How do Labour voters feel about the party at the moment?

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Starmer is much further to the right than Boris and Sunak, but with the disadvantage that he can't manage basic economics and has applied taxes to stop business growth we are in a right mess.

You're taking the piss, or being unbelievably dense once again. Boris could manage basic economics? Boris couldn't manage the basics, other than fathering children. I think he'd struggle to breathe if he didn't have "in" and "out" tattooed on each hand.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

There are no opposing views in politics, though. The "left" and the "right" are the same. They're right wing, they're offering no solutions, the rich get richer and the middle class is getting eroded and the working classes are collateral damage.

We don't have a left at the moment, just when we need one. At the moment, politics is scared of the threat of the far right, so they're all lurching that way to try and nullify it. I dread to think where we'll be in 10 years.

[North Cardiff Blue]

To begin - I haven't always voted them, but I'm not on the political right (if you've not already spotted that).

I didn't vote for them at the last election as I didn't like their lurch to the right. However, Labour seems to have completely lost the plot and it seems like they're trying to play Reform at their game. That's never been what Labour is about. Labour should always be about aiming for greater fairness for those at the bottom.

So, with Keir Starmer now getting tough on the disabled and proposing DWP changes that, if the Tories had implemented, would have been vilified, do Labour voters still think "at least we got rid of the Tories"? Conversely, do Tory and Reform voters agree with these things or are they wrong because they're Labour initiatives?

Politics is getting very weird.

Labour is again harming the economy, higher taxes on businesses stifle growth, and their stealthy tax increases leave us worse every time. You can’t trust any of them.

As for tackling those who don’t contribute, what more can they do? Just impose more taxes while allowing them to drain the country’s resources?

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

I really hope they are just front loading the medicine as they would put it. If they intend to go on like this, it’s merely a different government dealing out the same hopelessness.

I think if I could perform magic I would snuff out starmer , Reeves , rayner , lammy , Reynolds, Cooper and replace them with competent ministers

I would bring in a lot of liberal , green , Plaid, snp and independents and old school moderate conservatives

Throw that all in a pan , simmer for 20 minutes

Then allow the tory right and reform to argue till they both keel over

As it stands in trying to suck up to everyone starmer is screwing everything up

[Wales-Bales]

Absolutely spot on.

The issue in this country is inequality. The super rich are getting richer , the poorer worse off. The rich will continue to buy assets , house prices will continue to rise etc and more people will end up in poverty.

The media controlled by those particularly on the right and wealthy who are happy to allow the public to be brainwashed into thinking that immigrants are the main issue.

Was it the Duke of Westminster who inherited nearly £10 billion pounds and paid no inheritance tax.?

Large increases in tax need to be put on the wealthy.

What are the ten main issues then? Rank them from 1 to 10.

[North Cardiff Blue]

You're taking the piss, or being unbelievably dense once again. Boris could manage basic economics? Boris couldn't manage the basics, other than fathering children. I think he'd struggle to breathe if he didn't have "in" and "out" tattooed on each hand.

Wait till Reeves business-killing ideas take full effect, small businesses will fold like packs of cards by June when the increased minimum wage and higher National insurance bills make it all not worth bothering, we are in a right shit state and they have only been in a few months. The party of shrinkage instead of growth, they haven't got the first idea.

[Wales-Bales]

Wait till Reeves business-killing ideas take full effect, small businesses will fold like packs of cards by June when the increased minimum wage and higher National insurance bills make it all not worth bothering, we are in a right shit state and they have only been in a few months. The party of shrinkage instead of growth, they haven't got the first idea.

The culling of "non-essential" businesses started during lockdown.

[Heathblue]

The culling of "non-essential" businesses started during lockdown.

They are gonna need a war.!!!!!

[Tuerto]

Absolutely spot on.

The issue in this country is inequality. The super rich are getting richer , the poorer worse off. The rich will continue to buy assets , house prices will continue to rise etc and more people will end up in poverty.

The media controlled by those particularly on the right and wealthy who are happy to allow the public to be brainwashed into thinking that immigrants are the main issue.

Was it the Duke of Westminster who inherited nearly £10 billion pounds and paid no inheritance tax.?

Large increases in tax need to be put on the wealthy.

Yup. while we're all told to work harder if we want better, because hard work is good for us, but when we work hard and things don't get better, they actually get worse, then we blame ourselves for not working hard enough, it's the mantra passed down by the super rich and those who have their interests at heart. And we're taking it, and at the same time fighting amongst ourselves like two boxers out on their feet in the final round, it's depressing to see so many people with so much in common being ripped apart by the manipulation by those who only have their own greed and dominance at heart.

[Dave Blue]

Wait till Reeves business-killing ideas take full effect, small businesses will fold like packs of cards by June when the increased minimum wage and higher National insurance bills make it all not worth bothering, we are in a right shit state and they have only been in a few months. The party of shrinkage instead of growth, they haven't got the first idea.

Yes why bother paying your staff a decent wage to earn your profit. You hear plenty of squealing when these things are announced as if it’s the end of the world. You are a good example of this with no evidence.

[Wales-Bales]

They are gonna need a war.!!!!!

First they are gonna need the funding for a war.!!!!!

