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Which Labour policies give you most hope for the future? A listener asks.
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[@colinthompson3111]

I hope Andrew Marr is invited by Labour to review and reform journalism in the UK. Switching to non fiction will be difficult for some papers.

[@jaisriram295]

Like the Guardian?

[@carrias1]

I’m all about this. People shouldn’t have a license to that large a platform without a duty to tell the truth

[@jaisriram295]

@@carrias1 so you want a ministry of truth now 🤣🤣🤣

[@colinthompson3111]

@jaisriram295 The Guardian currently has Owen Jones doing articles on the Middle East conflict. I would like to see those reviewed along with Andrew Neil, Daily Mail etc.

[@craigpage2638]

@@jaisriram295 grow up

[@MaximilienRobespierre1]

I disagree with Andrew when he says the EU is darker, this is a reaction to failures within member states.

[@martinnewman7047]

Marr never understood the EU and how it functions.

[@microwaves25]

There's no doubt that the EU is going through a turbulent time at the moment which will not be fleeting by looks of it. I still believe in a united bloc but it will be interesting to see if the UK can start to construct some tangible benefits in its departure.

[@ritchwaghorn6541]

Banning 0 hours contracts is fundamental in improving workers rights.

[@NetZeroNo]

And fixing rents, banning section 21, abolishing leasehold, nationalising all public services, ubi .... There are so many policies that can abolish poverty. Plus wealth tax ....

[@remainertears]

Won't happen, an incoming Labour government will be under so much daily crisis pressure, all the BS we are hearing now will be binned. If their majority is small, they could collapse within 12 months of taking office out of sheer overwhelm.

[@jonathancarless8496]

I don’t fully agree because some people feel 0 hours contracts really work for them e.g. students, older people, new mothers etc.

[@MaximilienRobespierre1]

Agreed

[@eightiesmusic1984]

@@jonathancarless8496 Correct.

[@thwalmsley]

It's remarkable how apparently clueless the NS commentators are about politics in the EU. Twice now I've heard Freddie and Andrew claiming the election in the Netherlands as some kind of disaster/cultural shift. The EU project relies on more than just one or two nations to work. It is still very much steering it's own course (the direction of which is of course questionable, but on its own terms.) Last week (iirc) they said it made them thankful for FPtP. What a remarkably short sighted thing to say. It's well known that Wilders will have to jettison many of his policies in order to form a government and throughout his term will be forced to rely on more moderate colleagues to govern. In countries with a form of PR the right can be *part* of a government, but at least they don't get in by the back door and radicalise an entire ostensibly mainstream party, as has happened in the UK and US. I live in Sweden where the Sweden Democrats have a large influence over the government and all it has done has made the government unpopular. Right populism is certainly a huge issue, but it is clear that of the two electoral systems, FpTP and PR, it is PR that is best able to weather the vicissitudes of public opinion and maintain some semblance of political balance.

[@gnothiseauton8684]

How are we supposed to believe a single word when they haven’t honoured a single thing They can’t be trusted AT ALL

[@eightiesmusic1984]

Keynesianism is the answer but Labour will not adopt tax and spend. All those who are hopeful and or deluded into thinking that a Starmer government will enact a progressive agenda are going to be very disappointed. This is a harbinger of an extremist Tory Party revival and will pave the way for their return after one or two elections. The NS should be analysing the glaring inadequacy of the Starmer project owing to its lack of any meaningful solutions to the problems facing Britain. Laughable that Starmer referred to Sir Kiernomics a couple of weeks ago. Absolutely meaningless and ridiculous.

[@trapsman6496]

The Labour Party are not in power how are they to honour any policies from the opposition bench.

[@eightiesmusic1984]

@@trapsman6496 Eh? Did you think about your question or just post it for the hell of it?

[@djtomoy]

You shouldn’t trust anyone

[@gnothiseauton8684]

@@eightiesmusic1984 - absolutely agree-I cannot believe that it’s not a talking point and laughable that someone with Sir before their name could represent the working class! Blue/ red / bled ridiculous

[@GG-hu9dn]

Getting the tory sect out is what needs to be focused on first and foremost - as well as subsequently bringing the tory crooks and their cronies to account for theft of public funds?!

