Our voting system delivered a large majority to Labour. It is true the Labour vote fell, turnover was poor and their vote share was very low. The electorate expressed their anger about the wrong policies and missed opportunities of the Conservatives, with many former Conservative voters staying home and some voting Reform.There was no switch to Labour or Lib Dem . People thought they could live with Labour’s bland Manifesto and wanted to believe in their two big promises, to smash the gangs and not put main taxes up.
You would have thought given the big majority and the weak voting base Labour would use the majority to show competence , get faster growth and stop illegal migration. They should have recognised the public wants a government that is competent and between elections concentrates on governing. Instead Starmer/Reeves used their majority to put through two hated big tax rising budgets, drove up unemployment, deterred investment and help fuel inflation. An often absent PM spent his time flying round the world giving away our islands, our fish, our money. Labour imploded, dumped the election winner and brought in a new leader to shift them further left, further away from their fairly cautious Manifesto.
The modest Burnham bounce is in danger of persuading them they did need a more political Prime Minister. Instead it is more likely the clever messaging will create an ever greater gap with reality, angering people more. Voters want a government with a majority to do some serious governing, not to play more politics. Why can’t they smash the gangs? Why can’t they get unemployment down? Why can’t they slow the giddy growth in people on benefits? Why cant Mr Burnham and Mr Healey agree a budget for defence? Why do they now say there will still be long NHS waiting lists in 2029?
Failure to take action to resolve some of these problems will mean dismissal for Ministers when they do hold an election.
October 12, 2026
Governments should indeed govern first but all ensure the state sector does only sensible things and to make sure these are done efficiently and cost effectively. No one other than some elected politicians in the state sector seems to have any interest in doing this. And pretty much all my life they have failed in this.
The voting system help Labour win a huge majority with a small vote but it was the net zero, open borders, tax increasing, botched Brexit Con-socialism of Cameron through to Sunak that really gifted it to them. The country needed even more high tax, net zero, open borders, EU alignment socialism like it needed a hole in the head.
October 12, 2026
Also, why is all this money and success important if so many people are miserable – compared to say 50 years ago where people weren’t so better off, but we’re happier overall, including family life, good sense of humour, arts, culture etc.
If I was given choice of Trump’s particular gold-taps life style and the chaos that goes with it, I’d rather choose the life of a poor farmer in the Yorkshire Dales a 100 times over! Although you can still be wealthy and not be crazy – like the Quakers here in the UK over the centuries. Or look at how the wealthy in Florence, during the Middle Ages, patronised great art and architecture.
The modern world is going to pot. Trump, and his world, sums that up so perfectly.
October 12, 2026
I forget to add socialism, bureaucracy and WOKE also destroying this world along with the likes of Trump and Putin.
October 12, 2026
Just listened to Andrew Griffith the Shadow Chancellor on the latest Telegraph Podcast. Asked who was his favourite Chancellor he said the dire Jeremy Hunt (at least he did not say (the even more dire) Rishi Sunak who wasted £ 600bn doing huge net Covid Vaccines and Lockdown net harms and even more on net zero lunacies). Lawson was the best but even he was fooled into shadowing the DM, and supporting Major and his ERM fiasco. At least Lawson became, late in his life, a sensible and strong climate realist. His book on this is very good for a PPE chap but he did initially win a mathematics scholarship to Christ Church, Oxford,
NO UK CHANCELLORS have left office with lower overall taxes than when they arrived Lawson came closest. Kwasi announced cut but the party removed him before they came in. From the current vastly over taxed and over regulated position we need huge tax cuts and a sensible energy policy.
October 12, 2026
Steven Dorrell on UK life (radio) new Mike Graham radio ap just now. “I am now a Liberal Democrat” – well he was never a Conservative his type are the reason the Tories are at deaths door.
Neither Liberal nor Democratic, for big government, very high taxes for net zero and for EU re-alignment+, a fairly dire Health Sec. like Hunt & so he should be completely at home there. Probably would make a far better Libdim leader than the current joke of a clown Ed Davey.
