Todays Budget

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Originally Posted by Eric Cartman

If by 'ridiculous budget situation' you mean a few nothing tax rises to create a situation where the government is less affected by .x changes to macro-economic forecasts then sure I think the media have probably pushed her into being a bit less blindly optimistic but constantly talking about how shit the UK is.

Yes everybody already knows that governments try and use the media to drip feed/test policy. It would seem weird if they were in cahoots given the massively negative coverage Reeves has gotten since the budget.

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The job is done, and they're already on to the next thing. Rinse & repeat.

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Originally Posted by Wales-Bales

People talk shit, the media do narrative engineering or manufacturing consent as Chomsky put it, and they influence people like you, e.g. your OTT tactically vote for Starmer campaign! Very sad :biggrin:

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Thats always happened , its not some conspiracy that all you critical thinking wombats are enlightening us about

Chomsky hates all the alternative right idiots that most of your lot cling to

The jokes on you