UK Politics Thread 🇬🇧

[ADevilYouKhow]

Rishi who? Sunak says Stanford business school changed his life, but few remember him

Teachers at Tory leadership contender’s alma mater say they have no recollection of the man who would be prime minister

www.theguardian.com

 

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Serious consequences for not paying energy bills, warn UK charities

Don’t Pay group reportedly has 80,000 pledges to refuse payments from 1 October when price cap rises

www.theguardian.com

sounds serious

 

[jj23]

Revealed: Indonesian workers on UK farm ‘at risk of debt bondage’

As farms look further afield for labour, investigation finds Kent pickers saying they struggle to pay fees charged by unlicensed brokers

www.theguardian.com

Wickedness

 

[jj23]

Leaked audio reveals Liz Truss said British workers needed ‘more graft’

Exclusive: Tory leadership frontrunner suggested Britons lacked ‘skill and application’, in echo of ‘idlers’ row

www.theguardian.com

 

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www.ft.com

 

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@Heimdall

"left" or "right" the problem is that the UK is a low skills, low wage, low productivity economy.

i don't see any politicians really addressing the issues behind this.

and low productivity has been an issue in the UK for decades.

a rising tide raises all boats. a falling tide lowers living standards for everyone.

well a high profile politician finally said it ...

Liz Truss says British workers 'need more graft'​

well part of it ...

Liz Truss says British workers 'need more graft' to get richer

Liz Truss swiped at the 'working culture' in parts of the UK outside London, comparing it unfavourably with China.

www.dailymail.co.uk

let's see how brits react to beng told the truth

 

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oh no no no?

 

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well they don't like the facts on LBC.



the UK is a low productivity economy across the board, not just "the average man/middle britain"

it's the same in the boardrooms of the biggest companies and in the house of commons.

 

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[DrBanneker]

Truss is nothing imo. No ideas or substance. He should win this

not long now ....

You know, I don't care for either but the fact Liz is polling 60% vs 28% for Sunak says a lot about the Conservative voters and I can't think any of it is flattering

ConHome’s latest Tory leadership election survey. Truss 60 per cent, Sunak 28 per cent – nine per cent undecided | Conservative Home

The sum of Opinium, YouGov and our survey is that Truss is set to win by a margin roughly between 70-30 and 60-40. Some 60 per cent of our respondents say they've already voted.

conservativehome.com

 

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You know, I don't care for either but the fact Liz is polling 60% vs 28% for Sunak says a lot about the Conservative voters and I can't think any of it is flattering

ConHome’s latest Tory leadership election survey. Truss 60 per cent, Sunak 28 per cent – nine per cent undecided | Conservative Home

The sum of Opinium, YouGov and our survey is that Truss is set to win by a margin roughly between 70-30 and 60-40. Some 60 per cent of our respondents say they've already voted.

conservativehome.com

yes i thought that we would find out if they were more racist or more sexist. given thatcher and may and lived experience i expected more racist.

somewhat unlike the united states.

 

[FAH1223]

@jj23

The 20 points ahead meme is almost coming true

 

[jj23]

@jj23

The 20 points ahead meme is almost coming true

Still clueless, but labour's plan not to increase energy bills was a masterstroke that will put the Tories squarely on their backs.

He may be up 20 by December. At that stage Blair will say it should be 40.

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

Over-50s turn to house-shares to beat rising rents

One flat-sharing website says it has seen a 239% increase in older people seeking shared accommodation.

www.bbc.com

Disturbing

 

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Eurotunnel Passengers Evacuated After Train Breakdown Beneath English Channel

Eurotunnel passengers had to be evacuated from a train after it broke down beneath the English Channel.

www.bloomberg.com