[@ow124-k3z]

The biggest problem is that a lot of Labour's "national revival", namely any of it that might involve needing money, is going to be throttled by that "fiscal discipline", is it? Pretty sure that realistically only leaves worker's rights teform (provided nothing gets watered down) and planning reform to credibly look forward to. The rest is not going to get sufficient financial backing to have a serious impact, and a lot rely on market conditions and growth being favourable to succeed. It's putting the carriage before the horses.

[@jonathancarless8496]

Social Care Reform has to be the number 1 priority of a Labour Government. Increasing care worker pay to the same levels for NHS equivalents if not more, £13 an hour at least. Not nationalising the market but having much greater control over it, what services are commissioned and where, as it’s a free for all at the moment. Reforming the charging policy for service users; not making it free but implementing what they do in Wales with a weekly cap of £100 for home care and respite care, if you have savings or capital not including your home less than £24000, you pay nothing. I’d also go further and have a cap of £600 a week for residential and nursing care and when you get assets of less than £100,000 you don’t pay anything.

[@garyh1572]

I think just bring it back under the NHS. Tell Private Care Home providers to sling their hook.

[@remainertears]

You won't see a single thing on worker's rights, not a slither of change....Rayner will be ditched asap if Starmer gets in.

[@eightiesmusic1984]

Keynesianism is the answer but Labour will not adopt tax and spend. All those who are hopeful and or deluded into thinking that a Starmer government will enact a progressive agenda are going to be very disappointed. This is a harbinger of an extremist Tory Party revival and will pave the way for their return after one or two elections. The NS should be analysing the glaring inadequacy of the Starmer project owing to its lack of any meaningful solutions to the problems facing Britain. Laughable that Starmer referred to Sir Kiernomics a couple of weeks ago. Absolutely meaningless and ridiculous.

[@gio-oz8gf]

@@eightiesmusic1984 Don't be annoying, please.

[@eightiesmusic1984]

@@gio-oz8gf Would you rather read praise for Starmer's empty project?

[@EMidMSO]

​@@eightiesmusic1984Completely agree. That is the clear future; nothing will change under Starmer, the Tories will sort themselves out in opposition. The only question is one or two terms

[@remainertears]

@@EMidMSO I think the Starmer government will fall within 18 months to see a renewed Tory party back driving the bus. The disappointment at the ineffective and out of their debt Labour Government will wake a lot of dreamers up.

[@richierich7609]

All I've been hearing is 'no money'. I doubt they're going to do anything. Might offend Rupert to help the little people.

[@papi8659]

All those sacked P&O workers accepted the company offer - no point in banning fire and rehire, just increase the required compensation amounts , most workers would love enhanced financial packages

[@wolfen210959]

When you are given the choice of less money in your pay packet, or the dole, there really is no choice but to accept.

[@kw2142]

the young guy says 'perhaps the EU liberals will see the UK as the saviour of their project.' Never heard such nonsense in my life 🤣🤣🤣 UK exceptionalism alive and well it seems

[@willyum3920]

Andrew Marr teases his Christmas album by referencing his title track "I'm a new town lover." You heard it here first folks

[@domm1341]

I think we all just want a fresh start.

[@madcockney]

We certainly need that.

[@eightiesmusic1984]

Keynesianism is the answer but Labour will not adopt tax and spend. All those who are hopeful and or deluded into thinking that a Starmer government will enact a progressive agenda are going to be very disappointed. This is a harbinger of an extremist Tory Party revival and will pave the way for their return after one or two elections. The NS should be analysing the glaring inadequacy of the Starmer project owing to its lack of any meaningful solutions to the problems facing Britain. Laughable that Starmer referred to Sir Kiernomics a couple of weeks ago. Absolutely meaningless and ridiculous.

[@DeeFibbs]

1 day ago - Wes Streeting says NHS uses winter crisis as excuse to ask for more money, Labour the new Tory Party

[@MattTheSpratt]

As reported by The Times, a Tory Client newspaper who are not allies of the Labour Party and want them to fail. ....oh, was that context left on the cutting room floor?

[@PEHowland]

NHS is in desparate need of reform. That is not to say privatisation. But there are state healthcare systems with a public/private partnership in Europe that are better resourced, offer better care, much better organised and do not result in loss of universal care or crippling charges like in the US. UK has to first recognise that the NHS is not the “envy of the world” and needs to modernise.

