AstroKat 486 Posted Wednesday at 11:58 1 hour ago, En Passant said: Nor does anyone except Mr Doom and Gloom pessimist is my middle name. I dread to think what he's going to be like this afternoon. I expect a series of posts about why everything in the budget is bad news for everyone. I don't doubt that there will be bad news in the budget, because that's the way of things, but there is no need to spin it into the end of the world is nigh. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,533 Posted Wednesday at 15:52 Doesn’t seem anything in the budget to cause a significant unexpected anger as they was nothing negative that was a surprise. . Tories and Lib Dem’s seem to think Inheritance Tas changes relating to family farms could be the main U turn at some point particularly as their saying the Environmental secretary tried to stop its inclusion. https://www.farmersguide.co.uk/business/politics/chancellor-announces-hammer-blow-reforms-to-agricultural-property-relief/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,584 Posted Wednesday at 23:09 Just a guess, this thread went quiet the second the potential posters realised pub beer is going down in price! 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,721 Posted Wednesday at 23:16 3 minutes ago, maryportfuncity said: Just a guess, this thread went quiet the second the potential posters realised pub beer is going down in price! I have nosh ideas wot you aresh talking aboutsh? Mate I love you, always have. 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sod's Law 424 Posted 16 hours ago 19 hours ago, The Old Crem said: Doesn’t seem anything in the budget to cause a significant unexpected anger as they was nothing negative that was a surprise. . How disappointing that must have been for you. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,686 Posted 10 hours ago Seems to have gone down relatively well, despite the doom mongering of the past month plus. Lots of talk about growth being sluggish until 2032 although the measures should start to bear fruit by then - good! This country needs to stop with the short-termism. We need long-term investment all over the place - in terms of people, time AND money. If Labour start delivering some of that, then it's a start. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,533 Posted 9 hours ago 1 hour ago, RoverAndOut said: Seems to have gone down relatively well, despite the doom mongering of the past month plus. Lots of talk about growth being sluggish until 2032 although the measures should start to bear fruit by then - good! This country needs to stop with the short-termism. We need long-term investment all over the place - in terms of people, time AND money. If Labour start delivering some of that, then it's a start. Election in 2029 so Labour will need to be seen by enough voters as having improved the country to win a majority again I suspect. . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,026 Posted 9 hours ago Thank you, Captain Obvious. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,686 Posted 4 hours ago 5 hours ago, The Old Crem said: Election in 2029 so Labour will need to be seen by enough voters as having improved the country to win a majority again I suspect. . Why? The Tories made it progressively worse over 14 years and won 4 General elections. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JQW 275 Posted 4 hours ago FFS! Just block the wazzock! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,533 Posted 3 hours ago 59 minutes ago, RoverAndOut said: Why? The Tories made it progressively worse over 14 years and won 4 General elections. But most of their voters didn’t see it as them doing so: It is not what is objectively true that counts but what 35% or so of voters think. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
