The Autumn Budget will be painful | James O'Brien - The Whole Show

[@mickreaddin4979]

How can we look at the speech given by Starmer which (rightly) points at the last 14yrs of immense Tory failure, but whose only prescription for said failings is to offer the very same - more austerity - cure the Tories prescribed for 14yrs?

[@SarahWalker-Smith]

It didn’t work for Osborne ,it won’t work for Labour. Austerity is a lie . Progressive economists believe that it shrinks the economy thereby making government debt actually bigger as a percentage of GDP which is self defeating .The only limits are high inflation and spooking the money markets ala Truss. We built the NHS and huge amounts of housing after the war when government debt was high. What we need is government investment to grow the economy .

[@SarahWalker-Smith]

Labour won’t last 5 years.

[@mickreaddin4979]

Starmer announces more crippling austerity to come, and James cheers him from the rafters.

[@DeeLee-p8c]

😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@POWERtothePEOPLE-GP78]

When did he announce the 'crippling austerity'?

[@paulgrant666]

you only just figured out james is a shill?

[@Daniel-cx7]

​@@POWERtothePEOPLE-GP78 You obviously haven't listened to the speech

[@RobertPine89]

Tell us more about how you didn't listen to the speech and seem to be unable to understand basic english

[@jax5281]

Disappointed in James... we've heard this speech before, coming out of the mouths of David Cameron and George Osbourne. Keir Starmer is as much a Tory as they were. We've heard plans to grow the economy through efficiencies whilst cutting spending, we've heard the "those with the broadest shoulders will take the heaviest burden" - that's almost identical to what George Osbourne said in a speech. We were told 14 years ago that difficult decisions need to be made in order for a brighter future, here we are 14 years later and a Labour government is saying the same things and doing the same things, promising yet again things will be better one day at some indeterminate date. 14 years we have heard the same speech, it's just coming from a red instead of a blue. All Labour are offering is more of the same, more pain, no solutions. I was expecting this prior to the election, but I'd expected you, James, to call it out with Labour just like you did with the Tories.

[@shaunyweaver1144]

If everything is broken, it must be put right, otherwise you will get another 14 years of looking after shareholders and the stinking rich . Tory's made great play on the minimum wage, to create a low wage economy with sky high prices . I will be watching like everyone else to see how things go, but I am prepared to give them time . I will also be watching for prosecutions of certain officials who have robbed the public purse .

[@Markknightexeter]

We've had the Tories for years, covid and also Russia affecting the world economy, what do you expect? He just got in.

[@barriewilliams4526]

@@Markknightexeter He needs to JUST GET OUT!

[@michaeladkins6]

@@barriewilliams4526 He will be cleaning up after the torys for months.

[@croneryveit9070]

@@barriewilliams4526 What an argument, how did you even come up with that? Want the thieves back instead of fiscal responsibility do you?

[@leebroadway929]

The elites love him

[@delgriffithification]

James O'Brien. Advocate for austerity.

[@nicholaswallace2501]

its allways talk of getting painful from rich ,just painful for some

[@SarahWalker-Smith]

What a load of old cods. We need investment and a government with vision like the post war Labour government , not another load of austerity merchants.

[@user-oh7iv3ij5x]

Scare tactics all over again I’ve heard enough

[@MadTwatter]

Isn't this the same guy who's been telling us how much easier life would be under labour, for the past 15 years?

[@bryden72]

He's a socialist, They're idea of freedom is to control it.

[@barriewilliams4526]

That was just to get the simple-minded to vote Labour.

[@DW-indeed]

Not instantly of course 🤪. By the end of a term, more likely to see the direction of travel. By the end of a second, doing great but then get distracted by a war or something.

[@ArtyFactual_Intelligence]

Are you one of those who wittered on about Magic Money Trees to undermine Corbyn.

[@Al-Hunt-acrylic-painter]

Did you comment before listening to his speech?

[@ScottDonnelly-gs4xm]

This guys great holding people account for the words they use

[@willie-whistleblower]

The view from France. Here the man on the Cherbourg omnibus is as interested in Brexit and Britain's interests as he is in British cuisine ( though haggis has a growing following). You hardly ever hear the French mention Brexit--that boat sailed long ago and when the topic is raised which happens rarely, the attitude is 'they made their bed etc'' and "they blew their chances and what right have they to expect better treatment than other non EU States?'' "and 'if we make concessions to the UK won't all third countries expect them too?' For most Frenchmen the EU is big enough as it is and the concept of letting the UK back in is anathema. What's in it for the EU to reopen a relationship with the UK when Rees -Mogg and others have abolished or mauled so many EU rules and regulations that the UK helped make?. That said, most EU States would be happy for the Erasmus + scheme to be reinstated and find it hard to credit the UK's opposition to bringing back youth exchanges. In short, the French are not averse to some minor tinkering in order to fill gaps or improve perceived shortfalls, but only so far and no further. Travel to France from November with the need for photo id and fingerprinting and the endless queues will make us relive the damage that Messrs Farage, Johnson and Rees-Mogg visited upon us in 2016. And we let them get away with it Scot-free in order to fly by private jet and bank their ill-gotten millions in untouchable tax havens.