[@erongi233]

Personally I find a wealth tax difficult because those who have existing assets inherited support a whole class system of inherited privilege which is unjustifiable in a democracy or at all. Everyone should start off equal. However those who put more in or are more lucky or are Elan Musk not only benefit themselves but society. Those are the real aristocrats. They benefit themselves and everyone else. So just for a start those who are inherited privileged should be cut down to size by a wealth tax. Starting with bringing the royal family into the same tax situation as everyone else. Starting with stopping tax privileges which only the very rich can afford to buy. You do not even have to be a socialist to think we should all start off more equal.

[@slothsarecool]

Yeah not all wealthy people inherited their money, they create something useful, a business, skill, whatever. They deserve it IMO,

[@juanleahy2202]

Personally disappointed that Andrew Marr is not pro Europe. I am retired & have always been European all my adult life. Not all of Europe is right wing & xenophobic. As any moderate person would say, if you want positive changes in that organisation you have to be part of that same body to try to get those changes & not in this case, be some anti EU ‘them & us’ right wing, anti public service and divisive government outside of Europe; like the disUnited Kingdom.

[@djtomoy]

Europe is done

[@doctorhaphazard]

I heard he was going to organise a huge nationalised green energy plan. Is that still going ahead?

[@joevenables3393]

Yep still planned, they still mention it from time to time so sounds like it will actually still happen. The attitude toward it might change a bit in light of the resolution foundation report though

[@doctorhaphazard]

@@joevenables3393 I can't imagine anything else uniting everyone in the way that would. Taking ownership of something good for a change.

[@jamespires3383]

The Dutch used to make really nice bank notes. Sort of a last hurrah from them.

[@malcolmfraser7939]

In 1997 we were ready to go. We are on a similar economic cycle to 1992. Not ready to go but ready for lent. We will be toast if we vote Labour in .

[@kenroberts6906]

So sad that Mr Marr has given up on the EU. We've all had our right wing populist moment. It will pass. Let us try again in a few years when people of my age are dead, and keep on with the ever closer union.

[@davidhorton188]

how do you get your head round the eu being un democratic in the sense you dont get to vote ? seems too much like a dictatorship to me.

[@kenroberts6906]

Hi a number of points. All EU countries elect members to the EU Parliament. The EU Council is made up of the heads of government of all the member states. And the commission is made up of nominees from the member states, all of whom are voted on by the elected Parliament. In the UK we have a hereditary head of state, and our PM was voted in by no one, not even his own party. The second chamber is composed of placemen, tory donors, people whe believe in a particular fairy story and some people who inherit their titles. No democracy is perfect, but the EU is far more democratic than the UK. Hope this helps. Ken ​@davidhorton188

[@SP-eo1vl]

Like Suella, I have a dream but mine is that Mark Francois and Andrew Brigden return to the obscurity to so richly deserve but I have no added Bill Cash to that list. Do the New Statesman team have particular dreams for after the next general election? I suspect I might get my wish for Andrew Brigden but not the others.

[@nickpoole9859]

Should pay increase when productivity doesn't? If not, where should the money come from to fund the increase? Presumably taxation, but would higher taxes dissuade businesses from creating new jobs? Feels like a trap at the moment.

[@senanur1983]

All nice to hear, but what about taxation? Will I be paying 40% as usual or labour will reduce it?

[@montyriviera795]

I think Andrew hit the nail on the head with a recent offering. Simply put, Starmer must begin to tax 'wealth' more. If he doesn't do this, then both of our most electable political parties aren't going to redistribute wealth. And I can't see anything positive in that. Will Starmer do this? I'm sceptical.

[@annemoncrieff3875]

I will tell u one thing Reform will most certainly not do it.

[@montyriviera795]

@@annemoncrieff3875 agreed.

[@michaelbrady9364]

I doubt they’ll change anything if it doesn’t work for them. How many times have they reneged on their promises.

[@matt_cummins28]

We're in a very odd situation if some of the positive aspects of the Labour Party's possible future policies are to do with job security and pay (things that you might expect to be achieved through collective bargaining, ie. through unions) when the Labour leadership sanctioned any of its own MPs who turned up on picket lines during the rail strikes, nurses strikes, etc. So, it isn't planning to return power to the workers via unions (its traditional base), but via act of parliament, leaving workers atomized and therefore necessarily weaker as a result. I don't see that as a positive.

[@takecourage92]

IDK I think this is a very cynical take. Labour is still mainly funded by unions and many of its plans are things the unions requested. Not personally excited by this Labour, but I wouldn't paint their plans on workers rights as anything other than a positive.

