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The PM has delivered...

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CvD66 Wed 28-Jun-23 14:59:04

...the largest national peacetime debt ever;
...the largest tax burden since WWII;
…the highest core inflation since 1991;
…the fastest interest rate rises since 1989;
…the biggest fall in the living standards in our history
PMQs 28 June 2023

Freya5 Thu 29-Jun-23 14:39:47

MadeInYorkshire

He has achieved absolutely nothing!

The list is what Chris Bryant said in PMQ's this week and Rishi was obviously a bit knocked back by it as it presumably wasn't what he was expecting, it was a good speech!

Oh yes, the underpants man. Just think he might have some real power next year. I dread to think what he'll do then.

Germanshepherdsmum Thu 29-Jun-23 14:38:36

I am a mystery then. And not alone. The question is, what would another party have done differently? They criticise but have been woefully short of ideas.

Iam64 Thu 29-Jun-23 14:34:22

How anyone continues to support the tories of the past 12 years is a mystery to me
Our public services including the nhs are decimated.

Iam64 Thu 29-Jun-23 14:32:01

I do hope the tories get comprehensively booted out

Casdon Thu 29-Jun-23 13:15:31

The latest opinion poll is predicting 120 seat majority for Labour. I don’t think that will happen, but nor do I think it will be a Lab/Lib coalition. What is highly likely is that the Tories will get an absolute battering which is all to the good.

Smileless2012 Thu 29-Jun-23 13:12:34

Yes I do remember GSM and as you say Lord save us.

MadeInYorkshire Thu 29-Jun-23 13:12:03

He has achieved absolutely nothing!

The list is what Chris Bryant said in PMQ's this week and Rishi was obviously a bit knocked back by it as it presumably wasn't what he was expecting, it was a good speech!

Germanshepherdsmum Thu 29-Jun-23 13:10:22

Lord save us. Remember the old LibLab Pact?

ronib Thu 29-Jun-23 13:07:16

I think it’s going to be a LibLab coalition…

Germanshepherdsmum Thu 29-Jun-23 12:54:13

Thanks Sharon. I would love to know how Labour would have coped with all these things. Of course they simply criticise, never offer an alternative way of coping with so much in such a short time. I too dread a Labour government,

Germanshepherdsmum Thu 29-Jun-23 12:51:16

I think Boris had the power to motivate and inspire. However he was too much of a libertarian, didn’t care for rules and didn’t do detail. I wasn’t happy to see him made leader. As I voted to remain I wasn’t happy he got Brexit done either, nor how he achieved it.

sharon103 Thu 29-Jun-23 12:49:46

BevSec

I have just posted on another thread but cant resist stating the same on here, I seem to be in a minority of one in thinking that Boris is truly inspirational, a great leader, got Brexit done. I personally dread Starmer getting into power.

Same here BevSec

sharon103 Thu 29-Jun-23 12:48:32

Germanshepherdsmum

The huge expense of covid and the support packages put in place.

The knock on effects of covid, people leaving the workforce and more benefits being paid.

The war in Ukraine, its effects on prices of fuel, foodstuffs and raw materials and the UK’s contributions to support Ukraine.

The cost of processing, housing and feeding migrants and giving them medical care and ‘spending money’.

The cost of living support which has been given in cash and fuel assistance.

All these things and more, but it’s enough to be going on with.

I agree with you.

orly Thu 29-Jun-23 12:43:23

Are there any Grans who aren't happy to see interest rates rising on their savings? I'm delighted and don't feign false altruism for those who have overstretched themselves on their mortgages - it was much worse 30 or so years ago

BevSec Thu 29-Jun-23 12:38:10

I have just posted on another thread but cant resist stating the same on here, I seem to be in a minority of one in thinking that Boris is truly inspirational, a great leader, got Brexit done. I personally dread Starmer getting into power.

Germanshepherdsmum Thu 29-Jun-23 12:28:08

Mibs, Boris’s legal bills were paid because the client was actually the Cabinet Office, not Boris. And no, I’m not a Boris apologist.

There was a desperate need for PPI in the early part of the pandemic and it was obtained from many sources. I think there’s a touch of the broad brush when talking of dodgy deals with mates, little detail offered.

MibsXX Thu 29-Jun-23 12:22:29

@applegran

They have privatised air haven't they? All these green taxes................................

HousePlantQueen Thu 29-Jun-23 12:22:09

Anyone seen Michelle Mone lately? Now that is a person on a boat that people should be angry about, not a few desperate Libyans.

MibsXX Thu 29-Jun-23 12:20:09

@Germanshepherdsmum

Let's not forget the dodgy PPI deals to the MP's mates that never materialised, the huge legal bills we paid for as Boris was so poor he could only afford a 2.5M house, poor thing, and I too have lost count, how many PM's in this ages ago elected gov now have a yearly cash payout just for being PM's once?

Applegran Thu 29-Jun-23 12:11:31

I wonder what would happen if they could privatise air? (only joking.......)

Dynawritecat Thu 29-Jun-23 12:05:03

Yes and now look at Thames Water. Privatisation of essential facilities should never have happened.

HousePlantQueen Thu 29-Jun-23 12:04:24

Sigh. The facts are there for those who wish to find them, those who choose to believe what their masters tell them will continue to do so. Anyone who truly thinks that the state of the NHS is down to a few thousand desperate people on boats, and not down to the deliberate austerity imposed by Cameron and his pal Osborne really needs to do a bit more research.

The economy is in a dreadful state, further worsened by covid and the Ukraine crisis that is true, but we were so badly prepared when covid hit due to the Cameron years, and their decision to ignore Operation Cygnus.

ronib Thu 29-Jun-23 11:58:35

WonderBra it doesn’t pay to care. The best results come from not caring. Why not wait and see? Not that we have any choice ….

WonderBra Thu 29-Jun-23 11:55:03

ronib

The man’s a dynamo- all this since October 2022 - got to be a world record.

Definitely 'world beating'
And clearly doesn't care.

Oh, and GSM - you forgot Brexit

Grantanow Thu 29-Jun-23 11:29:10

I suppose he has delivered us from Truss!