I genuinely couldn’t answer that question. It’s not something I’ve ever had to consider but this country no longer resembles the one I was born in and grew up in in any number of ways.
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I fear that might be an inevitable function of age. I am not sure that there are many places that have not changed dramatically, and often for the worse.
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That’s my take as well.
Not true. Whichever option he pursues will be in the party’s manifesto at the next election, before it can be implemented.
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Yeah, I think you’re probably right. I’m sick of living under governments who do everything within their power to give you fuck all and want you to have nothing.
Maybe that’s just my personal experience and it’s different for others but I think it’s generally the case.
Does that even mean anything these days?
The current mob didn’t seem to have any problem reneging on a few promises, as did the mob before them.
According to leading independent fact-checkers,
the Labour government has successfully delivered or remains on track with the majority of its 2024 manifesto commitments, though they have broken several high-profile pledges regarding taxation and workers’ rights.
I’d move to Indonesia.
Nicest people I ever worked with, great weather, plenty golf courses and reasonably inexpensive to have a good lifestyle.
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Leave! Play golf and enjoy!
The thing is, the only thing I hope my kids take from me (apart from whatever is left after my death) is the notion that they can literately do anything they want and go and be anywhere on this globe or another.
The age of nations, as currently envisaged, will (have to) become redundant.
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Agree,lived in several countries down the years and can’t see any of them are better, some only a bit worse, some..bloody hell!
Until they experience living with the restrictions and nuances of the societies here in SEA, they will start complaining and think we should “improve” and be more like what they are running from 
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I noticed that the bye election for Keir Starmer’s old constituency took place yesterday. It looks like a comfortable win for Labour over Zack Polanski, but possibly the most notable stat is the turnout, which was down to 39%.
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Rob Ford wrote an interesting piece last week about it and how it is a fairly unusual Labour constituency that would be well suited to a Green victory. The constituency has a strong left wing/ Green support with a several of the Green’s leaders having cut their teeth in the council there. Half of the area is dominated by students.One of the local left wing parties that usually picks up a lot of votes had announced it would step aside to work with the Greens.Zack Polanski had even tried previously to win a council seat there for the Liib Dems.So while he thought Labour would win it, he could see that there was a potential pathway for Greens to snatch it.
The Labour candidate was an interesting choice - young,. female, refugee, muslim, ticking a lot of boxes that could potentially win back some of the support that was drifting away from Starmer. Also had a track record of having to fight off the Greens to become leader of the council.
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It’s like even the constituents didn’t know about it.
By elections are notorious for very low turn outs in general aren’t they?
Only high profile ones might attract some decent turn out like the recent Farage one.
With nothing really on the line a 40% turn out is quite common I think. That the low turn out hits the party with such a big majority is also normal. Particularly if comparing to the last general election where it really was all about kicking the Tories out.
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Will he try and negotiate a better Brexit deal before hand. Like Cameron negotiated a better deal to stay in the EU?
Will there be a Mandate in place incase the public vote to rejoin or will it again be speculative? And out of our hands?
If the referendum resulted in a rejoin vote, would the Rejoiners be happy for Leavers to call for another referendum, and continue to bitch about it 10 years later.
If as a result of global issues, a worldwide pandemic and poor leadership things don’t turn out all rosy, can we have a third referendum???
it is because one never hears any positive things about politicians. It is not news worthy. Meda/News platforms need to be filled with something and quite often it doesn’t matter if it is factual or not. It shapes the mood of a nation and results in lower turn outs.
Some areas are staunch supporters of a particular party and perhaps a lot of people don’t feel the need to vote because X will win anyway. That can be a trap and another party gets in and in the next election there will be a higher turn out to make sure it doesn’t happen again.
I’ve had 1 door step visit from a candidate in 15 years. I have no idea who my local MP is or what they stand for politically.
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So with diesel now £2 per litre, for a 70 litre tank fill up, costing £140 the government get £64.
Factor in the £28 tax you’ve already paid on your £140, we really are being shafted from every direction.
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Because i don’t encounter this due to not being a vehicle owner, i am not fully aware of the cost.
I appreciate the edcutional post, pal. cheers.
Edit. I went to check on red diesel and i see that they had a further clamp down on hat in 2022.
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Unfortunately, diesel is built into the price of everything we buy. Diesel is how stuff gets to the shops in the first place.
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Of course, but for me, It is not a daily usage, personally. So it is not something i really ever think about the price of, even though i consider the cost of energy, I don’t break it down into individual segments.
So when @Dane puts it in no nonsense terms. I find it easier to resonate with it. (might be wrong word choice!)
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I believe there are two taxes on fuel. Fuel Duty (about 53p per litre) and VAT at 20% of the pump price.
Since 2011 it’s been government policy that the duty on fuel should rise by the rate of inflation each year, however, it hasn’t been raised in 15 years!. It was cut by 5p in 2022 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the resulting spike in energy prices and the US’s actions in the middle east have further added to that price pressure.
The Fuel duty is set annually and the 5p discount is due to expire end of December so it will be something to keep an eye on when the budget is announced later this month.
Fuel duty: Developments since 2022 - House of Commons Library
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