Quote Originally Posted by JamesWales View Post
I think the bill will sail through now the concessions have been made. Will probably be enough to satisfy half of the reported rebels.
It may limp through if enough 'rebels' have been talked around, but the policy is incoherent and illogical. It creates two tiers of benefit recipients. It does not reform the benefits system to make it work better - it just applies cuts to make savings for the Treasury. It lacks any vision or any political courage. It has also - once again - exposed the Starmer government as confused and incompetent. In the lead up to the election the Starmer inner circle had a reputation for bullying, ruthlessness and getting things done (often bad things, but they did get them done). In government all that has gone - except for the bullying!