Is any politician being honest about spending? Economist Paul Johnson talks to Kate Andrews

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The Spectator

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@pads-zr9ln 3 ай бұрын

Why do we need whole new towns, oh the millions of people we didn't ask for

@leeeeee286 3 ай бұрын

Oi - remember you're not allowed to complain about it either or I'll call you a racist.

@pads-zr9ln 3 ай бұрын

@@leeeeee286 second they touch my pension again I'll be having an in person chat with my mp, all to pay for more bomalians

@pads-zr9ln 3 ай бұрын

Have they considered not spending so much, cutting every dei job, halt ever penny spent on boat wankers

@leeeeee286 3 ай бұрын

Vote Reform lads 🇬🇧

@RichardEnglander 3 ай бұрын

Nigel Farage talks about it. Vote ReformUK and save our lovely Western civilization ❤ 🇬🇧 MEGA 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@freebornjohn2687 3 ай бұрын

Farage can't even come up with a manifesto just a few slogans. He knows he's not going to be in power and like the Greens he can say anything to appeal to his base.

@zark0g 3 ай бұрын

The less Gov spends the less trouble caused and the less i feel upset.

@marumaru6084 3 ай бұрын

Highest tax since ww2 and noone is reforming the civil service. All the TB think tanks quangos etc.

@rob9965 3 ай бұрын

No politician anywhere is or are honest about anything they say or do.

@RosalindHaskins 3 ай бұрын

Taxes that are spent on providing new infrastructure and services for incoming immigrants are not spent on the needs of the taxpayers and citizens. We need a party that will enforce the principle of 'taxpayer value for taxpayer money'.

@pads-zr9ln 3 ай бұрын

Why do labour always go after peoples pension, taking away from people who have worked and saved to spend on those that don't

@stephfoxwell4620 3 ай бұрын

Cos pension savings isn't taxed .

@pads-zr9ln 3 ай бұрын

@@stephfoxwell4620 it is, the company in charge of the pension is, it's taxed when you withdraw it, please don't vote if you don't understand simple things, you've already done enough damage

@stephfoxwell4620 3 ай бұрын

@@pads-zr9ln Not taxed when saved. Taxed when accessed.

@m9017t 3 ай бұрын

@@stephfoxwell4620the idea is you incentivise people to save into their pension, or in future the government will be burdened by lots of people without sufficient savings. This is why there are tax breaks for pension savings. When pensions are accessed then income tax applies.

@stephfoxwell4620 3 ай бұрын

@@m9017t That is correct.

@advocate1563 3 ай бұрын

We were born in the uk but left last year after 50 years and took our business, money and kids with us. We could see Labour were coming and we knew what that meant. We sleep much easier and now live in a low regulation environment, so our business can start to expand. Treating biz profit like PAYE is bonkers. Let me know when an employee has their home on the line with the bank for their performance in a salaried job and I'll listen. We are not alonr. There is a genuine flow of UK folks turning up here, typically SME biz owners, who feel the same. Good luck everyone.

@Frank-bn9eg 3 ай бұрын

Bye!

@arkatub 3 ай бұрын

where?

@pads-zr9ln 3 ай бұрын

Vote reform

@SimonWallwork 3 ай бұрын

Anyone signalling their satisfaction by voting Tory (or nearly identical Labour) wants his or her head looking.

@RichardEnglander 3 ай бұрын

She loves the Tories

@matthewlennard8697 3 ай бұрын

Please don't go the way of the BBC. In this political climate we have to be careful is not to present "objective analysis" masquerading as "political ideology". "Independence" is NOT free of political bias.

@monkeyboy8424 3 ай бұрын

Ritchie Sunak's biggest lie; "Government integrity, professionalism and accountability at every level", 25/10/22 outside number 10.

@tonysherwood9619 3 ай бұрын

Was/is any journalist(???) at the spectator ready to give us the true facts about about covid, ukraine or israel?

@stephfoxwell4620 3 ай бұрын

Not spending. Borrowing. Our debts have doubled five times since 1981.

@AnnDale-ie3jn 3 ай бұрын

Expect to see the future chancellor Rachel reeves to go to the IMF capp in hand for loans just like Dennis Healy did in the 1970s

@TheDailyGroov 3 ай бұрын

"Closer trading relationship with the European Union" No The economic future of this country is not with the EU. It's a declining figure on global gdp anyway, we need to stop with this nonsense.