[@mattnield5178]

Tories - " Budget will be painful" James O'Brien - "Tories out the despicable human beings" Labour - " Budget will be painful" James O'Brien - " Has to be done, cuts to the winter fuel allowance for the elderly and tax rises for the poor are a necessity, all hail Sir Keir"

[@mrwahibtahri]

Tory party did not need to do what they did in the budget but they did it because there ev.l Labour have been left in the worst states any goverment has ever been left in because if the tory and because of that they have to do painful thing that will be in the budget that why James O'brien and many are not angry with Labour with doing that

[@hayleyxyz]

Tax rises for the poor? What's that policy? If you need fuel allowance Matt, apply for it like every other social service.

[@mrwahibtahri]

@@hayleyxyz Tory party did not need to do what they did in the budget but they did it because there ev.l Labour have been left in the worst states any goverment has ever been left in because if the tory and because of that they have to do painful thing that will be in the budget that why James O'brien and many are not angry with Labour with doing that In Labour budget income tax a d national insurance will not go up. Wealthy people tax will go up but people on wages I think from 500 to a 79k a year will not go up but people on 80k to 3,000,000 a year will pay more tax. I have a friend who get 180k a year I make 24k a year and he said to me it not fair that i pay little amount of tax and you pay alot of tax. My pay is like I pay only 1% tax and your pay is like you pay 48% tax and it not fair I should be paying 22% tax and you pay 2% tax.

[@jackdaniels4368]

@@mrwahibtahri Worse economic state than post 2008 crash ?? are you sure ?

[@markymark7803]

@@mrwahibtahri Huh? labour have inherited the fastest growing economy in the G7

[@timcarpenter2441]

The broadest shoulders will hire accountants to avoid it. So this will fall yet again on those who have long disproportionately paid for the Govt. and services - the middle classes. That is by no sane measure “fair”. That said, this conversation should have happened 14 years ago. Cameron was indeed “heir to Blair”, and Brown had really messed up the economy. Shame on the Tories for it being a Labour Govt (a LABOUR GOVERNMENT! - Neil Kinnock voice) that has had to pull on the long trousers. I do not believe for a second that Labour did not know this before the election, but then again who did admit to it? Final note: funny that Labour now says we tighten after it has paid off the public sector. I await next year and see how well they do in controlling expectations.

[@mrwahibtahri]

Tory party did not need to do what they did in the budget but they did it because there ev.l Labour have been left in the worst states any goverment has ever been left in because if the tory and because of that they have to do painful thing that will be in the budget that why James O'brien and many are not angry with Labour with doing that In Labour budget income tax a d national insurance will not go up. Wealthy people tax will go up but people on wages I think from 500 to a 79k a year will not go up but people on 80k to 3,000,000 a year will pay more tax. I have a friend who get 180k a year I make 24k a year and he said to me it not fair that i pay little amount of tax and you pay alot of tax. My pay is like I pay only 1% tax and your pay is like you pay 48% tax and it not fair I should be paying 22% tax and you pay 2% tax.

[@ShakirahIbaad]

Exactly! Successive governments have placed most of the middle classes that can’t dodge taxes, legally or otherwise.

[@Skylark_Jones]

From 25:41 Great question from Beth of Sky News, when he talks about the broadest shoulders is he talking about working people or wealth taxes on shareholders and big business? I really want to know: who is it going to be worse for and how much worse? Fed up with ordinary and poor people being treated as though we had the broadest shoulders.

[@IIConspiracy2]

If you listened to what he said when the reporters ignored everything he said, maybe all the people who voted tory the past 14 years are to blame, wonder if you did...

[@mrwahibtahri]

Tory party did not need to do what they did in the budget but they did it because there ev.l Labour have been left in the worst states any goverment has ever been left in because if the tory and because of that they have to do painful thing that will be in the budget that why James O'brien and many are not angry with Labour with doing that In Labour budget income tax a d national insurance will not go up. Wealthy people tax will go up but people on wages I think from 500 to a 79k a year will not go up but people on 80k to 3,000,000 a year will pay more tax. I have a friend who get 180k a year I make 24k a year and he said to me it not fair that i pay little amount of tax and you pay alot of tax. My pay is like I pay only 1% tax and your pay is like you pay 48% tax and it not fair I should be paying 22% tax and you pay 2% tax.

[@mrwahibtahri]

​@@IIConspiracy2Tory party did not need to do what they did in the budget but they did it because there ev.l Labour have been left in the worst states any goverment has ever been left in because if the tory and because of that they have to do painful thing that will be in the budget that why James O'brien and many are not angry with Labour with doing that In Labour budget income tax a d national insurance will not go up. Wealthy people tax will go up but people on wages I think from 500 to a 79k a year will not go up but people on 80k to 3,000,000 a year will pay more tax. I have a friend who get 180k a year I make 24k a year and he said to me it not fair that i pay little amount of tax and you pay alot of tax. My pay is like I pay only 1% tax and your pay is like you pay 48% tax and it not fair I should be paying 22% tax and you pay 2% tax.

