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		|  29-07-2024, 17:28 | #16 |  
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					Originally Posted by Mr K  What about the 14 years when the public sector got less than inflation? Its catch up time, and above inflation increases will be needed for several years. .  They should be greatful the whole of the public sector isn't demanding all the lost pay at once like the Junior Dr's have. |   The public sector WILL increase their demands. How does it compare to the private sector? 
Did the pay increases before 2010 match inflation? Did the pay rises in the late 1970s, under Labour, match inflation?
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		|  29-07-2024, 17:45 | #17 |  
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					Originally Posted by jfman  Ending the winter fuel payment for those not on Pension Credit will upset the blue rinse brigade. |  And kill some, thus lowering the burdon on the public purse .
		 
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		|  29-07-2024, 17:56 | #18 |  
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			It’s brilliant when you think about it.  Give the doctors 22%,  take winter payments away from pensioners.
 Kill the pensioners, reduce the burden on the NHS.
 
 The new nasty party.
 
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		|  29-07-2024, 18:01 | #19 |  
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					Originally Posted by Pierre  It’s brilliant when you think about it.  Give the doctors 22%,  take winter payments away from pensioners.
 Kill the pensioners, reduce the burden on the NHS.
 
 The new nasty party.
 |  They've spent £24 billion in 24 days ,"things can only get  better"
		 
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		|  29-07-2024, 18:16 | #20 |  
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			They're keeping the triple lock so pensioners will still be considerably better off relative to average income than when the winter fuel allowance was first brought in.
 TBH It's politically toxic but they should just reverse the NI cuts the Tories did. It makes up for most of the shortfall.
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		|  29-07-2024, 18:24 | #21 |  
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					Originally Posted by Mr K  14 years of incompetent Govt?   Depends who they target, there's sections of society who've had it very well over the last decade,  whilst others have struggled.  We weren't  'all in it together' after all.  Time to pay your dues. |  I pay next to NOTHING,  get yourself a good accountant,  worth every penny.  Really enjoyed visiting hmrc with one of them , don't know their own regulations .    ---------- Post added at 17:24 ---------- Previous post was at 17:18 ----------
 
 
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					Originally Posted by Pierre  It’s brilliant when you think about it.  Give the doctors 22%,  take winter payments away from pensioners.
 Kill the pensioners, reduce the burden on the NHS.
 
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 |  Did say be careful what you vote for and if you want to reduce the burden  on NHS why pay the doctors the pay rise offer . Sorry the cost x £' s  argument  doesnt wash. They are not going to spend monies  on catching up , and of cause  some will die saving money    
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					Originally Posted by papa smurf  They've spent £24 billion in 24 days ,"things can only get  better" |  And the previous government of 14 years cooked the books so much it left the new government with a almighty financial black hole that gets worse the more it reveals iself.
		 
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					Originally Posted by Itshim  Did say be careful what you vote for and if you want to reduce the burden |  I didn’t vote for them.
		 
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		|  29-07-2024, 18:49 | #24 |  
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					Originally Posted by Damien  They're keeping the triple lock so pensioners will still be considerably better off relative to average income than when the winter fuel allowance was first brought in.
 TBH It's politically toxic but they should just reverse the NI cuts the Tories did. It makes up for most of the shortfall.
 |  They'll be comming for the dissabled next,soft targets that can't fight back are always the easy targets.
		 
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		|  29-07-2024, 19:00 | #25 |  
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					Originally Posted by papa smurf  They'll be comming for the dissabled next,soft targets that can't fight back are always the easy targets. |  No, they’re coming for your savings, your accumulated assets…………you’ll own nothing.
		 
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		|  29-07-2024, 19:01 | #26 |  
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			Total scaremongering.
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		|  29-07-2024, 19:15 | #27 |  
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					Originally Posted by jfman  Total scaremongering. |  He said the quiet part out loud before the election.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics...-for-millions/ 
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					Originally Posted by Pierre   |  The only bit that Starmer actually said
 
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		| During a radio interview on Tuesday, Sir Keir was asked what he meant by working people. “People who earn their living, rely on our [public] services and don’t really have the ability to write a cheque when they get into trouble,” he told LBC.
 “So the sort of people I’m meeting pretty well every day now. It’s quite a big group because these days there are many people obviously not so well off.”
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		|  29-07-2024, 19:40 | #29 |  
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			Letter from the OBR today to the Treasury Select Committee.   
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- the Office of Budget Responsibility says it was unaware of 2024-25 spending pressures until this week (i.e not when it made its March forecast) 
- points out it would be one of biggest in-year overspends on record 
- launches review of "adequacy" of what HM Treasury told it before the March Budget...
		
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