UK faces largest drop in living standards since 1950s

Jeremy Hunt painted a gloomy picture of recession and falling living standards as he announced a £55 billion combination of tax rises and spending cuts to stabilise the public finances.
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The government's independent forecaster, the Office for Budget Responsibility, says that disposable household incomes will fall by 7% over the next two years, the biggest drop in living standards on record.
Most of the spending cuts are delayed for two years until after the next general election.
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[@geneytube18]

I despise this government.

[@truthwillout7909]

I despise all governments, they are without exception full of corrupt, self serving, attention seeking scum of the earth.

[@jonathanhart8659]

Won't do nothing about it though will you

[@ratedstrix]

@@jonathanhart8659 Like what? Throwing brightly coloured paint at buildings and blocking the M25? 😂

[@SamuelBlack84]

I despise a lot of things in this miserable little planet, especially my loneliness which I can't do a damn thing about

[@truthwillout7909]

@@jonathanhart8659 what do you suggest I do ??

[@user-SubvurzIV]

This is what happens when you have a government that stands over a docile, apathetic population and feels like it has nothing to fear from the people it supposedly serves.

[@Tobias19536]

I could uptick this a thousand times ten thousand

[@SethiozProject]

what you people FAIL to understand: government = mafia. They're the same thing, that's why Mafia was renamed to government, so people would think it's different, but it really is NOT. Think people (if you own a brain), what does Mafia do? They come to your door and say "Give us cut of your profits or we take it by force" .. and what does governments do? EXACATLY THE SAME THING! They just label it different to make it look like they're the good guys and you're the bad guy for not giving YOUR hard earned money to them. If people would just see the truth that government = mafia, then life would be a lot easier!

[@csharpe5787]

@@Tobias19536 yet you haven't.

[@willtheclimatealarmistsall7728]

@@csharpe5787 have you?

[@niburu3406]

Been divided and conquered by the tories many times.

[@davidmyers5630]

I am sick of rich people telling me how hard a decision it is. These people don't have to live this.

[@GW-kg3dc]

Every thing you are witnessing is engineered by the Global Elites,,this agenda goes way back to Blair and Brown ,now it's the WEF members, Charlea, Johnson, Truss, Sunak Hunt and Starmer.Democraxy is an illusion.Do you know our banks use our combined deposits on a daily basis by investing on wall street for huge profits without your permission or knowledge but will not give you a rise in savings interest while I flation heads to 10$?. We have been stolen from our whole lifes, wakey wakey,, your life is a lie !

[@marcus8302]

Absolutely.

[@nathanperkins5624]

Unfortunately it's not just rich people. I come from an area with abject poverty and the amount of people not blaming this government is unreal. Plus misinformation is massive factor.

[@hifi8844]

Yeah because it's things like the sun newspaper Torie paper disguised as working man's paper to brain wash. As the owner is a Torie so wants things in his favour.

[@cristinaperrone6109]

So true

[@chriswilliams2061]

Honestly, it is getting out of hand and problem is our politicians pretend like they don't see it until its time to vote. I for one has been hit very hard and at this point, I am more interested in a solution as I know for sure an end is not near. What is the way forward for the less fortunate ones like me? How do we survive this phase? I am slowly losing my mind.

[@tomthetalker4442]

Practical steps: Vote wisely, Spend only on necessities, Pay attention to your health, Understand that cash only loses value with time and invest it, spreading your assets (locally and internationally) and while at it, always make correct inquiries so you don't throw your money in the wind or better still, get the services of an expert (that way, you give little room for error). Made my first million earlier this year this way and I think can comfortably wait out this "phase".. Good luck!

[@pizzaguy7998]

@@tomthetalker4442 Amazing approach though not quite as easy... You mentioned getting assets and using pros, if its not a problem. do you mind telling which asset type, if you used one or recommending a good one? I could definitely use external help right now... I look forward to you replying...

[@patriciacleveland2588]

you are creating a lot of unnecessary tension for yourself. it cant be that serious.

[@tomthetalker4442]

@@pizzaguy7998 Funny enough, I can honestly relate. Nobody said it was easy as it takes some level of decisiveness and discipline. Mostly Stocks and yes, I used one, I literally know next to nothing on the subject. For the expert, don't know if I am permitted to go into details here, but you could look up "Stephen Joseph Kohlhofer". I'm not so sure he takes on new people right now, but you could try.

[@kentucky4494]

@@tomthetalker4442 wow I know this smallish man. Once attended a fundraiser he was also in attendance in Vancouver,, Great speaker with a funny accent,, He's in the States though, I doubt he works with non residents,,,

[@steveparker8065]

Government: Pay us taxes and we'll build national infrastructures such as roads, hospitals, schools, police stations, parks and industry. Citizens: Ok that sounds fair. Government: We have to raise taxes to provide the same infrastructure we used to provide you as corporations aren't paying their share. Citizens: Erm... But the services are being run into the ground and now those tax-dodging corporations own all the infrastructure we paid for. Government: Yea, erm sorry about that, we would give you a share of the sales but we need it to offset subsidies we give to corporations. Citizens: Ever heard of a guillotine?

[@AnaInTh3Sky]

It is really that simple... we (our grandparents) paid for the welfare state, our parent's generation enjoyed the wonders of quality public healthcare and education, and somehow everything has now been privatised in exchange of nothing and our generation has basically gone back to the 1950s. I am genuinely heartbroken after so many years of having the same arguments with my friends about this... but they have managed to make people believe the neoliberal nonsense.

[@hateliars5603]

Stop spending your money on these corporations that don’t pay taxes

[@steveparker8065]

@@AnaInTh3Sky Agreed 100%, Thacher and Reagan and their Neoliberalism is the reason most countries can't afford the infrastructure and have debt to GDP ratio of almost if not over 100%. Before the 80s all our infrastructure was nationalised and profits went back into upgrades and cheaper prices. Now those profits find their way out of the UK to Bermuda and the accounts of shareholders.

[@unibks4382]

British people cannot afford to live in their own country. However there's a magic money tree for the p(r)oxy war in Ukrainistan. Taxes have to increase to pay for NATO expansion eastwards and the p(r)oxy war in Ukrainistan.

[@captainshakesbeard2453]

Yes. Nothing to do with perpetuating war in Ukraine, raising fuel prices. It is Ronald Regan's fault, obviously.

