The Budget

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Universal Credit has seen an uplift (and extension) but anyone still on old system benefits have missed out throughout this year. A way of pushing people to make the change before they need to despite Universal Credit being financially a worse benefit for disabled people/people with ill health.

A government looking to go green government has frozen fuel tax much to delight of Sun who campaigned for both greater focus on climate and protection for motorists.

Corporation Tax increases and green infrastructure bank from Labour 2019 manifesto - not too surprising.

[the other bob wilson]

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Dear me, what has that got to do with the budget?

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.

[xsnaggle]

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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.

I agree with your last statement 100%. From what I've heard it hasn't hurt me much in the short term but it has done nothing to help me either.

[dml1954]

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looks like a kick in the teeth for key workers after a year they've had won't be forgotten by the British Public me thinks

Please elaborate on this ‘kick in the teeth’

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Analysis of the new freeports here: https://ukandeu.ac.uk/wp-content/upl.../Freeports.pdf

[A Quiet Monkfish]

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Agreed, who cares if the PM won’t tell us how many children he’s got or that he once arranged to have someone beat up, he’s a laugh and he got Brexit done.

Seriously, are you sure about that ?

[the other bob wilson]

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Seriously, are you sure about that ?

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jul/14/black-eyes-boris-johnson-plot-attack-reporter-darius-guppy

https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/journalist-boris-johnson-discussed-helping-have-assaulted-demands-apology-1413245

http://www.whatnextjournal.org.uk/Pages/Politics/Boris2.html

[A Quiet Monkfish]

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https://www.theguardian.com/politics...r-darius-guppy

https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/journalist-boris-johnson-discussed-helping-have-assaulted-demands-apology-1413245

http://www.whatnextjournal.org.uk/Pa...cs/Boris2.html

From what I glean from above, this Guppy bloke was after this other bloke's address, and was trying to get it from Johnson, but Johnson didn't give it to him. Sounds like BJ wouldn't minded him having a black eye or two, but 'arranging to have someone beaten up ' ? That's not how I read it.

[the other bob wilson]

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From what I glean from above, this Guppy bloke was after this other bloke's address, and was trying to get it from Johnson, but Johnson didn't give it to him. Sounds like BJ wouldn't minded him having a black eye or two, but 'arranging to have someone beaten up ' ? That's not how I read it.

I disagree with you, but if we assume you’re right, that still leaves stuff like sackings for lying to consider.

[blue matt]

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Lets be honest here ( and i know some will of course refuse to see it ) , this budget has been decent for the low income / working class, Furlough / SE help scheme ( which will save jobs ) and the continuation of the £20 uplift to Universal credit cannot be knocked

of course we will see the people saying " front line workers should have got a pay rise "

This government has tried its best with Furlough / SE help for over 1 year, not sure many other countries have gone that far to help

[A Quiet Monkfish]

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Lets be honest here ( and i know some will of course refuse to see it ) , this budget has been decent for the low income / working class, Furlough / SE help scheme ( which will save jobs ) and the continuation of the £20 uplift to Universal credit cannot be knocked

of course we will see the people saying " front line workers should have got a pay rise "

This government has tried its best with Furlough / SE help for over 1 year, not sure many other countries have gone that far to help

Agree, though I'm puzzled as to why the furlough scheme has been extended until September. Will businesses still be closed in September ?

[blue matt]

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Agree, though I'm puzzled as to why the furlough scheme has been extended until September. Will businesses still be closed in September ?

my guess is the Government think we might still be having ( maybe local ) restrictions, so its in place for them ? ? ?

[A Quiet Monkfish]

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I disagree with you, but if we assume you’re right, that still leaves stuff like sackings for lying to consider.

He's no saint, for sure, but look hard enough and you can dig up stuff on almost everybody.

[A Quiet Monkfish]

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my guess is the Government think we might still be having ( maybe local ) restrictions, so its in place for them ? ? ?

God, I hope not. September ?

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Lets be honest here ( and i know some will of course refuse to see it ) , this budget has been decent for the low income / working class, Furlough / SE help scheme ( which will save jobs ) and the continuation of the £20 uplift to Universal credit cannot be knocked

of course we will see the people saying " front line workers should have got a pay rise "

This government has tried its best with Furlough / SE help for over 1 year, not sure many other countries have gone that far to help

"Still fuming at all the brilliant people who got made redundant in October because Rishi Sunak refused to extend furlough until there were just hours to go before the deadline, by which time decisions had already been made. They could have kept their jobs for another year" - https://twitter.com/RMCunliffe/statu...84836058525705

Do you think that's a fair comment? The challenges of winter surely could have been more expected?