Originally Posted by Damien (Post 36135409)

This is an extraordinarily bad start for a new leader.

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 36135418)

She is certainly not a Boris Johnson in terms of personal popularity with the voters.

She is wooden and robotic and much more like Theresa May.

Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36135419)

That's a terrible thing to say

Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36135405)

You posted

So you’ve now had something that is available next month? :confused:

Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36135368)

So you’ve already had the rebate and energy subsidy don’t come into effect until next month?

https://helpforhouseholds.campaign.g...E&gclsrc=aw.ds

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36135423)

I didn’t say I’d pocketed it. I have had my bill and it shows my discount on it.

If that’s so difficult to understand, no wonder you don’t get the Truss strategy.

Originally Posted by GrimUpNorth (Post 36135425)

Maybe he missed the embargo date on the latest party briefing notes???

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36135423)

I didn’t say I’d pocketed it. I have had my bill and it shows my discount on it.

If that’s so difficult to understand, no wonder you don’t get the Truss strategy.

Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 36135341)

Apart from cutting the 45% rate, I'm struggling to see what else about the mini-budget was so abhorrent? that everybody is losing their minds over.

Originally Posted by Damien (Post 36135357)

The energy package isn't what caused the panic. It was the tax cuts. The Government is telling lenders that they're going to continue to borrow money, even more money in fact, but they're also going to cut their income steam without any mention of cutting their spending. They're also saying they're not going to bother showing them any forecasts, budgets or plans on how that works in practice.

The result for the poorest isn't great because they're not actually getting much money back and the subsequent inflation will push living costs higher anyway. The Government didn't actually do anything that'll tackle inflation other than the energy cost freeze in that mini-budget which is why people expect the BoE to increase interest rates.

No one is saying you need austerity. They're saying you need a competent plan. The Government could have announced a big spending stimulus package and it might have worked had it been a cost to have 'x' impact over 'x' time giving confidence to the people buying Government debt that they were in control.

If anything Truss is now going to feel forced into spending cuts to explain away her tax cuts.