@chrisbye8203 3 ай бұрын

This is the best interview I have seen in sometime. My overriding feeling is that Labour really don’t know what to do in government and will be found out quickly. And the Tories have totally lost the plot. We really need one of the main parties to have a clear concise vision to get the country back on track.

@TheReubstar 3 ай бұрын

Amen. I am a Labour voter but agree with this analysis.

@Frank-bn9eg 3 ай бұрын

It's great to see someone who has consistently challenged the government to channel more and more money to the rich in the hope that they will sprinkle some crumbs to the rest of us fumbling around for answers that aren't there. Bankrupt ideas from a bankrupt philosophy promoted consistently by the Spectator.

@khankrum1 3 ай бұрын

There are three main spending areas that the government HAS to spend upon after maintaining itself and security. Health/NHS, Education and Welfare. Those are the Vote " Holy Grails"! But no government can get enough tax revenues to pay for it without borrowing! So what do you cut without losing an election?

@SP-eo1vl 3 ай бұрын

Can't see the point to this interviewer. I have to switch off whenever she turns up on TV. It's only because I have time for Paul Johnson that I am bothering.

@TheDailyGroov 3 ай бұрын

OK the more I've heard... This guy is clearly an ideologue. It came out in the end!

@rupertwebber4382 2 ай бұрын

Great interview. Very thought provoking. Thank you.

@johnhanson5943 3 ай бұрын

Is any Mainstream Career Politico honest and true about anything today?

@rob9965 3 ай бұрын

No politician anywhere is honest about anything they say or do.

@mancroft 3 ай бұрын

Short answer: No. Next question...

@gca259 3 ай бұрын

Bailed out at 6' 44". Just word-salad nonsense.

@singingtrees121 3 ай бұрын

Great discussion and insights, thank you

@Stoddardian 3 ай бұрын

Kate Andrews is a talking piece for big business.

@PointNemo9 3 ай бұрын

What do you expect from an American living in the UK

@aleph8888 3 ай бұрын

It’s business that loves the EU.

@SuzanneJones-qy3zh 3 ай бұрын

Think we all ,know the answer to that i question

@jsimo90 3 ай бұрын

Would love to hear a more detailed conversation about exactly where growth will come from.

@frankbrennan1619 3 ай бұрын

Nowhere is the sad answer & so all that Sir Kneel & his successor(s) will give us for at least the next decade, is even more low growth, even more low productivity, even more Government borrowing, even more higher taxation, even more mass uncontrolled & mass unskilled immigration, even more foodbanks, even worse public services & a true & proper full blown economic recession or three all thrown in for good measure, so happy days ahead....

@therighthonsirdoug 3 ай бұрын

Interesting, although it's clear that Paul Johnson is not beat described as 'independent' especially when it comes to his massively anti-brexit position. All that said, he's right when it comes to the Reform party. I do like many of their policies, especially when it comes to immigration and culture, however their claims about cutting taxes, whilst at the same time spending more in many areas are somewhat dubious!

@gravitaslost 3 ай бұрын

No. but governments are allowed to be fiscally responsible anymore, even when they're nowhere close to balancing the budget it still gets labelled 'Austerity' so why would they try, just print more money and ignore any inevitable debt crisis. Every other country is doing the same thing anyway so how can it be wrong? At least we'll all collapse together in a beautiful domino effect!

@cnrspiller3549 3 ай бұрын

I'm intrigued how Spectator KZbin videos always encourage me to 'watch next' either a white square, a white rectangle or a white circle. I never have... what am i missing?

@Jamesbob975 3 ай бұрын

❤

@rob9965 3 ай бұрын

No politician anywhere is honest about anything they say or do.

@rob9965 3 ай бұрын

No politician anywhere is honest about anything they say or do.

@winstonschwarz1636 3 ай бұрын

I'm in love with Kate.

@chickennugget3362 16 күн бұрын

Me too!

@quatreraberbawinner2628 3 ай бұрын

Is any politician being honest about anything?

@Frank-bn9eg 3 ай бұрын

"There is no way forward, we can't continue the way we are going" correct, so change the way we tax those who have spent years lobbying for tax breaks.