[@acer8]

@@takecourage92 Looking at 2023 Q1-3, trade unions donated £4,483,865, but individuals donated £9,396,306. The top 2 individuals alone, Lord Sainsbury and Gary Lubner, donated £5,200,000 between them. (source: Electoral Commission)

[@jeffhawkins7848]

I'm all for fair workers rights......a fair day's work for a fair day's money. However, be careful what you wish for. Somebody has to pay for all of this .....small businesses can't. Manufacturing can't. I know civil servants, local government and professionals people will lap up more employment rights ,.......four day week anyone.? They won't have to pay for it! I work as a bricklayer.....we have no rights .....forced self employment, or zero hour contracts ( as middle class people call it ) no one has ever defended us..... particularly the middle class left ( we don't tick the politically correct boxes). Construction workers should be in a PAYE system, and have basic rights. Some sick pay,a basic pension , some holiday pay, and some wet time . ( I guarantee this will not happen under labour). However, I do understand why construction companies would be scared of modern workers rights. Diversity quotas, paternity leave ect.....it would stop productivity dead. And productivity is what is missing right across Britain. I'm also against new towns. Harlow, Stevenage and Milton Keynes are ugly characterless mass housing estates. The original garden suburbs ,were far better. People like character . The best way to build , without destroying our countryside and much needed farm land ; is to go back to medium sized local building companies. These used to build local houses with lots of PAYE trades and apprentices. If you genuinely build for local people, each town and village could take added houses without destroying the surrounding countryside.

[@existphotography8091]

nice to hear some left wing optimism

[@olivercampbellsmith6430]

The EU is a much darker place...? Sooooo the undermining of human rights in the UK and trying to send asylum applicants to Rwanda isn't directly aligned with the extreme right-wing politics Andrew Marr (who as a journalist sought a super injunction against other journalists publishing a truthful story about him that he didn't like) describes as dark? What about standing alongside those who believe in a truth, human dignity and a better future, Andrew Marr?

[@Noallegiance]

You house them then.

[@ilokivi]

@@NoallegianceDo you prefer people trafficking to treating human beings with some decency and respect, then?

[@billygarwell256]

What sort of timeline would we be looking at for a truly united BRICS, it seems to me that now would be the strongest time to push for it. And how would you see its effect on the west happening especially if they stop trading with the dollar.

[@asmerom3025]

Wow! "I think Trump may very well win the next election in the US" Surely Andrew and the team could expand on this controversial assertion about a candidate who has 91 charges t0 answer for in the Federal Courts?

[@3506Dodge]

Establishment media constantly gets Trumpsters wrong. They simply can't understand what happened so they can't understand why it won't happen again.

[@joso7228]

like that trash topic hasn't been covered enlessly

[@3506Dodge]

@@joso7228 Housing isn't "trash" to those who don't have it.

[@djtomoy]

Trump will win, Americans are loosing the plot

[@thepongmaster]

There are only two really ways to trade and enter the single market. One is Full EU membership. The other is join with the EFTA group of countries. But those members have already stated they would block the UK joining. So full membership is the only realistic option. When? Probably within the next 15 years. That's providing we can get full PR here in the UK first. Which is an absolute must for us as a nation.

[@NetZeroNo]

We need to stop fixating on the EU as if joining will fix the potholes in our own economy. Charity begins at home - if we show we can be a grown up economy maybe the EU will welcome us back!

[@g-r-a-e-m-e-]

Yes we will rejoin when this useless generation of MPs have left. But if Starver wins big he will (as usual) decide that first past the post works fine. I want the gerrymandering stuff revoked, like photo ID for voting. That's free to do. I would like Lords changed as per Gordon Brown's plan. And another Scottish referendum.

[@trapsman6496]

Yes Starmer may want FPTP but the Labour Party members do not

[@tombartram7384]

Thing is, when things are still rubbish under Keir, who we gunna blame?

[@wolfen210959]

The Tories, of course, they f***ed the country up over 13 years, it won't be fixed quickly under Labour, but it will get better.

[@july194two]

May I remind Andrew that if his very optimistic views on Trump’s future become reality Europe will stand alone. A new united Europe will surely eclipse recent divisions, including Brexit.

[@Ahrimas]

Thats exactly what he said?

