Off Topic JULY 4th 2024 6 months JAN 2025 ..chaos+ more fibs +roughshod attitudes+backtracking +++ C R A S H++

The joke is that Labour can clearly see where they could save tens of billions of pounds such as being ruthless with Welfare payments and just ensuring that the most needy are actually looked after, which is what it was designed to do, not give out freebies to those who are a little anxious occasionally (which is part of being human, not a medical condition that deserves being paid for) but the backbenchers, all who are in fear of their own positions at the next election, won't allow it.
Catch 22

 

the OBR is like the "overseer" of the countries wealth health.
A consortium of extremely clever financial brains, if you had a ladder with 20 rungs on it ... no say 50 rungs on it [ more realistic! ] then Rattlesnake Rach from accounts would be on rung 2 and the least brainy of the financial whizzers would be on rung 45!
We are destined for a melt down, my finger is hovering over the button to sell my ISA and turn into Cash the moment there is breath of suspicion another "covid type thing" comes along.

Remember "the tories had righted the ship come 2020 we were in the black and had money to invest in the future" Covid and the energy crisis blew that to smithereens and the tories took flack generated by a opposition that had no plans except negativity.. the media needed to generate negative news to sell its wares and then 8 million mostly tory voters didnt!

 

‘Where has all the water gone?’ Hosepipe ban comes into force for millions asking such a Q is a sign of naietivity [article from the metro ]

we have now got the equivalent of a city as big a Liverpool artificially having increased our population [ did a post some yonks ago on what was needed for just a city the size of Norwich/ Ipswich ] well that's where the water has gone ..... around 6 million people extra in the population that roots go back no more than 2/ 3 decades. we need a further 6 chew valley lakes in catchment areas that will collect water .. and that is only just a start.

not many people are in know with water management ... like why are so many sewage disposal works close to rivers? or near coasts! clue is most rivers flow into the sea! so water keeps sea levels up... lol

 

Some areas of Kent such as Whitstable have been without water from a domestic tap for 5 days recently !

 

they are on chalk and the aquifers are quite deep plus they bear the brunt of the illegals....... and drinking water although easier to prepare it is in short supply... as the population is greater than the supply..............

if a group was formed to greet the border force boats and not just a few at docks but a couple 000's showing that the general populations attitude is "we dont want you" with banners and peaceful chants then a few might get the picture but hopefully moreso our sham of a .gov.

there is currently 2 political leaders of leaders of 2 main line countries totally having the pi$£ TAKEN OUT OF THEM and ignoring it one is currently the European mass murderer of EUROPE! WHOM IT IS RUMOURED has to start watching his back a bit more as more dissent is accumulating behind his back

 

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has called the economy's recent performance "disappointing" after figures showed it shrank unexpectedly in May.

The economy contracted by 0.1%, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said, after also shrinking in April.
The fall in economic output, which confounded analysts who had expected to see slight growth, was mainly driven by a drop in manufacturing, the ONS said, while retail sales were "very weak".
The weaker than expected figure adds pressure on the government which has made boosting economic growth a key priority.

The government has put a lot of emphasis on the UK being the fastest growing economy in the major G7 countries, with 0.7% growth in the first three months of the year outpacing that of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the US. .................... HOWEVER this was a completely false set of figures because ............
During this period growth was boosted by exports as manufacturers raced to beat higher US import taxes, and as homebuyers rushed to complete purchases before the expiry of the stamp duty tax break.
But Friday's figures show that this first-quarter boost will be rather short-lived. and! note, would likely never have been had it not been for Donald's Tariff threats and the stamp duty expirations.

the present UK .gov is all................................

......................S M O K E & M I R R O R S .............

It takes the whole [ well most ] of the UK population as dimwits.......amazing how the figures get released the day after PMQ'S WHEN NEGATIVE A but on the day or day before when is seemingly positive!!