October 12, 2026
LL what is the point of a politician learning lessons late in life when they have made a mess of things whilst in office. Lawson did some useful things but announced the ending of double mortgage tax relief for unmarried couples months before it was enacted in August 1988 causing huge house price increases before shadowing the DM prior to the ERM fiasco which caused a house price collapse with thousands losing their homes due to high interest rstes.
October 13, 2026
Indeed and John Major, idiotically appointed by Thatcher
as Chancellor a hugely inappropriate appointment is largely to blame here.
Despite having wiser advice from JR and her economic advisor Sir Alan Walters – but nearly all the treasury, the pro EU Tory MPs and the blob were for it.
October 12, 2026
Why can’t they smash the gangs? Why can’t they get unemployment down? Why can’t they slow the giddy growth in people on benefits?
It’s as plain as the nose on your face why Not it’s because it’s liebours main stream voters , the vast majority are from foreign backgrounds and useless sittting on there arses in front of Jeremy Vine with a can of white lightning slobbing it off all day expecting hand outs for doing nothing while us pensioners who struggled over the years to make a descent living only to be tax again and again but the workshy get every penny without paying tax to rub our noses in it, you begin to wonder was it worth it
October 12, 2026
MIck, indeed.
Given our age we invited our Daughters to attend the usual yearly meeting we have with our Financial advisors.
On hearing the IHT situation both of our Daughters said ” I bet you wonder why you bothered now, spend it and enjoy it”
So we purchased a virtually new German car, have been on a number of cruises owned by an American Company, with more booked for the future. Appliance purchases for the house have all been from foreign manufacturers, and another second foreign car will be in the pipeline.
Thus nothing has helped the UK economy much because it has next nothing offer us any more, other than a few meals out at rather nice venues.
The original plan was for our savings to underpin our Daughters futures, given the poor pension arrangements they have at present, and also to pay for any care we may need in the future, but that plan of many years has been thrown into turmoil with the addition of my SIPP fund now being included for IHT, and will be taxed twice, once at 40% then another minimum of 20% when eventually withdrawn.
It was also our intention to pay for our Granddaughters University fees, but if we then pass before 7 years, she would then be taxed on that sum under the 7 year gifting rule.
Meanwhile many of those that do not lift a finger to try and help themselves, seem to get handouts after handouts.
Welcome to the State controlled UK, where you cannot even save or spend your money where and when you like, even after you have paid tax on it in the first place.
October 12, 2026
Because as Nietzsche said, or words to effect, modern man has killed God.
So it’s sooo often every man for himself now. A world now, imploding to a degree, with the rat race (including left-wingers and WOKE not just right-wingers), gnawing away at all our traditional institutions and culture and values that played a key role in keeping it all going and thriving.
The question is how far will the rats (all of us from one degree to another) gnaw away at the foundations of everything and the place comes tumbling down.
God forbid.
October 13, 2026
Which ‘right-wingers’ gnaw away at our institutions?
October 13, 2026
And remember this, your best friends in life are the ones that CHALLENGE you not just agree with everything you say.
To agree with everything you say is PEOPLE PLEASING. And people do this so that you will like them back. It’s not real love. As opposed to OBJECTIVELY liking you because you are infinitely valuable in yourself. That you, yourself, Lynn, or me, or Life Logic or anyone else is cherished by God more than the entire physical universe itself with all its supernova, moons and shooting stars!
I am happy to agree with you when I genuinely agree with you. But challenge you when I think you’re wrong and could be influencing others in the wrong way.
To deny original sin – literally or metaphorically, if you’re an atheist or agnostic etc – isn’t just wrong it’s also dangerous leading to political polarity, detachment and animosity.
October 13, 2026
Lastly, since you seem to be so pro Russia at moment, why not focus more on the great Russian (Saint in Orthodox Church) Seraphim of Sarov.
Say a pray to him and it will bring you great blessings.
(St) Seraphim of Sarov. please pray for Lynn, Lifelogic, Lord Redwood and myself. That increased happiness and blessings will come our way. And to our great country, the UK.
October 12, 2026
They can’t do the things you ask because they don’t want to. Fabians believe in open borders, liebour want to increase the client state etc. Only problem is those paying in is rapidly reducing. Billionaires are fleeing the country as are young professionals.
