How can we look at the speech given by Starmer which (rightly) points at the last 14yrs of immense Tory failure, but whose only prescription for said failings is to offer the very same - more austerity - cure the Tories prescribed for 14yrs?
It didn’t work for Osborne ,it won’t work for Labour. Austerity is a lie . Progressive economists believe that it shrinks the economy thereby making government debt actually bigger as a percentage of GDP which is self defeating .The only limits are high inflation and spooking the money markets ala Truss. We built the NHS and huge amounts of housing after the war when government debt was high. What we need is government investment to grow the economy .
Disappointed in James... we've heard this speech before, coming out of the mouths of David Cameron and George Osbourne. Keir Starmer is as much a Tory as they were. We've heard plans to grow the economy through efficiencies whilst cutting spending, we've heard the "those with the broadest shoulders will take the heaviest burden" - that's almost identical to what George Osbourne said in a speech. We were told 14 years ago that difficult decisions need to be made in order for a brighter future, here we are 14 years later and a Labour government is saying the same things and doing the same things, promising yet again things will be better one day at some indeterminate date. 14 years we have heard the same speech, it's just coming from a red instead of a blue. All Labour are offering is more of the same, more pain, no solutions. I was expecting this prior to the election, but I'd expected you, James, to call it out with Labour just like you did with the Tories.
If everything is broken, it must be put right, otherwise you will get another 14 years of looking after shareholders and the stinking rich . Tory's made great play on the minimum wage, to create a low wage economy with sky high prices . I will be watching like everyone else to see how things go, but I am prepared to give them time . I will also be watching for prosecutions of certain officials who have robbed the public purse .
Not instantly of course 🤪. By the end of a term, more likely to see the direction of travel. By the end of a second, doing great but then get distracted by a war or something.
The view from France. Here the man on the Cherbourg omnibus is as interested in Brexit and Britain's interests as he is in British cuisine ( though haggis has a growing following). You hardly ever hear the French mention Brexit--that boat sailed long ago and when the topic is raised which happens rarely, the attitude is 'they made their bed etc'' and "they blew their chances and what right have they to expect better treatment than other non EU States?'' "and 'if we make concessions to the UK won't all third countries expect them too?' For most Frenchmen the EU is big enough as it is and the concept of letting the UK back in is anathema. What's in it for the EU to reopen a relationship with the UK when Rees -Mogg and others have abolished or mauled so many EU rules and regulations that the UK helped make?. That said, most EU States would be happy for the Erasmus + scheme to be reinstated and find it hard to credit the UK's opposition to bringing back youth exchanges. In short, the French are not averse to some minor tinkering in order to fill gaps or improve perceived shortfalls, but only so far and no further. Travel to France from November with the need for photo id and fingerprinting and the endless queues will make us relive the damage that Messrs Farage, Johnson and Rees-Mogg visited upon us in 2016. And we let them get away with it Scot-free in order to fly by private jet and bank their ill-gotten millions in untouchable tax havens.
The broadest shoulders will hire accountants to avoid it. So this will fall yet again on those who have long disproportionately paid for the Govt. and services - the middle classes. That is by no sane measure “fair”. That said, this conversation should have happened 14 years ago. Cameron was indeed “heir to Blair”, and Brown had really messed up the economy. Shame on the Tories for it being a Labour Govt (a LABOUR GOVERNMENT! - Neil Kinnock voice) that has had to pull on the long trousers. I do not believe for a second that Labour did not know this before the election, but then again who did admit to it? Final note: funny that Labour now says we tighten after it has paid off the public sector. I await next year and see how well they do in controlling expectations.
Tory party did not need to do what they did in the budget but they did it because there ev.l Labour have been left in the worst states any goverment has ever been left in because if the tory and because of that they have to do painful thing that will be in the budget that why James O'brien and many are not angry with Labour with doing that In Labour budget income tax a d national insurance will not go up. Wealthy people tax will go up but people on wages I think from 500 to a 79k a year will not go up but people on 80k to 3,000,000 a year will pay more tax. I have a friend who get 180k a year I make 24k a year and he said to me it not fair that i pay little amount of tax and you pay alot of tax. My pay is like I pay only 1% tax and your pay is like you pay 48% tax and it not fair I should be paying 22% tax and you pay 2% tax.
