Government's levelling up plans 'need total reorientation'
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The Industrial Strategy Council says the government's plans to "level up" regions are flawed.
If the current government has proved anything to me it's that politicians live in a world of make-believe, a far cry from the daily struggles of Joe Public and will say anything for a vote.
I gave up on politics in 2016, didn't vote in 2020 and don't intend to vote for any of the appalling shower we have in Westminster (no matter what party they represent) ever again.
I gave up on politics in 2016, didn't vote in 2020 and don't intend to vote for any of the appalling shower we have in Westminster (no matter what party they represent) ever again.
All I read about at the moment is about industries caving in: fishery, agriculture, finance or small- and medium sized exporters.
Let's play HYS bingo, points for the following:
U-turn.
Brexit.
HS2.
WW2.
Sausage rolls.
EU.
Lockdown.
Scotland.
Alternatively I could comment on how little scrutiny was given to the private covid contracts awarded to pals of certain politicians..
U-turn.
Brexit.
HS2.
WW2.
Sausage rolls.
EU.
Lockdown.
Scotland.
Alternatively I could comment on how little scrutiny was given to the private covid contracts awarded to pals of certain politicians..
Indeed.
.... and politicians who are accused of breaking the ministerial code should face equal scrutiny, unlike the recent case in Scotland (where the code had not actually been broken) when compared to the free passes issued to ministers and the PM in Westminster.
.... and politicians who are accused of breaking the ministerial code should face equal scrutiny, unlike the recent case in Scotland (where the code had not actually been broken) when compared to the free passes issued to ministers and the PM in Westminster.
Is there a `leveling-up' strategy? All we hear are the usual load of empty assertions in which any policy is badged as `leveling-up'.
The need for strategic industries to sustain society during future crises is more than evident. Surely such manufacturing could be located in the depressed parts of the country. It will require investment, factories, machinery and training. Why not?
The need for strategic industries to sustain society during future crises is more than evident. Surely such manufacturing could be located in the depressed parts of the country. It will require investment, factories, machinery and training. Why not?
"The government said its new Plan for Growth would drive economic growth."
I wonder if we will have a Northern Powerhouse ...
I wonder if we will have a Northern Powerhouse ...
"Levelling" is more likely to drag down successful regions! If we're to improve the UK across the board we need to reorganise "Local" Regions & extend the devolution model. Current Local Councils are not up to the task - as per Liverpool!
I take your point about councils but the devolution model has been very divisive.
The idea the Johnson's government will 'level up ' the economy is preposterous. Inequality has been increasing for years and is only set to get worse. The reason for this is simple, he has no 'new ideas' all he can do is repeat the policies of his predecessors only this time 'doing it better.' People need to wake up and demand real change - which BTW will not come from Starmer either!
Keep changing any experts so thay can't point out the lack of progress on the last strategy whilst you re-brand the re-hash. Strategies take time and persistence, the new initiatives are spread so they can respond to point issues with a media soundbite of saying we allocated a couple of million to fix it.
'Levelling up' means about as much as 'we're all in it together'.
And helping "hard working families"
'arf! 'arf!!
'arf! 'arf!!
Its been misquoted. They aren't levelling up the North. They are levelling the North. It's part of a project started in 1979 temporarily stopped by Brexit and Covid.
The Governments notion of infrastructure investing, as a way to level up, will take decades. Voters will not wait that long. However, they have been offered a solution by Covid, which would bring rapid improvements for the English and Welsh regions within this parliament. Our young no longer need to leave for a decent job in London, as they can now work from home.
Infrastructure investing is what is needed, and it need not take decades to achieve. What we will desperately need because of CV19 and Brexit is a massive jobs' creation project.
It will need to be akin to what the Labour Government did after WW2. In 1956 MacMillan said we had never had it so good, which was probably a little patronising to those still living in slums.
It will need to be akin to what the Labour Government did after WW2. In 1956 MacMillan said we had never had it so good, which was probably a little patronising to those still living in slums.
Which party has been in power the most since World War 2, has created the climate where these disparities exist, and which over saw the Industrial Collapse in the north during the 1980s? The Conservatives of course. Got to give it to them, they create the problem, then manage to con people into thinking that they'll fix it.
Yes mad Maggie
What exactly did Labour do in the 90s?
Is there a `leveling-up' strategy? All we hear are the usual load of empty assertions in which any policy is badged as `leveling-up'.