We are way on the wrong side of the Laffer curve as is demonstrated by the forthcoming £1.90 rise in duty on cigarettes. It is estimated that around 70% of cigarettes smoked are illegal.
This government doesn’t realise voters will change their habits when being taxed into oblivion.
The Mansion tax will collapse the housing market as will bedroom tax and APD destroy the holiday market.
We are being ruled by thieves who have no interest in the welfare of the indigenous population.
October 12, 2026
Ian
They do not understand or take into account Human Nature in all of their plans.
October 12, 2026
Exactly, doom loop lunacy in every directions from Labour – ever more rich and hard working leaving and ever more net cost people arriving, every more criminal and black market activity, benefits fraud, smuggling and bartering etc.
What might go wrong I wonder and how quickly will the system crash?
October 12, 2026
During the specific operational period from June to September 2026, official data provided by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Royal Navy documents high-profile operations in the Channel monitoring Russian vessels. During this period both sides undertook live firing in the Channel area. (Source; ukdefencejournal.org.uk)
While broader 2026 data shows that dozens of Russian shadow-fleet tankers pass through the UK Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) on an ongoing basis, high-profile Channel transits during the specific four-month window June-September 2026 involved 4 sanctioned vessels: General Skobelev (sanctioned cargo vessel), Sparta (sanctioned cargo vessel), Smyrtos (sanctioned oil tanker, which was boarded and subsequently detained near Portland), MV Vulkan (sanctioned shadow-fleet tanker)
To protect these vessels from western interception, Russia actively committed naval assets. Between June and September 2026, three Russian warships were identified directly escorting or patrolling alongside these sanctioned fleets through the English Channel and North Sea; Admiral Levchenko (Udaloy-class destroyer), RFN Neustrashimy (Neustrashimy-class frigate) and RFN Admiral Grigorovich (Grigorovich-class frigate)
The Royal Navy logged a 25% spike in tracking activations during this period, spending 21 days out of the month of July alone shadowing these Russian ship movements, To maintain continuous observation as these Russian flotillas passed close by HMNB Devenport and HMNB Portsmouth in international waters, the UK deployed 2 frigates, 1 destroyer, and 3 offshore patrol vessels, alongside maritime helicopters; HMS St Albans and HMS Somerset (both Type 23) HMS Duncan (Type 45 Guided-missile Destroyer), HMS Tyne, HMS Mersey and HMS Severn (OPV), plus Wildcat helicopters from 815 Naval Air Squadron and Merlin submarine-hunting helicopters
The Royal Navy maintained surveillance until the flotillas exited the Channel, at which point tracking responsibilities were handed off to NATO allies off the coast of France. During the summer the Russians re-routed most of their sanctioned vessels over the Northern Approaches past the west coast of Ireland to avoid the Royal Navy. The Irish government asked for British help to monitor them
British Royal Marines recently trained with the US Navy in boarding operations, notably including live fire exercises.
October 12, 2026
What will the UK do when sanctioned vessels are transporting diesel to the US?
October 12, 2026
Frankly, I’m suprised the Navy managed to do that much.
October 12, 2026
Ian
Was touring Portsmouth Harbour earlier this week looking at most of our fleet which seems to be tied up for repairs or maintenance.
Quite shameful the size and readiness of our Navy these days, and as I understand it we even have one ship in mothballs because we do not have enough crew to take it to sea. Our only other carrier viewed will be in dock for many more months under its delayed maintenance plans, because the other carrier took far longer than expected (a year) to complete !
October 12, 2026
The abiding mystery when it comes to socialism, as practiced by the left side of our political system is, why do they hate wealth creators?
One would have thought the available wealth and an opportunity to increase that wealth which they claim the elected right to distribute as they see fit, would encourage them to champion wealth creation. They do not do that?
In fact they do the complete opposite, then because the wealth creation is reducing they borrow the missing wealth they demand is their right to redistribute. The effect of their inability to grasp the importance of wealth creation, is ever increasing borrowing and consequently ever higher interest rates. The end game in that strategy is well understood. We have witnessed on many past occasions the socialists run out of other peoples wealth, then run out of lenders willing to advance them money at affordable rates.
