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    Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

    You've also got to be coherent and focused on driving outcomes. When you come in saying "fiscal rules" and that you've got limited money to spend, if you then: - Give NHS staff massive pay rise with no conditions (i.e. you are basically just paying far more for the same services) - Justify this...
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    Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

    Yep. Its been coming. And all of the geopolitics that have undercut her plans so spextacularly have been in place in terms of direction of travel for years. Hence my rant at roll back on tax pledges. They are getting trashed at next election.
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    Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

    They don't overrule. They simply publish independent analysis forecasts of the impact of government economic policy in the budget. Making Starmer and Reeves look like total cretins isn't "overruling"
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    Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

    Rachel Reeves confirms she no longer stands by pledge not to raise taxes | Rachel Reeves | The Guardian https://share.google/i0CjwY5wV6l8pyqYX "The world has changed" You made the pledge last year you utter cretins. Wars: the only wars impacting our economy have been ongoing since February 2022...
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    Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

    So good ol Rachel has confirmed plans to water down the OBR's influence by providing a single forecast a year, rather than adjusting their forecasts based on an analysis of every government's proposed budget. This effectively "delinks" the OBR's economic forecasts from specific government...
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    Sick sick world what is wrong with people

    On flip side he could have gone for dealing category a child porn instead, given a bit of a woe is me sob story to the judge and got a few harsh words and a 6-month suspended sentence instead.....
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    Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

    There are a lot of depictions of violence in the bible, but mostly in the old testament (the bit shared with jewish and islamic texts). I am not religious but i was brought up as a catholic and taken to Sunday school and mass (in latin) every Sunday until my grand parents died. The teachings...
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    Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

    Most actual tax experts (e.g. Dan Niedle) agree that if you were to do a wealth tax, the only one that is actually not a complete load of gonads conceptually and practically is a LVT. You probably couldn't apply it to offshore owned eatates though. Legal jurisdiction of the UK to do that...
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    Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

    There isn't a totally free market. And under Reform there wouldn't be either. There would be a mixed market. In fact, they are in favour of nationalisation.
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    Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

    On what basis though? It is easy thing to say? "They'll ravage the working classes". How? Apart from anything else their voter base is significantly working class so if working class people don't feel better off under them, they're f*cked. - Net migration is likely to fall significantly under a...
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    Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

    True isn't that coherence though?
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    Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

    Toad escapes from isolation and ridicule, drives out the invaders of his home from the wild wood, earns the respect of everyone and lives happily ever after?
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    Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

    The message i replied to of yours was clearly meant to be a broader observation. I.e. you said "those that defend his lack of depth". He brings as much detail as necessary and he doesn't engage with a question directly if he is not sure of the facts. He is very rarely made to look like a fool...
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    Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

    Yeah the Lib Dems are an interesting one. They used to be quite a liberal party that was a favourite of students and politically active young people. A "progressive" party some might say. They lost that vote when they went into coalition and rowed back on their promises on tuition fees...
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    Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

    Nope. He combines anecdotes of thought processes of everyday people with facts and stats and its powerful.
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    Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

    precisely the point being made. You want short sharp facts. Farage is brilliant at this. 2 million in last 2 years and you wonder why you can't get a job, a house, why food is going up. Its short. Its sharp. Its a fact. You don't need the detail.
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    Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

    Farage ticks all 3 on the issue of immigration. I think he is weaker on other bits but that doesn't matter as where he is strong on all 3 points is where the current political debate and focus is.
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    Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

    People are not interested in depth though. You can't lambast Farage for not rambling on about detail then say my posts on this forum are too long to read (which many of you do). People want to vote for people that clearly articulate the direction of travel. People are not interested in...
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    Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

    I think some of his policies may never be enacted if he gets in, but it won't matter as long as he makes strides in dealing with immigration. And actually it may suit him to be head of a minority government where Parliament and the courts try and block him at every turn. Boris did that when he...
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    Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

    Most people haven't made up their mind that he is their hero. They've made up their mind that he is the only one willing to do what is necessary to tackle their priority in the way they want it tackled. There's a difference.
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