The need for strategic industries to sustain society during future crises is more than evident. Surely such manufacturing could be located in the depressed parts of the country. It will require investment, factories, machinery and training. Why not?
The need for strategic industries to sustain society during future crises is more than evident. Surely such manufacturing could be located in the depressed parts of the country. It will require investment, factories, machinery and training. Why not?
The Governments notion of infrastructure investing, as a way to level up, will take decades. Voters will not wait that long. However, they have been offered a solution by Covid, which would bring rapid improvements for the English and Welsh regions within this parliament. Our young no longer need to leave for a decent job in London, as they can now work from home.
Infrastructure investing is what is needed, and it need not take decades to achieve. What we will desperately need because of CV19 and Brexit is a massive jobs' creation project.
It will need to be akin to what the Labour Government did after WW2. In 1956 MacMillan said we had never had it so good, which was probably a little patronising to those still living in slums.
It will need to be akin to what the Labour Government did after WW2. In 1956 MacMillan said we had never had it so good, which was probably a little patronising to those still living in slums.
Infrastructure investing is what is needed, and it need not take decades to achieve. What we will desperately need because of CV19 and Brexit is a massive jobs' creation project.
It will need to be akin to what the Labour Government did after WW2. In 1956 MacMillan said we had never had it so good, which was probably a little patronising to those still living in slums.
It will need to be akin to what the Labour Government did after WW2. In 1956 MacMillan said we had never had it so good, which was probably a little patronising to those still living in slums.
'Levelling up' means about as much as 'we're all in it together'.
I wouldn't bother levelling up especially the north apart from Cheshire where the brains and money are.
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This comment is deliberately offensive to the people of the north, but the moderators removed a comment attacking the poster and left the original offensive post.
You have to laugh at the stupidity of the moderators! Removed
You have to laugh at the stupidity of the moderators! Removed
Funny people are often the most clever. You are not in the slightest funny.
Negative comment. Why bother to post it?
Levelling up? Where does HS2 start? Crossrail, Heathrow expansion and Lower Thames Crossing. Connection? Everyone knows who will benefit from those infrastructure projects. Meanwhile another government drip feeds pennies to the grossly underfunded areas outside of the M25. Are you over sixty years of age but still waiting for your free 'bus pass? Live in London and you get one at age 60. So fair!
The idea the Johnson's government will 'level up ' the economy is preposterous. Inequality has been increasing for years and is only set to get worse. The reason for this is simple, he has no 'new ideas' all he can do is repeat the policies of his predecessors only this time 'doing it better.' People need to wake up and demand real change - which BTW will not come from Starmer either!
Thank God we did not elect Corbyn. It doesn't bear thinking about.
Then he shouldn't have been 'leader'....
'Levelling Up', 'Build back better' these are not real as they were not emblazoned on the side of a bus. Seriously though there is no intention to 'level up' and never was, those who believed this were foolish. Boris and his chums are beholden to their future paymasters and not many of them reside in the North.
The usual socialist malice and ignorance. Of course everyone who disagrees with you is 'foolish'.
More chance under the Tories than under Labour. Feel free to come and see the wasteland that is Stoke to see exactly what Labour left behind.
Infrastructure investing is what is needed, and it need not take decades to achieve. What we will desperately need because of CV19 and Brexit is a massive jobs' creation project.
It will need to be akin to what the Labour Government did after WW2. In 1956 MacMillan said we had never had it so good, which was probably a little patronising to those still living in slums.
It will need to be akin to what the Labour Government did after WW2. In 1956 MacMillan said we had never had it so good, which was probably a little patronising to those still living in slums.
Levelling up? Where does HS2 start? Crossrail, Heathrow expansion and Lower Thames Crossing. Connection? Everyone knows who will benefit from those infrastructure projects. Meanwhile another government drip feeds pennies to the grossly underfunded areas outside of the M25. Are you over sixty years of age but still waiting for your free 'bus pass? Live in London and you get one at age 60. So fair!
If the Plan and the execution of it is as dire as I am experiencing with the Green Homes Grant Scheme then it's going to fail
Levelling up is about as real as
Building Affordable Homes (still 0)
Santa
Easter Bunny &
The Tooth Fairy
A typical announcement about the commitment "Levelling Up" was a month or 2 ago on railines where 96%+ was heading for the very deprived Oxford / Cambridge Area and the 3%+ was Blyth. Still better than the usual 0% I suppose.