It's not all them, the news hardy said anything bad about the Tories when Jeremy Corbyn could of win, but oddly then the rich approved Starmer / Reform could win. we were allowed to know.
From 25:41 Great question from Beth of Sky News, when he talks about the broadest shoulders is he talking about working people or wealth taxes on shareholders and big business? I really want to know: who is it going to be worse for and how much worse? Fed up with ordinary and poor people being treated as though we had the broadest shoulders.
If you listened to what he said when the reporters ignored everything he said, maybe all the people who voted tory the past 14 years are to blame, wonder if you did...
Tory party did not need to do what they did in the budget but they did it because there ev.l Labour have been left in the worst states any goverment has ever been left in because if the tory and because of that they have to do painful thing that will be in the budget that why James O'brien and many are not angry with Labour with doing that In Labour budget income tax a d national insurance will not go up. Wealthy people tax will go up but people on wages I think from 500 to a 79k a year will not go up but people on 80k to 3,000,000 a year will pay more tax. I have a friend who get 180k a year I make 24k a year and he said to me it not fair that i pay little amount of tax and you pay alot of tax. My pay is like I pay only 1% tax and your pay is like you pay 48% tax and it not fair I should be paying 22% tax and you pay 2% tax.
@@IIConspiracy2Tory party did not need to do what they did in the budget but they did it because there ev.l Labour have been left in the worst states any goverment has ever been left in because if the tory and because of that they have to do painful thing that will be in the budget that why James O'brien and many are not angry with Labour with doing that In Labour budget income tax a d national insurance will not go up. Wealthy people tax will go up but people on wages I think from 500 to a 79k a year will not go up but people on 80k to 3,000,000 a year will pay more tax. I have a friend who get 180k a year I make 24k a year and he said to me it not fair that i pay little amount of tax and you pay alot of tax. My pay is like I pay only 1% tax and your pay is like you pay 48% tax and it not fair I should be paying 22% tax and you pay 2% tax.
Heard it all before ,seems we've been getting fed this stuff , the Country is skint need to have Austerity or Cuts etc .for nearly the last 15 years. or longer......Personally , don't believe any of it.
Guaranteed, James will spend the next 10 years blaming the, “disastrous previous Tory government”. Just as the conservatives constantly bleated on about labour. - yet all the while, James will believe he is some kind of free thinker
More austerity. Tory 3.0 The 20 billion hole was first defined by the ifs, as a 20 billion hole and not what james lieing asserts to be a 10 to 20 billion hole, in January. James reported such.
@@bri_____ Oh, how about one of the first Tory snipers to spread fear and discontent while denying any responsibility for the mess that the Government's coffers are in ? What's next in the agenda ? Privatising the N.H.S and Education ?
Neither are the Royal Family (that aren't even the real Royal Family). Hilarious the way people so often say illegal immigrants...how much money has the Royal Family (yes they do trade weapons), and the government etc made from the weapons that destroyed the 'immigrants' countries? People who see Universal Credit as a lifestyle aint cheap. Who else is taking your hard earned tax?