Why are socialists so economically clueless and fiscally incompetent?
October 12, 2026
The famous combined quote—“Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery”—is a composite of two separate statements Winston Churchill made on different occasions.
Some people just never grow up or understand human nature. Even bright ones like doing double first (Greats) Denis Healey thought 98% income tax was a great plan as he headed off to the EMF.
“If you are not a liberal when you are young, you have no heart, and if you are not a conservative when you are old, you have no brain”—is a political maxim about how people’s views change as they age often falsely attributed to Winston Churchill.
My brain certainly overuled my heart by about age 9.
October 12, 2026
Good morning.
All governments since the Blair Reforms have been hamstrung. No matter what good intentions they may have they falter on the rocks of a new reality. And that reality is, they are no longer in charge. It is that, they just do not know it.
We need a political party and government that recognises that we are run by numerous QUANGO’s and the Supreme Court / Lawyers. Parliament, thanks to said Blair Reforms, have become and irrelevance and is no longer sovereign. The Civil Serpents run and control everything, without proper accountability. We have a system that cannot learn from failure and therefore, improve.
October 12, 2026
@Mark B – you are right. I would suggest as a Socialist State since Blair every incumbent of Parliament has sort to enhance Socialism to get them off the hook of managing, doing their duty of managing and governing with the aim of keeping us safe, secure, resilient and self reliant. Every so-called change of Government was lent the powers to change things, they refused. They compounded, embedded Socialism as the new religion
October 13, 2026
All governments have total power if they care to deploy it.
October 13, 2026
Not in the EU they don’t !
October 13, 2026
The EU government is the only government in the EU, that’s what joining means, surrendering your government that you can appoint and sack for one you can’t.
While in the EU the only power the U.K. Government had was to assert its own Sovereignty. Each day it chose not to do that,
October 13, 2026
That’s what Generil and Regan thought in King Lear and their political lives came to a tragic end (similar for others such as Lord and Lady Macbeth).
I hope, for Trump’s sake and the USA and world, he might be happen upon some wisdom, although he’ll have to suffer for it as we all do, in the words of the FOOL (the WISEST character in all of Shakespeare’s plays!):
‘Thou shouldst not have been old till thou hadst been wise’
October 12, 2026
LinkedIn is very sad at the moment. Lots of British tech workers out of work, becoming homeless, struggling to pay their bills. Gone from being the middle class backbone of the country to desperate.
Destroyed by the combined impact of IR35 and massed import of cheap labour ( words left out ed)
All of them available as voters to any party that addresses these issues.
October 12, 2026
@iain gill – LinkedIn killed its self when Microsoft bought it, it’s now just a home for sad people. The UK Quango, the competition authority, should have blocked the sale. Its another Quango falling short of its duty. Microsoft has the resources, the money, the know how to have created a competitor. The same Quango failed with allowing ‘Call of Duty’ to be removed from the competitive market place – again Microsoft has the resources, the money, the know how yo have created a competitor. The Socialism of removing competition at play.
Having a ‘competition authority’ is about creating competition, not closing competition down – that is simply Socialism at its worst. The money and resources at Microsoft’s disposal could easily have aided a vibrant market place. Forward movement and growth
The same as today’s thread Socialism is about closing things down not expanding and growing
October 12, 2026
LinkedIn became rubbish with the influence of (Ed words deleted) people in Microsoft got involved with it.
lol
October 12, 2026
well until the Conservative party stops removing those words, and faces the real problem head on, as JD Vance is in the US, the Conservative party will remain unelectable
October 12, 2026
Tragic to hear that for all the people involved and also tragic for Britain.
Seismic shift going on in the Private Sector but a silence from the well insulated Public sector.
October 12, 2026
car trade is dead at the moment too
the ruling class have a lot to answer for
October 12, 2026
IR35 goes back to the dire Gordon Brown but the Tories did nothing for 14 years to sort this? Have they promised to deal with this yet? If they do ever gain any power again?