[@paulhoskin3286]

I wonder what pay rise the MPs will award themselves

[@ChrisLaw84]

sure we will find out sooon

[@chappy2121]

@@keithjones9054 who obviously is as corrupt as our shitty government 🙄 🤔

[@jahloza]

This isn’t about MPs, this is about people like Sunak, who are ‘worth’ £700 million. This is about rich vampires sucking the life out of everyone else to enrich themselves

[@davidmcintyre998]

@stevie mondo You just have to laugh at the rule explainers they can only be the most stupid of people or part of the rotten system.

[@iamrocketray]

It won't be 3% will it!

[@EricBlair-jg2ux]

Any Government that cannot keep the lights on is not fit for purpose.

[@myrtleesther8855]

All politicians should serve a 3 year apprenticeship living on minimum wage without expenses or privileges then they will be qualified to make decision =s as public servants.

[@stephenwalker850]

A few of them probably already have

[@gaynebula6439]

Forget that, they should serve life sentences

[@beinspired1487]

When they do, it is for a week, and then gloat about how easy it is - they have not had bills to pay, their pantries are full of food and their children stay in their fee-paying schools. Your idea is a good one, so maybe more people who are from poorer backgrounds should run for politics and start making a change from the ground up.

[@Mousevengeance]

@@beinspired1487 how can you make change in a corrupt system full of self-serving gangsters? Good people don't make it in politics. Look at Corbyn

[@beinspired1487]

@@Mousevengeance Look into how these people get their names out there, they probably start off in charities and in local council positions. It is all about getting your name out there as someone who is trying to make a difference in people's lives. You are right you are up against corruption on so many levels, also people who pass their positions on to other family members. But if you do not try and start somewhere, then you will not succeed. As I tell my children there is no real failure other than failure to start. If you fail at something then you have the experience to start up again and do better. I would start with helping at a food bank, food club, or soup kitchen where people really tell you what is going on with them and build from there if you want to make a start in that direction and build up a network.

[@alimack5489]

Im a bit confused here, the cost of everything has gone through the roof, so the solution to help us all out is give us even less money to survive with? and it’s our fault for this? people will literally freeze do death this winter or starve because they cannot physically afford to live. This is literally insane

[@masterhummus2114]

The state is bankrupt. The only solution is to cut back the public expenditure

[@alimack5489]

@@masterhummus2114 you say public spending yes, I agree but, all of my bills have gone up my rent, my shopping, my fuel I could go on, and now my taxes. Where can I afford any of this from? Unfortunately I don’t live in the insulated world of politicians with triple figure salaries

[@gergis31]

Welcome to fascist torries party ... puppets of WEF

[@BggProductions]

This is literally slow genocide.

[@SA-ff9uc]

It's very simple. You can't have any money because you live in a poor country with no natural resources that is mortgaged to the hilt and has messed up its trade deals with its closest neighbours.

[@edwardhockin1127]

Never, in the field of human citizenship, have so many paid so much, for so little.

[@chappy2121]

And paid out for so many

[@SteveSmith-kf9on]

Very good, like it 👍🇬🇧👌

[@ItsRainingBlood]

England has been picked to the bones - John Peel

[@Messy3264]

3rd world countries:

[@chris-eq3sx]

And why should people who had to continue working and paying taxes have to pay again for those who were lucky enough to stay home and get paid furlough

[@TR0N1X70]

Until all politicians are held FULLY accountable nothing will change....apart from taxes going up and services going down.

[@missadventuresmotorcycledi2773]

Where would you start?

[@chris-eq3sx]

How much of those taxes are wasted on hotel rooms etc, while the rest of the population suffers

[@garygray6545]

Tory politicians! :-)

[@naufaltriandiroziqi8538]

How will you do it? By making law? You know it has lots of loopholes right?

[@stevec6427]

@@chris-eq3sx Thats actually a really insignificant amount spent on housing and processing immigrants. The amount spent on the test & trace app that never worked is equal to that cost for 15 years! There's also tax loopholes. Amazon alone dodge billions each month because they were given a lower tax rate than every other business. Subsidies are still being paid to oil producers while they're fleecing us.

[@classifiedtopsecret4664]

The government is owned and paid for by the Corporations. . G'ment are "supposed" to work for the people. .it's time they were aggressively reminded of that fact.

[@mob1662]

Very underrated comment 💯

[@lifeisyours8250]

Exactly, we need the men which have been (by design) dumbed down not to resist.

[@Mat-sc3kt]

Viva la revolution

[@johnmcafee9663]

@@lifeisyours8250 dumbed down not to resists ? demoralised i would say !

[@lifeisyours8250]

@@johnmcafee9663 Dumbed down in the sense that they are trying to feminise men and with conributers to that. Attack on masculinity Single mothers raising boys with no father figures The destruction of the nuclear family A society full of placid feminised men.

[@nobodynowhere21]

rishi sunak is sitting right there in the front row with his fancy suit and his private healthcare and his virtually unlimited wealth, cheering on and grinning as his chancellor somberly delivers this from the box: TIGHTEN YOUR BELTS, SLAVES! IT'S GONNA BE A BUMPY RIDE! already children go to school hungry and the elderly shiver in the cold of their homes. meanwhile the gentlemen in the front row are living like gods on earth, with every luxury and opulence that money can buy. "rules for thee, not for me!" is the dictate of government. And labour is hardly better, a legitimate pit of virtue-signaling vipers judging by the al jazeera expose and what they did to corbyn, who lives on rent-free in the front bench's minds. the government refuses to hold an election, will balance the budget on the back of the peasants, all while shell corp. wheezes with laughter at our collective ignorance all the way to bank on a bounty of windfall energy prices.

[@knockedoutloaded279]

he's alright Jack...

[@annapachaclarke2392]

Yes but it is we, who keep letting these crooks screw us completely over don't we 🤔🙄

[@yannip2083]

I saw in the news many UK citizens quit the UK to move to France - Is life better in France or in the UK?

[@michaelpower4372]

But all the voters do is complain complain complain complain complain complain complain complain complain complain. Then voted the same ones back in again. Then after a month. Complain complain complain complain complain complain complain complain complain complain again and so on botethem back in again. Then comp.........

[@thebloodydoctor7960]

@@michaelpower4372 voting isn't going to get us out of this mess - in fact, voting the wrong way may possibly exacerbate the misery that we're already in

[@EGF1000]

Why don't the mainstream media ever point out that spending cuts are an ideological decision, and not a fiscal necessity?