Tories - " Budget will be painful" James O'Brien - "Tories out the despicable human beings" Labour - " Budget will be painful" James O'Brien - " Has to be done, cuts to the winter fuel allowance for the elderly and tax rises for the poor are a necessity, all hail Sir Keir"
Tory party did not need to do what they did in the budget but they did it because there ev.l Labour have been left in the worst states any goverment has ever been left in because if the tory and because of that they have to do painful thing that will be in the budget that why James O'brien and many are not angry with Labour with doing that
@@hayleyxyz Tory party did not need to do what they did in the budget but they did it because there ev.l Labour have been left in the worst states any goverment has ever been left in because if the tory and because of that they have to do painful thing that will be in the budget that why James O'brien and many are not angry with Labour with doing that In Labour budget income tax a d national insurance will not go up. Wealthy people tax will go up but people on wages I think from 500 to a 79k a year will not go up but people on 80k to 3,000,000 a year will pay more tax. I have a friend who get 180k a year I make 24k a year and he said to me it not fair that i pay little amount of tax and you pay alot of tax. My pay is like I pay only 1% tax and your pay is like you pay 48% tax and it not fair I should be paying 22% tax and you pay 2% tax.
Matey for goodness sake take one look at the right wing megaphone occupying the breakfast slot! They had a former Conservative minister in this slot yesterday morning! Ian Dale has the evening slot and he tried to run to be a Conservative MP!
@@Jonnyonthespot123 Ferrari is ‘window dressing’ mate ,surely you can see that. O’Brien, Fogarty, Marr , Bull , Swarbrick , Vorderman , Frei ,Abbot and Goodall all left leaning ,granted some more than others but, we need balance it’s so important. O’ Brien is the worst of the bunch his show is propaganda for the left
@@user-em6ie2be7x ‘Window dressing’ mate as is Ferrari. Look at the number other presenters all of which have left leanings , Fogarty , Marr , Goodall, Swarbrick , Wright, Mair , Abbott & Vorderman , not to mention Lammy and O’ Brian who’s show boarders on leftist propaganda (IMO) for most of the time. It’s so important to have balance…you do the math.
Tory party did not need to do what they did in the budget but they did it because there ev.l Labour have been left in the worst states any goverment has ever been left in because if the tory and because of that they have to do painful thing that will be in the budget that why James O'brien and many are not angry with Labour with doing that In Labour budget income tax a d national insurance will not go up. Wealthy people tax will go up but people on wages I think from 500 to a 79k a year will not go up but people on 80k to 3,000,000 a year will pay more tax. I have a friend who get 180k a year I make 24k a year and he said to me it not fair that i pay little amount of tax and you pay alot of tax. My pay is like I pay only 1% tax and your pay is like you pay 48% tax and it not fair I should be paying 22% tax and you pay 2% tax.
@@nothereandthereanywhere That's the concern, what they do now, sets up the stage for what their actual intentions are in the long term, and they have not been transparent about that, so it's all very closed shop and ambiguous.
@@TheMonsterReapz Yep. They've implemented the winter fuel cuts now but not a wealth tax. "only" 2 million elderly will be affected. Zero rich people will be affected. I think if they can do one thing immediately, they can also do that 🤷
Big time snake like Larry The Cat. They say Labour will make mistakes and they will hold them to power yet I can't think of one criticism James has made about Starmer.
Tory party did not need to do what they did in the budget but they did it because there ev.l Labour have been left in the worst states any goverment has ever been left in because if the tory and because of that they have to do painful thing that will be in the budget that why James O'brien and many are not angry with Labour with doing that In Labour budget income tax a d national insurance will not go up. Wealthy people tax will go up but people on wages I think from 500 to a 79k a year will not go up but people on 80k to 3,000,000 a year will pay more tax. I have a friend who get 180k a year I make 24k a year and he said to me it not fair that i pay little amount of tax and you pay alot of tax. My pay is like I pay only 1% tax and your pay is like you pay 48% tax and it not fair I should be paying 22% tax and you pay 2% tax.
What a load of old cods. We need investment and a government with vision like the post war Labour government , not another load of austerity merchants.
@@ArtyFactual_Intelligence Not the picture a lady caller had few days ago when she said her elderly mother no longer fit into a certain category and she was now is a very difficult situation. I believe it was Friday's show. The woman was clearly stressed over her mothers situation - and James asked her what effect, if any - this may have on the Labour government! I'm sure that it the last thing she is worried about. I don't think the Tory government was great at all, but James will never call anything how it is. He's too left wing to even have a sensible debate.
