Mandelson

[Protheroe]

I'm not sure that makes sense Proth and pensions haven't got worse definitely (mine have all risen considerably in the last 12 months). You'll probably have to explain what you mean by worse. They've also reduced NHS waiting lists, brought underperforming train companies into private ownership, reduced immigration, brought stability to the markets, reduced heating bills and interest rates, introduced new workers rights and many more: https://fullfact.org/government-tracker/ . Amazingly a lot of that doesn't make the press for some reason.

You'll have to help me out with what the Labour government has done to directly increase the "value" of your pension.

My point is they've utterly shafted people on salary sacrifice, they've made anyone sentient alter their pension saving behaviour if they're at or above the IHT threshold. Most of all (and similarly to Student Loans) they've illustrated that you can't trust the government to stick to the terms of the contract you believed you had with them. 

They still haven't sorted out the doctors dispute. RAC hospitals won't be fixed for at least another decade. They've recreated the British Rail I used to work for - I can hardly contain my enthusiasm for rail travel in the future. They've lowered the rate at which the number of immigrants is rising. They've transferred the cost of energy into general taxation and will have to do much more of that in their crazed rush to destroy what remains of Britain's chemical industry. They apparently wish to crow about interest rates reducing at a time that inflation is still 75% above target. And they're destroying job opportunities will needless additional rights for workers.

I'm off to Spain in a couple of weeks to start looking for where we fancy moving in 5 years. I dread to think what state this place will be in by then.

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So your defending Starmer and McSweeney for employing the two time sacked Mandelson, ‘Prince of Darkness’ and then up until it was impossible continued their support of him. Starmer and McSweeney’s political judgement is embarrassing poor. I mean how shit does Starmer and his advisers have to be before you start realising Starmer is a problem not a solution.

I agree with Derek. The more that comes out about Mandelson, the stickier wicket Starmer is on. I think the clock is indeed ticking.