[Malcolm Armsteen]

I keep reading that Labour is as bad as the Tories, that they're all the same, that Labour hasn't done anything...

So I nicked this (from Byline Times).

You might like to use it when you see the brainless Triggars bleating on social meeja.



What has Labour Done For Us?

Resolved long-running industrial disputes
The government has ended a number of long-running strikes.

Improved the incomes of many of the poorest
Labour’s decisions to raise the minimum wage for three million low-paid workers and to retain the triple lock for the 13m state pensioners, mean that most of the poorest are now a little better off.

Fast-tracked legislation to improve workers’ rights
One of the government’s first pieces of legislation honoured the manifesto promise to reverse decades of erosion of people’s rights at work

Restored NHS funding
The Renters Rights Bill, which is expected to complete its progress through the Commons this month, will provide a major overhaul of the private rented sector with greater security for tenants and new enforcement powers for local authorities.

Legislated to improve the regulation of the water industry
A first, modest step to address public concern is the Water Special Measures Bill. This will enable the Regulator to block bonus payments to water company executives, improve pollution reporting, and allow imprisonment for obstructing investigations.

Launched a major devolution of powers to local government
In December 2024 the English Devolution White Paper set out plans for the most comprehensive restructuring of local government since 1974, and a process for progressively devolving power from Whitehall to local mayors.

Improved international relations
The conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East have both spilled over into UK domestic politics, generating higher energy prices and migration. Keir Starmer and the Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, have spent considerable time building working relationships with world leaders, including meetings with the US president, the Chinese President and leaders in the EU.

Launched a strategic defence review
The government has committed to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP, reflecting rising global tensions, and the increasing complexity of defence issues.

Strengthened environmental policies
At the COP29 in November, Keir Starmer announced new and more demanding aspirations for UK environment policy including the creation of Great British Energy, with an £8.3bn fund to speed the development of green technologies. The ban on land-based windfarms has been lifted and a ban introduced on new gas and oil exploration in the North Sea.

Launched improvements to public transport
There is widespread public support for renationalising the railways, and the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Act 2024 has become law, setting the process in motion alongside the creation of Great British Railways. Government has increased the powers of local authorities to shape rail services.

Strengthened police response to violence against women and girls
The government has launched a number of measures to reduce violence against women and girls. They include a Safer Streets Mission Board to coordinate across government. It is also piloting new Domestic Abuse Protection Notices and Domestic Abuse Protection Orders in five areas, and is embedding domestic abuse specialists in 999 call centres

Strengthened border control and increased returns of failed asylum seekers
Although more than 95% of immigrants arrive with government approval, concern about levels of immigration and small boat crossings remains high. The government has mandated the Migration Advisory Committee to work with Skills England, the Industrial Strategy Council, and the Department of Work and Pensions, to monitor the use of skills visas and reduce employers’ dependence on imported labour. UK Visas and Immigration have been mandated to increase investigations to weed out visa abuse.

Allocated £11.8bn for infected blood compensation.
Allocated £3bn more for Ukraine.
Allocated £500m to local Warm Home grants.
Allocated an additional £550m for pothole repair.
Appointed Covid Counter-Fraud Commissioner.
Created cross departmental Child Poverty Taskforce.
Created Skills England to reform training and apprenticeships.
Created the Women’s Justice Board.
Launched Domestic Abuse Protection Orders.
Launched legislation to remove hereditary Peers from the House of Lords.
Piloting free breakfast clubs in 750 schools.
Piloting new training for Community policing.
Plan to recruit 6,500 more teachers.
Published a Green Paper on industrial strategy.
Published new rules on online safety.
Published the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.
Published the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill to regulate product safety.
Removed VAT exemption from private school fees.


Feel free to use, and to add anything missed.

[Youngian]

If the dingys keep coming, the Tories and/or Farage will be in government shitting on every achievement in four years time.

[Malcolm Armsteen]

Not my point, Ian.

[Dalem Lake]

Thing is Malcolm, it is very thin gruel and the average punter, even Labour voters, won't give a shit out all that stuff. It's all outweighed by Labour taking away cold-hard cash from people, like with the WFA allowance, and even more disgracefully raising the bar for PIP. Tax thresholds are frozen, they're not even bothering to look at council tax, and continuing the "hostile-environment" policies of the DWP.

[Youngian]

They are tangible benefits to shout about if the government can be heard above the noise about fucking dingy crossings and illegal immigrants. There isn't much support or interest in the rest of the nonsense Farage spews.

[NevTheSweeper]

I keep reading that Labour is as bad as the Tories, that they're all the same, that Labour hasn't done anything...

So I nicked this (from Byline Times).

You might like to use it when you see the brainless Triggars bleating on social meeja.



What has Labour Done For Us?

Resolved long-running industrial disputes
The government has ended a number of long-running strikes.

Improved the incomes of many of the poorest
Labour’s decisions to raise the minimum wage for three million low-paid workers and to retain the triple lock for the 13m state pensioners, mean that most of the poorest are now a little better off.