[@daftgowk1]

Dry your eyes Engerlund, reap what you have sown over the last nearly 50 years

[@ShakirahIbaad]

This!!!!!

[@Shortguyz]

Among all the bad things the Tories did, the worst was making Keir Starmer the Prime Minister.

[@nathijomac]

From the tory perspective yeah, he's currently showing them up.

[@chrisgriffin698]

It's not all them, the news hardy said anything bad about the Tories when Jeremy Corbyn could of win, but oddly then the rich approved Starmer / Reform could win. we were allowed to know.

[@JfK--OBJECTivE]

@@nathijomac Totally agree, he is even worse than the Tories, what a nightmare.

[@nathijomac]

@@JfK--OBJECTivE not what I said

[@clivesilver463]

How so.

[@Sarah-ft8jr]

If rishi Sunak or Nigel farage had said the exact same speech James O’Brien would be cursing them not praising them. Most arrogant man ever.

[@Daniel-cx7]

Exactly! But because labour are left wing James will make excuses for them

[@patrickchilds2987]

What sre you talking about ? If Rishi or Farage had outlined the state of hidden debt , clearing out the rot , critised rioters I think the country would first be amazed at their honesty and then no doubt they would be applauded.

[@bri_____]

Guaranteed, James will spend the next 10 years blaming the, “disastrous previous Tory government”. Just as the conservatives constantly bleated on about labour. - yet all the while, James will believe he is some kind of free thinker

[@riveness]

More austerity. Tory 3.0 The 20 billion hole was first defined by the ifs, as a 20 billion hole and not what james lieing asserts to be a 10 to 20 billion hole, in January. James reported such.

[@equaliser2265]

So he should its the truth.

[@ArtyFactual_Intelligence]

Why say something will happen and then criticise it as if it already happened. You people are funneeee.

[@bri_____]

@@ArtyFactual_Intelligence What “you people” pigeon hole could you possibly put me in, based off that comment ? 😂

[@sophiaestella5611]

@@bri_____ Oh, how about one of the first Tory snipers to spread fear and discontent while denying any responsibility for the mess that the Government's coffers are in ? What's next in the agenda ? Privatising the N.H.S and Education ?

[@thursday1679]

Heard it all before ,seems we've been getting fed this stuff , the Country is skint need to have Austerity or Cuts etc .for nearly the last 15 years. or longer......Personally , don't believe any of it.

[@leiwarl]

LBC - Labour Broadcasting Corporation. No balance whatsoever.

[@Jonnyonthespot123]

Matey for goodness sake take one look at the right wing megaphone occupying the breakfast slot! They had a former Conservative minister in this slot yesterday morning! Ian Dale has the evening slot and he tried to run to be a Conservative MP!

[@leiwarl]

@@Jonnyonthespot123 Ferrari is ‘window dressing’ mate ,surely you can see that. O’Brien, Fogarty, Marr , Bull , Swarbrick , Vorderman , Frei ,Abbot and Goodall all left leaning ,granted some more than others but, we need balance it’s so important. O’ Brien is the worst of the bunch his show is propaganda for the left

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

@@leiwarl What are you talking about? They had Suella Braverman on just yesterday.

[@leiwarl]

@@user-em6ie2be7x ‘Window dressing’ mate as is Ferrari. Look at the number other presenters all of which have left leanings , Fogarty , Marr , Goodall, Swarbrick , Wright, Mair , Abbott & Vorderman , not to mention Lammy and O’ Brian who’s show boarders on leftist propaganda (IMO) for most of the time. It’s so important to have balance…you do the math.

[@marty1459]

@@leiwarl Aww poor baby is terrified of the world, go hide under your bed sweety.

[@sarahknowler5348]

It's like the Monty python's flying Circus man is a disaster

[@jules2326]

Im encouraged by the seriousness of the current government.

[@roymunson1503]

Lefty james

[@mrwahibtahri]

Tory party did not need to do what they did in the budget but they did it because there ev.l Labour have been left in the worst states any goverment has ever been left in because if the tory and because of that they have to do painful thing that will be in the budget that why James O'brien and many are not angry with Labour with doing that In Labour budget income tax a d national insurance will not go up. Wealthy people tax will go up but people on wages I think from 500 to a 79k a year will not go up but people on 80k to 3,000,000 a year will pay more tax. I have a friend who get 180k a year I make 24k a year and he said to me it not fair that i pay little amount of tax and you pay alot of tax. My pay is like I pay only 1% tax and your pay is like you pay 48% tax and it not fair I should be paying 22% tax and you pay 2% tax.

[@ArtyFactual_Intelligence]

Lucky UK.

[@sarahknowler5348]

Why send a child you adopted do a boarding school neglected my eyes

[@Daniel-cx7]

First we had an empire led by an emperor then we had a kingdom led by a king and now we have a country !!

