At any rate it seems very likely he will be elected unopposed His first major policy speech about devolving power and redistributingmoney to the North is interesting. Although he is mocked on social media for thinking he can run the country like he runs Manchester trams, he clearly understands the importance of winning the Manchester mayoral election. Strategically he’s caught Re form between a rock and a hard place: if they attack the proposal to transfer tax revenue to the North, they will be unpopular in the North; if they support it they are shafting the South. So winning the Manchester mayoral election is very important, it will greatly strengthen his hold on power, and further weaken Re form. He’s a smart cookie.
Burnham the new PM
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We already had a devolving of power when the BBC moved from London to Manchester a few years ago. I can't say it did much good. It put up house prices beyond the reach of locals and brought a glut of poncey shops, cafes and wine bars, all out of the reach of ordinary folk. There are very few Mancunians in Manchester now.
Reform / Restore 2029 if not sooner.
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How would they reverse the changes which you view negatively? Create a micro-recession to collapse house prices? Forcibly close shops, cafes, and wine bars which "ordinary folk" can't afford?
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Andy Burnham is not going to be an elected PM. Labour would not dare put this out to a GE as it should have been. Says a lot about the hype going on around labour and Burnham. Starmer would have been better left in No10.
Will be worse than Starmer
They could put it in the Bull Ring.
Right wingers are bad losers. You encouraged people to vote out Starmmer. Own it. Andy is all PR but shrewder than Kieth.Its high risk but he might well sustain the suppression of the hard right vote. Even Kemi might get a look in
Department of employment to Hull, they need the jobs it would create.
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I agree. Starmer's calm, measured, quiet communication with the public doesn't cut it in today's cut and thrust politics.
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As bad as left wing losers l? How about remainers as bad as them ?
Ok how about the Labour party owning their own decision and making sure the replacement does what the original pledge was and some.
Instead we have a new snake entering the pit and everyone jumping sides in their own interests first.
How about country first then party then self? Labour MPs have shown they are no different to the previous snakepit let's not forget all the same calls for PMs to resign etc when they were just a shadow.
What is hard right about decreasing the welfare scope to ensure it is not crippling our economy?
AB is a disaster as well. Labour are a disaster I agree with them wanting to take back control of our utility and transport infra etc I really do. But I completely disagree with the previous and present gov on tackling the spend on welfare and immigration. They are fundamentally too afraid to be frank about issues that need addressing.
They will instead continue to treat small business and hard working with contempt, take all profits from them as taxes and give to 'people who need support'. Strangling the economy to death. Who wants earn a good salary here only to see most of it taken off you and given to diagnosed ADHD person sitting at home on pip and all sorts of benefits a carer and home allowance I see it all the time. Makes me sick and ashamed.
So I'm a hard right if I disagree with this.. and I'm hard right if I dislike the fact our immigration and policies related are contributing to our national services failing? Would I be more left it I didn't care and just let the country go down the toilet ?
Remember that soft teacher at school where the whole class ****ed around and just laughed at him her with no respect or control. That's where we are right now.
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Then get all mp’s talking common too. A new concept on the House of Commons.
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You mean basically what Labour are doing to the economy right now.. have you visited many small businesses lately how about the leisure and entertainment sector have you seen the double dip since labour and now AB it's an absolute shocker.
Remember Starmer and his "she crashed the economy and 22billion..."