[@kanedNunable]

yup. they pretend its the only way. look at how australia did it last time. we went into austerity and they gave their citizens 10k each to spend. they bounced back much quicker than we did

[@EGF1000]

@@kanedNunable it's ideological. Look at their book "Brittania Unchained" to understand their mindset.

[@unbearifiedbear1885]

_"You will own nothing; and you will be happy"_

[@antispindr8613]

Well, as much has some have tried - you can't take it with you!

[@rileybuchan8466]

That quote actually came from artificial intelligence, a computer.

[@bobbuckley3036]

one announces big tax cuts for the rich, the next one says tax rises for the poor

[@Foxbat9393]

Ever since I was old enough to understand which was seventy years ago, we have always been under the pressure of tightening our belts, with the odd very brief period of relief. The only thing that has made our standard of living appear to be reasonable is the fact that people can get their selves into debt easier hence the reason the country is in debt. Both of the main parties are a bunch of tossers and could not manage a booze up in a brewery.

[@SamuelBlack84]

I don't understand why everyone needs such casts wealth of cash when all you need at the end of the day is enough to live comfortably, yet everyone's freed pushes them onwards to the unrealistic desire to live like a god

[@The-Clockwork-Eye]

Amen!

[@chappy2121]

@@SamuelBlack84 it depends what you measure living like a god. There are plenty living due to taxes robbed off of hardworkers, people who give nothing to society, can't ever get a job, but can find every benefit they're "entitled" too, despite many never paying in 🤔. Soon enough absolutely everyone will be claiming some sort of benefit. That is not a society we want or need.

[@colincampbell7121]

well said

[@SamuelBlack84]

@@chappy2121 I meant that nobody is satisfied with how much wealth they gave and always want more, yet the vast majority of said wealth goes forever untouched. Everyone just seems to want to store money purely to keep it

[@UltimateProbot]

The doomsday preppers don’t seem that insane all of a sudden.

[@henryschwaiger6568]

Based comment.

[@barrywhite36]

Based

[@barrywhite36]

stack food, gold and silver

[@cliveswabs9365]

Been collecting tinned food for 2 years .i got a garage full ..

[@Admiral_Jezza]

Very Based

[@imransyed1748]

In the 1950's they were recovering from the war, in 2022 they are recovering from the Tories.

[@charg1nmalaz0r51]

well technically we are recovering from the country shutting down for years and all the money we piled into relief packages.

[@mrnice7570]

@@charg1nmalaz0r51 no , from 12 years of Tory misgovernment

[@charg1nmalaz0r51]

@@mrnice7570 No the current situation we are in is from the several years of the world stopping. That's why the entire world are having problems. You think we are the only country with problems? With inflation, energy costs? Some are bouncing back better due to how they are structured but unfortunately for us we import pretty much everything we depend on.

[@mrnice7570]

@@charg1nmalaz0r51 wow, they sure did a number on you huh 😂😂

[@duggdog9102]

@@charg1nmalaz0r51 some countrys didn't shut down , I wonder who made the right decision

[@jakkuwolfinsomnia8058]

The UK is long overdue a revolution, and now is a perfect time to have one. Bring a party in that will provide stability, a means for people to catch their breath and work towards stabilising and protecting the economy instead of this talk of growth blah blah

[@KieranDevvs]

A revolution? By what, voting labour? Never seen that before, groundbreaking stuff Jakku!

[@Mousevengeance]

The type of revolution needed is one where these white-collar gangsters fear for their lives.

[@jakkuwolfinsomnia8058]

@@KieranDevvs does sarcasm and presumptuous ignorance run deep in your family?

[@henrydemonfreid1985]

@@KieranDevvs Did the comment mention labour? No. It mentioned revolution. Not sure labour are going to take us there...

[@docproc7650]

Mate it’s a rigged system nothing will ever change it doesn’t matter who you vote for. If the everyday man or women messes up at work we are held accountable. These politicians have run this country into the ground and nothing happens to them. These people do not care at all about us and will say and do anything to stay in power and to keep there friends rich. The hole f***ing system is broke and it makes me so angry and even ashamed to be British! Bunch of c***s!

[@hj925]

Apart from cutting the NHS so badly, what qualifications does Hunt have to manage complex and important financial decisions?

[@unibks4382]

Apparently the Butcher of the NHS used to work in the finance industry. Can someone confirm?

[@chappy2121]

The NHS is one of the biggest drains of our taxes. The sooner it is run properly and responsibly with value for money for money at the forefront and people whom have to pay for their self inflicted ailments, the better it will be for all.

[@noname52768]

He doesn’t really make the important decisions. He’s the front man

[@rosiered2357]

@@chappy2121 hope you remember this when you get some illness that bankrupts you .. its coming

[@marieogara1036]

Sharpened knives and scissors?

[@primaryrage]

I'm starting to think the tories only installed Liz Truss as PM so they could make a major policy u-turn on economic policy and blame the necessity of it on her. She and Kwarteng get muddied, but the party and everyone else come away relatively clean.

[@80PercentScottish]

I actually think her economic plan was brave and could have worked - but the media went after her and spooked the markets.

[@Michel190778]

Oh no... I won't fall for that.

[@matthewthompson5655]

That’s assuming that the party actually knows what it’s doing…

[@DedLoko]

You’re giving them way too much credit! They’re just incompetent!

[@alanarmstrong6460]

She became the scapegoat of all problems in the UK. For getting we were fucked before her

[@SoloPro]

people who have no money but keep voting conservatives... then crying about how bad its getting. You vote rich and expect them to help you smh

[@fishandchips1762]

Solo Pro Well said we have a lot of brain damaged people in this country.

[@SoloPro]

@@fishandchips1762 yh for sure but most are probably gonna freeze to death as no money for heating....

[@bodhisattva2348]

👏👏👏

[@eclark3849]

Or low IQ Cowards who refuse the FACT All UK partys are controlled by the same psychopaths

[@avmo_sb]

Love the smirking while they play politics with people's lives

[@henrydemonfreid1985]

It's because the economic misery they inflict on people is ideological.

[@thebloodydoctor7960]

@@henrydemonfreid1985 it's not ideological, as they don't believe in anything - not religion, nations, borders, peoples or culture. they're just callous and greedy

[@titteryenot4524]

Jeez, every time they go to Number 10 these days we hear nothing but bad news. It should be renamed ‘Downer Street’.