@@TraderInTheLabinteresting. I don’t think he’s left wing enough considering he’s defending the current Labour Party who are actually left wing. They are more like centre right.
The people complaining about Harris' "lack of substance" on policy just make me laugh (derisively). Can you imagine that standard being applied to Trump? The GOP didn't even bother putting out a platform last election.
Tory party did not need to do what they did in the budget but they did it because there ev.l Labour have been left in the worst states any goverment has ever been left in because if the tory and because of that they have to do painful thing that will be in the budget that why James O'brien and many are not angry with Labour with doing that In Labour budget income tax a d national insurance will not go up. Wealthy people tax will go up but people on wages I think from 500 to a 79k a year will not go up but people on 80k to 3,000,000 a year will pay more tax. I have a friend who get 180k a year I make 24k a year and he said to me it not fair that i pay little amount of tax and you pay alot of tax. My pay is like I pay only 1% tax and your pay is like you pay 48% tax and it not fair I should be paying 22% tax and you pay 2% tax.
@@djstucTory party did not need to do what they did in the budget but they did it because there ev.l Labour have been left in the worst states any goverment has ever been left in because if the tory and because of that they have to do painful thing that will be in the budget that why James O'brien and many are not angry with Labour with doing that In Labour budget income tax a d national insurance will not go up. Wealthy people tax will go up but people on wages I think from 500 to a 79k a year will not go up but people on 80k to 3,000,000 a year will pay more tax. I have a friend who get 180k a year I make 24k a year and he said to me it not fair that i pay little amount of tax and you pay alot of tax. My pay is like I pay only 1% tax and your pay is like you pay 48% tax and it not fair I should be paying 22% tax and you pay 2% tax.
What sre you talking about ? If Rishi or Farage had outlined the state of hidden debt , clearing out the rot , critised rioters I think the country would first be amazed at their honesty and then no doubt they would be applauded.
i really wish, politcian would stop to believe that they are only spending the tax payer money (thacher) and there cant effort important stuff without raising taxes. and progress to a modern understanding of budget/money (MMT). i would be so importat, austerity (based on this misbelieve there is not enough money) only makes the right wing stronger, as several studies can prove.
At least junior doctors and train drivers - still striking, are alright. I take solace in this. Now the unions know that Sir Flip Flop and Labour will ask how high when they say jump, expect the Police, Fire, teachers, ambulance drivers etc. etc to come out on strike. - and get what they want.
As a means of helping pensioners - indeed everyone else - why didn't Starmer do what Starmer wanted to do when energy prices sky rocketed... windfall the energy companies?
Tory party did not need to do what they did in the budget but they did it because there ev.l Labour have been left in the worst states any goverment has ever been left in because if the tory and because of that they have to do painful thing that will be in the budget that why James O'brien and many are not angry with Labour with doing that In Labour budget income tax a d national insurance will not go up. Wealthy people tax will go up but people on wages I think from 500 to a 79k a year will not go up but people on 80k to 3,000,000 a year will pay more tax. I have a friend who get 180k a year I make 24k a year and he said to me it not fair that i pay little amount of tax and you pay alot of tax. My pay is like I pay only 1% tax and your pay is like you pay 48% tax and it not fair I should be paying 22% tax and you pay 2% tax.
Tory incompetence over the last 14 years- is there any surprise that labour have difficult decisions ahead- we voted them in to sort out the mess… unfortunately tough times ahead is required to get us back on track … what is the alternative?!??
Within 5 minutes of Labour getting in they have given billions in foreign aid, given a 22% pay rise to junior doctors, a huge pay rise to Rail workers, while not changing their working practices, which will lead to more strikes from other Unions, all the while, they blame the Tories.
They are trying to solve the problems by doing more of the same - austerity . It doesn’t work. It didn’t for Osborne, it won’t for Reeves. It just shrinks the economy,, making the debt bigger as a percentage of GDP. We need investment. Do we regret that the post war government built the NHS and huge amounts of housing? No of course not but they did it when government debt was huge. We need investment not austerity.