[@Banyan314]

No mention of Electoral Reform again. That would make a huge difference the whole population, and it’s cheap to do too. Starmer will have no money to do the big things and will need to play for a second term to actually deliver the fundamental resources and policies our country needs. PR for the next election will help secure that, because trust me the Tories will be back in 2029

[@3506Dodge]

massive reform of land use planning and infrastructure spending to allow large increases in affordable housing

[@sluglife9785]

To fanatics this will seem a cynical perspective, but I honestly believe that in the highly unlikely event that the Tories were to win, they would carry out a lot of the reforms that Labour will - albeit at a slower pace. The Western intellectual consensus has basically changed. We're moving on from Neo-Liberalism. So the difference between Labour and Tories will in the medium term be superstructural, wedge, 'culture' issues, whilst the core economic structure and agenda will be almost the same, because that stuff is not really up for choice by voters, despite the rhetoric of Democracy. The New Washington Consensus is here, for want of a better term, which is on the whole a good thing.

[@hughcaskey9542]

Haven’t seen any hopeful policies from labour yet maybe marr has insider knowledge

[@wolfen210959]

Well, it would be very unrealistic to expect the Tory dominated media to highlight the policies of the Labour party, wouldn't it? Plenty of Labour policies have been announced, but few have been covered in the media, except for the policies that they deliberately misrepresent.

[@graemebarriball303]

A ‘roll back of workers rights!’ Paternity rights strengthened. Auto enrolment. Employers however small have to pay workers pensions even if they can’t afford their own. Minimum wages have risen faster than general wages. Agency workers rights were introduced, giving agency workers the same employment rights as full time staff. The Conservatives introduced the national living wage. Equal pay and anti discrimination policy strengthened. Socialists always want more socialism. Then when the country has run out of money they want to levy more tax, then when the wealth has gone and the country is poor they blame capitalism. We’ve had 13 years of failed economic socialism, doubling down on the same failed policies will achieve nothing.

[@1sostatic]

We need a package of things beyond what's been said here including support for tech start-ups, grants to assist new product manufacturers that links to new employ, encourage engineering and tech education at school. Fix the big tax moneypits like the NHS, transportation, welfare, get waste down and efficiency up.

[@whynot217]

Waste down efficiency up has been promised for years… I don’t mind the idea of the government investing in start ups but grants are a terrible idea. And the biggest, by far, portion of welfare? Pensions… can’t get that down unless you remove the triple lock, or starting culling, both of which would be extremely unpopular

[@1sostatic]

@@whynot217 Grants are not giveaways. We need a renaissance in manufacturing to help UK economic security. The old GRD grants have gone when we left EU. The R&D capable tech SMEs bogged down since Liz Truss twisted everything out of shape need help. New assembly lines = more employment, = new products , = heading off global competitors and increased export opportunites, which all comes back in taxation. No investment = slow growth or worse, paralysis. 0.01% of corporation tax coming back converted to grants to help SMEs would be an excellent idea.... it's their money any way ... they generated it.

[@annemoncrieff3875]

So what the Scottish govmt has just done but have been serverely slated for by pro little english bias msm!!

[@Noallegiance]

This is the friggin Twilight Zone. Anybody merely contemplating a suggestion that either entrenched main party has the country's interests at heart has zero understanding of the policies enacted by both sides of the Uniparty and the BoE that have robbed the nation of it's wealth and spending power. It will continue this way until it's obvious that our greatest enemy is internal and is the group that insists in inflationary fiscal policy, inflationary energy policy, monetary policy designed to rob workers of spending power via currency debasement (aka counterfeit) and ever-higher income tax on a fast-shrinking private sector to feed the beast. Either party will be busy telling everyone to tighten their belts with a central bank scoffing at people wanting pay rises to keep up with a devaluing currency (a situation the central bank and government create together) all the while protecting their own inflation-linked pensions and spending other people's money like drunken sailors. Do some fucking journalism, Andrew. We're all being robbed in broad daylight. And no, this isn't Capitalism. This is real life, in your face socialism and we're on course for ending up like the Soviet Union. They're coming for all your wealth and they won't stop until it's all but gone. Then they'll blame capitalism. And the mugs will lap it up.

[@Hoots_Maguire]

Keep deleting my comment, NS, but something tells me the truth about human rights will get through to the people in the UK despite your efforts. Kier Starmer doesn't understand about human rights but the British people (mostly) do.

