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Starmer warned he won't find growth with the EU. Certainly not, judging by EU growth figures, particularly with the meltdown in Germany principally led by the diminishing automotive sector.

Starmer might be plotting a ‘reset’ in UK-EU relations, but top economists are sounding the alarm, urging him to reject the siren calls for closer ties with the EU. The real key to growth is in harnessing the benefits of Brexit: redefining regulations and strike better trade deals outside the bloc.

A report from the Centre for Policy Studies today notes that strengthening ties with Brussels is far from the solution to the UK’s growth challenges. Despite this, Starmer said he wants to negotiate an agri-food agreement with the EU to ease border checks, a move that would inevitably require alignment with EU rules, as well as abolishing the decades-old European Scrutiny Committee. Meanwhile, while the Euro area remains the main source of weakness in manufacturing as the UK surges, and UK’s GDP is expected to grow by 07.% in Q2, while the Eurozone only grew by 0.3%. If Labour is truly “pro-growth,” Starmer would be wise to remember the EU isn’t where he’ll find it.

He's out of his depth and assisted by Miliband with the mad rush to 2030 net zero, apart from costing us all a fortune can only end in tears.

This government is incapable of governing on their own.

Bad vibes indeed.

“Ethnicity diversity is at the very core of who we are in the UK today”

What about the synagogue’s? Oh that wouldn't be appropriate, not with Labour's record on antisemitism.

Like I said, plonker.

“it went largely unnoticed, but the London stockmarket this month has fallen outside the top-10 global stockmarket”

Only just last week STP/DCB was shouting from the rooftops how the new labour government has given confidence and boosted the FTSE 😂🤣😂

Now we've got the complete meltdown, not only in finance but also in government. Starmer, ike a rabbit caught in the headlights, has called first of many cobra meetings this morning to get the experts in to tell him what to do.

Absolutely clueless.

You just gotta laugh, what a plonker.

Seems the labour double act on this BB has no answers. Just like their idols.

Futures Guttersnipe.

“I wonder how many people now regret voting for them”

The cry went up “not me”

Well more the odd voice here and there.

However it's only been a month what else can they fk up?

You must be quite young and gullible.

Young to not remember past labour governments failures and gullible to believe the lefty pre-election brainwashing, repeated day after day. Issued from labour HQ and distributed to the flunkies to do the press rounds, no mention of policy.

You can rest easy in your beds the OBR has it covered to keep a tight rein on labours spending.

But then again, It’s probably not a good idea to tie your budgets to a forecaster that has misjudged UK public sector net borrowing by £53 billion every year since its formation.

You'll learn.

It's another day tomorrow, your leader is going on holiday. While Rome burns and all that, hehe.

But for us mere mortals the FTSE is currently up some 35 points.

Ollerdeekid.

It's not in anyone's interest for labour to fail.

As I said “It's early days and we mustn't prejudge, but to-date I'm not impressed.”

From your reply I presume you are easily impressed, they haven't done anything yet.

“Business confidence among finance leaders had been rising for three consecutive quarters before this latest poll, continued to grow after the election.”

It's usual for finance chiefs of major UK companies to jump onboard with a new government, after all they know it's a five year tenure.

But as this opinion says, confidence has been rising.

Surely that would be normal after such a world wide downturn. Labour cannot claim any influence over that, but of course they will, and by the sounds of it you will believe them.

BoE decision

Kiss goodbye to any interest cut tomorrow.

Most new governments are given a 100 day honeymoon period but sadly the new government is losing it already.

The disastrous start to their tenure with wage rates out of control and autumn fast approaching with the impending fuel rises can only mean the next CPI figures will be up.

The bitterness shown by the new chancellor and the complete lack of any charisma on the front bench doesn't help their image.

And they think a difficult decision is robbing the pensioners and the infirm.

Raising £1.5b isn't going to generate any growth.

It's early days and we mustn't prejudge, but to-date I'm not impressed.

Not a good start by Reeves delivered through gritted teeth. Easing in with gentle targets, the old and infirmed.

The gullible misguided here, trying to defend the indefensible.

For info, indefensible,

‘not justifiable by argument’

This so-called £20b+ that Reeves missed, £10b of it was given out in pay rises yesterday.

