The Budget

[MOZZER2]

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I remember reading that voters overwhelmingly focus on the last 12-18 month before an election, anything much before that is often irrelevant

well yes but I think this time around will be a bit different after all the majority of us were asked by the current government to stand on our doorsteps clapping our key workers last summer and the masses duly obliged . Lets hope our opposition parties makes this a big factor when we are asked to put our X in the box 12 months before the next general election

[life on mars]

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£407 Billion spent on protecting business,jobs Covid ,time to pay sadly ,noticed he nicked Corbyn's corporation tax election rate hyke promise, should please labour .

[tforturton]

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To be honest, I thought it was a pretty good budget, especially when you consider the state of the nation's finances at the moment. It could have been a lot, lot worse.

[the other bob wilson]

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I was replying to a post by Tuerto that was in response to something Mozzer said - there’s no point saying anything about the budget until the politically neutral Institute of Fiscal Studies have had their say on it because all you’ll hear today is party politicking.

Doesn't sound like the IFS are very impressed.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56276953

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Fantastic pay deal for those that have put their lives on the line for us , quite literally , from the conservatives

1 percent pay rise for nurses and doctors

That clap Boris was doing was clearly one handed

What a bunch of tossers

[Lord Dargavel]

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Fantastic pay deal for those that have put their lives on the line for us , quite literally , from the conservatives

1 percent pay rise for nurses and doctors

That clap Boris was doing was clearly one handed

What a bunch of tossers

Is now really the time to reward those in work with a generous pay rise when so many are now out of work?

[A Quiet Monkfish]

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Fantastic pay deal for those that have put their lives on the line for us , quite literally , from the conservatives

1 percent pay rise for nurses and doctors

That clap Boris was doing was clearly one handed

What a bunch of tossers

Millions have lost their jobs/livelihoods. Millions more on furlough not knowing whether they'll have a job when the scheme ends. Having had a job and security for the past 15 months and going into the future is a luxury in the present climate.

[Feedback]

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Time to scrap that hs2 train line save a few 100 billion....

HS2 and Crossrail will cost a combined £180bn over 50 years. Thats around £4bn per annum.

[Feedback]

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Is now really the time to reward those in work with a generous pay rise when so many are now out of work?

Sludge lives in la la land

[xsnaggle]

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Who do you take medial advice from and who do you refer to regarding science?

Why do you ask such stupid questions when it is quite obvious to a reasonable person that I was referring to advice given by these 'experts' in general. Clearly the average man doesn't refer to scientists on a regular basis.
I was referring to the doctors and scientists that the BBC and other media outlets wheel out whenever something good or bad happens. As I said, they are always ready to pour doom and gloom on any good news and make any bad news look as bad as they can. When some doctor in a provincial hospital or a scientist that 'was on the SAGE committee but isn't any more' and such like are trollied out I always wonder how many people the media outlet in question spoke to before they found one who was prepared to voice the opinion they wanted to air.
Which scientists do you refer to?

[xsnaggle]

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Corbyn was a radical communist and wanting to raise corporation tax to 26%. Sunak is a hero and saviour for raising CT to 25%.

The two things were not considered together in the mind of the general public, but as separate issues. Whether the first is true or not is a personal judgment for most.

[Baloo]

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Why do you ask such stupid questions when it is quite obvious to a reasonable person that I was referring to advice given by these 'experts' in general. Clearly the average man doesn't refer to scientists on a regular basis.
I was referring to the doctors and scientists that the BBC and other media outlets wheel out whenever something good or bad happens. As I said, they are always ready to pour doom and gloom on any good news and make any bad news look as bad as they can. When some doctor in a provincial hospital or a scientist that 'was on the SAGE committee but isn't any more' and such like are trollied out I always wonder how many people the media outlet in question spoke to before they found one who was prepared to voice the opinion they wanted to air.
Which scientists do you refer to?

It was a fair question I thought. If you dismiss advice given by scientists and doctors who do you rely on for accurate information?

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Is now really the time to reward those in work with a generous pay rise when so many are now out of work?

Never mind not having work these people are dying on the front line , you are damn right we should be rewarding them

Without them many many more would have died and many of those who have died have been working in the NHS

We clap em of course but its all bullshit and clearly a lot of people agree with the bullshit

They will be the first to moan when they need help though

I would ask them if they voted tory and if they did tell me to wait

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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It was a fair question I thought. If you dismiss advice given by scientists and doctors who do you rely on for accurate information?

the mirror

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Millions have lost their jobs/livelihoods. Millions more on furlough not knowing whether they'll have a job when the scheme ends. Having had a job and security for the past 15 months and going into the future is a luxury in the present climate.

thats not the issue , the issue is after sucking the arsenal of the NHS during this pandemic those who have saved lives have been taken the piss out of , again

But we love em , we clap em 👏

Remain calm , all is well