October 12, 2026
+1
October 12, 2026
In my industry (construction) they use to send drawing work out to India. The quality was so bad that, even though it was still cheaper to do it multiple times until it was right, they suffered from meeting deadlines. Today they can now import them into the UK on visas and one I worked with, who was a very nice lady, was not quite up to scratch. But she was on a low wage. This is happening all across the job market. Wages are being depressed whilst living costs are rising.
October 12, 2026
follow the debate about H1b visas in the US on twitter/X, all the same stuff applies here in the UK, just the press and politicians here are scared to discuss these topics in case their little world view implodes.
October 12, 2026
Reform UK has announced plans to close down the UK’s asylum system for a full parliamentary term if it were to enter government. The party said all new asylum applications would be rejected and existing applications voided, with all claimants marked for deportation, which Reform said would effectively suspend the asylum system.
Reform would scrap the asylum tribunal system, which hears asylum appeal cases, and claimants in more than 90,000 outstanding appeals would be deported.
It said no grants of humanitarian protection or refugee status would be made.
Surely enough good news to ensure a GE landslide?
October 13, 2026
We need deportations by the million.
October 13, 2026
we need to deport not just illegals but also vast numbers who have been allowed in legally
October 13, 2026
Yes, and those who have been granted citizenship on spurious grounds.
Millions must go.
We must assert our faith, PROTESTANT, our laws (ENGLISH COMMON lAW) and our way of life, ie no marrying of children and no marriage with familial circles, etc
October 12, 2026
‘Governments should govern first and play politics second’ – exactly there should be no discussion just a fact. In the same way all MPs should recognise they are there to serve their constituents and the country, by holding the executive the management to account. They are not empowered and paid to serve any other master.
Anyone in Parliament that doesn’t recognise that shouldn’t be there. Parliament is not a place to try and intact personal ideology for the sake of personal ego, it is about the management and advancement of the Nation for all people equally.
This crowd in power cannot demonstrate they have approval from more than 20% of the Country, that’s 1 in 5 of the electorate – a minority government. Being an MP is not personal, its representing ‘all’ equally even those you disagree with personally.
Unfortunately the ‘cult’ of ego, of self, the religion of ideology has hijacked democracy in the UK. We need our democracy back, or just find democracy
The Nation needs simple management, the releasing of all the ‘Heinz 57’ varieties that make up this country to reach potential. Look in the ‘mirror’, look at ‘history’ has any single cult ever got it right!
October 12, 2026
‘ Voters want a government with a majority’ with only 1 in 5 of the electorate supporting them they are not a majority government. They are simply the Party with the largest single vote. That in its self should not affect to much, each individual MPs duty is to their electorate, the country first. The personal religious creeds, cults should had been left behind once elected as their job is to represent 100% of their electorate not a small proportion.
As a starting place it is the ‘Gang Boss’ overside that is killing democracy
October 13, 2026
They are a majority Government. People CHOSE not to vote against them.
October 13, 2026
@Lynn Atkinson – they are a minority Government, there because lack of choice and the majority of the electorate being disenfranchised
October 13, 2026
If we are disenfranchised that’s our fault. We should select candidates we want to represent us.
Try counting the votes every night and tell me this Labour Party has no majority. We voters accepted that because we HAD to sack the Tories.
October 12, 2026
Could it be that the leadership is scared of its base and its Parliamentary party.
This was certainly the case for the previous six governments (the Coalition had the cover of being a coalition).
We lack strong leaders delivering a conviction programme. Much of today’s politics is just electoral bribery.
October 13, 2026
They seem to be bribing Mauritians and Ukrainians, and the goof folk of the EU.
I see very little offered to the British in the form of bribes.
