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Reply | Ban
at 20:57 21 Feb 2025
It's what happens in a coalition government. Just look at Northern Ireland and Theresa May's government.
It's good that Plaid didn't slide with Labour. Slightly more democratic in my opinion. |
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Reply | Why bother
at 20:51 21 Feb 2025
It is what needs to be looked in to. Benefits including the state pension should not increase by more than people earn. |
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Reply | Why bother
at 16:23 21 Feb 2025
That would be great. We just can't afford it for a couple of years yet. |
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Reply | Why bother
at 15:55 21 Feb 2025
Easy solution to this. Abolish the triple lock and increase pensions in line with inflation or wages alone.
A pensioner will get a 5.5% increase an NHS carer likley to get about half of that.
No wonder we need immigrants |
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Reply | Reform Wales
at 07:54 21 Feb 2025
I forgot about Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge. Or should it be Baroness Johnson?? I don't suppose we'll ever really know. She definitely reminds me of someone though. |
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Reply | And some good news
at 21:39 20 Feb 2025
Excellent news. It's a completely barbaric practice. |
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Reply | Reform Wales
at 21:35 20 Feb 2025
It did cost a lot, but in the main stuck by recommendations from independent pay reviews. And Labour had to stump up a lot of back pay they shouldn't really have needed to.
Having read Johnson's memoir, the relationship with the EU was terrible. Fuelled mainly by Cummings and friends. I'm no fan of the EU but they're are biggest partner. We need them.
I must say though Johnson did say the UK could be the Saudi Arabia of wind power. He was right about that, it's a shame it was so difficult to deliver. |
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Reply | Reform Wales
at 21:22 20 Feb 2025
I don't think accepting free Taylor Swift tickets is up there with appointing Dido Harding and Kate Bingham to the two most important civil service roles during the biggest crisis to hit the world in a generation.
Springsteen tickets maybe, but not Taylor Swift. |
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Reply | Reform Wales
at 15:46 20 Feb 2025
Off the top of my head.
Ended industrial action in key services.
Delivered the 2 million NHS appt target early.
Deported record number of failed asylum seekers.
Binned the idiotic Rwanda plan.
Massively increased raids to target illegal workers.
Closed a massive tax loophole.
Introduced the child wellbeing bill (The tories and reform voted against this)
Overturned restrictions on onshore wind development.
Improved a childlike relationship with the EU.
As I've said. I don't vote Labour. But they're an imporvement on the Tories, who themselves are more sensible than reform. |
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Reply | Reform Wales
at 15:37 20 Feb 2025
Not at all. I want better than the status quo. |
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Reply | Ban
at 21:13 19 Feb 2025
We don't know. But it was clearly in the manifesto and in media highlights of the manifesto. Labour won a mandate to govern on that basis. They delivered on a manifesto promise.
The speed limit was stupid but the petition wasn't ignored it was just vastly smaller than the those who voted for the speed limit to be imposed or didn't vote at all despite it being made clear. Public opinion has now led to a change in policy.
The problem is that people are now comparing completely unrelated topics. The first post calls this "virtue signalling". It's obviously not and nobody has been ignored.
My personal opinion (as an owner of an ex racing greyhound) is well done. It's time for this sport to be banned across the UK. [Post edited 19 Feb 21:17]
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Reply | Reform Wales
at 21:03 19 Feb 2025
They didn't define it, they should have as it stood it was a stupid pledge.
An honest manifesto would have said something like
"we've inherited a shit show, it's going to cost a fortune to put right, we've all got to pay and you probably won't notice a difference for 10 years or so"
None of them will do that because nobody would vote for them. |
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Reply | Reform Wales
at 20:53 19 Feb 2025
This government is a poison chalice. Labour haven't been great but they've done ok (ISH).
We're skint and need to raise an awful lot of money. There's no easy or popular way to do it. |
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Reply | Reform Wales
at 20:52 19 Feb 2025
I'm not championing them at all. They haven't done a great job, but are an improvement and are the only realistic alternative to a Tory / Reform coalition which would be a disaster.
They haven't lied based on their manifesto. |
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Reply | Eric Ramsey
at 17:38 19 Feb 2025
He sounds ok but is he what we need at the moment?
He's got a very small CV and heading in to a championship relegation battle. His statistics aren't the best either. |
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Reply | Reform Wales
at 14:55 19 Feb 2025
Don't think so. He shouldn't have taken them but no broken promise there. |
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Reply | Reform Wales
at 13:53 19 Feb 2025
They haven't directly raised taxes on working people. A stupid promise though.
Every government is a government of service.
There aren't VIP fast lanes.
Any examples of Cronyism?
A hardly think the national mood can be lifted in a few months. |
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Reply | Reform Wales
at 12:48 19 Feb 2025
What 5 major promises have Labour broken?
The problem and all we have to judge Reform on is their current manifesto. It's just a pile of unworkable, uncosted, unrealistic and bankruptcy inducing guff. What aspects of it do you support?
Of course they'll change it. They're populists.
It's better that people are interested in politics, hopefully they'll realise Reform are taking people for a ride before they get to enact any of their pipe dreams. |
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Reply | Reform Wales
at 12:24 19 Feb 2025
Well the only time he's made promises/pledges that have made their way in to reality are post Brexit.
An embelished CV pales into insignificance compared to those whoppers. |
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