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Originally Posted by Hugh
Totally agree with you…
On that point…
- The Conservative Party suspended the triple lock in 2021, breaking a Manifesto pledge
- The Conservatives broke a manifesto commitment to fix the social care crisis, and successive Conservative Governments promised to publish a plan to improve social care - Alzheimers UK found that families are being forced to shoulder 63% of the cost of dementia care (equivalent to £51,000 a year on average)
- Boris Johnson pledged in 2019 that no-one would have to sell their house to pay for social care under a Conservative government. In 2020, more than 17,000 pensioners were forced to sell their homes to pay for social care (reported in the Daily Mail).
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we know all that, Boris is no longer in politics, and this thread isn't about Boris Johnson its about Stammers chronicles ,bojo is gone get over it.
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Anyhoo in a blow to the Government
UK interest rates held at 4.75%
UK interest rates will remain at 4.75% until at least next February after the Bank of England voted to hold borrowing costs.
In its final meeting of the year, the Bank's rate-setting committee decided against further cuts after recent figures showed an increase in both inflation and wage growth.
Bank governor Andrew Bailey has previously indicated that while rates will fall further - after two cuts this year - the decline would be gradual.
The Bank will next meet at the beginning of February when it will also give an update of its forecasts for the British economy.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd75yq1zlzqo