The plan: “have you ever thought about eating less or being cold more?”
abetterworld13 on
Does it involve talking about reducing the cost of living while enacting policies that increase the cost of living and tax burden?
Electricbell20 on
No point in trying mate, people are already complaining that 150 quid of energy is nothing. Add to that people care more about the rights of business and landlords than workers and tenants. Should have raised rail fares too. Freezing them hasn’t been welcomed either. Warm front discount extended. Nah no point
Edit
Reading a lot of these comments, you all need to get your heads out of the dailymail torygraph unimedia and read some basic information from other sources.
Dedsnotdead on
In order to “woo voters” with a plan to cut the cost of living you actually have to do that and not just shuffle the costs around.
Which means you need to increase the taxable base without unduly damaging the companies that generate the revenue that you are taxing.
Ideally you create an environment where those companies can grow, so you can take more tax revenue as they grow without damaging that growth.
The majority of companies are small and medium enterprises, they are the backbone of our economy and generate the vast amounts of the taxable revenue we rely on.
Labour has had two budgets, and after years in opposition to prepare they’ve utterly and completely fucked it.
Totally.
coffeewalnut08 on
I think targeted relief for the cost of living is one of the priorities Labour should take, alongside their long-term reforms.
Because if people feel like their affordability situation is just declining with each year, then they’ll feel more angry, confused and desperate since they’ll expect things to get worse with no end.
Ok_Crab1603 on
Its been a shit Christmas and from what I am seeing is next year will be even worse
Belle_TainSummer on
Is it going to tackle the issue or is more “wear another sweater, turn your thermostat, eat less food” bullshit?
appletinicyclone on
In before he uses the term affordability because mamdani used it and trump picked up on it
Xenos-inq on
Well….. h3 did say if you dont like it you can leave. There must be more jobs then ever before!
Diligent_Craft_1165 on
I hate this man so much. Everything he touches turns to shit
trmetroidmaniac on
My biggest monthly expense is the tax on my salary but I don’t suppose that counts.
chaircardigan on
You know what would cut the cost of living? Lowering VAT. Just do that.
osmin_og on
Cutting costs again, didn’t we have enough austerity already?! /s
MrSam52 on
Very simple, less percentage of people’s money spent on housing.
Would have a massive impact on the economy as a whole, but it seems those in power seem to want everything to close outside of supermarkets. I don’t really get what their final objective is with this because at some point (if not already there) we enter a death spiral and everything goes bust outside of necessities.
earlgreytoday on
Is this meant to be Starmer’s secret plan to fight inflation?
Matt6453 on
I’m not one of those people who are going to slate Starmer because the media have told me to but I do wonder what he can possibly do? Pissing about with a few quid here and there isn’t going to make a difference so I’m really interested in what he proposes.
People are tired of platitudes, at the moment I’m voting green next time because Labour hasn’t done nearly enough.
Quick-Albatross-9204 on
Surprisingly it only took a year and a half and the threat of him being replaced
andrew0256 on
I can’t read the article because I refuse to pay to read the Guardian.
If this article is about the reduction in your leccy bill that is a sleight of hand where the burden falls on taxation rather than bill payers.
Starmer should be honest and say the only way for the cost of living to fall is for workers and businesses to increase their productivity and earn higher wages. We have flatlined since COVID compared with similar economies.
He might also overhaul the tax system because the tax take across the piece favours the less well off disproportionally. More tax would enable investment in public services leading to increased productivity.
MDFHASDIED on
I don’t believe a fucking word that comes out of that arsehole of a mouth.
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The plan: “have you ever thought about eating less or being cold more?”
Does it involve talking about reducing the cost of living while enacting policies that increase the cost of living and tax burden?
No point in trying mate, people are already complaining that 150 quid of energy is nothing. Add to that people care more about the rights of business and landlords than workers and tenants. Should have raised rail fares too. Freezing them hasn’t been welcomed either. Warm front discount extended. Nah no point
Edit
Reading a lot of these comments, you all need to get your heads out of the dailymail torygraph unimedia and read some basic information from other sources.
In order to “woo voters” with a plan to cut the cost of living you actually have to do that and not just shuffle the costs around.
Which means you need to increase the taxable base without unduly damaging the companies that generate the revenue that you are taxing.
Ideally you create an environment where those companies can grow, so you can take more tax revenue as they grow without damaging that growth.
The majority of companies are small and medium enterprises, they are the backbone of our economy and generate the vast amounts of the taxable revenue we rely on.
Labour has had two budgets, and after years in opposition to prepare they’ve utterly and completely fucked it.
Totally.
I think targeted relief for the cost of living is one of the priorities Labour should take, alongside their long-term reforms.
Because if people feel like their affordability situation is just declining with each year, then they’ll feel more angry, confused and desperate since they’ll expect things to get worse with no end.
Its been a shit Christmas and from what I am seeing is next year will be even worse
Is it going to tackle the issue or is more “wear another sweater, turn your thermostat, eat less food” bullshit?
In before he uses the term affordability because mamdani used it and trump picked up on it
Well….. h3 did say if you dont like it you can leave. There must be more jobs then ever before!
I hate this man so much. Everything he touches turns to shit
My biggest monthly expense is the tax on my salary but I don’t suppose that counts.
You know what would cut the cost of living? Lowering VAT. Just do that.
Cutting costs again, didn’t we have enough austerity already?! /s
Very simple, less percentage of people’s money spent on housing.
Would have a massive impact on the economy as a whole, but it seems those in power seem to want everything to close outside of supermarkets. I don’t really get what their final objective is with this because at some point (if not already there) we enter a death spiral and everything goes bust outside of necessities.
Is this meant to be Starmer’s secret plan to fight inflation?
I’m not one of those people who are going to slate Starmer because the media have told me to but I do wonder what he can possibly do? Pissing about with a few quid here and there isn’t going to make a difference so I’m really interested in what he proposes.
People are tired of platitudes, at the moment I’m voting green next time because Labour hasn’t done nearly enough.
Surprisingly it only took a year and a half and the threat of him being replaced
I can’t read the article because I refuse to pay to read the Guardian.
If this article is about the reduction in your leccy bill that is a sleight of hand where the burden falls on taxation rather than bill payers.
Starmer should be honest and say the only way for the cost of living to fall is for workers and businesses to increase their productivity and earn higher wages. We have flatlined since COVID compared with similar economies.
He might also overhaul the tax system because the tax take across the piece favours the less well off disproportionally. More tax would enable investment in public services leading to increased productivity.
I don’t believe a fucking word that comes out of that arsehole of a mouth.