“In fact, when the first parliamentary session ends this week, the prime minister will be able to point to 47 new laws since the general election in July 2024.
Those laws include: the scrapping of hereditary peers; improved rights for renters; the biggest overhaul of employment rights for half a century; and changes to planning rules.”
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WeekendVC on
“The prime minister has, however, boasted of the following laws:
The Employment Rights Act is controversial with business leaders, because it gives greater workplace rights to millions of people, strengthening sick pay, maternity and paternity leave and tackling zero-hours contracts, while also making it easier for unions to go on strike.
The Passenger Railway Services (public ownership) Act has begun the process of nationalising Britain’s railways, albeit only as existing contracts with private companies expire.
The Water (Special Measures) Act gives regulators powers to bring criminal charges against water industry executives for environmental damage, bans bonuses for polluting bosses, and mandates real-time monitoring of all sewage outlets. However, key tranches have yet to be brought into force, limiting regulators’ ability to crack down on bad actors.
A Great British Energy Act has set up a new quango in Aberdeen to invest in, develop and own renewable energy projects.
A Renters’ Rights Act has abolished “no-fault” section 21 evictions, eliminated fixed-term contracts in favour of rolling tenancies and capped rent increases to only once every year.”
AkihabaraWasteland on
Employment rights act is a big one in my view, and perhaps the biggest attempt to tackle poverty that I can recall in my lifetime.
tj100011 on
Not being the tories, beginning to get the economy stable, getting closer ties to Europe, telling Trump
We won’t join his madness, improved child warefare / all the boring stuff
CollectionBroad8919 on
Crawled out of Donald trump’s arse and avoided being dragged into another war. The Tories and reform were gagging to get involved until they realised that they weren’t being popular.
Don’t underestimate what this how bad it could have been
Weird-Cat-9212 on
“ That is partly because the public know much more about the unpopular policies — such as higher taxes on farmers — than the popular ones, according to polling by Ipsos. The fragmented media environment makes it harder for government messaging to penetrate the public consciousness.”
Do read the article folks. It presents the reality of the labour government, one of moderate success in passing several bills. But this paragraph I think is very important. I can’t recall what the media was doing back in 2010-11, during Cameron’s first year or two. However, I still have a strong sense that there’s something pretty exceptional about the particular vilification that Starmer has faced.
Edit: I’ll also add that I think the land inheritance tax was popular with a lot of voters, just exceptionally unpopular with a minority of land owners.
JackStrawWitchita on
and despite all of this, Labour is facing extinction in Wales, where they’ve been in power for decades, losing huge numbers of councils in the upcoming election, Starmer holds the lowest approval rating of any PM in history, is experience a mass exodus of members from Labour’s membership….
Whatever Labour are doing, they aren’t winning the confidence or votes or support of ordinary people.
These ‘on paper’ achievements have zero impact on people struggling with cost of living, employment and housing crisis.
Thetonn on
Ahead of most revolutions, there is someone in government who understands the scale of the problem faced and who is actively trying to resolve the issues, but facing significant structural barriers to doing so. Such individuals are often unpopular with both the court that is resistant to change, and the public who are demanding it. It is tempting for people desperate for change to see Starmer in this way.
I think the far bigger concern is that Starmer is just pretending to be the transformational centrist reformer. I don’t think he will deliver the public sector productivity improvements he has promised, the houses he needs to build, and the result will be that at the end of his term, people will feel worse off than they were at the start.
He seems to act like the difficult part is getting the OBR to score it, rather than actually having to deliver it.
If you truly believe Starmer has it all in hand, then holding the line is a sensible approach. If you think that he is primarily just treading water, then another wasted year effectively just guarantees his successor will not have the time needed for their changes to take effect.
I think this is a very good example why the old line that the best person to have power should be someone who doesn’t want it is ill judged. To actually deliver change, you need an obsessive understanding of the structure of the British state, its strengths and flaws, and a precise, systematic plan going in. It isn’t the sort of thing you can improvise after listening to the civil servants.
mrtee-1972 on
Good man, but unfortunately he’s like marmite
Burnham needs to take over and get 2 years at the job.
But lets not mistake the right of centre agenda of the mainstream media… BBC included.