Building Affordable Homes (still 0)
Santa
Easter Bunny &
The Tooth Fairy
A typical announcement about the commitment "Levelling Up" was a month or 2 ago on railines where 96%+ was heading for the very deprived Oxford / Cambridge Area and the 3%+ was Blyth. Still better than the usual 0% I suppose.
Moan, whinge, complain.
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Boris has made a start at closing the gap between countries and regions. No plan will be perfect but lets give him a chance. No point being miserable listening to the usual partisan claptrap you get on this channel.
I agree, but you will get downvoted by the BBC lefties and Remoaners if you make pro-government or even neutral comments on this forum.
It seems so far that levelling up means spending more money in Tory held northern seats than in others. Can't think why.
You can't think why because it isn't true.
Let's play HYS bingo, points for the following:
U-turn.
Brexit.
HS2.
WW2.
Sausage rolls.
EU.
Lockdown.
Scotland.
Alternatively I could comment on how little scrutiny was given to the private covid contracts awarded to pals of certain politicians..
U-turn.
Brexit.
HS2.
WW2.
Sausage rolls.
EU.
Lockdown.
Scotland.
Alternatively I could comment on how little scrutiny was given to the private covid contracts awarded to pals of certain politicians..
"The government said its new Plan for Growth would drive economic growth."
I wonder if we will have a Northern Powerhouse ...
I wonder if we will have a Northern Powerhouse ...
You can see why the Industrial Strategy Council is being disbanded.
Yes. If they start throwing a light on government's fake political schemes they will be toast.
Move all government out of London
Hear! Hear! And let us have a proper, civilised, debating chamber instead of that commons cockpit of confrontation which is costing a fortune to refurbish.
Ahhh, but London is the home of the Gravy Train. Round and round the Circle Line all day long. Which minister wants to 'work' in the Midlands, or Cornwall?
I find the levelling up agenda very ironic. I am cramped into a terrace in London while my wife's Northern family are rolling it. No mortgage for them on a large 4 bed house, cheaper restaurants and cheaper private school fees. If you have a public sector job in the North, you are doing great, job for life and cheap living costs. Only way to level up is to improve education.
Education up here in the North is just fine, but they don't stay after university. London is a magnet. And yes, if you have money here, it goes a lot further.
Simple solution. Move north. If you don't want to, stop complaining. Your choice.
Which party has been in power the most since World War 2, has created the climate where these disparities exist, and which over saw the Industrial Collapse in the north during the 1980s? The Conservatives of course. Got to give it to them, they create the problem, then manage to con people into thinking that they'll fix it.
It seems so far that levelling up means spending more money in Tory held northern seats than in others. Can't think why.
Lol. Remind me of the proportion of tory held seats that were given grants recently. 40 out of 45? Not sure what your definition of true is, but mine follows the facts.
Levelling up is about as real as
Building Affordable Homes (still 0)
Santa
Easter Bunny &
The Tooth Fairy
A typical announcement about the commitment "Levelling Up" was a month or 2 ago on railines where 96%+ was heading for the very deprived Oxford / Cambridge Area and the 3%+ was Blyth. Still better than the usual 0% I suppose.
Building Affordable Homes (still 0)
Santa
Easter Bunny &
The Tooth Fairy
A typical announcement about the commitment "Levelling Up" was a month or 2 ago on railines where 96%+ was heading for the very deprived Oxford / Cambridge Area and the 3%+ was Blyth. Still better than the usual 0% I suppose.
Ignore. Deflect. Blame. Insult.
'Levelling Up', 'Build back better' these are not real as they were not emblazoned on the side of a bus. Seriously though there is no intention to 'level up' and never was, those who believed this were foolish. Boris and his chums are beholden to their future paymasters and not many of them reside in the North.
They usually are....at best.
What proportion of the last year's emergency non-tendered contracts went to Tory friends. Enough that the NAO and the Public Accounts Committee are both unimpressed. But hey, you keep up with the silly comments, people need a laugh right now.
Socialism and Remoaners. Useless words which have no place in honest discussion. Do you know farmers are paid subsidies by governments?
Levelling up? Where does HS2 start? Crossrail, Heathrow expansion and Lower Thames Crossing. Connection? Everyone knows who will benefit from those infrastructure projects. Meanwhile another government drip feeds pennies to the grossly underfunded areas outside of the M25. Are you over sixty years of age but still waiting for your free 'bus pass? Live in London and you get one at age 60. So fair!