October 13, 2026
Not cutting sickness benefits for made up conditions
Nationalisation of railways and water (populism)
Not cutting out of work benefits
Mayors (left wing populism)
Palestine (left wing populism)
EU (left wing populism)
Public sector pay and conditions
And that is just in four months
October 12, 2026
I hope there is some kind of unite the right plan behind the scenes – behind all the silly bluster from the tories and reform about destroying each other. The way things are going there will be an election in the spring and Labour will be returned with a large majority with c. 25-30% of the vote. Probably on a low turnout. They are pulling all sorts of stunts to achieve this – votes for children, now apparently looking to remove the requirement for photo ID – so they will be able to tot up more ‘votes’. After the next election as burnham has made fairly clear, we would see the UK made an economic colony of the EU, likely at high cost; the surrender of overseas territories (no surprise Argentina are having another crack at the Falklands with this useless govt); continued atrophy of our defences; continued mass immigration; crippling taxes; continued catastrophic net zero energy policies. Etc.
Last chance saloon for the UK, at least for anyone who isn’t an Islamist, a Marxist or a single issue EU rejoiner.
October 12, 2026
I believe everyone should vote by law but there should be a abstain box
October 12, 2026
Perhaps only income tax payers should vote, at least they have some skin in the process.
Why give those who only ever want to take from the system, a vote ?
Easy for politicians to bribe Voters with more and more give away’s , but that is not what is needed is it.
Agree we should have a NONE OF THE ABOVE box. But then you would probably get a party set up with that name !
October 12, 2026
Please explain the difference between not voting and abstaining.
October 12, 2026
Have a “none of the above” option. If the “none of the above” votes is a majority, the election is held again with new candidates.
October 13, 2026
Just select the candidates you want to return.
October 13, 2026
There is an abstention box. The votes that are not counted.
October 12, 2026
Burnham is on a Socialist mission. His Hate for the UK and its People has nothing to do with the management or government of the UK. Burnham his demonstrating he sooner it didn’t exists.
Yesterday in preparation for his next move he blamed the Russians for causing Brexit https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10/11/putin-burnham-russia-brexit-referendum/
Has he heard the the EU Commission pays like minded Socialist more money.
Whatever, he is not going to manage or govern the UK his mission is to destroy it for good.
October 12, 2026
When are all voters going to realise that labour are not any kind of answer when it comes running the country?
To say that the socialist parties of this country, supported by the votes from people who seem to hate this country, are in any way professional is to misunderstand what parliament should be about.
I’d call the Tories and Reform and some right wing parties professional because they want a better country for all of us, while labour just dish out more privileges and benefits to their own supporters.
Labour are incapable of running the country or even the economy properly – HOW MANY TIMES DO WE HAVE TO LEARN THAT SAME LESSON!
Haven’t we had enough experiments with putting socialists in power only to suffer at the hands of their ideology and false promises, not to mention oppressive legislation like ID cards by the side door.
The Tories or Reform, whoever get into power next must curtail the power of the unions who support labour so frequently with handouts. How many times have the unions saved labour labour from bankruptcy? They can’t manage their own finances without union money and yet they imagine they can run our country!
1 – we legislate to reduce unions war-chests on a regular basis by making them pay money back to members when it reaches a certain level;
2 – we scrap national bargaining and bring in annual assessments for all state related employees to stop the awful power unions hold over us.
October 12, 2026
From the media ‘John Healey faces a £35bn shortfall in his maiden Budget’
If that is what parliament and its Government think, clearly they are not ‘fit for purpose’ It should read ‘John Healey faces a £35bn over spend’ as this Parliament and Government has failed to manage and increase earnings to pay the promises they have made. Tax removes money from the ‘economy’ basic kindergarten maths, you get more money by ‘earning’ basic common sense and logic.
We have a parliament incapable of its job, out of its depth. Inexperience and ineptitude doesn’t breed good management and the UK needs managing
October 12, 2026
From the IFS
Higher pay – £4 billion: This year’s higher public sector pay awards. Thanks, Labour…
Productivity abyss – £11 billion. This is needed if departments deliver only half of the productivity gains Reeves said would occur.
Its an illusion for anyone to think someone is managing for the UK and its People. Burnham, he is off promising the EU he would give them more money, to pay to educate their kids at our Universities, he wants to hand over UK taxpayer money for EU Defence. Why would Burnham focus on giving UK Taxpayer away that doesn’t exist cant be earned, with no return for its expenditure just destruction of people and the country?
Burnham the ‘hate’ decease that keeps giving – to others!