[@Durka-Durka01]

You'll be alright though James (I could be wrong) O'Brien, you've got millions in the bank treacle. 😏

[@tvo_]

"Its going to get worse before it gets better" But only for the poorest as usual. The rich still havent got a wealth tax.

[@deancyrus1]

Does Starbucks pay tax in the UK yet?

[@tvo_]

@@deancyrus1 Of course not

[@TheMonsterReapz]

So you didn't listen to him then?

[@tvo_]

@@TheMonsterReapz Yep. They've implemented the winter fuel cuts now but not a wealth tax. "only" 2 million elderly will be affected. Zero rich people will be affected. I think if they can do one thing immediately, they can also do that 🤷

[@DeeLee-p8c]

😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@blairarcher8952]

How can he say integrity is back when the very cloths out PM stands in are paid for by a doner who randomly was given a pass !!!!

[@mrwahibtahri]

Tory party did not need to do what they did in the budget but they did it because there ev.l Labour have been left in the worst states any goverment has ever been left in because if the tory and because of that they have to do painful thing that will be in the budget that why James O'brien and many are not angry with Labour with doing that In Labour budget income tax a d national insurance will not go up. Wealthy people tax will go up but people on wages I think from 500 to a 79k a year will not go up but people on 80k to 3,000,000 a year will pay more tax. I have a friend who get 180k a year I make 24k a year and he said to me it not fair that i pay little amount of tax and you pay alot of tax. My pay is like I pay only 1% tax and your pay is like you pay 48% tax and it not fair I should be paying 22% tax and you pay 2% tax.

[@equaliser2265]

It's not wallpaper, is it, give him a chance 2 mths, against 14yrs of Tories .

[@anicebitofbreadtomopupthel7144]

@@equaliser2265 how long will it be before we've given them a chance? I'm genuinely asking. 6 months, 1 year? 4 years?

[@nothereandthereanywhere]

@@anicebitofbreadtomopupthel7144 I don't expect a tangible improvement in the next 3 years, sadly.

[@anicebitofbreadtomopupthel7144]

@@nothereandthereanywhere That's the concern, what they do now, sets up the stage for what their actual intentions are in the long term, and they have not been transparent about that, so it's all very closed shop and ambiguous.

[@manishg214]

I wonder who paid for this clothes and glasses this time 😂

[@croneryveit9070]

Not really on the same level as 800k for his interior design is it.

[@julian987r4]

James

[@ibexdnb2879]

His Dad made them.... Oh wait, no, he was a tool maker... Sorry.

[@TheLucanicLord]

Not Putin, so I don't care.

[@TheSashapooch]

@@croneryveit9070 Yep, Boris took home 99.9% of the cake all by himself. Imagine having to defend his record? Pity those in the cult ...

[@MemeKing-e4d]

James O'Brien will be defending LIEBOUR for next few years.. Saying how wonderful things are under LIEBOUR.. 😳😱

[@barriewilliams4526]

The guy's delusional, he won't know is house is burning down until his pants are on fire😂

[@michaeladkins6]

Tory bot?

[@Dee-w1b]

He more than likely right, normally is...like his views on Brexit.

[@TheLucanicLord]

OK Ivan.

[@dannybirch5117]

Thanks for your input there Mr cx5yv1ms7e 😂

[@paulmorganmorgan7541]

James obrien the cringe worthy champagne 🍾 socialist

[@ArtyFactual_Intelligence]

Reform Tears are the funniest.

[@paulmorganmorgan7541]

@@ArtyFactual_Intelligence Reform tears ?

[@sarahknowler5348]

Blair was the start of the rot he puppet master

[@TraderInTheLab]

Surprise Surprise - Spend the next 5 years defending Labour because of historical tory leadership.

[@ArtyFactual_Intelligence]

A statement of prophecy which has not yet eventuated.

[@TraderInTheLab]

@@ArtyFactual_Intelligence Fair comment - but i've seen this film before and it usually starts with blame.

[@daftgowk1]

Slopey shoulders south of the border, blaming immigrants and now labour for their disgrace at the voting booths

[@nathijomac]

@@TraderInTheLab Do you not think it's accurate to do so so far?

[@chrisgriffin698]

he's using the same failing economic plan as the tortes did James!

[@millsstrongfightstrengthco662]

His walked you to the cliff top and now you must jump . James o'brian is a snake

[@ArtyFactual_Intelligence]

Mixed metaphors not working.

[@RavenRuled]

Big time snake like Larry The Cat. They say Labour will make mistakes and they will hold them to power yet I can't think of one criticism James has made about Starmer.

[@POWERtothePEOPLE-GP78]

Get into idiots corner.

[@JfK--OBJECTivE]

@@POWERtothePEOPLE-GP78 You are already there , we will wave to you from the common sense corner, thanks.

[@pingu8666]

Illegal immigrants??? They aint cheap

[@pshort1848]

​@gavinsmith9564 how?

