. They are right more than polls I suspect. Yep, that'll get us out of an economic hole... Oh Tate and Lyle donate to the Conservative Party, now it makes sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amsterdam_Neil_D Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 25 minutes ago, bickster said: Yep, that'll get us out of an economic hole... Oh Tate and Lyle donate to the Conservative Party, now it makes sense Sweetener. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted September 15, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted September 15, 2022 1 hour ago, bickster said: Yep, that'll get us out of an economic hole... Oh Tate and Lyle donate to the Conservative Party, now it makes sense Tate and Lyle have a line into government via David Davis. If he's in any way in Truss' good books, he'll have been leaning on her to get a nice little bonus for his sweet friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 I saw that the pound slid again against the dollar ($1.135) following poor retail performance in August. The badly kept secret in Westminster that there will be mini-budget next Friday is a huge call for Truss. Cutting and reversing tax increases is bold to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 5 minutes ago, Genie said: I saw that the pound slid again against the dollar ($1.135) following poor retail performance in August. The badly kept secret in Westminster that there will be mini-budget next Friday is a huge call for Truss. Cutting and reversing tax increases is bold to say the least. How disrespectful bringing this up - don't you know the queen is dead? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 49 minutes ago, Genie said: The badly kept secret in Westminster that there will be mini-budget next Friday is a huge call for Truss. Not quite. There will be a "fiscal event". Anything with the word budget in it needs to be opened up for scrunity by the Office for Budget Responsibility. This doesn't. Can't think why she doesn't want her crazy plans to be officially looked at. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 2 hours ago, ml1dch said: Not quite. There will be a "fiscal event". Anything with the word budget in it needs to be opened up for scrunity by the Office for Budget Responsibility. This doesn't. Can't think why she doesn't want her crazy plans to be officially looked at. Every single news outlet is referring to it as a mini-budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuwabatake Sanjuro Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 Wasn't sure where to put this but it is fairly staggering how poor the UK has gotten as a country bar the very richest. 40+ years of neoliberal policies paying off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 I was just thinking about how little we’ve seen of Liz Truss this week. She’s (rightly) taking a back seat with what is going on. Polar opposite of how I’d imagine Boris to be behaving if he was still PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted September 16, 2022 Moderator Share Posted September 16, 2022 21 minutes ago, Genie said: I was just thinking about how little we’ve seen of Liz Truss this week. She’s (rightly) taking a back seat with what is going on. Polar opposite of how I’d imagine Boris to be behaving if he was still PM. It’s a new tactic to boost her ratings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 12 minutes ago, bickster said: It’s a new tactic to boost her ratings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted September 17, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted September 17, 2022 On 15/09/2022 at 11:24, Genie said: Filthy rich and powerful. How does he use it? To shit all over regular people. He would like more children but not sure Nanny would approve. Apparently she spreads bitter on his toast like no other. PM material one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 On 16/09/2022 at 16:08, Genie said: I saw that the pound slid again against the dollar ($1.135) following poor retail performance in August. The badly kept secret in Westminster that there will be mini-budget next Friday is a huge call for Truss. Cutting and reversing tax increases is bold to say the least. I'm due a share dividend in US Dollars this month - for once, it'll benefit me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 At least the sleazy, corrupt side of the Tory party left with Johnson. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 30 minutes ago, ml1dch said: At least the sleazy, corrupt side of the Tory party left with Johnson. Only him?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 During the Putin wait yesterday there was a jounalist that had been listening to Cheese Woman's plans. Grim. She wants to slap billions in debt onto your children, to pay the rich and the polluters now. Full on trickle down. Nailed on fail for the majority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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