I find the levelling up agenda very ironic. I am cramped into a terrace in London while my wife's Northern family are rolling it. No mortgage for them on a large 4 bed house, cheaper restaurants and cheaper private school fees. If you have a public sector job in the North, you are doing great, job for life and cheap living costs. Only way to level up is to improve education.
'Levelling up' means about as much as 'we're all in it together'.
The ISC should realise that this is a political gimmick, it isn't real.
Like the Green Homes Grant scheme
You can see why the Industrial Strategy Council is being disbanded.
To improve the north bin HS2 and invest in today's roads and railways.
Practical infrastructure not vanity projects
Practical infrastructure not vanity projects
HS2 is practical infrastructure. Very expensive, yes, but it will have considerable benefits to Northern towns and cities, both directly (e.g. travel times) and indirectly - employment and development resulting from the project.
Do you mean the roads that the environmental agitators and tree huggers dont want either? Improving the roads to a level that would be needed would cost a lot more than HS2 and result in even more harm. Wise up.
Strong and stable, unleash Britain's potential, Britain deserves better, all in it together, oven ready brexit deal, take back control, open for business...
All meaningless, vacuous phrases selected to con those incapable of critical thinking.
All meaningless, vacuous phrases selected to con those incapable of critical thinking.
Levelling up mean levelling up.
Which goes to show the poor level of education in this country. Include economics and philosophy in curricula. Encourage discussion and political systems.
15:33Corbyn 19
If Boris is going to level up, make sure it's with the sensible Tory councils who know how to make it work, and ignore the unions.
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Haha, like the bankrupt tory run Northamptonshire Council that had to be bailed out by the government you mean? ??
If Boris is going to level up, make sure it's with the sensible Tory councils who know how to make it work, and ignore the unions.
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Haha, like the bankrupt tory run Northamptonshire Council that had to be bailed out by the government you mean? ??
All I read about at the moment is about industries caving in: fishery, agriculture, finance or small- and medium sized exporters.
The ISC should realise that this is a political gimmick, it isn't real.
Move all government out of London
Here here even.
Move all government out of London
Hope it goes better than Georgie's Northern Power House....
When I make a snipe at the Govt people think I'm a lefty socialist. I could not be further from it. What does my head in is THIS Tory Govt is behaving like a socialist Government Far too many handouts to people that DON'T NEED handouts
Nor do I trust them - levelling up is a political whim - as is the Green Homes Govt Grant scheme, which is frankly 'shambolic' - six year olds could do better
Nor do I trust them - levelling up is a political whim - as is the Green Homes Govt Grant scheme, which is frankly 'shambolic' - six year olds could do better
There is no levelling up, it’s just words - have people not actually realised that yet?
If folks in the north believed that new industries and businesses of the future we going to set up new HQs in Stockton, Doncaster, Rochdale or Burnley then they need their bumps felt.
The UK has poor infrastructure, poor education, poor housing & a population with a myriad of drink, drugs & mental problems.
If folks in the north believed that new industries and businesses of the future we going to set up new HQs in Stockton, Doncaster, Rochdale or Burnley then they need their bumps felt.
The UK has poor infrastructure, poor education, poor housing & a population with a myriad of drink, drugs & mental problems.
Really looking forward to my staycation now....
And a too great population density.
However, the Industrial Strategy Council (ISC) said, the government's Plan for Growth, which was released alongside the Budget, was "over reliant on infrastructure spending".
Exactly it assumes that the problem is merely connectivity.
The very same caveat appears in reports on the economic impact of HS2
Exactly it assumes that the problem is merely connectivity.
The very same caveat appears in reports on the economic impact of HS2
Johnson is looking at the next general election and will say what it takes to appease the public ,north and south. E.g re money for NHS, what was said recently by Johnson and co was’ Vote for us, if we win, we'll put in lots into the NHS.’ Well , similarly, e.g. if we get back into power, we’ll level up.’ I’m convinced Johnson doesn’t know what levelling up is!
I think Boris could say pretty much what he wanted. The fact is the majority realise that a socialist/pseudo Marxist government (and thats what we would get.....Momentum are still pulling the strings) would wreck the UK. Until Labour get rid of the militants (and that will require break up of the party), they have zero chance of power. When they split, they will have even less.
You can only level up and create new business in areas where the people are prepared to work on minimum wage jobs.