[@tscrox5991]

@@gavinsmith9564oh yes, irrelevant 😂

[@71aminah]

Neither are the Royal Family (that aren't even the real Royal Family). Hilarious the way people so often say illegal immigrants...how much money has the Royal Family (yes they do trade weapons), and the government etc made from the weapons that destroyed the 'immigrants' countries? People who see Universal Credit as a lifestyle aint cheap. Who else is taking your hard earned tax?

[@MadGitty]

@@gavinsmith9564 nope

[@baileybruce145]

Bot

[@lestrem11]

Starmer talks about honesty and integrity but has none himself. He is toast but is too thick to see it. Mad as a hatter.

[@baileybruce145]

Well we're stuck with him for the next 5 years so either stop complaining or do something about it

[@tscrox5991]

@@baileybruce145 We are allowed to complain if we want to geezer. Already got a growing list of resentments which will be a useful reminder at the next election.

[@baileybruce145]

@@tscrox5991 nah its a waste of data

[@baileybruce145]

@@tscrox5991 also can you write out that list then

[@ajaytranter2655]

Hilarious how royals just got 20+ million pay rise every year but apparently the economy is struggling 😂 We are just pawns In there sick games

[@davidirvine4294]

The bearded slug strikes again.

[@Felled-angel]

Perfect description of him 😂

[@catherinemartin6258]

I believe labour will do a far better job than the Tory’s

[@nickmarshall9192]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheMonsterReapz]

They already are

[@Crypto-Live]

I believe in fairies

[@clownofthetimes6727]

Wasn`t we told that austerity was ideaologically driven under the Torries?

[@sarahknowler5348]

That is not a prime minister

[@sarahknowler5348]

Maybe if brown didn't save are gold of cheap didn't help,

[@nocentii]

This thread so far is a demonstration of linguistic madness.

[@SarahWalker-Smith]

Well said.

[@johnh2052]

The people complaining about Harris' "lack of substance" on policy just make me laugh (derisively). Can you imagine that standard being applied to Trump? The GOP didn't even bother putting out a platform last election.

[@cologneconductor8591]

i really wish, politcian would stop to believe that they are only spending the tax payer money (thacher) and there cant effort important stuff without raising taxes. and progress to a modern understanding of budget/money (MMT). i would be so importat, austerity (based on this misbelieve there is not enough money) only makes the right wing stronger, as several studies can prove.

[@highdefinition5724]

Tory incompetence over the last 14 years- is there any surprise that labour have difficult decisions ahead- we voted them in to sort out the mess… unfortunately tough times ahead is required to get us back on track … what is the alternative?!??

[@denzel270]

Within 5 minutes of Labour getting in they have given billions in foreign aid, given a 22% pay rise to junior doctors, a huge pay rise to Rail workers, while not changing their working practices, which will lead to more strikes from other Unions, all the while, they blame the Tories.

[@SarahWalker-Smith]

They are trying to solve the problems by doing more of the same - austerity . It doesn’t work. It didn’t for Osborne, it won’t for Reeves. It just shrinks the economy,, making the debt bigger as a percentage of GDP. We need investment. Do we regret that the post war government built the NHS and huge amounts of housing? No of course not but they did it when government debt was huge. We need investment not austerity.

[@Costrada1]

CNN MSNBC fox all other news media need a clones of James …drilling on one point until you come to your senses😂😂😂😂

[@davidtabor2465]

Anyone else notice a reported saying “general erections” during the questions 😂 😊

[@MartinCarty]

I really hope that they can solve the problems of the country but I wish he could be truthful about the self harm of Brexit, he knows of the harm it has and keeps on doing to the country. I know the EU don't want us back but we threw away the best deal we had and have to swallow our pride and go cap in hand to them. Why is he ignoring the elephant in the room?

[@sarahknowler5348]

EU falling apart it's not the place to be

[@denzel270]

At least junior doctors and train drivers - still striking, are alright. I take solace in this. Now the unions know that Sir Flip Flop and Labour will ask how high when they say jump, expect the Police, Fire, teachers, ambulance drivers etc. etc to come out on strike. - and get what they want.

[@oWarCloudo]

James O’Brien has to ask his wife’s boyfriend permission before he speaks

[@patrickchilds2987]

Did your boyfriend tell you that ?

[@dannybirch5117]

Like we keep reiterating, the adults are back in charge, not little children like yourself

[@mickreaddin4979]

As a means of helping pensioners - indeed everyone else - why didn't Starmer do what Starmer wanted to do when energy prices sky rocketed... windfall the energy companies?

[@lestrem11]

So it’s Austerity 2 then. So much for ‘change’. At least Boris was funny.

[@TraderInTheLab]

Austerity is fine - as long as its championed under Labour Leadership of course.

[@jameswinters1706]

A few off shore bank accounts will fix, corrupt starts at the top

[@TraderInTheLab]

Can you imagine the narrative if the Tories first action in government was to cut the elderly or vulnerable peoples winter tax credits!

