General Election 2024: General UK Politics Discussion here

[cressida]

13 hours ago, hackey lad said:

Promise  😀

Bit bitchy to gloat

[Anna B]

1 hour ago, geared said:

 

Don't forget thanks to Tory cuts, quite a number of places have got a backlog of basic maintenance and upgrades needing doing and/or just creaky old building that really need replacing.

 

So money going in might not go for improvements or extra staff, merely fixing the issues that have been left to fester because there wasn't the funding to address them previously.

 

This is very true.

[cressida]

Not sorry Schapps has gone,   Farage says he'll be after Starmer - that should be interesting with Corbyn there, more fun if Galloway ha held his seat though.

[cressida]

On 15/05/2024 at 19:52, Al Bundy said:

Labour will win by a landslide.

Landslides are on shaky ground.

[alchresearch]

1 hour ago, geared said:

 

Don't forget thanks to Tory cuts, quite a number of places have got a backlog of basic maintenance and upgrades needing doing and/or just creaky old building that really need replacing.

 

So money going in might not go for improvements or extra staff, merely fixing the issues that have been left to fester because there wasn't the funding to address them previously.

 

You can blame PFI for a lot of the failings

 

The scandal forcing schools to cut grass rather than hire teachers

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/29/pfi-scandal-forcing-schools-to-spend-money-on-cutting-grass/

 

The head taking on PFI firms over new school ‘riddled’ with leaks

https://schoolsweek.co.uk/the-head-taking-on-pfi-firms-over-new-school-riddled-with-leaks/

 

NEWS: Schools face budget squeeze amid PFI contract cost spike

https://edexec.co.uk/schools-face-budget-squeeze-amid-pfi-contract-cost-spike/

[Mister Gee]

37 minutes ago, Prettytom said:

Meanwhile, on a more serious note:

 

 

A bloke with beans on his face the other with egg on his.

[crookesey]

2 hours ago, Mister M said:

I hear that some Tories quite like a few good thrashings.

Now’t like a good whip round if there? 😉

[geared]

3 minutes ago, alchresearch said:

 

You can blame PFI for a lot of the failings

 

The scandal forcing schools to cut grass rather than hire teachers

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/29/pfi-scandal-forcing-schools-to-spend-money-on-cutting-grass/

 

The head taking on PFI firms over new school ‘riddled’ with leaks

https://schoolsweek.co.uk/the-head-taking-on-pfi-firms-over-new-school-riddled-with-leaks/

 

NEWS: Schools face budget squeeze amid PFI contract cost spike

https://edexec.co.uk/schools-face-budget-squeeze-amid-pfi-contract-cost-spike/

 

PFI was an absolute disaster you're completely correct there

[Delbow]

6 minutes ago, Mister Gee said:

A bloke with beans on his face the other with egg on his.

 

Very good 😄 Just add Prince Charles's fingers and you've almost got a full English

Edited July 5 by Delbow

[cressida]

6 minutes ago, crookesey said:

Now’t like a good whip round if there? 😉

Speak for yourself