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Says the poster who posts this

Samantha

Err, no. "expressed in few words; concise; terse"

Slightly over-dramatic headline perhaps ; https://www.leeds.ac.uk/news-society-politics/news/article/5856/uk-children-dying-through-poverty-data-shows "The report also shows that children living in the most disadvantaged areas are more likely to die in intensive care," “This report lays bare the stark and shameful reality that children in the UK are dying because of poverty. It is simply unacceptable that a child's postcode determines their chances of survival, health and opportunity." https://www.nursinginpractice.com/clinical/one-third-of-uk-children-grow-up-in-poverty-with-higher-risk-of-dying-young/ "A report, Addressing Poverty Update: UK Children Dying through Poverty, highlights how children from disadvantaged areas face a 13 per cent higher risk of death in paediatric intensive care than those from the least disadvantaged areas. "

One stupid manifesto pledge ditched; "The government has U-turned on its manifesto commitment to offer all workers the right to claim unfair dismissal from their first day in a job."

Putler refusing to compromise on the "Peace plan". I wonder when Trump will turn his ire on Zelensky again.

Not bad for a Leftie, eh ?

Whilst that is an admirable and principled position, it is one that others find harder to take.

Ralph, have you ever in your life experienced living on welfare ? For most people it isn't the scrounger's utopia the Mail and Express like to portray.

There will always be grifters, it is the consequence of having a welfare safety net. There will always be 'employers' looking to game the system and shirk their responsibilities to their employees. This is a standard side effect of capitalism. Until somebody invents the perfect system, with %100 employment at rates that guarantee an acceptable minimum standard of living, these 2 statements will remain true.

( The Common Loon )

Maybe that will make up for this: " 40% of corporation tax due from small businesses is not being paid. The small business tax gap rose sharply during the pandemic – and hasn’t fallen since." https://taxpolicy.org.uk/2025/06/19/the-small-business-tax-crisis-40-of-tax-due-isnt-paid/

How do you know a Politician is lying ? Their lips are moving. You post your justificatiions, people disagree with you. When your position is not immediately accepted you double down and go up a gear. Were you as agitated when successive Tory PMs were having their levers pulled by the ERG ? I am not a macro-economics expert. Like the vast majority of people my reaction to any budget is primarily "How does this affect me ?". In this instance the answer is hardly at all, and this seems to be the concensus view. Some of the measures I approve of, some I'm ambivalent about, some, I admit, I don't fully understand. What Reeves seems to be trying to do is steady the ship now, and pay for it later when things have improved fiscally. This is obviously a risk, but I don't see it as being any more of a gamble than most previous budgets - long term predictions are no more than smoke snd mirrors guesses anyway.

( Finger slipped in typing my reply, I will try again )

You don't like the budget. We know. So what ? Ranting on here won't change RR's mind. "Real World impacts"; did the Pound crash, are the markets in meltdown ?