THE BUDGET 2021

The Conservative policy is not 'austerity' but merely a term used to hide the fact that money is being diverted from those in the greatest need to those in business who support the Conservative's, true austerity impacts on all not just the poorest and most vulnerable, now I understand that having to sell the country pad in the Cotswold's and just keeping the townhouse is an inconvenience and is not comparable to going hungry and cold but it would indicate across the board measures and give sense of a policy which is being fiscally rather than ideologically driven, however since 2010 the UK has seen the biggest rise in billionaire's per capita head than any other country in the world, the poverty divide continues to widen and all driven by a Conservative support built on an illusion of wealth that is actually credit, the average debt per adult in the UK is now £33k it was £28k in 2010, the average UK salary is currently £26.6k in 2010 it was £25.8k.
 
Yes but isn't austerity just a different spin on prudence? At the end of the day COVID has cost a fortune - didn't track and trace alone cost something like £40bn?, furlough etc etc. Doesn't it make sense to rein in expenditure now?
It's only prudent for the plebs, how they convince the worst off to keep handing them power.
 
UC taper down from 63% to 55%. I work in benefits and don't recognise the savings for families. The Council Tax Support won't be changing so they will have more Council Tax to pay.

I will watch with interest as the changes come in to my inbox.

What I did notice that there wasn't many Tories applauding that!!
 
Nothing new that hasn’t been leaked as shown by the markets which have not reacted at all. Years ago it was a good barometer of the city’s view but they have already factored in everything from the “leaks” and pre- announcements. The budget day itself is merely a publicity puff for the Government. All bad news is left out as it has been already announced.
 
Good response by Rachel Reeves to be fair. If you can't quibble with the 'policies' highlight the failures. She's certainly packing more punch than Annalise Dodds
 
UC taper down from 63% to 55%. I work in benefits and don't recognise the savings for families. The Council Tax Support won't be changing so they will have more Council Tax to pay.

I will watch with interest as the changes come in to my inbox.

What I did notice that there wasn't many Tories applauding that!!

Nothing for those unable to work or for carers. Shameful.
 
Totally agree with this.

I used to think Government debt was a bit like household debt but then i heard Yanis Varoufakis (probably not correct spelling) on question time or newsnight; he explained how investment and growth is key rather than cutting spending to the bone.

Austerity is a purely idealogical policy, just look at the vast amount of billions that the tories have syphoned off and given to their donors and friends but then refuse to retain the universal credit uplift or were trying their hardest to starve children until Rashford got involved.

Don't be sucked in by talk of balancing the books, it has absolutely nothing to do with that.
Mate, there’s always money.

When Theresa May looked a nurse in the eye and said there wasn’t a Magic Money Tree, then a year later they found 2 billion to bribe off the DUP to support their Brexit plan, which they now hate; then found another £37 billion for Test and Trace, which didn’t really work…. That’s when I realised that no UK government is ever going short of money, and cutting spending on the poorest is a deliberate choice, not something that ever needs to be done to “balance the books.”
 
Transpires in the 'post match analysis' that Johnson wasn't telling the truth when he said inflation would be temporary.

Sunak confirmed that it is estimated to be 4% for the foreseeable.
 
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