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"In an interview this weekend, Starmer told the New York Times that he personally “likes and respects” Donald Trump and understood what he was trying to achieve."
Unless Keith is being his usual insincere self, he's now revealed himself to be a very poor judge of character.
"Reeves has also rejected the idea of introducing a wealth tax to help balance the budget, say those close to her, believing such measures are too easy to dodge because of how easy it is for rich people to move their assets offshore."
Rachel from Accounts is determined not to upset the wealthy by even trying to be a finance minister, but puts the frighteners on backbenchers instead.
"That a Labour government is seemingly willing to sacrifice poor and disabled people’s benefits in order to protect the wealthy and healthy from paying a bit more tax is the kind of dystopian deal that feels at best perverse and, at worst, a betrayal."
#ToryContinuity #LabourInNameOnly
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/05/labour-cuts-benefits-tories-vulnerable
No crackdown on tax evasion then Ms Reeves?
I'm not surprised; benefits claimants are an easier target and punching down requires less effort than punching up.
A benefit fraud crackdown panders to the right wing.
It's also an easier target than tax evasion (which might upset donors).
Rachel Reeves says cutting winter fuel payments was the 'tight decision in circumstances;.
Yes, because it's always easier to punch down than punch up.
"Starmer’s swift rejection of EU priorities such as establishing a youth mobility scheme and rejoining the Erasmus exchange program has gone down badly in European capitals and is taking a toll on early optimism about the new British government."
https://www.politico.eu/article/keir-starmer-european-union-brexit-relationship-reset/
@ChrisMayLA6 It's far easier for Starmer to set the poor muttering with one's 'difficult decisions' than to incur the wrath of the rich and influential by making them pay marginally more tax.
A proper Labour government would have abolished Right to Buy for council housing decades ago.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/angela-rayner-right-to-buy-b2607403.html
A bit of advice to the #ToryContinuity government from Oscar Wilde.
"Sometimes the poor are praised for being thrifty. But to recommend thrift to the poor is both grotesque and insulting. It is like advising a man who is starving to eat less."
From 'The Soul of Man Under Socialism'
Readers may remember socialism; Starmer's clique doesn't.