@@baileybruce145 We are allowed to complain if we want to geezer. Already got a growing list of resentments which will be a useful reminder at the next election.
genuinely seemed like a decent approach... stuff needs to happen. honestly sick of weighted questions where full time news agencies seek to manipulate and make the news.
@@michaeladkins6 how about increasing pay, to already highly paid train drivers.. and taking away winter fuel allowance from the OAPs.. and lying to the public about increasing tax, that they said they would never do!
I really hope that they can solve the problems of the country but I wish he could be truthful about the self harm of Brexit, he knows of the harm it has and keeps on doing to the country. I know the EU don't want us back but we threw away the best deal we had and have to swallow our pride and go cap in hand to them. Why is he ignoring the elephant in the room?
It can't be a surprise to anyone that the budget is likely to be painful. Clearly there is a big deficit inherited from the previous government and spending needs to be allocated appropriately. I do hope that unlike the previous government that the focus on taxation is to benefit ordinary people and not to offer tax breaks for the wealthy
Tory party did not need to do what they did in the budget but they did it because there ev.l Labour have been left in the worst states any goverment has ever been left in because if the tory and because of that they have to do painful thing that will be in the budget that why James O'brien and many are not angry with Labour with doing that In Labour budget income tax a d national insurance will not go up. Wealthy people tax will go up but people on wages I think from 500 to a 79k a year will not go up but people on 80k to 3,000,000 a year will pay more tax. I have a friend who get 180k a year I make 24k a year and he said to me it not fair that i pay little amount of tax and you pay alot of tax. My pay is like I pay only 1% tax and your pay is like you pay 48% tax and it not fair I should be paying 22% tax and you pay 2% tax.
what you need to say now and again, to drive the sheer quantity of money home is, twenty two thousand millions as opoosed to 22 billion. just now and again for effect
Blair did this with increase in NI to pay for public services. He even told us by the 02'election. Media mourned but we got 1 and half months waiting list in the NHS more police teachers.
As to the comparison with The Beatles, no, no, no. The back catalogue in terms of volume and cultural impact, no comparison. No band to date has rivalled the impact of The Beatles, due to a multitude of cultural factors. Everything, literally everything that came after owes a debt to some element, big or small, to that music. They never did a dud album without a hit. I say that as a professional musician, analyst and music teacher.
I really am hopeful. This will take effort on the part of Labour in order to get things back on track. My personal experience has been that the Tories completely obliterated our country. I had to watch from the outside as I was born and lived abroad until 5 years ago, as it consistently got worse. Now that we have Starmer, I truly hope he can do this. His Labour needs to reduce the burden on the working and middle class and raise taxes on the richest in society. Make people’s lives better. 5 years is not long - but I believe that they can fix the country and we can catch up to our European peers. I doubt Brexit will be reversed, but we need to push for rejoining the single market to get rid of the Brexit red tape, and give our economy fuel to grow further, which I hope will be on the table in the near future.
I wish labour well - I vote Labour - but I assure you if they take / affect my pension arrangements I will never vote for them again, no matter how crazy the alternative. Tax is already at 70 year high, Labour needs to find another way.
12 years of Tory austerity. Brexit. And now people are complaining? Maybe you should ask May, Johnson, Truss and Rishy what they did for 8 years? Maybe wasting about 6 years (2 years were Covid) on the nonsense that was Brexit have its consequences. Wales received around £680 million of EU funds every year. How much does Wales receive now from Westminster?
This countries money problems actually began with labour under Blair and Brown and the Tories have made it worse and now it looks like labour will finish what it started.
No we're paying the price for 14 years of Conservative rule! Starmer has inherited a burned out husk of a house, don't blame him now he has to try and repair it!
