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| 21. Author: The One Who Knocks Date: Wed 7th Oct 2026. 10:34 A good reply there India. May I ask though do you think that the slashing of state spending by the Con/Lib coalition led to lower investment and growth? And although my eyes were open They just might as well be closed Reply |
| 22. Author: ipswichpar Date: Wed 7th Oct 2026. 10:40 The private sector supply a lot of services to government. Reduction in budgets will have reduced that spend. I suspect a fair chunk of where that money went was actually to foreign investors who ultimately owned the private companies. Reply |
| 23. Author: Indiapar1 Date: Wed 7th Oct 2026. 11:43 The One Who Knocks, Wed 7 Oct 10:34 Think its fair to say that the spending cuts did not eat into the government debt, merely slowed down the rate of servicing that debt. At some point you have to cut spending, but I think its about where you make the cuts. For me the key examples are; NHS - cuts in capital budgets and monies moved into maintenance. The ageing buildings result in increasing maintenance costs. I believe the NHS maintenance backlog for 2024-25 sat at over £15 billion. The NAO reported a £49 billion maintenance backlog across all government property in 2025. BUILDING SCHOOLS FOR THE FUTURE - I think this was laregly cancelled in 2010. AFFORDABLE HOMES - reduced spending over the period by 60%. ROADS - the NAO reported in 2014 reduced maintenance on roads. SOCIAL CARE - reduced in real terms by 7%. Care capacity remains a constraint for hospital discharge. DEFENCE - the 2010 review imposed an 8% reduction in spending in real terms. ENERGY - a complex issue with a complexity of drivers but the delays to Hinckley Point C nuclear power station are impacted in some part by goverment decision making. I also read an article recently that indicated Scotlands remaining nuclear power station at Torness is due to be decommissioned by 2030 I believe, with no replacement. Appreciate the shift to renewables however and the capacity in the system with pumped storage, battery back up etc. Yesterdays solutions are todays problems and I dont attribute all the problems of today to austerity. For me the issue is how do we deal with todays complex problems. Labour simply blaming the Tories for example, does not cut the mustard for me. They probably shouldn`t have stood for election to take power if thats the case. All political parties have played a part and I agree that all political parties need to get their heads together to come up with potential solutions. G Wardrope Post Edited (Wed 07 Oct 14:59) Reply |
| 24. Author: The One Who Knocks Date: Wed 7th Oct 2026. 12:37 Andrew, I wouldn`t be so eager to write off Reform. Foreign based crypto billionaires are pumping £2m into them every month for the next three years. And although my eyes were open They just might as well be closed Reply |
| 25. Author: Indiapar1 Date: Wed 7th Oct 2026. 15:06 The One Who Knocks, Wed 7 Oct 12:37 I agree. £72 million enables them to do alot and perhaps maintain momentum into the next election. In his last interview Jeffery Archer as Tory Party Chairman thought he had done well getting a donation of £150k from a single donor. Obviously a greater amount in todays money but nowhere near £72 million. G Wardrope Reply |
| 26. Author: NMCmassive Date: Wed 7th Oct 2026. 18:26 I actually wonder if the Tories and Labour being hardline on internet censorship is encouraging internet businesses that have an interest in the UK to start putting their money into other parties and perhaps Reform look like the best bet outside the big two at the moment COYP Reply |
| 27. Author: Andrew283 Date: Fri 9th Oct 2026. 04:23 NMCmassive, Wed 7 Oct 18:26 Delusional Reply |
| 28. Author: Dave_1885 Date: Fri 9th Oct 2026. 04:53 Restore not even hitting 1k votes in yesterday’s by election and Reform finishing a measly 4th behind the Tories…… Reply |
| 29. Author: The One Who Knocks Date: Fri 9th Oct 2026. 08:00 Pleasing And although my eyes were open They just might as well be closed Reply |
| 30. Author: NMCmassive Date: Fri 9th Oct 2026. 10:38 Andrew283, Fri 9 Oct 04:23 You can say delusional but I can point to reasoning behind the thought. COYP Reply |
| 31. Author: The One Who Knocks Date: Fri 9th Oct 2026. 20:03 I noticed also yesterday that in a council by election in Newcastle Labour up 18% to take the seat from Reform. Outwith council elections I`ve never voted Labour in my life but glad to see them starting to gain real momentum against Farage`s lot. I think them getting into bed with the crypto bros has many people`s antenna twitching to their real motives. And although my eyes were open They just might as well be closed Reply |
| 32. Author: Dave_1885 Date: Fri 9th Oct 2026. 20:12 I also think Burnhams policies aren’t overly damning - so far. He may have made a massive c**k up with the City situation though…… Reply |
| 33. Author: 87Par Date: Sun 18th Oct 2026. 02:49 Dave_1885, Fri 9 Oct 20:12 Eh??? So let`s keep going. 😆NOOOOO. Reply |
| 34. Author: 87Par Date: Sun 18th Oct 2026. 03:04 The One Who Knocks, Sun 4 Oct 19:20 Far right. Wow We've a Labour weegie as our MP and he got handed his arse the other night on GB News. I never voted for no fake. Post Edited (Sun 18 Oct 03:13) Reply |
| 35. Author: Andrew283 Date: Mon 19th Oct 2026. 21:26 Reform/Restore are far right... But I suppose you think Labour are probably Left Wing Reply |