Rachel Reeve’s CV

Don’t forget that it was Tulip that worked tirelessly to get Nazanin released after Johnson’s stupidity resulted in her being imprisoned. When Labour do things on the sort of scale that the previous government did I will get worried. As it stands I still believe that Starmer is an honourable man and politician. He dealt with Tulip swiftly did he not? Would it really look good to the rest of the world if we change chancellor? We need a period of stability. Keir in opposition made a point of only attacking the government when he felt it was necessary and not if it went against the best interest of the country. I think we’re all guilty of giving people or political parties more leeway if they are our favoured ones and I don’t pretend to be any different. If I lose faith in the PM I will say so but, at this moment in time I think he’s dealt with several unforeseen events very well. I admit to being protective of the PM because I don’t think he deserves the constant criticism that he is getting.

Look at the flak Nicola Sturgeon has faced for example. If Rachel Reeves has been embroidering the facts about her work history, exaggerating her experience, then what other facts is she embroidering?

They should all face the same consequences.

Keir Starmer deserves all the criticism he's facing.

I think we’re all guilty of giving people or political parties more leeway if they are our favoured ones and I don’t pretend to be any different.

Of course that's true, dyed-in-the-wool supporters of a party may well close their eyes to any faults but is it any reason to throw insults at others who might criticise the government of the day, saying their worries have no foundation and are only made because they are snobs?
Or to deride other posters who may have a different viewpoint, however much we may dislike their beliefs?

Many of us voted for this Government, hoping for more integrity but feel let down time and again.

MayBee, do you really think Starmer is an honourable man after the freebies came to light? I would call him a downright hypocrite. Every time I see him, Reeves and Rayner I still wonder if they are wearing clothes bought by someone else.

Yes I do. Especially when I see previous PM’s swanning around in America supporting Trump. And people on here eulogising about people like Farage, Tice, Trump and Vance.

There are not just two camps.

Having reservations about Starmer, Reeves et al does not mean people are automatically eulogising about people like Farage, Tice, Trump and Vance.

Allira

There are not just two camps.

Having reservations about Starmer, Reeves et al does not mean people are automatically eulogising about people like Farage, Tice, Trump and Vance.

Some people are.

MayBee70

Don’t forget that it was Tulip that worked tirelessly to get Nazanin released after Johnson’s stupidity resulted in her being imprisoned. When Labour do things on the sort of scale that the previous government did I will get worried. As it stands I still believe that Starmer is an honourable man and politician. He dealt with Tulip swiftly did he not? Would it really look good to the rest of the world if we change chancellor? We need a period of stability. Keir in opposition made a point of only attacking the government when he felt it was necessary and not if it went against the best interest of the country. I think we’re all guilty of giving people or political parties more leeway if they are our favoured ones and I don’t pretend to be any different. If I lose faith in the PM I will say so but, at this moment in time I think he’s dealt with several unforeseen events very well. I admit to being protective of the PM because I don’t think he deserves the constant criticism that he is getting.

And that’s your prerogative…

Those people who are treasurers in any organisation have to be totally honest and above suspicion. More so than any other position ,including the PM. No doubt in my mind this woman doesn’t meet the criteria and should go. She is not fit for the job.

MayBee70

Yes I do. Especially when I see previous PM’s swanning around in America supporting Trump. And people on here eulogising about people like Farage, Tice, Trump and Vance.

You are changing the subject.
This is about Rachel Reeves enhancing her CV, feeding inaccurate information about a highly relevant matter and failing to be as transparent as her position requires.

Allira
There are not just two camps.

Having reservations about Starmer, Reeves et al does not mean people are automatically eulogising about people like Farage, Tice, Trump and Vance.

MayBee70
Some people are.

Who?

Well, there were people on gransnet, when Trump was elected, saying that we need someone like him here.

MayBee70

Allira

There are not just two camps.

Having reservations about Starmer, Reeves et al does not mean people are automatically eulogising about people like Farage, Tice, Trump and Vance.

Some people are.

You are using deflection to divert the focus of the thread.

Or, as DM taught me: 'Two wrongs do not make a right.'

MayBee70

Well, there were people on gransnet, when Trump was elected, saying that we need someone like him here.

Discussed on other threads.
Nothing to do with the present discussion at all.

MayBee70

Don’t forget that it was Tulip that worked tirelessly to get Nazanin released after Johnson’s stupidity resulted in her being imprisoned. When Labour do things on the sort of scale that the previous government did I will get worried. As it stands I still believe that Starmer is an honourable man and politician. He dealt with Tulip swiftly did he not? Would it really look good to the rest of the world if we change chancellor? We need a period of stability. Keir in opposition made a point of only attacking the government when he felt it was necessary and not if it went against the best interest of the country. I think we’re all guilty of giving people or political parties more leeway if they are our favoured ones and I don’t pretend to be any different. If I lose faith in the PM I will say so but, at this moment in time I think he’s dealt with several unforeseen events very well. I admit to being protective of the PM because I don’t think he deserves the constant criticism that he is getting.

I didn't think I would ever see the words "Kier" and "best interests of the country" in the same sentence

love0c

I knew of a man that spent a few hundred pounds on personal stuff using his employer's credit card. He was sent to prison for 2 years. Rachael reeves should be in prison.

I think you should be really careful about what you say. So far there has been alot of hearsay and no proof.

Mud throwing can often prove to be more tragic for the thrower as they dig into mud to throw it, than it is for the person it was intended to besmirch.

MayBee70

Well, there were people on gransnet, when Trump was elected, saying that we need someone like him here.

Well, of course there was. We have freedom of speech in this country and given the number of GN members, the wide divergence in their ages, family circumstances, life experience and where they come from, we are bound to have memebers whose political opinions stretch from far left to far right.

But what has that got to do with subject under discussion?

As far as I can judge, in changing parties in power we have gone from being badly governed to having, what can best be described as a very mediocre govenment under the mediocre leadership of a dull mediocre Prime Minister.

I not actually sure which is worse.

This is about Trump now then ?

No, still on course for discussing Reeves in the context of an incompetent UK governmet

PoliticsNerd

love0c

I knew of a man that spent a few hundred pounds on personal stuff using his employer's credit card. He was sent to prison for 2 years. Rachael reeves should be in prison.

I think you should be really careful about what you say. So far there has been alot of hearsay and no proof.

Mud throwing can often prove to be more tragic for the thrower as they dig into mud to throw it, than it is for the person it was intended to besmirch.

Goodness, that sounds rather like another threat.

Allira, it does rather sound that way.

While we are on the subject of politicians, lies, embellishments etc., I am surprised that nobody has yet mentioned the fictional supermarket opening by a Reform Councillor.

Perhaps because it's news to most of us?
What was the point of that?

First I’ve heard of it.