Look where that got us.
bobblebob100 on
I got my NHS wage slip on Friday. Receiving our payrise ontime in April pay.
That never happened under the Tories. They would boast about giving staff a payrise, yet we wouldnt see it until October, 6 months after we should have got it
They have done alright imo. The only thing that fucks me off is the way they announce cuts in the NHS via the media. First time ive wrote to my local MP about it
Bobo3076 on
They have achieved the online safety act, which has ensured I will never vote for them again.
Only1Fab on
Higher taxes. More money spent on welfare than working people
Asleep-Ad1182 on
They’ve achieved so much.
Unemployment up from 4.1% to 5.2%.
Inflation up from 2% (target rate) to well over 3%.
Highest tax rises of any developed nation.
Highest energy prices in the developed world.
Gold_Motor_6985 on
The renter’s rights bill is one of the best bills passed in the last 30 years. Finally some long term stability for people who can’t afford to own a home. Not having to renew every year, and having the freedom to leave within 2 months, is very important.
That said, with a majority like Starmer’s, I’d go much further. Privatising water and energy for one.
TryFit9995 on
Whatever they would have achieved , you know all youre gonna hear is BUT THE BOATSSSSSSS.
ItWasJustBanter1 on
They have over 400 MPs. They could be doing a lot of radical, pro growth policy but even the good bits feel like playing around with the edges.
I-Am-The-Avalanche on
Should probably do something about the trains. People will tell you they have. Just nothing about prices.
Old_Roof on
They’ve done some very good stuff on energy & workers rights. They have been quite progressive on taxing wealth such as VAT rises on private schools. I support the rise in military spending. I also support their planning reforms.
However they have a real authoritarian streak which I deplore. The Online safety bill is a shambles & I disagree with their crackdowns on protests etc
LieLevel7361 on
Balanced budget I think is realy great. It was shit show before.
Independent_Plum2166 on
Kept us out of Trump’s insane war.
Regardless of how the rest of his tenure will be remembered, Starmer’s iron clad defiance to join such an imbecile should be applauded.
krona2k on
They’ve improved the way GPs work by ‘making’ them take messages via the NHS app. I sent them a photo of a rash and within an hour I was prescribed a cream via the app too. Our GP hates it and moaned about having to work hard in their new letter, which I thought was very unprofessional. However as a patient it’s a massive improvement to how they used to behave under the Conservatives.
CrusaderKnight11 on
Net migration down 78% from the Conservative high.
The same Conservatives who are now part of Reform.
How does Labour not talk about this more?
Responsible_Lie_1989 on
Actually got trade deals with countries the Tories said they had “oven ready” agreements with post Brexit that actually never came to fruition.
MimesAreShite on
i mean look, i know labour have passed plenty of policies (some good, some eh, some bad), but with a gigantic majority and after 15 years of tory rule they should be substantially reshaping the country, and it just doesn’t feel like this government are interested in doing that. even the good stuff they actually commit to doing (renters rights bill, employment bill, rail ‘nationalisation’) gets significantly watered down by the time it becomes law. there just seems to be a lack of vision or ideological commitment underpinning their approach
dodgy_druid on
It doesn’t matter what they achieve, Keir Starmer has got to go soon if Labour want any chance of winning the next election.
He is so despised that it’s actually pretty funny, even people who don’t know shit about politics are talking shit about him regularly, and I think part of the reason why he is despised so much is because of the way he looks and sounds.
Fanjo_mcclanjo on
They’ve tinkered round the edges a bit but I am sceptical as to whether they will make any real difference or just try not to undo too much Torying before Farage replaces them.
Keir acts like someone who has 500k on Farage at the next election but then so do the BBC.
Think_Ad_4798 on
It’s sorta funny but there’s more English cheese and JCB construction equipment here in Canada so with my family I joke that Liz Truss achieved more in 40 days than Starmer has.
Clbull on
Job losses, mass surveillance, generational smoking ban, moving asylum seekers from hotels to newly-built homes.