[@ArtyFactual_Intelligence]

Vulnerable people are covered by the payments. Maybe you don't understand how the system works.

[@TraderInTheLab]

@@ArtyFactual_Intelligence Not the picture a lady caller had few days ago when she said her elderly mother no longer fit into a certain category and she was now is a very difficult situation. I believe it was Friday's show. The woman was clearly stressed over her mothers situation - and James asked her what effect, if any - this may have on the Labour government! I'm sure that it the last thing she is worried about. I don't think the Tory government was great at all, but James will never call anything how it is. He's too left wing to even have a sensible debate.

[@ShakirahIbaad]

@@TraderInTheLabinteresting. I don’t think he’s left wing enough considering he’s defending the current Labour Party who are actually left wing. They are more like centre right.

[@andrewgaskin2297]

We have no money but we are going to open a new bank account and call it the National wealth fund. Or should that be called the petty cash fund.

[@lestrem11]

Yougov approval rating shows Starmer at a record low. I wonder why? Discuss. This how you do it, child….👍

[@vickj334]

Such a liar 😂😂😂

[@GF_MF]

Sounds like Starmer is describing the consequences of brexit whilst simultaneously denying its the root cause of Britains economic decimation.

[@tancredtankard2940]

genuinely seemed like a decent approach... stuff needs to happen. honestly sick of weighted questions where full time news agencies seek to manipulate and make the news.

[@petermullins6914]

GARY STEVENSON

[@ScottDonnelly-gs4xm]

It's embarrassing to be England on the world stage,Glad for Wales and Scotland

[@adonis6233]

And yet, humanity will never give up fighting each other or being greedy.

[@mrwahibtahri]

Tory party did not need to do what they did in the budget but they did it because there ev.l Labour have been left in the worst states any goverment has ever been left in because if the tory and because of that they have to do painful thing that will be in the budget that why James O'brien and many are not angry with Labour with doing that In Labour budget income tax a d national insurance will not go up. Wealthy people tax will go up but people on wages I think from 500 to a 79k a year will not go up but people on 80k to 3,000,000 a year will pay more tax. I have a friend who get 180k a year I make 24k a year and he said to me it not fair that i pay little amount of tax and you pay alot of tax. My pay is like I pay only 1% tax and your pay is like you pay 48% tax and it not fair I should be paying 22% tax and you pay 2% tax.

[@patrickchilds2987]

It can't be a surprise to anyone that the budget is likely to be painful. Clearly there is a big deficit inherited from the previous government and spending needs to be allocated appropriately. I do hope that unlike the previous government that the focus on taxation is to benefit ordinary people and not to offer tax breaks for the wealthy

[@manishg214]

The country voted Labour - now pay the price 😂😂😂

[@petelawless811]

The country never voted labour 80 percent knew what they are blame the few

[@jamespaul6315]

@@petelawless81114 years of conservatives made the country the worst its been since ww2

[@Jim-rl4st]

Could be worse. Could still have the conservatives.

[@Jonnyonthespot123]

No we're paying the price for 14 years of Conservative rule! Starmer has inherited a burned out husk of a house, don't blame him now he has to try and repair it!

[@JamesYeoman-ww6se]

​@@Jim-rl4stthe pensioners would still have their winter fuel allowance

[@fiord7026]

As to the comparison with The Beatles, no, no, no. The back catalogue in terms of volume and cultural impact, no comparison. No band to date has rivalled the impact of The Beatles, due to a multitude of cultural factors. Everything, literally everything that came after owes a debt to some element, big or small, to that music. They never did a dud album without a hit. I say that as a professional musician, analyst and music teacher.

[@alps17p]

What u did in 7 weeks is total BS!!!

[@michaeladkins6]

Cleaning up after the torys?

[@alps17p]

@@michaeladkins6 how about increasing pay, to already highly paid train drivers.. and taking away winter fuel allowance from the OAPs.. and lying to the public about increasing tax, that they said they would never do!

[@johnsevern739]

​@alps17p Labour specifically said they would not raise Income tax, National Insurance and VAT - they didn't say they wouldn't raise any others.

[@ArtyFactual_Intelligence]

How do you know?

[@markymark7803]

@@michaeladkins6 The economy is growing because of the tories.

[@williamviner5832]

Labour back taxing pensions he full of shut😅😅

[@mrwahibtahri]

Tory party did not need to do what they did in the budget but they did it because there ev.l Labour have been left in the worst states any goverment has ever been left in because if the tory and because of that they have to do painful thing that will be in the budget that why James O'brien and many are not angry with Labour with doing that In Labour budget income tax a d national insurance will not go up. Wealthy people tax will go up but people on wages I think from 500 to a 79k a year will not go up but people on 80k to 3,000,000 a year will pay more tax. I have a friend who get 180k a year I make 24k a year and he said to me it not fair that i pay little amount of tax and you pay alot of tax. My pay is like I pay only 1% tax and your pay is like you pay 48% tax and it not fair I should be paying 22% tax and you pay 2% tax.