This is the reason so many Eastern Europeans came here over the last 20 years to do the jobs that Brits did not want to do.
Brits in the UK are more prepared to go on UC than do any manual labour job and this is a fact.
This is the reason so many Eastern Europeans came here over the last 20 years to do the jobs that Brits did not want to do.
Brits in the UK are more prepared to go on UC than do any manual labour job and this is a fact.
Ignorant .. Even right wing USA has realised the Globalists had corrupted Capitalism (dtopped floating all boats and profiteered off cheap Labour) ... The USA has £12.00 min wage by 2025 in legislation ... If you so ignorant of what has been done to wages and living standards please dont comment..
We are too soft with benefits for the feckless thats why! Allowing anyone from anywhere else to come into the country to do a basic manual labour job whilst we pay our own to sit at home on their backsides is stupid thing to do. Its like paying someone to come and walk your dog and do the dishes whilst your kids sit on their backsides playing Xbox.....when you are already skint!
There is no levelling up, it’s just words - have people not actually realised that yet?
If folks in the north believed that new industries and businesses of the future we going to set up new HQs in Stockton, Doncaster, Rochdale or Burnley then they need their bumps felt.
The UK has poor infrastructure, poor education, poor housing & a population with a myriad of drink, drugs & mental problems.
If folks in the north believed that new industries and businesses of the future we going to set up new HQs in Stockton, Doncaster, Rochdale or Burnley then they need their bumps felt.
The UK has poor infrastructure, poor education, poor housing & a population with a myriad of drink, drugs & mental problems.
You can only level up and create new business in areas where the people are prepared to work on minimum wage jobs.
This is the reason so many Eastern Europeans came here over the last 20 years to do the jobs that Brits did not want to do.
Brits in the UK are more prepared to go on UC than do any manual labour job and this is a fact.
This is the reason so many Eastern Europeans came here over the last 20 years to do the jobs that Brits did not want to do.
Brits in the UK are more prepared to go on UC than do any manual labour job and this is a fact.
Thats coz the President is a massive leftie
Lets level up at the 2024 Election .. USA policies on Min wage and Child Support now Embarass the Tory Ideology of sweatshop / Tenant , no hope Britain. Aspiration and Opportunity killers ..
How did the people let them do this after 2008 ?
2024 is time to level up the Labour and Tory MP numbers. Rebuild the Red Wall as no party could allow more people into the Country or more loss of Green Space.
How did the people let them do this after 2008 ?
2024 is time to level up the Labour and Tory MP numbers. Rebuild the Red Wall as no party could allow more people into the Country or more loss of Green Space.
USA have generous policies on min wage etc because they are now controlled by a hard core left wing Socialist President. I pity the Americans i really do. The well off and big earners will soon be leaving in droves.
SCRAPPED TALKING SHOP OF "GREAT AND GOOD" CRITICAL OF SCRAPPER.
Oh come on Faisal why have you omitted to mention that the ISC has been Scrapped by Boris and replaced with https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/968403/PfG_Final_Web_Accessible_Version.pdf Removed
Oh come on Faisal why have you omitted to mention that the ISC has been Scrapped by Boris and replaced with https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/968403/PfG_Final_Web_Accessible_Version.pdf Removed
I hope levelling up doesnt translate into taking away the incentive to work hard for those people who are minded to do so, to give to the feckless.
people on UC work harder than you John ....
Unless you're a hippy living in a field growing all your own food and growing wood for fuel, anything you earn requires building on the work of others. You want hospitals to be there, you want roads to be there. And police. Fire service. But for some reason don't want to pay for it.
It'll never happen beyond Birmingham - and nor should it
Rubbish. The original economic justification just doesn't exist (time travelling by train is lost business time). It's only purpose is to make the commuter belt larger.
Lets level up at the 2024 Election .. USA policies on Min wage and Child Support now Embarass the Tory Ideology of sweatshop / Tenant , no hope Britain. Aspiration and Opportunity killers ..
How did the people let them do this after 2008 ?
2024 is time to level up the Labour and Tory MP numbers. Rebuild the Red Wall as no party could allow more people into the Country or more loss of Green Space.
How did the people let them do this after 2008 ?
2024 is time to level up the Labour and Tory MP numbers. Rebuild the Red Wall as no party could allow more people into the Country or more loss of Green Space.
On what grounds do you name yourself as you do?
