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Re: Starmer’s chronicles
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We're weakened as a country due to all three:
- Politicians because they make promises they know they can't keep and can't do the basics competently
- Brexit because it reduces our productivity and GDP thereby puts more of a squeeze on the public finances v tax dilemma. And reduces our global influence.
- Public in wanting Nordic-level social benefits and Dubai-level taxes and falling for grifters who say this can easily be achieved.
If you can't accept that, then I suspect there's an element of deniability going on. But I certainly wouldn't call it head in the sand.
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The public want a government that creates growth through job opportunities, etc so that we can affordably have the social benefits. Lower taxes follow greater national wealth.
There's nothing wrng in that sense with the public that you have denigrated.
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Yesterday, 11:43
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Re: Starmer’s chronicles
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The public want a government that creates growth through job opportunities, etc so that we can affordably have the social benefits. Lower taxes follow greater national wealth.
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No one's going to disagree with that. But at a time of low growth, you can't have Nordic-level benefits and Dubai-level taxes.
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Yesterday, 11:53
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Re: Starmer’s chronicles
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No one's going to disagree with that. But at a time of low growth, you can't have Nordic-level benefits and Dubai-level taxes.
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The public knows it can't have the extremes that you listed. That's why the public is desperate for a government that can steer matters optimally as I have described. Your superlatives are just insulting the poor voters who have been let down by the politicians.
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Yesterday, 11:55
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Re: Starmer’s chronicles
What job opportunities?
Most manufacturing jobs have been off-shored, big businesses are trying to implement AI to reduce headcount/costs, and automation reduces the need for employees.
At the moment, according to the ONS
https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentand...highpayuk/2025
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The highest-earning employees are aged between 40 and 54 years, and are concentrated in managerial and professional occupations, and in information and communication and finance and insurance service industries.
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These are the jobs that AI are intended to replace - if you read the news, most of the Wealth Management companies share prices have dropped, as a US company has brought out a AI Wealth Management system.
So, I ask, in all seriousness, what job opportunities will U.K. businesses create to enable growth?
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Re: Starmer’s chronicles
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What job opportunities?
Most manufacturing jobs have been off-shored, big businesses are trying to implement AI to reduce headcount/costs, and automation reduces the need for employees.
At the moment, according to the ONS
https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentand...highpayuk/2025
These are the jobs that AI are intended to replace - if you read the news, most of the Wealth Management companies share prices have dropped, as a US company has brought out a AI Wealth Management system.
So, I ask, in all seriousness, what job opportunities will U.K. businesses create to enable growth? |
I hope that you're not asking me for an answer. I'm consistently saying that the public want a government that will grow the economy so that these job opportunities then abound.
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Re: Starmer’s chronicles
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I hope that you're not asking me for an answer. I'm consistently saying that the public want a government that will grow the economy so that these job opportunities then abound.
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How would the Government (of whatever ilk) "grow the economy"?
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Re: Starmer’s chronicles
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How would the Government (of whatever ilk) "grow the economy"?
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Why ask me? Don't you agree we need a government capable of growing the economy through its policies?
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Re: Starmer’s chronicles
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How would the Government (of whatever ilk) "grow the economy"?
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Maybe by removing friction with its largest market? 
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Why ask me? Don't you agree we need a government capable of growing the economy through its policies?
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I think your brain knows the answer but your heart prevents your saying it.
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Re: Starmer’s chronicles
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Maybe by removing friction with its largest market?
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I think your brain knows the answer but your heart prevents your saying it. |
What % GDP increase would arise from "removing friction"?
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Re: Starmer’s chronicles
Brexit really hammered your performance bonus didn't it Andrew. 
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Re: Starmer’s chronicles
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Why ask me? Don't you agree we need a government capable of growing the economy through its policies?
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Yes, but we need industries that want to invest in the country and their employees, not just the bottom profit line, and they appear to be rare.
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What % GDP increase would arise from "removing friction"?
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Well, preferably one that didn't reduce
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UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%.
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https://www.nber.org/papers/w34459
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Re: Starmer’s chronicles
Yep - all points to crap governments. Re-joining the EU with all the baggage that carries, particularly rule-taking for burdensome regulation, particularly having to feed French farming policy, particularly having to deal with the perfidious Irish, particularly what we'll have to pay in cash is not attractive
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Re: Starmer’s chronicles
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Yep - all points to crap governments. Re-joining the EU with all the baggage that carries, particularly rule-taking for burdensome regulation, particularly having to feed French farming policy, particularly having to deal with the perfidious Irish, particularly what we'll have to pay in cash is not attractive
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or....
If you put lipstick on a pig, no government can make it any more attractive than it being a pig with lipstick...
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Re: Starmer’s chronicles
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or....
If you put lipstick on a pig, no government can make it any more attractive than it being a pig with lipstick...
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Fair description of the EU, I like it
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Re: Starmer’s chronicles
More bad news for the government in general.
The ban on Palestine Action has been ruled as unlawful.
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In a massive blow to the government, three senior judges said that, while Palestine Action uses criminality to promote its aims, its activities had not crossed the very high bar to make it a terrorist organisation.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3wleezq73no
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