[@888ssss]

frowning street

[@paddymallory4080]

😂😂😂

[@independentpuppy7520]

Yes indeed. No wonder everyone is depressed.

[@evgeniam685]

If you notice News is all about negativity. You know why? It's all about mind control. As easier to control people when they are in low mind set. Once you realize that and set your mind free from it, you will see that life is amazing. And it's more than just about consuming.

[@independentpuppy7520]

@@evgeniam685 Good point. If they make everyone unhappy and at each others throats through frustration then can then bring in even more controls. I haven't read any good news in a long time. Everything is negative. Even when we had that mini heat wave in summer it was turned to negative. This is history repeating itself. This is what happened in the 1930s. Just clicked on news stories now and I see "Royal Mail workers to stage six more strikes" " UK mothers 'have greater risk of death" " Russia launches new air strikes On homes and power facilities in Ukraine" "Snow and blizzards to hit the UK" And lots of other bleak news. Can't find any good news at all.

[@imkirbo3094]

People will still vote for them at the next election. Country's fucked, I've given up hope. This is the UK now.

[@SamuelBlack84]

I never hoped for anything, ever

[@Cbow09]

If people actually vote for tories ever again I want to know what they are on. Because there not humans at that point bunch of robot sheeps

[@Morning404]

Mostly boomers will. But they are steadily dying off tbf.

[@TheSuperPsychoKiller]

Save enough money to leave the UK for a better future.

[@lilianafarran1527]

@@TheSuperPsychoKiller our topic conversations in the family since brexit.

[@raymondadams7570]

our politicians are not fit for purpose

[@timcomley5948]

Slight generalisation

[@elkpaz560]

Depends whose purpose.

[@blokin5039]

But you, Raymond, are the apple to my eye. Always.

[@tessy28]

They're fit for the fucking bonfire

[@domr8796]

Isn’t it funny how the conservatives claimed Gordon Brown mismanaged the economy in 2008 and yet they had to look to his practice to solve their own very genuine crashing of the economy 😅

[@Alex-cw3rz]

If it wasn't for Gordon Brown making the Bank of England independent that economy would have collapsed.

[@stephenwalker850]

Orange Britain at work

[@shaneshankly4518]

Of course they are crashing it that's been the plan . Then they cashless society with socail credit system will be brought in . Remember when them mad anti vax conspiracy theorists told us this was all going to happen ????????

[@jjrider6758]

It's true the current crop of fools in power seem to have turned in desperation to a Blairite fiscal policy.. However that doesn't mean it's a good idea, on the contrary in fact, Conservative decision making is clearly not something to be applauded so if they think it's a good plan, it clearly isn't.. And don't think the other bunch of hapless goons on the opposite side of the house would do any better...

[@elkpaz560]

I think the point you should be making is that whoever is in office the same policies are pursued and they are nothing to do with what the British people want. They're all from the same stable and have the same puppet masters - WEF and other organisations that control the UN.

[@jamesprosser7236]

Countries and societies don’t die in a bang, they unravel slowly over time and no one will realise before it’s too late… this country is dying

[@HelloWorld-jt9yp]

It's called catabolic collapse

[@erikmorales1004]

@Zarp Sterr f them

[@livelife5947]

It’s on life support & it’s only a matter of time before the doctors turn the machines off. There’s no reversing this mess, the Tory’s have caused permanent damage & will go down in history as the party that destroyed Britain.

[@timelessrealms]

It's assisted suicide of the western world.

[@user-vp6cq4sv3d]

Leaves are like civilisations. They go brown as they die.

[@simontemplarGB]

The Sunak Hunt combo is deranged or evil and has to go.

[@zenouxbeauty]

Staying for good. You loose on this one

[@robin231176]

This mess is not Hunt's fault, he was a Remainer.

[@RawTopShot]

I wouldn't say deranged, rather calculated and controlling. Give it 6-12 months tops and Digital ID _will_ be rolled out (as a must have) to "help" you better manage your finances and health, and to "protect" you from yourself and/or corruption. It'll be used to target and focus "needs" (be they health based or forms of _societal recalibration_ ). Jezzer wanted this ID rolled out last time he was in a position of power, desperately pushing it in tandem with his plan to fully privatise/sell off the NHS. Rishi is absolutely placed to make it happen since his father in law runs the largest Digital ID company in India. Rishi is also _very_ keen on the introduction of CBDC, which will eventually replace physical cash completely; giving Government Central Bank complete control over every person's spending habits; walking hand in hand with Biometric Digital ID, allowing complete control to what you can and cannot do, and where you can and cannot go. It'll be done "for your own good", "because we care about each and every citizen, and want the best for them, so that they can live healthy _productive_ lives, long into their twilight years". Non-productive lives, is a whole other conversation. You can mock this as conspiracy twaddle for now if it helps you cope, but remind yourself about this post once it starts to unfold.

[@simontemplarGB]

@@RawTopShot You're not looking forward to The Great Reset, I take it.

[@RawTopShot]

@@simontemplarGB lol, not really, I'm just hopelessly fighting the internal will to be myself and not be forced into being some factory drone existing only to serve a faceless master.

[@andyt48]

We all have to wake up, this is just the start. Can you imagine not being able to fly away on holiday, dystopia just around the corner. What next a diesel shortage so food shortages.

[@knockedoutloaded279]

Cruise ships..?

[@kanedNunable]

@@knockedoutloaded279 and they dont use diesel do they? ;)

[@samyy9226]

Keep voting conservative guys and let's keep the division growing in the country. Great work. Great economy. Great living standards. Great cost of living. Great all around ain't it. I'm being sarcastic.

[@PhoenixLord777]

Yep, it's much better than anything the traitorous communists could ever do.

[@davidprice5678]

Why do you think they voted for Tories in the first place. Labour are no better.

[@samyy9226]

@@davidprice5678 never know until we try

[@gaynebula6439]

@@davidprice5678 no, people do not vote for the Genocidal Fascist Party because uwu the choice just seems so hard uwu. Stop making excuses for serial killer Nonce island, we are a fetid joke and there is no rationale to a second of this aside from avarice.

[@davidlythgoe4079]

Labour are communists so no way will I be voting tory or Labour

[@arghjayem]

Not forgetting that they have slipped in tax cuts to bank surcharges as a footnote in the autumn statement, going from 8% in half to 3% I think.

[@robbiethepict2783]

When you cast your eyes upon the skylines Of this once proud nation Can you sense the fear and the hatred Growing in the hearts of its population.