Left wing ????? Biden would be drummed out of the ERG for being too radical.
Lol. Hard core left.
You wouldn't recognise a "hard core left wing socialist" if they set about you with a chainsaw. If Biden is a socialists what does that make Angela Merkel (who is a conservative by the way).
Try not to let your ignorance be too obvious.
Try not to let your ignorance be too obvious.
Ignorant .. Even right wing USA has realised the Globalists had corrupted Capitalism (dtopped floating all boats and profiteered off cheap Labour) ... The USA has £12.00 min wage by 2025 in legislation ... If you so ignorant of what has been done to wages and living standards please dont comment..
There is no levelling up, it’s just words - have people not actually realised that yet?
If folks in the north believed that new industries and businesses of the future we going to set up new HQs in Stockton, Doncaster, Rochdale or Burnley then they need their bumps felt.
The UK has poor infrastructure, poor education, poor housing & a population with a myriad of drink, drugs & mental problems.
If folks in the north believed that new industries and businesses of the future we going to set up new HQs in Stockton, Doncaster, Rochdale or Burnley then they need their bumps felt.
The UK has poor infrastructure, poor education, poor housing & a population with a myriad of drink, drugs & mental problems.
Johnson and his Government's levelling up plans were very clear in February 2020 when they all took special time to vote against robust measures being introduced to stop Tax Avoidance and Evasion. Their idea of level up, 1% for nurses, Billons to Tax avoiders evaders and tory party donors.
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/divisions/pw-2020-02-25-35-commons/mp/10426
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/divisions/pw-2020-02-25-35-commons/mp/10426
You can only level up and create new business in areas where the people are prepared to work on minimum wage jobs.
This is the reason so many Eastern Europeans came here over the last 20 years to do the jobs that Brits did not want to do.
Brits in the UK are more prepared to go on UC than do any manual labour job and this is a fact.
This is the reason so many Eastern Europeans came here over the last 20 years to do the jobs that Brits did not want to do.
Brits in the UK are more prepared to go on UC than do any manual labour job and this is a fact.
We are too soft with benefits for the feckless thats why! Allowing anyone from anywhere else to come into the country to do a basic manual labour job whilst we pay our own to sit at home on their backsides is stupid thing to do. Its like paying someone to come and walk your dog and do the dishes whilst your kids sit on their backsides playing Xbox.....when you are already skint!
When I make a snipe at the Govt people think I'm a lefty socialist. I could not be further from it. What does my head in is THIS Tory Govt is behaving like a socialist Government Far too many handouts to people that DON'T NEED handouts
Nor do I trust them - levelling up is a political whim - as is the Green Homes Govt Grant scheme, which is frankly 'shambolic' - six year olds could do better
Nor do I trust them - levelling up is a political whim - as is the Green Homes Govt Grant scheme, which is frankly 'shambolic' - six year olds could do better
15:33Corbyn 19
If Boris is going to level up, make sure it's with the sensible Tory councils who know how to make it work, and ignore the unions.
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Haha, like the bankrupt tory run Northamptonshire Council that had to be bailed out by the government you mean? ??
If Boris is going to level up, make sure it's with the sensible Tory councils who know how to make it work, and ignore the unions.
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Haha, like the bankrupt tory run Northamptonshire Council that had to be bailed out by the government you mean? ??
Johnson is looking at the next general election and will say what it takes to appease the public ,north and south. E.g re money for NHS, what was said recently by Johnson and co was’ Vote for us, if we win, we'll put in lots into the NHS.’ Well , similarly, e.g. if we get back into power, we’ll level up.’ I’m convinced Johnson doesn’t know what levelling up is!
I think Boris could say pretty much what he wanted. The fact is the majority realise that a socialist/pseudo Marxist government (and thats what we would get.....Momentum are still pulling the strings) would wreck the UK. Until Labour get rid of the militants (and that will require break up of the party), they have zero chance of power. When they split, they will have even less.
Oh wise one, you need to learn what Marxism is. Labour isn't it.
15:33Corbyn 19
If Boris is going to level up, make sure it's with the sensible Tory councils who know how to make it work, and ignore the unions.
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Haha, like the bankrupt tory run Northamptonshire Council that had to be bailed out by the government you mean? ??
If Boris is going to level up, make sure it's with the sensible Tory councils who know how to make it work, and ignore the unions.
