General Election 2024: General UK Politics Discussion here

[Baron99]

Of course, basically 1/3 of the overall £22 billion is down to financially supporting, in one way or another, the thousands of illegals who have crossed The Channel over the past few years. 

 

I don't see any political urgency with Ministers rushing to plug this smaller black hole costing £7 billion & rising day by day.  I do see that the new task force to be set up with in days of a Lab Govt with a new command chief & a supposedly 100 intelligence officers has now been deferred until the end of the year at least. 

 

A new chief & 100 officers, just add those salaries to the £7 billion illegal immigration total. 

 

I can see the pensioners having another cold Winter in 25/26.  That's if they make it through 24/25?

[hackey lad]

4 minutes ago, Baron99 said:

Of course, basically 1/3 of the overall £22 billion is down to financially supporting, in one way or another, the thousands of illegals who have crossed The Channel over the past few years. 

 

I don't see any political urgency with Ministers rushing to plug this smaller black hole costing £7 billion & rising day by day.  I do see that the new task force to be set up with in days of a Lab Govt with a new command chief & a supposedly 100 intelligence officers has now been deferred until the end of the year at least. 

 

A new chief & 100 officers, just add those salaries to the £7 billion illegal immigration total. 

 

I can see the pensioners having another cold Winter in 25/26.  That's if they make it through 24/25?

“ hit the ground running “  springs to mind . 

[despritdan]

15 minutes ago, Baron99 said:

Of course, basically 1/3 of the overall £22 billion is down to financially supporting, in one way or another, the thousands of illegals who have crossed The Channel over the past few years. 

 

I don't see any political urgency with Ministers rushing to plug this smaller black hole costing £7 billion & rising day by day.  I do see that the new task force to be set up with in days of a Lab Govt with a new command chief & a supposedly 100 intelligence officers has now been deferred until the end of the year at least. 

 

A new chief & 100 officers, just add those salaries to the £7 billion illegal immigration total. 

 

I can see the pensioners having another cold Winter in 25/26.  That's if they make it through 24/25?

Let's not forget the billions spent in foreign aid to countries like China and India. That would pay the winter fuel bill several times over.

 

[hackey lad]

Owt happened with the slum landlord who’s in the Commons yet ?

[Mister M]

4 hours ago, gaz 786 said:

I voted Labour but now think I made the wrong choice 🤔 both as bad as each other .Labour made a good start punishing the elderly? What's next bus passes revoked. 

Can I ask Gaz how you would fill the £22billion hole in public spending which has been identified?

With regards to public opinion on this matter, it appears people are divided on the issue

 

[RollingJ]

22 minutes ago, Mister M said:

Can I ask Gaz how you would fill the £22billion hole in public spending which has been identified?

With regards to public opinion on this matter, it appears people are divided on the issue

 

Except that this 'survey' doesn't tell the respondents the very low level at which you cease to be able to claim any of the 'support' benefits.

[Mister M]

6 minutes ago, RollingJ said:

Except that this 'survey' doesn't tell the respondents the very low level at which you cease to be able to claim any of the 'support' benefits.

Which has been all over the broadcast news and newspapers.

[RollingJ]

Just now, Mister M said:

Which has been all over the broadcast news and newspapers.

What, if like me , you ignore, in general, the broadcast news and newspapers?

[Mister M]

2 minutes ago, RollingJ said:

What, if like me , you ignore, in general, the broadcast news and newspapers?

There's always the choice to respond "don't know" if you don't know.

[RollingJ]

4 minutes ago, Mister M said:

There's always the choice to respond "don't know" if you don't know.

 

4 minutes ago, Mister M said:

There's always the choice to respond "don't know" if you don't know.

I didn't say I didn't know - I said I don't particularly follow the news sources you mention.