[@1man1bike1road]

sense of guilt held by many who voted for this lot

[@Tootleypoot]

Scottish independence looking real nice right now

[@lesigh1749]

Because the SNP are always so great at balancing the books. 😂

[@t8506]

Please take us in Yorkshire with you

[@papasmurf3024]

If indy supporters understood how the economy worked they wouldn't want indy. Already the highest income tax payers in the UK, Liar Stur jun is set to raise it again to pay for her vanity projects. Freebies for those on benefits and migrants. And a fortune in subsidies for the energy companies she promised to nationalise. An independent Scotland would be bankrupt. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3eQeYJ-mspjmbc

[@RawTopShot]

Well yeah, you've got all the North Sea Gas, and oil, most of the windfarms, and all the Scottish whisky, Scottish salmon, haggis, beautiful countryside and a population of only 5 million. Not a bad deal.

[@PhoenixLord777]

@@RawTopShot Yeah like the Shetlands would allow Scotland to bleed them dry.

[@lifeisyours8250]

We are being absolutely scammed and should be calling for heads not sitting back accepting this as a...... awww well if that what needs to happen.

[@annapachaclarke2392]

True. We have been scammed by these crooks, over a few years now. It is escalating, and we do nothing!!!

[@lololol112]

How many £billion have we spent on a proxy war with Russia again? How much money did the superrich accumulate during the pandemic? Time for working people to pay the price. Slava Lockheed Martin!

[@unibks4382]

British people cannot afford to live in their own country. However there's a magic money tree for the p(r)oxy war in Ukrainistan. Taxes have to increase to pay for NATO expansion eastwards and the p(r)oxy war in Ukrainistan.

[@louisairvin3052]

To my understanding this just proves how much we need an edge as investors because playing the market like everyone else just isn’t good enough. I've been quite unsure about investing in this current market and at the same time I feel it's the best time to get started on the market.

[@Curbalnk]

Understanding your financial needs and chalking out a plan remains the smart way to prepare for the unexpected. 11yrs in investing space and extremely pleased with the decision I made. The good news is - it’s not too late, I'll suggest you find a mentor or someone with experience guide you especially in this recession.

[@glenbert1396]

@Lloyd Bernard Just because there are opportunities in the market doesn’t mean you should go in blindly. To understand the potential factors that contribute to your financial growth, I'll advise you to seek the help of a professional investment coach

[@glenbert1396]

@Stanley Edwin They are solid at their jobs, I've had the opportunity of working with one in and it has been immensely helpful, I had an overall portfolio restructuring. ''JILL MARIE CAROLL'' is the coach that guides, you probably might've come across her before, she's quite known in her field, look her up

[@t-zero8880]

What about a wealth tax on millionaires, like Sunak. I mean what is worth their money when people are freezing and have nothing to eat. It is straight slavery, we are the slaves and millionaires like Sunak are our MASTER.

[@annapachaclarke2392]

No, he is a slimy crook, they all have their snouts in the trough!

[@eugenianyameke2855]

Wow 😳 you have just made me realise something there it does feel like that

[@anthonymitchell8893]

time to eat the rich

[@kanedNunable]

or capital gains being same rate as those on PAYE? rich pay virtually no tax on it.

[@Itsareallifetrumanshow]

I love how they all pat him on the back for screwing us over.

[@jacquelinebailey3637]

I know, what on earth is wrong with people?

[@f4cele553]

We are the 99% being strangled by the 1%

[@t8506]

because the 99% refuse to stand up for whats right

[@mrnice7570]

March on wasteminister

[@birtlee2078]

There is more than 1per cent of people who don’t work, don’t pay tax and claim benefits even though they could work!

[@kanedNunable]

@@birtlee2078 they cost us fk all compared to the rich. stop punching down you simp. the 1% are robbing us, not the poor.

[@birtlee2078]

@@kanedNunable Why are you so keen to defend dole scroungers????

[@stephenjennings555]

There are currently around 36M jobs in the UK and 42M people who are of working age. Even when people do manage to get a job, the government take excessive amounts to spend on MP salaries/expenses, immigration, other countries and things like G7 summits, UN meetings and Davos. Add to that their lack of action on large corporations monopolising every market in existence and you have Britain’s current situation

[@1cheshire]

" He's keeping the fuel cap but now it's risen to £3000" how's that a cap then.

[@janetmalcolm6191]

Carl Murphy....it's Tory maths lol...their policy is bamboozle the public...!

[@susanyoung3343]

They are so smug destroying lives when they’re okay this is disgusting cause all this mess and make the little people pay

[@Andtewt]

Advice is free: Need a New Year’s resolution? Start packing, pull your kids out of school, sell all of your assets and move abroad. It’s the best decision I ever made. You only live once.

[@62294838]

Exactly leave your wife behind. Find another one.

[@1eltino]

Where did u go?

[@clemo86v24]

Na, only cowards leave.

[@SamuelBlack84]

I want a huge castle deep in the English countryside with dozens of beautiful woman Is that too much to ask?

[@scotttracy9333]

You can make big money off of Tory MPs charging them for eye exams

[@williamskohler8337]

Awesome! your potential seems timeless.* Understanding your financial needs and chalking out a plan remains the smart way to prepare for the unexpected. 11yrs in investing space and extremely pleased with the decision I made.The good news is - it’s not too late, I'll suggest you find a mentor or someone with experience guide you especially in this recession.

[@sheliaswelttk2535]

Congrats! I'm fascinated with investing, as a single parent and juggling all these things are quite difficult. Invested $ in few sectors but haven't seen any profit yet. Do you think I'm missing out something?

[@davidnewbury1721]

@@sheliaswelttk2535 Grot Success Depends on the action or step you take to achieve it. Show me a man who has no investments and I'll tell you how soon he'll be broke

[@gabriellewilson5625]

@@davidnewbury1721 Just because there are opportunities in the market doesn’t mean you should go in blindly. To understand the potential factors that contribute to your financial growth, I'll advise you to seek the help of a professional investment coach

[@tomjason2495]

@@gabriellewilson5625 i totally agree to your words of wisdom, very blunt and honest, Please, your coach you mentioned, how do i get in touch with your coach you speak of?

[@gabriellewilson5625]

@@tomjason2495 I invest with (Tracy Helene Aalvik) a widely known investment consultant. You can make a quick internet research with her name mentioned where you can easily get in touch..

