[The Weeping Angel]

Man, that is depressing. Will Labour even be in government after that, though?

[Tubby Isaacs]

Some better growth would help. They'll have a couple of years to line up Corbyn. Should be suffiicient.

I like the cut of Antonia's jib.

https://bsky.app/profile/antoniabance.b ... g3b32g6s2l

[Tubby Isaacs]

I think Antonia deserves credit for her pugnacious attitude here too. "Can't build there until there are better amenities" has become another Nimby holding argument. We're talking about mostly private housing anyway, These aren't going to become like Easterhouse in the eighties- not even Easterhouse is like Easterhouse in the eighties. Internet shopping and home delivery alone are a massive difference compared with the past when residents were dependent on mobile shops.

https://bsky.app/profile/antoniabance.b ... 3y3uebxc2i

[Tubby Isaacs]

City regulator unveils car loan compensation scheme worth up to £18bn

Much smaller than the PPI scandal, but nonetheless a useful injection of free money for some people.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Interesting observation here.

Sometimes I just think, Fuck it, Go for it. I'd vote for this. Then I recall that lots of people couldn't afford 5p on VAT, and am glad I'm not the Chancellor.

[The Weeping Angel]

One thing that I can confidently predict is that Reeves will raise taxes in the budget, and nearly everyone will hate those tax rises.

[davidjay]

One thing that I can confidently predict is that Reeves will raise taxes in the budget, and nearly everyone will hate those tax rises.

Even though it's pretty bloody obvious that we spend more than we earn.