Political Discussions And Ranting Thread

[Thatcher 2,822]

400 jobs axed at Cardiff University, 200 jobs axed at Durham University, Tesco cutting 400 jobs, Sainsbury’s slashing 3000 jobs, Morrisons getting rid of 200 staff. WHSmith pondering closing all high street stores, Lloyd’s Bank closing 136 branches, 1500 employees at risk across the 60 Quiz stores which teeters on the brink of collapse. Lakeland is for sale due to the tax hikes, and if no buyer will likely collapse into administration. Real people, real jobs.

 

Don’t worry though, Rachel from accounts is going to kickstart the economy or something. 

[The Old Crem 3,821]

1 hour ago, Thatcher said:

400 jobs axed at Cardiff University, 200 jobs axed at Durham University, Tesco cutting 400 jobs, Sainsbury’s slashing 3000 jobs, Morrisons getting rid of 200 staff. WHSmith pondering closing all high street stores, Lloyd’s Bank closing 136 branches, 1500 employees at risk across the 60 Quiz stores which teeters on the brink of collapse. Lakeland is for sale due to the tax hikes, and if no buyer will likely collapse into administration. Real people, real jobs.

 

Don’t worry though, Rachel from accounts is going to kickstart the economy or something. 

The Tories and/or Reform should easily win a landslide in 2029 on these facts. Who knows if they will. 

[Toast 16,385]

26 minutes ago, The Old Crem said:

The Tories and/or Reform should easily win a landslide in 2029 on these facts. Who knows if they will. 

 

ODFOD

[msc 18,736]

29 minutes ago, Toast said:

 

ODFOD

 

That's a new one for me! (I googled.) 

[Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,246]

4 hours ago, Thatcher said:

400 jobs axed at Cardiff University, 200 jobs axed at Durham University, Tesco cutting 400 jobs, Sainsbury’s slashing 3000 jobs, Morrisons getting rid of 200 staff. WHSmith pondering closing all high street stores, Lloyd’s Bank closing 136 branches, 1500 employees at risk across the 60 Quiz stores which teeters on the brink of collapse. Lakeland is for sale due to the tax hikes, and if no buyer will likely collapse into administration. Real people, real jobs.

 

Don’t worry though, Rachel from accounts is going to kickstart the economy or something. 

The budget will cost Tesco, as a prime example, an additional £250 million a year.

If you are a socialist or a massive twat, you will be expecting Tesco, and others,  to just 'absorb' those costs.

The cunts that were in before were quite something, however, the ones we have in now are fucking mind blowing.

[Sod's Law 505]

3 hours ago, The Old Crem said:

The Tories and/or Reform should easily win a landslide in 2029 on these facts. Who knows if they will. 

The only good that will come from this is that this thread will start being used by people other than you again. 

[Brad252 879]

7 hours ago, Thatcher said:

400 jobs axed at Cardiff University, 200 jobs axed at Durham University, Tesco cutting 400 jobs, Sainsbury’s slashing 3000 jobs, Morrisons getting rid of 200 staff. WHSmith pondering closing all high street stores, Lloyd’s Bank closing 136 branches, 1500 employees at risk across the 60 Quiz stores which teeters on the brink of collapse. Lakeland is for sale due to the tax hikes, and if no buyer will likely collapse into administration. Real people, real jobs.

 

Don’t worry though, Rachel from accounts is going to kickstart the economy or something. 

Some of these are genuinely impacted by the recent budget, but others will be other factors. For example, I'm willing to bet Morrisons is more down to being asset stripped by its private equity owners, they've certainly been going downhill since that takeover a few years back. WHSmith is a shithole business that hasn't adapted to modern times, survives only through its captive train/airport market, so besides the workforce, I doubt there will be many mourning that closing down.

 

The budget will, like covid, be used as an excuse to cover up actions that were already in the pipeline, and/or cover up the business' own shortcomings. I also wouldn't mind betting we still have a load of zombie companies leftover from the years of cheap money when the Bank of England had ultra-low interest rates and printed money like it was going out of fashion. Maybe increasing NI employer contributions is the wrong way to bring these businesses down, but there are companies overdue going bust. If however the demand for their products is there, new opportunities will take over.