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raefil said:
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That’s just wrong on every level, I can’t unsee that now.
 
Libertarianism can become another form of extremism, something weve witnessed all too often in the US

 
Truss making a statement later today. More U turns no doubt, which should mean Kwarteng is toast, soon followed by Truss herself. Kwartengs budget has put the country balls deep in debt and they both have to go, as does the Govt as they simply don't seem to have anyone with the brains to sort this out.
 

Interesting article.​

The NHS Can’t Take Austerity 2.0​

By: John Puntis​


https://tribunemag.co.uk/2022/10/nhs-medical-care-austerity-kwasi-kwarteng

The free market ideologues in control of the Conservative Party seem hellbent on destruction. Last month, massive tax cuts for the rich funded by borrowing spooked the markets and forced the Bank of England to step in to prevent economic collapse. We now know that the Chancellor plans to reduce spending on public services by up to £18 billion a year, while refusing to augment the current budgets eroded by soaring inflation.

As economic policies impoverish large swathes of the population, there are hugely harmful consequences in the pipeline for the nation’s health. Lower wages won’t be able to match the rising costs of mortgage repayments and rent. Widespread fuel poverty will increase asthma and other respiratory diseases as a consequence of cold, damp housing. Food insecurity will mean worse nutrition for many. Stress from being on an economic knife-edge will increase the risk of heart disease, stroke, cancer, and depression, and reduce life expectancy. Increasing childhood poverty will cast long shadows, generating obesity, stress, and declining years spent in poor physical and mental health for the future.

All this will place more pressure on health and care services in both the short and long term. But the axed £18 billion, together with the consequences of £43 billion in unfunded tax cuts, will also further badly damage an NHS already on its knees—with the probability of major loss of services.
 
Dirty Harry said:
Truss making a statement later today. More U turns no doubt, which should mean Kwarteng is toast, soon followed by Truss herself. Kwartengs budget has put the country balls deep in debt and they both have to go, as does the Govt as they simply don't seem to have anyone with the brains to sort this out.
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This was Truss’s policy, she just put him in place to implement it, she has to go, it’s a complete lash up, she’s not interested in what’s best for the country, just worried about her own political career.
 
jakehake said:
I mean this would be spectacular, WTAF is going on....

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Dunno why Lizard is potting Krazy when the pair of them were in total agreement on that budget and both sang from the same hymn sheet when defending it....... Both falling on their swords would be the honest thing to do, not one throwing the other under the bus in order to survive... Parasitic behaviour comes naturally to some folks eh?
 
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europne said:
This was Truss’s policy, she just put him in place to implement it, she has to go, it’s a complete lash up, she’s not interested in what’s best for the country, just worried about her own political career.
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Doesn't matter who replaces her, it's simply the Tory members who decide and they'll chose someone else who thinks like them.

And we've got Labour waiting in the wings 😂
 
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