I Hope Robber Reeves Will Be Paying Attention To The Weather Forecast

Usedtobeblonde

Whatever we think, or don’t think, about RR I heartily wish people would stop calling her Robber Reeves.
It is insulting and derogatory.

Quite agree. It’s very petty too and achieves nothing except to make you wonder at some people.

vegansrock

I like Rachel Teeves at least she has knowledge of economics unlike the numerous chancellors from the last government. Plus she hasn’t been fidddling millions in tax unlike zahawi.

Economists come in a variety of 'schools' of economy. unfortunately Reeves belongs to the 'school' of economic thought which has dominated many developed countries over the past 40 years and has succeeded in promoting growing inequality and allowed the wealthy to acquire more and more of nation's resources.

We all saw what happened in the loosely regulated banking sector in 2008, an event which took economists following the accepted orthodoxy entirely by surprise. Unsurprisingly it was predicted by a number of heterodox economists who could see what was coming but were powerless to do anything about it.

Reeeves is once again promoting deregulation of the banking sector and placing her trust in 'the market', that is, the market of financial speculation and extremely dodgy practices which has resulted in failed privatisations in the UK and increasing hardship for more and more UK citizens.

I'm afraid that any confidence engendered by Reeves' 'economist' label is sorely misplaced.

Whatever we think, or don’t think, about RR I heartily wish people would stop calling her Robber Reeves.
It is insulting and derogatory.

Did you read my post of 12.35.35?

I used allegedly regarding HBOS, my post was a guess at what nanna8: was referring to regarding RR’s fake CV

GrannyGravy13

I know RR worked at the B of E

So you know she was an economist who worked at the BofE and Halifax. She clarified Halifax was retail banking. Big deal.

I know RR worked at the B of E

I like Rachel Teeves at least she has knowledge of economics unlike the numerous chancellors from the last government. Plus she hasn’t been fidddling millions in tax unlike zahawi.

Here's a link from The Independent fact checking and confirming her role at time at the bank of England. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/bank-of-england-british-washington-british-embassy-wikipedia-b2552982.html

GrannyGravy13

J52 on her LinkedIn profile RR states she worked as an economist at HBOS.

Allegedly former colleagues have said that RR did actually work in the Halifax/HBOS complaints department, in a small 3 person support unit which managed administrative processes, IT matters and small projects and planning.

I thought she said she was an economist at the Bank of England, and I did hear her old boss confirming that but I can't remember his name. The BofE has apparently confirmed she did work there for six years with some of that time on secondment to Washington. She then worked at Halifax which she described as retail banking.

Completely agree GG13. I’m distressed about it but most definitely not for myself. We gave ours to DD2 who is struggling with mortgage, childcare costs, bills etc etc. The family have never had a holiday.

My extra 25p a week added to my state pension because of my age could join my £10 Christmas allowance or bonus. Heaven knows how much it costs to administer.

I wrote to my MP and received a reply. It was an A4 reply telling me Pension Credit is available, I am not entitled to it and also I now have the enhanced state pension but I still receive the older, smaller amount.

I do not need the extra money I was writing on behalf of those who maybe could not and needed the WFA.

Worrying about pensioners who are juggling eating and heating does not mean that one cannot be concerned about others who are also struggling financially and in other ways.

Franbern hear, hear👏👏👏

Every year in the past, when the Winter Money goes out there are so many people moaning that they do not need this, nor want it, but are unable to stop themselves receiving it.

Now, quite suddenly, every pensioner is living on (or under) the bread line. Wonder who it is that are filling up the cruises and holidays and crowding out restaurants, etc.

The very bottom economic pensioners have been protected. Any scheme anywhere, any time, which is means tested in any way, are going to have the problem of those just above that divide. But do wonder how many of these there really are.

Obviously, the pensions in UK should be raised, and bring us in line with other parts of Europe and get rid of these 'extras', including the silly ten pounds xmas money.

Notice that no-one seems to be at all concerned about families with small children getting any extra fuel help.

SingingRabbits

They are easily the worst government I’ve seen in my lifetime, as I thought they’d be. That’s why I never voted for them!
They’re already damaging the property market as anyone trying to sell even a modest house will have experienced. With luck they won’t be in power for much longer and we shall need a government of national unity to lift this country off its knees.

They haven’t damaged the property market.
‘Average house prices have largely recovered from the start of 2024 when prices dropped amid high inflation and pricey mortgages. The Halifax HPI for October showed average house prices surpassing the pandemic peak, recently rising at the highest annual rate since November 2022.’
moneyweek.com › house-p...
What's happening with UK house prices? Latest market moves | MoneyWeek
They will be in power for at least the next five years?

sorry - rescind - not remind!

Who's to say the next government will remind these unpopular new taxes? They won't want to give up this new income will they? What will they replace it with?

They are easily the worst government I’ve seen in my lifetime, as I thought they’d be. That’s why I never voted for them!
They’re already damaging the property market as anyone trying to sell even a modest house will have experienced. With luck they won’t be in power for much longer and we shall need a government of national unity to lift this country off its knees.

J52 on her LinkedIn profile RR states she worked as an economist at HBOS.

Allegedly former colleagues have said that RR did actually work in the Halifax/HBOS complaints department, in a small 3 person support unit which managed administrative processes, IT matters and small projects and planning.

nanna8

She’s the woman with the fake CV is she ? What do you expect?

Can you explain, please. She has a masters degree in Economics from the LSE.

I find it odd that these "tough decisions" don't include encouraging MPs not to take their "energy" allowance, or to review the £360 per day paid to those who turn up at the House of Lords. I have tried writing to my new Labour MP and Ms Reeves about this and have not received a reply!

nanna8

She’s the woman with the fake CV is she ? What do you expect?

You put that very politely nanna8.
Some would just describe her as a liar.

It is on record that, 10 years ago, RR said, in the House, " We are the party who have said that we would cut the winter fuel allowance for the richest pensioners."

- presumably a statement meant to impress their 'fiscal responsibility' credentials.

And it rather flies in the face of her recent statement - "Let me be clear: this is not a decision I wanted to make, nor is it the one that I expected to make.”

And makes a bit of a mockery of her insistence it was an unavoidable choice because of the previously unknown 'black-hole' left by the outgoing government.

For those who do links - here's the videoed recording of her comment in 2014 when she assured the House that Labour were the party who were willing to "get the welfare bill down" by taking those tough decisions...

www.thenational.scot/news/24547598.unearthed-rachel-reeves-clips-undermines-winter-fuel-payment-claim/

In my view, not that my view matters more than anyone else's, RR's decisions were not 'tough' at all - except of course for those who are only just above the cut-off point.

The real "tough decisions" would be those taken by a government that recognised the structural inequalities in our economic system, and doing something about it.

Removing a bit here, and taxing a bit there doesn't really cut it. And just makes both the hares and the hounds unhappy.

Agreed.

Only this week we had a letter telling us to apply for Pension Credit as we were eligible. Except we are not.

She’s the woman with the fake CV is she ? What do you expect?