Saved you a click.
olliedavies3 on
Division, setting the scene for Reform to make a run for Office. Disaster of a start for Starmer and it keeps getting worse. Regardless if they change leader I think it’s too far gone and worry for the future of the country under Reform idiots (full of previous Tory MPs who ruined the country anyway).
davus_maximus on
It’s high time the government published a web billboard of major policiy announcements, bills passed and advertised what it actually has done for public good. That and a very clear page of national KPIs.
CharacterMaybe7950 on
Not one thing Labour has done benefits those that pay tax rather than receive welfare.
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“In fact, when the first parliamentary session ends this week, the prime minister will be able to point to 47 new laws since the general election in July 2024.
Those laws include: the scrapping of hereditary peers; improved rights for renters; the biggest overhaul of employment rights for half a century; and changes to planning rules.”
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“The prime minister has, however, boasted of the following laws:
The Employment Rights Act is controversial with business leaders, because it gives greater workplace rights to millions of people, strengthening sick pay, maternity and paternity leave and tackling zero-hours contracts, while also making it easier for unions to go on strike.
The Passenger Railway Services (public ownership) Act has begun the process of nationalising Britain’s railways, albeit only as existing contracts with private companies expire.
The Water (Special Measures) Act gives regulators powers to bring criminal charges against water industry executives for environmental damage, bans bonuses for polluting bosses, and mandates real-time monitoring of all sewage outlets. However, key tranches have yet to be brought into force, limiting regulators’ ability to crack down on bad actors.
A Great British Energy Act has set up a new quango in Aberdeen to invest in, develop and own renewable energy projects.
A Renters’ Rights Act has abolished “no-fault” section 21 evictions, eliminated fixed-term contracts in favour of rolling tenancies and capped rent increases to only once every year.”
Employment rights act is a big one in my view, and perhaps the biggest attempt to tackle poverty that I can recall in my lifetime.
Not being the tories, beginning to get the economy stable, getting closer ties to Europe, telling Trump
We won’t join his madness, improved child warefare / all the boring stuff
Crawled out of Donald trump’s arse and avoided being dragged into another war. The Tories and reform were gagging to get involved until they realised that they weren’t being popular.
Don’t underestimate what this how bad it could have been
“ That is partly because the public know much more about the unpopular policies — such as higher taxes on farmers — than the popular ones, according to polling by Ipsos. The fragmented media environment makes it harder for government messaging to penetrate the public consciousness.”
Do read the article folks. It presents the reality of the labour government, one of moderate success in passing several bills. But this paragraph I think is very important. I can’t recall what the media was doing back in 2010-11, during Cameron’s first year or two. However, I still have a strong sense that there’s something pretty exceptional about the particular vilification that Starmer has faced.
Edit: I’ll also add that I think the land inheritance tax was popular with a lot of voters, just exceptionally unpopular with a minority of land owners.
and despite all of this, Labour is facing extinction in Wales, where they’ve been in power for decades, losing huge numbers of councils in the upcoming election, Starmer holds the lowest approval rating of any PM in history, is experience a mass exodus of members from Labour’s membership….
Whatever Labour are doing, they aren’t winning the confidence or votes or support of ordinary people.
These ‘on paper’ achievements have zero impact on people struggling with cost of living, employment and housing crisis.
Ahead of most revolutions, there is someone in government who understands the scale of the problem faced and who is actively trying to resolve the issues, but facing significant structural barriers to doing so. Such individuals are often unpopular with both the court that is resistant to change, and the public who are demanding it. It is tempting for people desperate for change to see Starmer in this way.
I think the far bigger concern is that Starmer is just pretending to be the transformational centrist reformer. I don’t think he will deliver the public sector productivity improvements he has promised, the houses he needs to build, and the result will be that at the end of his term, people will feel worse off than they were at the start.
He seems to act like the difficult part is getting the OBR to score it, rather than actually having to deliver it.
If you truly believe Starmer has it all in hand, then holding the line is a sensible approach. If you think that he is primarily just treading water, then another wasted year effectively just guarantees his successor will not have the time needed for their changes to take effect.
I think this is a very good example why the old line that the best person to have power should be someone who doesn’t want it is ill judged. To actually deliver change, you need an obsessive understanding of the structure of the British state, its strengths and flaws, and a precise, systematic plan going in. It isn’t the sort of thing you can improvise after listening to the civil servants.