Fast-tracked legislation to improve workers’ rights
One of the government’s first pieces of legislation honoured the manifesto promise to reverse decades of erosion of people’s rights at work

Restored NHS funding
The Renters Rights Bill, which is expected to complete its progress through the Commons this month, will provide a major overhaul of the private rented sector with greater security for tenants and new enforcement powers for local authorities.

Legislated to improve the regulation of the water industry
A first, modest step to address public concern is the Water Special Measures Bill. This will enable the Regulator to block bonus payments to water company executives, improve pollution reporting, and allow imprisonment for obstructing investigations.

Launched a major devolution of powers to local government
In December 2024 the English Devolution White Paper set out plans for the most comprehensive restructuring of local government since 1974, and a process for progressively devolving power from Whitehall to local mayors.

Improved international relations
The conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East have both spilled over into UK domestic politics, generating higher energy prices and migration. Keir Starmer and the Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, have spent considerable time building working relationships with world leaders, including meetings with the US president, the Chinese President and leaders in the EU.

Launched a strategic defence review
The government has committed to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP, reflecting rising global tensions, and the increasing complexity of defence issues.

Strengthened environmental policies
At the COP29 in November, Keir Starmer announced new and more demanding aspirations for UK environment policy including the creation of Great British Energy, with an £8.3bn fund to speed the development of green technologies. The ban on land-based windfarms has been lifted and a ban introduced on new gas and oil exploration in the North Sea.

Launched improvements to public transport
There is widespread public support for renationalising the railways, and the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Act 2024 has become law, setting the process in motion alongside the creation of Great British Railways. Government has increased the powers of local authorities to shape rail services.

Strengthened police response to violence against women and girls
The government has launched a number of measures to reduce violence against women and girls. They include a Safer Streets Mission Board to coordinate across government. It is also piloting new Domestic Abuse Protection Notices and Domestic Abuse Protection Orders in five areas, and is embedding domestic abuse specialists in 999 call centres

Strengthened border control and increased returns of failed asylum seekers
Although more than 95% of immigrants arrive with government approval, concern about levels of immigration and small boat crossings remains high. The government has mandated the Migration Advisory Committee to work with Skills England, the Industrial Strategy Council, and the Department of Work and Pensions, to monitor the use of skills visas and reduce employers’ dependence on imported labour. UK Visas and Immigration have been mandated to increase investigations to weed out visa abuse.

Allocated £11.8bn for infected blood compensation.
Allocated £3bn more for Ukraine.
Allocated £500m to local Warm Home grants.
Allocated an additional £550m for pothole repair.
Appointed Covid Counter-Fraud Commissioner.
Created cross departmental Child Poverty Taskforce.
Created Skills England to reform training and apprenticeships.
Created the Women’s Justice Board.
Launched Domestic Abuse Protection Orders.
Launched legislation to remove hereditary Peers from the House of Lords.
Piloting free breakfast clubs in 750 schools.
Piloting new training for Community policing.
Plan to recruit 6,500 more teachers.
Published a Green Paper on industrial strategy.
Published new rules on online safety.
Published the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.
Published the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill to regulate product safety.
Removed VAT exemption from private school fees.


Feel free to use, and to add anything missed.

But will that stop the boats? Will the proposed cuts to welfare be reversed? Bring back WFA universally? End the attacks on the LGBTQ community?

[Malcolm Armsteen]

Missing the point, Trig*.
And you didn't need to quote post the whole thing. Poor etiquette.


*What a surprise...

[Oboogie]

Thanks for this Malcolm, I keep hearing these lists of Labour achievements on the radio and podcasts but never see them written down (and I'm too lazy to transcribe them). The fall in NHS waiting lists - over winter no less - seems to be missing. I also note the absence of reports of the much forecasted mass deaths from hypothermia.

Here's Phil Moorhouse with his list of the good stuff coming online in the near future.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Legislated to improve the regulation of the water industry
A first, modest step to address public concern is the Water Special Measures Bill. This will enable the Regulator to block bonus payments to water company executives, improve pollution reporting, and allow imprisonment for obstructing investigations.

Sounds like a good bill, but I doubt Labour will get any credit.

.The public seems to think that water companies are firing out sewage for a laugh, rather it being something that happens when there's lots of rain absent seriously expensive new sewers. Thames Water have actually done this, to their limited credit, and discharges will be massively reduced as a result. The public will probably hear "we paid £5bn and they're still shitting out sewage! Just nationalize and all sewage discharges stop!"

One area Labour might get credit is on planning. I like Layla Moran, but campaigning against a new reservoir (as she did successfully) should get you laughed out of town, and I hope it does in the future. Same with speeding up works- the Thames Super Sewer took 11 years from planning to operation.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Created the Women’s Justice Board.

I think this is an area to watch. Shabana Mahmood's made it clear she wants fewer women sent to prison, especially pregnant women. I saw the other day that lots of charities were claiming that striking down that controversial bit of the sentencing guidelines might lead to more pregnant women going to jail. I don't really get that, because you'd expect the defendant and lawyer to mention it. If the defendant doesn't say anything, why are they going to mention it when the pre-sentence report is being put together?