[@ericlovelace6502]

It's a pity that Britain doesn't have a real opposition party in place to take advantage of all this gross incompetence.

[@kanedNunable]

they are still miles ahead of the tories. if you dont see that you must be mental.

[@Mike_5]

Thank you Liz and Kwasi for this Christmas gift to us all

[@mariebarr1745]

They certainly won't be struggling 🤬

[@msuperegg77]

induced poverty by design

[@johnmoore9862]

Exactly, 👍 a very accurate insightful comment, wish more people could see it.

[@stephenwalker850]

Orange Britain induced poverty

[@kanedNunable]

@@johnmoore9862 too many simps in this country.

[@Alex-cw3rz]

22:35 this is factually incorrect, the country with the highest inward investment is France and it's corporation tax is 27.5% ours is 19% and the uprate is lower than France.

[@knockedoutloaded279]

Warmer weather and not a bunch of prudes.....

[@jeffreyumeh8580]

Hey knuckle heads maybe reverse the privatization on the NHS and costs will go down, because before you started doing privatization the NHS was running pretty well, not going to say it was perfect, but it was fit for propose which is good enough. But na giving contracts to your family and friends so they can extract money out of the NHS seems like the better cause.

[@PhoenixLord777]

Do you even know what privatisation means? And no, it was never 'doing well', and was only further fucked by labour.

[@niburu3406]

And American vampires are well embedded to do plenty of bleeding

[@1SeanPG]

NHS - corrupt and wasteful.

[@jeffreyumeh8580]

​@@1SeanPG It's due to 12 years of the conservatives making it that way back in 2010 we used to spend 8% of GDP on the NHS and get far better results, now we spend 12% of GDP and get far worse results. The NHS used to be a shining bacon of cost efficiency with at least acceptable service, but if your comment is meant to say that going completely private is the solution I would have you look at the US that spends 19.7% of GDP on healthcare when they have a higher product per capita meaning that it's even worse than that per capita. The US spends 10.9k per capita vs 4.2k for the UK. France that gets much better results only spends marginally more than we do at 5.27k per capita. If the cost efficiency was like it was under labour with the same budget as the NHS currently has we would have a world leading health service.

[@kanedNunable]

thats by tory design, run into the ground and sell off to mates. they did it with everything else

[@ErnaldtheSaxon]

When they speak of democracy they don't mean government by the people They mean financial democracy where money counts and nothing but money True democracy only begins when the will of the people is carried out

[@differentgenx]

Why do MPs and cabinet memebers always say it was a "hard decision to make"? They dont personally suffer the consequences - they ferret all their money to tax havens, they got a £3k pay rise, 2nd home paid for, bills paid for, expenses paid for, private health care, private education - what they have most people only dream of. THEY ALL MAKE ME SICK :0(

[@yannip2083]

I am surprised there is no protests in the streets of London.

[@gooderspitman8052]

But it’ll be okay for the inhabitants of the Palace of Westminster, who are well insulated by their wealth, wages and expenses.

[@3dagedesign]

Not a world of pain for those wealthy enough to avoid paying any income tax or national insurance, and who have offshore accounts in tax havens.

[@anonymousone6075]

rees-smogg moved his Investment firm to ireland before brexit lol... then keeps preaching since about how great brexit is.... yea for tax dodgers

[@philipjohnkaye8890]

Imagine being one of the children in the classroom, not able to heat or eat by the very man who visits the school to look good in the media whist children are starving. Can't make it up....

[@WhoOneIs]

Live for the markets, sacrifice for the markets, live a frugal and austere life for the markets. When the markets call the shots, can this be a called a democracy?

[@thecheesefactor]

It is time to get the bankers out of government and get people in who care about the big picture, not just the market.

[@MojiAttack]

The UK has continued to be in a trade deficit, meaning we are buying imported foreign goods/services MORE than selling our exported goods/services. This means the outflow of money is MORE than the inflow of money. What does a person do when they are earning LESS than what they are spending, they have had to get loan (debt) to fund their spending. Until the UK can turn this around, it will continue to binge of debt (this also means increased interest expenses), printing more fiat currency and the deterioration cycle continues.

[@richardcory5024]

I hope you didn't vote for Brexit, which has lead to this situation of a savage trade deficit. If you did, don't expect any sympathy LOL. However you sound too intelligent to have been so stupid as to have voted for it.

[@Jay-Niner]

JRM was "minister for Brexit opportunities" for the better part of a year, no? So where are the results of all of his tireless work?

[@Firefoxfifty]

Little Crown symbols on pint glasses?

[@csharpe5787]

But there aren't any advantages of brexit. How can it be advantageous to decide not to trade with your neighbours. We had a vote we use. Now we have the consequence of those actions. I lot a people though the elite what to stay, I'll show them. They cut of there nose to spite their face.

[@niburu3406]

In his bank book?

[@DingKong]

The results are..... there aren't any results

[@richardcory5024]

It's arrived. We are back in the 1950s - the Brexiteers' favourite decade of the 20th century. Only Brexit could have got us here!

[@Alex-cw3rz]

Saying policies of Gordon brown is untrue as Gordon brown didn't cut spending he invested in spending.

[@janetmalcolm6191]

Alex........when the chips are down this Govt...just lie...lie...lie...especially about Labour. Never hear them say anything from the list of good things Labour accomplished.....which was long one as it happens...but a LONG time ago!

[@lordtywinofhouselannister5433]

We're all being robbed

[@avmo_sb]

Meanwhile we are giving billions of pounds to Ukraine because we are so compassionate, its called taxation with no representation

[@yesedd6475]

What a joke giving Ukraine money

[@Wishmaster787]

@@yesedd6475 Russia will never give up either so are we just gonna fund a stalemate forever?

[@deborahwyndham-lewis5188]

Is it me or is he struggling not to laugh? It wouldn’t surprise me the government are probably really enjoying this

[@kanedNunable]

of course they are, they are ranking it in. they have made billions out of us mugs

[@jamesmcdonnell6702]

The £41 BILLION loss of revenue to the exchequer as a result of leaving the EU, that's every year from now on, would leave the UK in a much better position but for the extreme form of brexit chosen by those fools who try to run (ruin) the UK.

[@V1er1f1ed]

41 BILLION loss of revenue to the exchequer as a result of leaving the EU ? Eh? Cut government spending by 60% and benefit welfare by 90% and you will reduce the public deficit.