Good man, but unfortunately he’s like marmite
Burnham needs to take over and get 2 years at the job.
But lets not mistake the right of centre agenda of the mainstream media… BBC included.
Look where that got us.
I got my NHS wage slip on Friday. Receiving our payrise ontime in April pay.
That never happened under the Tories. They would boast about giving staff a payrise, yet we wouldnt see it until October, 6 months after we should have got it
They have done alright imo. The only thing that fucks me off is the way they announce cuts in the NHS via the media. First time ive wrote to my local MP about it
They have achieved the online safety act, which has ensured I will never vote for them again.
Higher taxes. More money spent on welfare than working people
They’ve achieved so much.
Unemployment up from 4.1% to 5.2%.
Inflation up from 2% (target rate) to well over 3%.
Highest tax rises of any developed nation.
Highest energy prices in the developed world.
The renter’s rights bill is one of the best bills passed in the last 30 years. Finally some long term stability for people who can’t afford to own a home. Not having to renew every year, and having the freedom to leave within 2 months, is very important.
That said, with a majority like Starmer’s, I’d go much further. Privatising water and energy for one.
Whatever they would have achieved , you know all youre gonna hear is BUT THE BOATSSSSSSS.
They have over 400 MPs. They could be doing a lot of radical, pro growth policy but even the good bits feel like playing around with the edges.
Should probably do something about the trains. People will tell you they have. Just nothing about prices.
They’ve done some very good stuff on energy & workers rights. They have been quite progressive on taxing wealth such as VAT rises on private schools. I support the rise in military spending. I also support their planning reforms.
However they have a real authoritarian streak which I deplore. The Online safety bill is a shambles & I disagree with their crackdowns on protests etc
Balanced budget I think is realy great. It was shit show before.
Kept us out of Trump’s insane war.
Regardless of how the rest of his tenure will be remembered, Starmer’s iron clad defiance to join such an imbecile should be applauded.
They’ve improved the way GPs work by ‘making’ them take messages via the NHS app. I sent them a photo of a rash and within an hour I was prescribed a cream via the app too. Our GP hates it and moaned about having to work hard in their new letter, which I thought was very unprofessional. However as a patient it’s a massive improvement to how they used to behave under the Conservatives.
Net migration down 78% from the Conservative high.
The same Conservatives who are now part of Reform.
How does Labour not talk about this more?
Actually got trade deals with countries the Tories said they had “oven ready” agreements with post Brexit that actually never came to fruition.
i mean look, i know labour have passed plenty of policies (some good, some eh, some bad), but with a gigantic majority and after 15 years of tory rule they should be substantially reshaping the country, and it just doesn’t feel like this government are interested in doing that. even the good stuff they actually commit to doing (renters rights bill, employment bill, rail ‘nationalisation’) gets significantly watered down by the time it becomes law. there just seems to be a lack of vision or ideological commitment underpinning their approach
It doesn’t matter what they achieve, Keir Starmer has got to go soon if Labour want any chance of winning the next election.
He is so despised that it’s actually pretty funny, even people who don’t know shit about politics are talking shit about him regularly, and I think part of the reason why he is despised so much is because of the way he looks and sounds.
They’ve tinkered round the edges a bit but I am sceptical as to whether they will make any real difference or just try not to undo too much Torying before Farage replaces them.
Keir acts like someone who has 500k on Farage at the next election but then so do the BBC.
It’s sorta funny but there’s more English cheese and JCB construction equipment here in Canada so with my family I joke that Liz Truss achieved more in 40 days than Starmer has.
Job losses, mass surveillance, generational smoking ban, moving asylum seekers from hotels to newly-built homes.
Saved you a click.
Division, setting the scene for Reform to make a run for Office. Disaster of a start for Starmer and it keeps getting worse. Regardless if they change leader I think it’s too far gone and worry for the future of the country under Reform idiots (full of previous Tory MPs who ruined the country anyway).
It’s high time the government published a web billboard of major policiy announcements, bills passed and advertised what it actually has done for public good. That and a very clear page of national KPIs.
Not one thing Labour has done benefits those that pay tax rather than receive welfare.
I’m just paying more. That’s all that’s happened.