Opinion by Mathew Carr
March 26, 2025
The UK govt has caved into billionaire Trump’s threats and is boosting its warmongering.
It’s pretending interest rates can’t come down because of wages.
It’s not taxing wealthy people properly. (One Labour MP said the time for a wealth tax “has come” — see Xeet linked below)
It’s using council tax to hurt the poor and push property into the real estate market.
It’s ruining relationships with developing countries to stoke weapons makers.
It is cowardly in the face of further threats by Trump on tariffs.
It should be standing up to Trump.
3.2m poor folk (disability recipients, unemployed) lose £2,000 each on average: Resolution Foundation via Sky News
Total welfare budget cut of £4.8b overall: Sky
“People wanted change from this government, and what we’ve seen is a continuation of the mistakes that were made in the (Sept) budget. And it’s disappointing that although Rachel Reeves (UK chancellor) talked about the world changing around her, she hasn’t adapted to the very clear problems with the budget that she set out in September”: Liberal Democrat’s Miller — see pic, above — on Sky
Wealth tax ‘time as come’ says Labour MP … as she said she’s prepared to vote against cuts
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