“But maybe is time countries live within their means”

“For too long we as the nation have maxed out on the credit”

This is a socialist government Gunsup, impossible.

"is she screwing lloyds shareholders"

Not yet, but it will come, then you'll be met with a wall of silence from the misguided on this BB.

The truth lol.

every Labour policy was “fully funded and fully costed – no ifs, no ands, no buts”

🤣🤣🤣

Wouldn't bank on an interest reduction Thursday with Reeves planning tax rises because they couldn't understand the published OBR figures. We can only hope.

With consumers gas bills expected to rise in the autumn, inflation hasn't been cracked yet.

Investing in Centrica is a double edged sword especially with labour always threatening so-called windfall taxes.

“The Office for Budget Responsibility was created in 2010 to provide independent and authoritative analysis of the UK's public finances.”

As we all know these figures are in the public domain.

Seems to me, as usual labour is having trouble deciphering the OBR’s figures if there's a £20b shortfall. As all their borrowing requirements and fiscal policies are based on these figures that means we're all fked.

30% of the voting public believed their spin + a few on this BB.

That means 70% didn't.

“20 billion black hole” I think most saw that coming, but latest figures show there is nearly £9b headroom.

The thing is if the civil servants get 5.5%, I wonder how much the junior doctors will get? They've been offered that already but Streeting's got it covered.

If these sort of emoluments are to be the new ‘standard’ with 2% inflation you can kiss goodbye to any BoE rate reduction next Thursday.

That will affect many more including investors.

Its better to gain knowledge of whatever kind, from multiple sources, especially where politics is concerned.

However in reality, the left leaning have an aversion to alternative views and tend to read from a source that aligns with their own thoughts. That is why they believe they are always right and as a result cannot/will not hear the alternatives.

posted incessantly by mick-b.

these media sources have a slight to moderate liberal bias. they often publish factual information that utilizes loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by appeals to emotion or stereotypes) to favor liberal causes. these sources are generally trustworthy for information but may require further investigation.

overall, we rate the guardian as left-center biased based on story selection that moderately favors the left and mixed for factual reporting due to numerous failed fact checks over the last five years.

detailed report

bias rating: left-center

a guardian article example…

“the guardian was accused of being "****** and misogynistic" after it published a cartoon depicting home secretary, priti patel as a cow with a ring in its nose in an alleged reference to her hindu faith, since cows are considered sacred in hinduism”

worrying stuff indeed mick-b, especially when your post mentions “according to a guardian interview” had to laugh at that one.

pot kettle mick-b!

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/the-guardian/

DD, the right to free speech already exists. This act was to encourage and protect free speech in uni's. As you know the woke left have taken over and silenced/cancelled opposition. Hence labour now cancelling the act.

It's not to protect left/rightwing hate speech etc, that law already exists.

It's not about free speech, it's all about who controls free speech.

There's that if word again.

“If the Lloyds price catches up with the percentage increase seen by NWG since January.”

Alternatively, 'if' the NWG retraced a few percentage points then the percentage increase over the last 12 months would disappear.

Be careful what you say!

“The left will invade every part of your life, starting with the language you use” (post by RR 78).

Well they didn't hang about…

“Labour has been blasted over the Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson’s decision to axe the Free Speech Act – a bill that encourages debate and free expression in our increasingly left-wing universities.

Phillipson announced her reasons.

“The Free Speech Act introduced last year is not fit for purpose and risked imposing serious burdens on our world class universities. This legislation could expose students to harm and appalling hate speech on campuses. That is why I have quickly ordered this legislation to be stopped.”

In other words you can have free speech providing it's leftwing bias speech.

The Free Speech Union were quick to slam the “shocking” plans, with general secretary Toby Young promising they will pursue a judicial review if the cross-party approved law is blocked. Young nailed it:

“This is the government effectively declaring war on free speech…For all Sir Keir Starmer’s talk about human rights, he clearly doesn’t care about the most important human right of all, which is the right to free speech.”

Unsurprisingly, the National Union of Students welcomed repealing what they call the “dangerous ‘culture wars legislation’.” The poor snowflakes, they're a delicate bunch.

Says it all really and YOU voted for them.

Checkricky.

A bit more detail will be appreciated next time.

But to be fair, I missed your early offering.