Starmer's vision quest

[Deleted member 49]

The PFI legacy of Blair and Brown.It allowed them to fudge the figures on public borrowing and keep the corporations and the billionaire press onside.But saddled public services with massive debts.

 

[AuroraSaab]

Private finance gives a big initial cash boost so that everything looks great for a while, rather than the gradual improvement of consistent adequate funding. Think it's around 2050 when the PFI will actually be paid off.

 

[bobzmyunkle]

Private finance gives a big initial cash boost so that everything looks great for a while, rather than the gradual improvement of consistent adequate funding. Think it's around 2050 when the PFI will actually be paid off.

Yes, but Kier and his chums have come up with a 'new' form of PFI, if I read the latest stuff properly. New new Labour, new PFI.

 

[theclaud]

That adds nothing to the possibility of it happening.

People imagine stuff and make it happen quite a lot. Then they get blocked by the NEC.

 

[theclaud]

"How can the politicians and the media persuade us that the rich should remain in charge of the economy, in radically different circumstances?"

An insightful summary of the Starmer project from one of the more interesting Tweeps out there.

 

[Deleted member 49]

With regard to the water companies, they have “woefully inadequate” drought plans. They make record profits, pay record dividends, lose a couple of billion litres a day to leaks, dump sewage, built no new reservoirs since privatisation - because to address any of these issues would eat into profits.

Red hot...with plenty of people here on holiday.

View: https://twitter.com/visitBlackpool/status/1668548050036326406?t=5pvV572RmHcpxI08xRGzfQ&s=19

 

[Deleted member 49]

Fiscal credibility drive....sometimes known as more austerity.
https://www.theguardian.com/politic...n-fiscal-credibility-drive#Echobox=1686670405

 

[multitool]

Fiscal credibility drive....sometimes known as more austerity.
https://www.theguardian.com/politic...n-fiscal-credibility-drive#Echobox=1686670405

Remember everyone, you can borrow as much as you want for what you want, without any consequences

 

[Deleted member 49]

Remember everyone, you can borrow as much as you want for what you want, without any consequences

Yea because more of the same is exactly what we need ?
Can't wait for this radical overhaul of the shite we're in.

 

[newfhouse]

Remember everyone, you can borrow as much as you want for what you want, without any consequences

Who is suggesting that? What if the consequence of investing in the right way turns out to be an improved and more sustainable life for working people? Imagine that…

 

[theclaud]

you can borrow as much as you want for what you want, without any consequences

No one said that bit. Austerity ideologues never stopped borrowing, they just persuaded people that there was no money for the things they didn't want to spend money on. If you spend money (which, again, as a national government with a fiat currency, you can simply keystroke into existence by the will to spend it) on things that have widespread social and economic benefits, the consequences are mostly positive, whereas if you bung it to your mates from the club and get some dodgy PPE that noone can use, the consequences are entirely bad.

 

[newfhouse]

 

[Deleted member 49]

Just for you Tool....the correct answer 😁

View: https://twitter.com/jeremycorbyn/status/1668685833816121358?t=1hxRDMcf8tvd789Hs5Zm4g&s=19

 

[BoldonLad]

No one said that bit. Austerity ideologues never stopped borrowing, they just persuaded people that there was no money for the things they didn't want to spend money on. If you spend money (which, again, as a national government with a fiat currency, you can simply keystroke into existence by the will to spend it) on things that have widespread social and economic benefits, the consequences are mostly positive, whereas if you bung it to your mates from the club and get some dodgy PPE that noone can use, the consequences are entirely bad.

Not entirely bad, some people get their own private yacht. just depends which club you are in. Seems nothing trickles down to the local working man’s club.

 

[multitool]

Just for you Tool....the correct answer 😁

View: https://twitter.com/jeremycorbyn/status/1668685833816121358?t=1hxRDMcf8tvd789Hs5Zm4g&s=19

Still worshipping at the altar of Saint Jeremy.