Tory party did not need to do what they did in the budget but they did it because there ev.l Labour have been left in the worst states any goverment has ever been left in because if the tory and because of that they have to do painful thing that will be in the budget that why James O'brien and many are not angry with Labour with doing that In Labour budget income tax a d national insurance will not go up. Wealthy people tax will go up but people on wages I think from 500 to a 79k a year will not go up but people on 80k to 3,000,000 a year will pay more tax. I have a friend who get 180k a year I make 24k a year and he said to me it not fair that i pay little amount of tax and you pay alot of tax. My pay is like I pay only 1% tax and your pay is like you pay 48% tax and it not fair I should be paying 22% tax and you pay 2% tax.
What regret ? That we now have a PM who is fixing the problems in finances and services that the previous government ignored for political expediency. The regret is that the Tories were not voted out earlier .
@@patrickchilds2987 I did not know taxing people to oblivion was fixing problem? How does taking winter payments off pensioners fixing problems? Come Autumn budget the ones suffering will be everyone but Labour and their rich pals. Don't forget Starmer had a special passed in Parliament just for his pension not to be taxed.
Every generation has a group that hits that sweet spot of speaking to people that their music transcends the generational gaps without actually having to be there. My daughter is too young to appreciate music right now, but it will be interesting to see what she enjoys of my generation. But my dad's generation gave us Pink Floyd, immensely popular today, my mum's generation gave us T-Rex, again still popular today. Just look at how popular Blondie are, and look at the comments sections of groups like the Eurythmics and Black Sabbath here on RU-vid and you'll lots of positive comments from younger people.
Sad that James doesn't try to learn non neo classical economics, especially after talking to people like Gary, Richard Murphy...or he is blinded by not wanting to be wrong on Steamer or Reeves...
Tory party did not need to do what they did in the budget but they did it because there ev.l Labour have been left in the worst states any goverment has ever been left in because if the tory and because of that they have to do painful thing that will be in the budget that why James O'brien and many are not angry with Labour with doing that In Labour budget income tax a d national insurance will not go up. Wealthy people tax will go up but people on wages I think from 500 to a 79k a year will not go up but people on 80k to 3,000,000 a year will pay more tax. I have a friend who get 180k a year I make 24k a year and he said to me it not fair that i pay little amount of tax and you pay alot of tax. My pay is like I pay only 1% tax and your pay is like you pay 48% tax and it not fair I should be paying 22% tax and you pay 2% tax.
@@gavinsmith9564Tory party did not need to do what they did in the budget but they did it because there ev.l Labour have been left in the worst states any goverment has ever been left in because if the tory and because of that they have to do painful thing that will be in the budget that why James O'brien and many are not angry with Labour with doing that In Labour budget income tax a d national insurance will not go up. Wealthy people tax will go up but people on wages I think from 500 to a 79k a year will not go up but people on 80k to 3,000,000 a year will pay more tax. I have a friend who get 180k a year I make 24k a year and he said to me it not fair that i pay little amount of tax and you pay alot of tax. My pay is like I pay only 1% tax and your pay is like you pay 48% tax and it not fair I should be paying 22% tax and you pay 2% tax.
He was innocent. He was found innocent in a court of law. So his innocence isn't an opinion, it's a fact. Now you or I may believe that that decison was wrong. But it doesn't change the facts.
See if you’re all singing Starmers praises after Austerity 2.0. You think public services are bad now? No mention of a wealth tax. He’s a Tory wearing a red rosette
Tory party did not need to do what they did in the budget but they did it because there ev.l Labour have been left in the worst states any goverment has ever been left in because if the tory and because of that they have to do painful thing that will be in the budget that why James O'brien and many are not angry with Labour with doing that In Labour budget income tax a d national insurance will not go up. Wealthy people tax will go up but people on wages I think from 500 to a 79k a year will not go up but people on 80k to 3,000,000 a year will pay more tax. I have a friend who get 180k a year I make 24k a year and he said to me it not fair that i pay little amount of tax and you pay alot of tax. My pay is like I pay only 1% tax and your pay is like you pay 48% tax and it not fair I should be paying 22% tax and you pay 2% tax.