[@johnsevern739]

The Conservatives froze the tax thresholds until 2028

[@TheMonsterReapz]

Since when did they way that??

[@genesis1765]

My boy likes Pink Floyd

[@MadGitty]

Go away obrian

[@Dee-w1b]

You...go away...his show...don't have to be here,

[@MadGitty]

@@Dee-w1b I don’t , guys a plank

[@ArtyFactual_Intelligence]

You are welcome to join the local Bridge Club.

[@TheMonsterReapz]

​@@MadGittymaster of projection

[@holz_name]

12 years of Tory austerity. Brexit. And now people are complaining? Maybe you should ask May, Johnson, Truss and Rishy what they did for 8 years? Maybe wasting about 6 years (2 years were Covid) on the nonsense that was Brexit have its consequences. Wales received around £680 million of EU funds every year. How much does Wales receive now from Westminster?

[@Daniel-cx7]

This countries money problems actually began with labour under Blair and Brown and the Tories have made it worse and now it looks like labour will finish what it started.

[@susanamal7418]

Finally an actual PM, a real one.... Like PHEW!

[@johnjones6112]

I wish labour well - I vote Labour - but I assure you if they take / affect my pension arrangements I will never vote for them again, no matter how crazy the alternative. Tax is already at 70 year high, Labour needs to find another way.

[@susankelledy]

Just like his his radio show...

[@RD210]

The bread and potato lines will soon be starting 🤣

[@baileybruce145]

Free?

[@RD210]

@@baileybruce145 long as you pay for your TV license

[@jimcourt9164]

JOB is the sort of woke bloke , that I bet believed OJ Simpson was innocent

[@TheLucanicLord]

Yeah, he totally said that. Oh wait, you're off your meds again.

[@ibexdnb2879]

Na he just pushed a vaccine on everybody that wasn't even a vaccine and he said you are anti vax for being sceptical... That's all..😂

[@davidkelly499]

He was innocent. He was found innocent in a court of law. So his innocence isn't an opinion, it's a fact. Now you or I may believe that that decison was wrong. But it doesn't change the facts.

[@thrasherthrash8987]

I really am hopeful. This will take effort on the part of Labour in order to get things back on track. My personal experience has been that the Tories completely obliterated our country. I had to watch from the outside as I was born and lived abroad until 5 years ago, as it consistently got worse. Now that we have Starmer, I truly hope he can do this. His Labour needs to reduce the burden on the working and middle class and raise taxes on the richest in society. Make people’s lives better. 5 years is not long - but I believe that they can fix the country and we can catch up to our European peers. I doubt Brexit will be reversed, but we need to push for rejoining the single market to get rid of the Brexit red tape, and give our economy fuel to grow further, which I hope will be on the table in the near future.

[@adriandurn5903]

Every generation has a group that hits that sweet spot of speaking to people that their music transcends the generational gaps without actually having to be there. My daughter is too young to appreciate music right now, but it will be interesting to see what she enjoys of my generation. But my dad's generation gave us Pink Floyd, immensely popular today, my mum's generation gave us T-Rex, again still popular today. Just look at how popular Blondie are, and look at the comments sections of groups like the Eurythmics and Black Sabbath here on KZbin and you'll lots of positive comments from younger people.

[@julian987r4]

If Kier accidentally hit the nuke button, James would say “well, we all mistakes”. Sycophantic presenter.

[@ArtyFactual_Intelligence]

Maybe he understands more than you.

[@julian987r4]

@@ArtyFactual_Intelligence then again.

[@Khalkara]

This is delusional, you're being weird.

[@genesis1765]

Blair did this with increase in NI to pay for public services. He even told us by the 02'election. Media mourned but we got 1 and half months waiting list in the NHS more police teachers.

[@fiord7026]

Actually, it annoys me how much they stole from the Beatles and others in terms of concept, sound etc.

[@equaliser2265]

Some pensioners split their fuel allowance and give it to their grand children, just a bit of extra cash.

[@RomanHistoryFan476AD]

I remember LBC cheerleading for Labour during the election, Hope the regret is really sinking in. You helped make it happen.

[@patrickchilds2987]

What regret ? That we now have a PM who is fixing the problems in finances and services that the previous government ignored for political expediency. The regret is that the Tories were not voted out earlier .

[@RomanHistoryFan476AD]

@@patrickchilds2987 I did not know taxing people to oblivion was fixing problem? How does taking winter payments off pensioners fixing problems? Come Autumn budget the ones suffering will be everyone but Labour and their rich pals. Don't forget Starmer had a special passed in Parliament just for his pension not to be taxed.

[@RomanHistoryFan476AD]

@@patrickchilds2987 Won't be saying that once the Autumn budget comes.

[@RobMorrison-vf2is]

I get the impression and have done for some time that people want the problems fixing but don't necessarily want to pay for the fix.

[@ibexdnb2879]

Socialists...

