Osvaldorama

“The economy isn’t doing badly” is all a matter of perspective

Labour came to power warning of a £22bn black hole. Since then they have: ❌ Put taxes up by around £70bn ❌ Borrowed another £310bn And now, after taking more of your money AND borrowing hundreds of billions more… …there is apparently another £35bn black hole. At what point do we admit the problem isn’t that Government doesn’t have enough money? It’s that Government cannot control its spending. You cannot tax your way to growth. You cannot borrow your way out of overspending

“Bond yields not affecting the economy” 😂😂😂 add this to your growing portfolio of ever more ridiculous comments. Stop pretending that you have a clue what you’re talking about

I personally know someone that makes more than that, so unluckily for you, it’s correct.

Its correct, sorry to burst your weird bubble

Absolutely fucking deluded 😂. £3 trillion in debt, bond yield at 6%, rampant food/energy inflation and the IMF telling us not to borrow more money and stop giving away free stuff. Plus, makes me laugh that yesterday you were saying how Brexit is harmful yet today you’re claiming we are doing better than the EU.

You are aware the source is the Wall Street Journal, right?

Great tackle if you ask me

If only you knew how bad things really are:

Excellent article in the Wall Street Journal on Britain's unsustainable welfare spending: — 7 million people (over 10% of the UK population) now claim at least one or more sickness or disability benefit. This is up 60% in the past 6 years. — The UK will spend over £100 billion pound this year on sickness and disability benefits. This is projected to increase to £130 billion a year by 2030. — No other Western country has seen such a rise in disability claims. In the US, 10.6 million people claim some form of federal disability payment, despite the population being 5x larger. — 1 in 7 new cars sold in the UK are under the Motability scheme; however, only 10% of cars are modified for a disability. In one dealership, 25 out of 26 cars they sold in August were all under the Motability scheme. — Charities, consultants, YouTubers and TikTokers have all sprung up, telling people how to maximise benefit access. Some of these videos receive hundreds of thousands of views. Over 1,000 people a day are signing on for PIP. — According to a Government survey from 2024, 25% of the UK's working age population could theoretically be classed as disabled under the current criteria and access these benefits. — A minimum wage worker who works 40 hours per week would take home around £1,880 per month after tax; however, if you are classed as too sick to work and claim PIP, you can take home £2,000 tax free per month. https://www.wsj.com/world/uk/united-kingdom-welfare-disability-payouts-737d77a0

People are being a bit harsh on Bragg imo. It was a bad one, but he’s young and the occasion got to him. Plus look on the bright side. We got to beat them with ten men. They won’t live that one down for a while.

Lol he’s been fucking brilliant

Jander klaxon Great to have him back

How’s that not a yellow?!???

Really frustrating as we were comfortable before the red. Now we are under the cosh.