October 12, 2026
Governments with apparently very large majorities are apt to have the problem that many on their own side would not support the heavy lifting and difficult choices necessary to solve the problems, and experience on a number of fronts has shown that this Government is no exception, even if its leaders did have the wish and character to do what is necessary, which I doubt.
October 12, 2026
Correct, Lord John. And the Opposition should also be working on how to govern better and not play politics.
October 12, 2026
Pertinent questions raised today; my short answer is incompetence. Incompetence and an absence of experience and relevant qualifications festoons our parliament. Ministers appointed to take charge of Departments they know nothing about. Wes Streeting knows nothing about Defence Strategy and military matters yet was appointed Defence Secretary whilst Al Carns has considerable military experience and had previously served under John Healey in Defence. Miatta Fahnbulleh has no experience in Energy Strategy neither has she any relevant experience in electrical engineering or physics yet she will decide crucial issues affecting energy policy, probably the most important issue facing our Country. The same issue applied to Streeting when he was Health Secretary as it applies now to Yvette Cooper. These examples are replicated across government appointments and they exemplify the reasons why government is not functioning. People are being appointed for ideological and party political reasons not for their wisdom, knowledge and experience. Competency and relevant experience is not a consideration. This is why nothing works effectively and efficiently, this is why there is a woeful absence of real leadership, discipline and direction and why so many of our essential Institutions are failing.
October 12, 2026
Today; UK diesel £7.67 per US Gallon. US diesel per Gallon £3.78
The UK tax & revenue equals £3.55 per US Gallon. The hard up in debt government takes nearly as much as the consumer price alone is in the US(state taxes vary). Who is(not) doing the managing. who is adding to costs, depriving the economy of its much needed financial resource to get things moving?
Answers on the back of a cigarette packet please!
October 12, 2026
Agree a big price difference, but remember the US gallon is smaller than the UK Gallon by a significant amount, hence the reason their car Miles per Gallon looks worse than it is here.
October 13, 2026
@Berkshire Alan – that was accounted for and why I was specific about a ‘US gallon’ in all instances, a UK gallon is a lot dearer than £7.67
October 12, 2026
So perhaps power cuts soon and no diesel for the emergency generators either the deaths and inconvenience should be popular with the public – well done Ed Milliband and Miatta Fahnbulleh, and their totally deluded net zero lunacy.
October 12, 2026
The answer to your question is weak governments and a refusal to take tough decisions. The failure to control illegal migration is a classic example. The growth of the Civil Service is another classic example of weakness.
As is the refusal to stop funding Quangos and NGOs. Blair created 92 Quangos, and Cameron did nothing about it! May was weak and vastly over-promoted, while Johnson was even weaker, refusing to stand up to the EU after Brexit and allowing around 4 million immigrants in. Sunak and Starmer were also weak and indecisive.
But, given time, Burnham will top the lot! His hatred of Brexit, refusal to stand up for the UK on defence spending, and concern that welfare takes priority, refusal to cut government spending and general wishy/washiness will sink his and his government. Wanting to be liked is a fatal flaw in a PM, and he has it in spades!
October 12, 2026
for a very long time now the general thrust of topics has been concerns about the UK economy and how to
remedy it.Apparently unless there is a swift change of direction the good ship Britannia is heading for the
rocks.If this is the case then why are the Eurocrats so keen to welcome us back on board their unsinkable
ARK?Given they are on the verge of”basket case” what the heck do they know that we don’t?
Reply They want our money and more sales into our market
October 12, 2026
The Wall Street Journal says benefits are crushing Britain as over 10% of the population are on sickness benefits.
October 12, 2026
In a statement to the Commons on Monday, the Prime Minister insisted he had “always respected” the outcome of the Brexit vote.
His lips were moving
October 13, 2026
He had to retract his former statement that Putin dictated the outcome.
Perhaps the voters of Makerfield got in touch.
October 12, 2026
I don’t think Burnham is playing politics – he’s going too much against the grain for that.
October 13, 2026
But he does not know that. He think he is speaking for the majority who are nice people like him.
Big shock com8ng.