[@V1er1f1ed]

In 2021/22 the UK government is expected to spend approximately 216 billion British pounds on benefits, an increase of around three million pounds when compared with the previous year. ho ho ho

[@belkentens]

Nothing to do with furlough then

[@stephenwalker850]

100 billion a year jist so the anti democratic DUP could obstruct democratic mandate

[@niburu3406]

@@V1er1f1ed wars to be fought and paid for - you are a warring nation

[@stinknugget6446]

Enough of the tories!!!!!

[@markblackwell1513]

I worked though covid and never received a penny in handouts why should I pay back for something I never received 😔

[@michaelpower4372]

Didn't you get free jabs against covid. So they have to be payed for. How could you work through covid when everything was in lockdown.🤔🤷‍♂️

[@stm5275]

I left the UK in 2020 . Best decision of my life. I’ll never come back.

[@imperfectcell7081]

Where are you know?

[@doloresdelorto6516]

¡Evade taxes and steal! (That's the way wealthy people do, be succesful replicating their actions).

[@reetpateet8656]

1984…….it gets closer every day! The whole world has been duped!

[@SamuelBlack84]

Freedom is slavery, War is peace, Ignorance is strength

[@apebass2215]

@Zarp Sterr Men are women

[@henryschwaiger6568]

Hunger Games, Brave New World and Blade Runner to add to 1984.

[@stephenwalker850]

Orange Britain at work

[@yesedd6475]

We are way way past 1984 now when you think about it, just look at what has happened with forced jabs the last year or so

[@marieogara1036]

Jacob Rees Mogg -- What could he possibly do or say to make himself more unlikable ? I don't understand it. He has all the cruel, ice cold qualities of a vampire, and none of the attractions or charisma. Can somebody explain?

[@ratedstrix]

You’re not cut from the same cloth mate.

[@belkentens]

I love him

[@Admiral_Jezza]

Nah he's pretty based, Jacob for PM!

[@thebloodydoctor7960]

if he was at the helm things would be a lot better, trust me - and that's saying a lot

[@MrSegunadedapo]

How did the UK get to this level?

[@zepedro6666]

Since they vote for the Brexit...after all they were being stollen by the EU by millions according to Mr Farage but... hey at least got control of their fishing industry

[@anassshammout5569]

Lockdown

[@TheWitchInTheWoods]

So Universal Credit goes up £34 a month.. wowwee.. and what about Housing benefit? Rent in this area is roughly £500 minimum now ( a one person flat above a shop).. even £550 £600 and up .. I'm getting £378... um.. my rent by a miracle and nice landlord/ agency was around £400... 2 bed terrace ( like the old days when you could move n stuff) Now gone up to £425 (still flippin miracle) So unless someone seriously addressing the cost of rent.. it's just paid out of my pocket to keep a roof over my head. I'm lucky.. same houses in same area are roughly £550 It's a miracle I have a home.. how do we keep homes in this market??

[@johnmoore9862]

Back in 1984 the conservatives abolished the fair rent tribunals, just after selling off the council houses without renewing one for one, they said this is the way to make people responsible for their own actions & lifestyles, & unrestricted market forces would be so much better for us.

[@rexstout8177]

Your circumstances are not considered a problem by the government. In fact it is a success story as far as they are concerned. It represents the staggering business acumen of landlords being able to make healthy returns in a tough market - a recession no less.

[@stephenwalker850]

@@johnmoore9862 orange policy

[@stephenwalker850]

@@johnmoore9862 people with mortgages don’t strike

[@johnmoore9862]

@@stephenwalker850. Exactly, planed with military precision by Thatcher, Joseph, & Tebbit.

[@jeannorris1510]

You've never had it so bad! The tories new slogan.

[@louisbanaszak3125]

This country must awaken to the realisation that we are being taken for fools

[@JesusisaMuslim]

The bill for military action in the past 24 years was £34.7billion. The sum is enough to pay nearly 5,000 nurses or police officers for their entire career, or fund free university tuition for all higher education students for a decade.

[@douglastaggart9360]

People who go too university should pay for higher education. Most of them are immature middle class slobs anyway.

[@EdwardOfEastAnglia]

Jesus kept the Sabbath Holy, it's one of the ten commandments. You Muslims don't follow the ten commandments, you can't even show me it in your Qur'an. Show me where the Abdul Muhammad kept Sabbath? Jesus didn't believe in 72 virgins either, or Qur'an 4:33 on wife beating, you can't find Jesus condoning that either, or circling the Kaaba like the 7th century Arab Pagans used to do, why are you guys circling the Kaaba like the Pagans? I thought you were not Pagan? Then why do you still have 7th century Pagan rituals? Every single Muslim I met follow Muhammad, if Jesus is Muslim, show me Jesus believing in Muhummad? The Abdul prophet came 600 years after Jesus, plus you don't even call him Jesus you call him ISA. Jesus isn t even a name, it's a title, learn context, Christianity is much older so it has more context. Specifically Jewish context, Jesus is a Hebrew title after all, not Greek or Arabic. Jesus is only a Muslim to people who don't read the scriptures of said religions, including Sahih Hadiths, they don't read it themselves they rely on authority figures to spoon feed them information, through Sheikhs and Priest's. Oh and we spend 2% of our GDP on our military, which is tiny, Greece and Poland spent the same amount 2%. So what you wanna cut out military to 0%? Lol. Yes our military is active, we have allies, with treaties and alliances. You just concerned with military action? Which your comment outlines? Because we have allies and treaties to uphold. All you did was tally up a figure and say what we should of done in the PAST, well done Captain Hindsight you're a genius Harry. Given that your profile name is factually incorrect. It's no surprise your comment makes no sense either Captain Hindsight...

[@toriesdontgettazered7464]

JRM insulting the intelligence of the electorate

[@stephenwalker850]

Just the ones who regularly vote not the famous onetime voters

[@midlandgeordie]

Nothing new!

[@jackbarrowclough1739]

If you behaved like this government you'd be jailed for millions of accounts of negligent manslaughter

[@jackbarrowclough1739]

Oh and billions of accounts of robbery

[@annapachaclarke2392]

Yep, all true!

[@jackbarrowclough1739]

Probably

[@differentgenx]

Why are they pratalling on about "Disposable incomes" - dont make me laugh - how many people have disposable income now? - When rent mortgages, energy bills, food, transport, child care have all gone through the roof - these newscasters may have disposable income I know I certainly dont!!!