[@lor-px8wo]

The gods of the copy book headings

[@ilokivi]

Still not as beneficial as preparing the UK to #RejoinEU

[@djtomoy]

I would like to see labour spend most of the budget designing and building a giant computer that we the public can then program with our beliefs, philosophies, values and aspirations. This computer can then run all government departments for the next 100 years, then a new generation can modify it if they choose to if it programming no longer reflects them or if it has started too many wars. I really don’t see any other option for politics in this country.

[@therenschchild1]

best idea ive heard. Im in

[@NetZeroNo]

Ubi

[@NeilHardy-i4l]

More importantly how will Labour get the economy going again after the disasterous ruination by the Tories?

[@kenmay1572]

Reign back the EU to the EC seems appropriate and the UK should join ASAP

[@Anti-Peaceforcepolice]

A vote for Labour is a vote for Islam.

[@nenehermannfoundation1187]

the election will be about. 1,. immigration. 2. growth. labour will just give the UK more bureaucracy.

[@wolfen210959]

The immigration thing is not high up on the list of priorities of the electorate, it ranks only 7th on most polls. The only polls that list it higher are the polls which specifically exclude the main priorities of, cost of living, housing, the economy, energy prices etc, in other words, polls that the Tory government and media promote.

[@drkseidis8055]

whole conversation derailed by claiming Kier is left wing or even a centrist. please insult your reader/viewership. theres a litany of quotes, coupled with his policy agenda that thoroughly proves hes NOT LEFT WING

[@nicindiff]

What Marr fails to understand is that Zoe and Freddie are the future, not him, so their opinions on the UK’s place with the EU have more weight within their generation more than Andrew’s. It’s the retirement age generation who got us into this mess!

[@Noallegiance]

Socialism is most effective targeting the young and clueless.

[@HShango]

Starmer will flip-flop on all of the policies you have listed there on your video.

[@deelawdazhahs1078]

And you know this because?

[@eightiesmusic1984]

@@deelawdazhahs1078 Have you not been paying attention?

[@willrelf1377]

Completely agree. Trusted him when he stood for leader, but won’t be making that mistake again.

[@jaisriram295]

All what policies that were listed...apart from workers rights, which really can mean whatever you want it to mean, what are the other policies they listed?

[@thedealermusic]

You just sound like you're regurgitating a Tory talking point, designed to divert attention from 13 years + of the utter failure of Tory policy

[@martinrobinson9061]

We need to get in the EU. I disagree with Andrew on that one.

[@NotShowingOff]

Andrew Marr is a little dark…predicting Trump will win 😬

[@KamChan-x6v]

Many, including me, will NOT vote for Labour for at least a decade because of Starmer's stance on the Israel-Palestinian war.

[@wolfen210959]

Why should the stance of any UK politician concern you in regards to Israel? The UK has zero influence there, so it does not matter what any UK poliician thinks or declares or supports, as it will make no difference. The only countries that have any influence in the Israel/Hamas war are the US and Iran, and neither has had any success in persuading Israel and Hamas to stop. The UK ceased to have any influence around the world, many decades ago, and in Europe that happened more recently with the advent of Brexit.

[@jaisriram295]

Video named Labour's most hopeful policies was completely void of any actual policies 😂😂😂

[@Anderzander]

I’m half way through and they’ve mentioned a number - workers rights, inc unions, zero hours etc, and Housing - inc council housing and planning reform .. what were you looking for ?

[@andrewcheatle4691]

You must have been watching another video as I heard plenty

[@g-r-a-e-m-e-]

All cancelled after the Daily Mail shouted Boo.

[@mikecook1537]

God please dont let labour in ffs

[@joso7228]

you can go and enjoy your civil rights in Rwanda - Sunak says its safe

[@mikecook1537]

@@joso7228 the illegals could avoid it by not coming

[@g-r-a-e-m-e-]

@@joso7228 in this deal Rwanda has the right to send some people here but is the UK a safe country? Obviously not.

[@1erkyrob2]

Andrew Marr keeps saying Trump will win. Everything points to him not winning.

[@gallotwelve]

It pointed to him not winning last time. Best to be prepared.

[@g-r-a-e-m-e-]

Trump is visibly disintegrating. He might be either in jail, hospital or cemetery before voting day.

[@pr5x]

The latest US polls say he’s gonna win.. but still a long way to go yet.