[@mrwahibtahri]

Tory party did not need to do what they did in the budget but they did it because there ev.l Labour have been left in the worst states any goverment has ever been left in because if the tory and because of that they have to do painful thing that will be in the budget that why James O'brien and many are not angry with Labour with doing that In Labour budget income tax a d national insurance will not go up. Wealthy people tax will go up but people on wages I think from 500 to a 79k a year will not go up but people on 80k to 3,000,000 a year will pay more tax. I have a friend who get 180k a year I make 24k a year and he said to me it not fair that i pay little amount of tax and you pay alot of tax. My pay is like I pay only 1% tax and your pay is like you pay 48% tax and it not fair I should be paying 22% tax and you pay 2% tax.

[@mrwahibtahri]

​@@djstucTory party did not need to do what they did in the budget but they did it because there ev.l Labour have been left in the worst states any goverment has ever been left in because if the tory and because of that they have to do painful thing that will be in the budget that why James O'brien and many are not angry with Labour with doing that In Labour budget income tax a d national insurance will not go up. Wealthy people tax will go up but people on wages I think from 500 to a 79k a year will not go up but people on 80k to 3,000,000 a year will pay more tax. I have a friend who get 180k a year I make 24k a year and he said to me it not fair that i pay little amount of tax and you pay alot of tax. My pay is like I pay only 1% tax and your pay is like you pay 48% tax and it not fair I should be paying 22% tax and you pay 2% tax.

[@ibexdnb2879]

​@@mrwahibtahriYou keep spamming this. 😂

[@paulbelcher7059]

what you need to say now and again, to drive the sheer quantity of money home is, twenty two thousand millions as opoosed to 22 billion. just now and again for effect

[@TheSridhar78]

Sad that James doesn't try to learn non neo classical economics, especially after talking to people like Gary, Richard Murphy...or he is blinded by not wanting to be wrong on Steamer or Reeves...

[@mariopereira9928]

Best government starts at your own house.

[@kinorspielmann4649]

⚠️LBC LEADING BRITAIN'S CLAPTRAP Inane ads insulting your intelligence

[@tabularasa7775]

Any particular reason why you can't wear head phones correctly ? Everyone else in the studio seems to manage it .

[@danmartin886]

See if you’re all singing Starmers praises after Austerity 2.0. You think public services are bad now? No mention of a wealth tax. He’s a Tory wearing a red rosette

[@achandler6583]

All that starmer has said is the cause of not listening to the people period!

[@Steveuploads]

Who voted this police state in.

[@1983pety]

what police state? You didn't know that rioting violently will get you locked up?

[@dannybirch5117]

Me, enjoy 😉

[@flyagaric23]

"Steer Calmer" now that's an unexpected, perfect F-slip.

[@Mark-jr6ld]

The Oasis Reunion will be painful

[@KeepingTheFaith123]

Bet it wont be painful for him though...

[@discodave7724]

Wouldn't waste my time on this

[@ArtyFactual_Intelligence]

I wish you hadn't.

[@jual2047]

Too say I can't stand JOBIE is an understatement. He's a lefty spew .

[@mrwahibtahri]

Tory party did not need to do what they did in the budget but they did it because there ev.l Labour have been left in the worst states any goverment has ever been left in because if the tory and because of that they have to do painful thing that will be in the budget that why James O'brien and many are not angry with Labour with doing that In Labour budget income tax a d national insurance will not go up. Wealthy people tax will go up but people on wages I think from 500 to a 79k a year will not go up but people on 80k to 3,000,000 a year will pay more tax. I have a friend who get 180k a year I make 24k a year and he said to me it not fair that i pay little amount of tax and you pay alot of tax. My pay is like I pay only 1% tax and your pay is like you pay 48% tax and it not fair I should be paying 22% tax and you pay 2% tax.

[@Davetouring]

Yet here you are posting on the LBC channel after almost certainly not having listened to it.

[@ArtyFactual_Intelligence]

Boris needs his shoes cleaned.. Go offer him your service.

[@baileybruce145]

Cool go somewhere else then

[@samuelsands3267]

Yes hé can

[@chrisgriffin698]

James always supporting the country ... just not the people living in it.

[@patrickchilds2987]

You think the Tories supported the people 😂😂😂😂

[@chrisgriffin698]

@@patrickchilds2987 🤨umm no I don't ... when did I say that?

[@chrisgriffin698]

@@patrickchilds2987 Well are you going to answer laughing man?

[@gailforce]

Put up the taxes ffs

[@sparkmanuk]

They are doing the same policies as the conservatives over previous years all these people going on about labour like it was different

[@Daniel-cx7]

The reason why it's "different" in their minds is because labour are on the left

[@chica3824]

Oasis might honestly be the most bland band ever. I don't get it.

[@user-oh7iv3ij5x]

Any spare tickets ?

[@deadcert]

starmer approval rating -16 happy days

[@niajall6327]

Or cant get work because big business has closed up as many positions as is feasibly possible without stopping its operation, all to save a few quid.

[@nanslife]

He sounds more like a Tory than a Labor government break your promise and tax the rich.

[@pleitao5]

UK falling! Just sad.