Off Topic Starmer/ Reeves: last man standing

The cost of living including childcare and the lack of safety net is an economic problem. Having three kids shouldn’t mean you need a food bank ffs. Get real

 

So why have the third child when as you say the cost of living including childcare is known. You need to get real and stop expecting to be subsidised.

 

Pleased to see min wages for young uns increased. Much needed. Particularly kids working casual hours to pay their uni fees. Good start Rachel, although you need to find a means to get more of them into work. The carrot bit maybe this.

 

Potential for scrapping jury trials other than most serious cases. Do it. Seems somewhat outdated to me.

Labour on a roll here. 2 out of 2 for me (not that I am the audience to please I suppose)

 

And then I read Starmer has broken rules in a primary school. Bastard. How fking dare he.

 

End child poverty or what’s the point in being human. You need a soul.

 

Surely child poverty would end by not having more children
! I cannot understand your logic. Have you got a house full of children per chance. Tell you what let’s all have 22 and counting- that would be fun.

 

Looks like the OBR have released the budget report before Reeves has even started her speech. Someone may be getting their arse kicked!

 

It is totally ludicrous. For once I agree with Badenoch. This has been the most chaotic and ill managed build up to a budget I can remember.

 

Yeah I agree, watching this closely today. OBR have apologised for a technical issue leading to an early leak of the report, bit pointless now.

 

It's OK - they have apologised

 

All is forgiven, nothing to see here.

 

Opposition calling for an investigation into the leak. Its happened, OBR have apologiesd and taken responsibility for it.

Just move on from it instead of spending what would be a stupid waste of money on an needless investigation.

 

See she has gone for our pensions. Hate that. And frozen income tax - she has some explaining to do on that one.

 

Stern telling off from the speaker

 

NI on salary sacrifice over 2k is going to cost employers more in tax and potentially put people off from contributing to pensions. Its wrong.

Deferred until 2029 I believe so chances are it will never come in.

 

Oof. Deputy speaker not held back there. Breach of ministerial code? And that is not related to OBR stuff.

 

I love her like