[@ivermektin6874]

Just the cost of printing 400 billion to keep everyone under house arrest for 2 years

[@arandomsteve2251]

Nope, countries all around the world had to do that. We are the only ones being so badly affected. The biggest cause is a huge shortage of working people brought on by brexit. Alongside the collapse of trade, companies moving overseas to countries with better access to international markets and increased prices to import resources we no longer have the capability to produce.

[@DuBmonkey4]

@@arandomsteve2251 less people working would lower inflation you clown, less money chasing the goods = deflation of goods and services

[@henryschwaiger6568]

@@arandomsteve2251 nope. Quantitative easing and the WEF's Great Reset.

[@alanarmstrong6460]

Not true at all the worldwide is going through recession as a result of lock down

[@blairrobert3438]

Why are other countries recovering then? Brexit anybody. The big B.

[@markkelly9621]

(if they are necessary) why are the spending cuts being delayed until after the next election?? So politicians think that the public likes to see them play games like that?

[@bereal6590]

Because they believe they'll loose and labour will pick up a poised chalice

[@TheRepublicOfYhonai]

Reese mogg doesn't have anything good to say, so he instead attacks Krishnan for an off the cuff and totally accurate statement.

[@gretareinarsson7461]

Why on earth interview the right honourable horror that is JRM on anything remotely associated with economics?

[@ltm277]

Fair play Krishnan, you handled that well with JRM. And glad to see you back.

[@kittwetherell2895]

The standing charge for electricity is set at 46p, I'm with Scottish power and I pay 49p so this energy company is not playing by the rules and I bet it's not the only one!

[@PaulaXism]

Did you know they are Spanish?.. I was also surprised.. Now we know how Spain can have a proper price rise cap.. WE ARE PAYING FOR IT !!!

[@kittwetherell2895]

@@PaulaXism I did not know! Are all our energy suppliers owned or part owned by other European countries? Rhetorical question of course😂

[@jh115]

As JRM *seems* to be so sure of what needs doing, why is it he never tries for a job like Chancellor or indeed PM? Always baffles me!

[@shanefrance5071]

Thanks very much you certainly have cheered us up ☹️

[@commonsensethecynosure1639]

Brits, do y'all remember the Iron Lady? A super heroine against the evil Russians. I have viewed the archives. Y'all Brits loved her for that, and she returned the love with Thatcherism or more correctly Reaganomics, which started or accelerated the UK economic decline. So, I do ask has Thatcherism i.e., Reaganomics returned the UK to the golden years?

[@happydace6991]

We don't mention that woman's name in this country dude . Show some respect please .

[@commonsensethecynosure1639]

@@happydace6991 So Happy old son, you are saying there is a thin line between love and hate? Oh dear, fickle Brits: we love the Iron Lady, we love her not, we love the Iron Lady, we love her not...

[@happydace6991]

@@commonsensethecynosure1639 no , I'm saying she was a küńt.

[@5magicfingers]

Oh amazing, another austerity period. Well who would have thought that if you leave decisions on economic policies to complete airheads it would eventually happen

[@knightsnight5929]

12 years of utter failure. Time for a change, get the Tories out.

[@johnafgomm2256]

Energy price cap should be dropped so that the energy companies stop over charging its customers.

[@mikewalrus4763]

The one thing that annoys me is the way no matter which party it is they blame the other one because it doesn't suit them - just get on with the job!

[@stephenwalker850]

Orange Britain at work

[@philipvjones397]

The Tories have had a lot more practice. They've been in for 30 of the last 43 years - and how wonderful it has been.

[@1man1bike1road]

its common sense thats those in power are at fault especially when they have had 12 years

[@kanedNunable]

yeah but usually 1 party is telling the truth. the tories are almost always in power and labour only get in when the country is on its knees. its not an even deal here

[@sebastianzienkiewicz2189]

If I will work full time what will I get out from of it.

[@happydace6991]

Well I did for 50 yrs and never lived beyond my means . Went without what I couldn't afford and kept out of debt . I had a very happy working life and self respect . All of which has lead to a very comfortable retirement which I am enjoying to the max. Work in a job you enjoy and work hard but allow quality time for your family and yourself also. I hope you get out of working life and the reward it can bring as much as I have Sebastian . Powedzenia 👍

[@JohnHuxleySavage]

"three years ago when we came into government"... erm the Tories have been in power since 2010 and have been in power for a collective 49 years since 1950 compared to 23 years of Labour governments. Pretty much the only decent lasting institutions in the country are things that Clement Attlee and Nye Bevin put in place after the war.

[@baljj]

This is so out of hand. Glad I don't pay UK tax as a non-resident living in the UAE. Have fun dealing with this mess.

[@maszlagma]

I keep reading that "... Labour would be even worse" Would it though?...and how? They haven't even been in government for over a decade and people seem to have this illusion they know how they would govern which is impossible.

[@NutInMyCrosshair]

people who say that shouldn't even be able to give an opinion, it's based on their own political bias and nothing more, and used to justify their favoured governments incompetence. it's hard to believe labour could do any worse!

[@clovermark39]

Labour does not support the British people.

[@jonathanhart8659]

They will invoke the " bill of rights" which the Tories have conveniently brought in , no protesting , no free speech blar blar blar

[@zenouxbeauty]

If it was Labour in power now whilst we are facing this mess in uk people could be mourning worse than now, for Starmer and his cabinets have 0 knowledge of our economy.

[@henryschwaiger6568]

Labour haven't been in opposition since Corbyn.

[@uke4915]

For all those who will struggle to live. 1st go to France then lose your passport and get a rubber dingy and come back to UK and you will get 5-star hotel all the food and money you want for free whilst you watch others struggle

[@thebloodydoctor7960]

grow out a beard and fake a foreign accent while your at it

[@lw1zfog]

what about that ‘mortgage bailouts’ bit, buried deep in the 70 some pages ? no mention of that ? ‘you will be happy with your nothing’

[@azhivago2296]

Well, look on the bright side: we haven't been nuked yet!

[@johnmoore9862]

👍. 😂😂😂. But what a desperate way to justify things, 😂😂😂😂😂.

[@stephenwalker850]

Come nuclear war , every day is like Sunday

[@andrewjenkinson7052]

Did austerity work?

[@TheSuperPsychoKiller]

Yes…people are suffering as planned

[@RSLtreecare]

I find this Government a massive out of sink bunch of control freaks. I will not log in or take any more.