[Wash DC Blue]

Yup. while we're all told to work harder if we want better, because hard work is good for us, but when we work hard and things don't get better, they actually get worse, then we blame ourselves for not working hard enough, it's the mantra passed down by the super rich and those who have their interests at heart. And we're taking it, and at the same time fighting amongst ourselves like two boxers out on their feet in the final round, it's depressing to see so many people with so much in common being ripped apart by the manipulation by those who only have their own greed and dominance at heart.

Great post.

[Dorcus]

Yup. while we're all told to work harder if we want better, because hard work is good for us, but when we work hard and things don't get better, they actually get worse, then we blame ourselves for not working hard enough, it's the mantra passed down by the super rich and those who have their interests at heart. And we're taking it, and at the same time fighting amongst ourselves like two boxers out on their feet in the final round, it's depressing to see so many people with so much in common being ripped apart by the manipulation by those who only have their own greed and dominance at heart.

Spot on and the rich know exactly how to play us to keep us in line. They create bogey men like Shirkers and Immigrants and the gullible among us turn their anger within instead of tackling the real ogres. Divide and rule: it works without fail.

[Pedro de la Rosa]

Yup. while we're all told to work harder if we want better, because hard work is good for us, but when we work hard and things don't get better, they actually get worse, then we blame ourselves for not working hard enough, it's the mantra passed down by the super rich and those who have their interests at heart. And we're taking it, and at the same time fighting amongst ourselves like two boxers out on their feet in the final round, it's depressing to see so many people with so much in common being ripped apart by the manipulation by those who only have their own greed and dominance at heart.

[Pedro de la Rosa]

Spot on and the rich know exactly how to play us to keep us in line. They create bogey men like Shirkers and Immigrants and the gullible among us turn their anger within instead of tackling the real ogres. Divide and rule: it works without fail.

Exactly. What happens when we've cut everything, we've sent all the immigrants back and then we've still got rampant inequality?

[Wales-Bales]

Spot on and the rich know exactly how to play us to keep us in line. They create bogey men like Shirkers and Immigrants and the gullible among us turn their anger within instead of tackling the real ogres. Divide and rule: it works without fail.

Rules for Radicals.

[Pedro de la Rosa]

We don't have a left at the moment, just when we need one. At the moment, politics is scared of the threat of the far right, so they're all lurching that way to try and nullify it. I dread to think where we'll be in 10 years.

Starmer has purged the left, on purpose with the help of his mates in the media. The Labour Party will never be left leaning again, Starmer has done all the things Corbyn was accused of.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Spot on and the rich know exactly how to play us to keep us in line. They create bogey men like Shirkers and Immigrants and the gullible among us turn their anger within instead of tackling the real ogres. Divide and rule: it works without fail.

I think some of those who deride immigrants are stupid and gullible , especially in poor former industrial areas

But a lot of those who go on and on about them are just cntts

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Starmer has purged the left, on purpose with the help of his mates in the media. The Labour Party will never be left leaning again, Starmer has done all the things Corbyn was accused of.

I think starmer has so far been shocking

But this country is never going to vote in a left wing government , even though so many of those principles would improve things

I think a moderate , middle ground government , a coalition of all the non Tories would hold sway in this country and if enough heads were banged together we could be ruled forever by liberal , moderate government's

But that's obviously not what's happening now

And with regard to electing a very right wing , quasi fascist government this country definitely has enough idiots to vote for that

[Dorcus]

I think some of those who deride immigrants are stupid and gullible , especially in poor former industrial areas

But a lot of those who go on and on about them are just cntts

What do you mean "some"? It's much more than that

[jon1959]

Yup. while we're all told to work harder if we want better, because hard work is good for us, but when we work hard and things don't get better, they actually get worse, then we blame ourselves for not working hard enough, it's the mantra passed down by the super rich and those who have their interests at heart. And we're taking it, and at the same time fighting amongst ourselves like two boxers out on their feet in the final round, it's depressing to see so many people with so much in common being ripped apart by the manipulation by those who only have their own greed and dominance at heart.

Spot on.

[Dorcus]

Exactly. What happens when we've cut everything, we've sent all the immigrants back and then we've still got rampant inequality?

We devour ourselves while lauding the rich. Madness.

[JamesWales]

Worth mentioning that borrowing was significantly higher than predicted in February. Borrowed £10.7bn

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0jglw54yvyo

[Pedro de la Rosa]

I think starmer has so far been shocking

But this country is never going to vote in a left wing government , even though so many of those principles would improve things

I think a moderate , middle ground government , a coalition of all the non Tories would hold sway in this country and if enough heads were banged together we could be ruled forever by liberal , moderate government's

But that's obviously not what's happening now

And with regard to electing a very right wing , quasi fascist government this country definitely has enough idiots to vote for that

That's happened, things get slowly worse and worse as capitalism sets in. We are approaching the end game now.

[Eric Cartman]

Wait till Reeves business-killing ideas take full effect, small businesses will fold like packs of cards by June when the increased minimum wage and higher National insurance bills make it all not worth bothering, we are in a right shit state and they have only been in a few months. The party of shrinkage instead of growth, they haven't got the first idea.

No, not really. The main reason Reeves changes to employer NI were an issue at all for business is because they didn't expect them, they hadn't accounted for them. There is an argument to say they should have, given that Labour had so firmly closed the door on raising Income Tax, Employee NI or VAT. They have no other big tax levers to pull.

What they are fearful of now is further changes/shocks.