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Haha, like the bankrupt tory run Northamptonshire Council that had to be bailed out by the government you mean? ??
Hear! Hear! And let us have a proper, civilised, debating chamber instead of that commons cockpit of confrontation which is costing a fortune to refurbish.
Lets level up at the 2024 Election .. USA policies on Min wage and Child Support now Embarass the Tory Ideology of sweatshop / Tenant , no hope Britain. Aspiration and Opportunity killers ..
How did the people let them do this after 2008 ?
2024 is time to level up the Labour and Tory MP numbers. Rebuild the Red Wall as no party could allow more people into the Country or more loss of Green Space.
How did the people let them do this after 2008 ?
2024 is time to level up the Labour and Tory MP numbers. Rebuild the Red Wall as no party could allow more people into the Country or more loss of Green Space.
The Red Wall verdict is already in .... The Tories have not changed ... £12570 tax threshold ...... and millions have seen the whites of the eyes of panic increased UC...they will see more of our rubbish safety net when the £20 a week is removed. The harsh environment attempted to be hidden by the Tories.
the only chaage is the Tories have the highest ever UK taxes and Borrowing.. spend and tax.
the only chaage is the Tories have the highest ever UK taxes and Borrowing.. spend and tax.
I hope levelling up doesnt translate into taking away the incentive to work hard for those people who are minded to do so, to give to the feckless.
When you heavily subsidise one town it has a negative effect on another.
When the subsidise stop the town is left in a bigger mess than before it started
When the subsidise stop the town is left in a bigger mess than before it started
18:37PWG
Better than Liverpool where the council could be going to jail. Incompetance is one thing criminality another.
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Are you kidding me, the Liverpool mayor is accused of corruption in the awarding of building contracts in the city, show me how that differs from this governments awarding of contracts?
Better than Liverpool where the council could be going to jail. Incompetance is one thing criminality another.
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Are you kidding me, the Liverpool mayor is accused of corruption in the awarding of building contracts in the city, show me how that differs from this governments awarding of contracts?
The government shady contracts were much bigger. That's the only difference I can think of.
Thanks to the likes of The Good Law Project. We all know exactly what Tory ‘ Levelling up ‘ means and it’s unsurprising how this illegal government behaviour is resulting adding greater fuel toward violent protests. What did anyone think was going to happen when politics is lost to corruption . Blame the Tories ? Personally, I blame a system corrupt to its core and change WILL happen.
Serious number of good jobs and real opportunities for long term careers required in the north. Which new sector can be based in the north? Tech? ?? Will this be a real effort creating a million new jobs?
Fracking would be awesome for the North. The geology shows potential, there are already suitable industry's here already (due to likes of Morecambe bay) and these are skillsets that will be required all over the world. The hysteria of the media about fracking has stalled this for the moment but it would certainly help with unemployment and Northern economy.
USA have generous policies on min wage etc because they are now controlled by a hard core left wing Socialist President. I pity the Americans i really do. The well off and big earners will soon be leaving in droves.
HS2 is practical infrastructure. Very expensive, yes, but it will have considerable benefits to Northern towns and cities, both directly (e.g. travel times) and indirectly - employment and development resulting from the project.
USA have generous policies on min wage etc because they are now controlled by a hard core left wing Socialist President. I pity the Americans i really do. The well off and big earners will soon be leaving in droves.
The usual socialist malice and ignorance. Of course everyone who disagrees with you is 'foolish'.
Fracking would be awesome for the North. The geology shows potential, there are already suitable industry's here already (due to likes of Morecambe bay) and these are skillsets that will be required all over the world. The hysteria of the media about fracking has stalled this for the moment but it would certainly help with unemployment and Northern economy.
And kill them all eventually. Just because you can....
Interesting how its the 'media' that create the hysteria... or is it reporting the hysteria... or is there no hysteria just reasonable people with reasonable reservations - especially after earthquakes in areas not known for them... before fracking - am I hysterical - are you gas lighting the issue?
'Levelling up' means about as much as 'we're all in it together'.
Or you could have Liverpool Council! That went well.....again. Labour cant run a bath successfully.
USA have generous policies on min wage etc because they are now controlled by a hard core left wing Socialist President. I pity the Americans i really do. The well off and big earners will soon be leaving in droves.
I gave up on politics in 2016, didn't vote in 2929 and certainly don't intend to vote for any of the appalling shower we have for politicians in this country (whatever the colour of their rosette) ever again.