Nigel Farage’s ‘fantasy’ policies will lead to Liz Truss-style economic meltdown, Sir Keir Starmer to warn
https://news.sky.com/story/nigel-farages-fantasy-policies-will-lead-to-liz-truss-style-economic-meltdown-sir-keir-starmer-to-warn-13376083
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The thing that scares me about Farage is what he will remove in order to support these “Truss style” benefits.
It’s crazy we need an adult like Starmer to stand up and say this, after we already saw what happened when these policies are implemented because it already happened.
It’s about time Labour start fighting Farage on the areas he’s weak.
You aren’t going to outflank him on immigration, you only need to look at the Tories if you want evidence of that.
Yeah but his crowd dont care so long as it means they feel they can eradicate every brown person from the UK they wont stop at anything less
Farage has no policies, let alone workable ones that will not create chaos. It is all grift for personal gain.
farage supporters won’t listen, according to them – Starmer is UK traitor number 1 actively working to make us an islamic peadophile paradise… or sone shit
Finally! Reform have no workable policies for anything. Nothing that they propose is workable in real life or can only work by making things much worse for ordinary people. The ONLY thing thay have is ill-defined nationalism and closet racism dressed up as concerns about immigration. It is a serious tactical error to let them dictate the terms of debate by getting into prolonged arguments about immigration or “woke” issues. Go for them on their utterly incoherent positions on taxation, spending and public services. People who may incline towards them as a “protest” vote or who agree with the racism and anti-woke stuff may have second thoughts when they look at the devastation of the economy and the destruction of public services that would result from electing a Reform government. They US is currently demonstrating how these kinds of charlatans can rapidly destroy democracy, damage prosperity and create chaos.
As Reform are tested on actual policy positions and maths it’ll obviously reveal them to be fantasists. They can only thrive when everything is about tapping into vibes.
The Economist said Farage had raked up £160 billion worth of spending promises he hasn’t quite explained how they’re being paid. Not sure cutting immigration and foreign aid budgets are going to cover it Nige. Who needs the NHS anyway.
Labour are just terrible at conveying what they are actually achieving which is giving Farage opportunities to talk in soundbites that appeal to his numpty supporters
The biggest saving grace with this pound shop Trump is that the UK Government can vote no confidence in a leader and force an election, whereas the American system doesn’t allow it and they’re basically stuck with him. These idiots wouldn’t last a year.
He may be 1000% right and people will still prefer Farage over him.
The next election will not be a rational vote but an emotional one, similar to previous elections.
Farage will literally say anything for a vote. You think politicians are bad now? He’s leading voters down a worse path and many will blindly follow him. Other parties need to rally against this, especially in regard to their own profiles.
Politician says his opponent’s policies are bad… Is this news?
The policy is the most “working people” policy I’ve seen in a while that traditional Labour would love to implement it. It also grassroots and not some crude pay-off to the unions. Farage is conservative enough to make the cuts to make it happen in a responsible way.
Labour actually taught us that you can promise everything without any kind economic responsibility when outside government but also do a little of what you say when in government especially if it is the first thing you do like pay rise for the unions. Neither party has any economic sense but it is good that it is a topic
Can’t stand starmer myself but he’s right, I’m quite surprised labour haven’t attacked him more over him literally being the guy who caused brexit, being a failed exbanker, or dirty though it would be a man who champions Europe being evil despite having a German wife who he cheated on with a French woman.
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People complain that starmer is boring. I like that he is an adult and actually makes tough choices.
Do I like those choices? No. Do I respect that at least he isn’t just making sound bites to be “likeable”? Yes
The people going to Farage don’t care about line go down, because line go up never got them any benefit either. They need tangible policies with tangible benefits, not the scare-stories that work on your mates in the City.
Liz Truss is advising them on fiscal policies so they no doubt will
So it’s funny the main two party of realise calling him a fascist doesn’t working so they’re switching tactics!
Policy wise just think about it this way they can’t be any worse than they currently are? If reform cuts all benefits and welfare to non-UK citizens that pays for most things. If you get rid of the migrant hotels as well literally £ billions the government would save!
That’s a good start the civil service and government are bloated you could probably get rid of half the staff and it was still functioning the same, That’s yet more £ billions
Our government so dysfunctional literally not governing would probably be more effective.
But people will still vote for Reform, because they vote emotionally and without reason.
Starmer is just continuing the same failed policies of the Toreis. We need real change and a new direction.
But wot about my sovereignty – I didn’t vote for this.
Watch people look at these debates, look at Trump/DOGE and still go out and vote for Farage.
Anyone with half a brain knows this, but Farage’s cultists either don’t care or refuse to see. All they care about is removing foreigners, to hell with any consequences to their own wellbeing.
Gilt yields are higher now than when Liz Truss announced her plans…
Scare mongering…… The UK has an ageing, depressed, disabled population… Capital spending is a long-term risk…
Yes, but perhaps focus on your own policies for the next 3 plus years.
As with Brexit, people will not think that far ahead because they want to see immigration down more. There are people who said any negative consequences of Brexit would be worth it, even when it was spelt out for them, we will see the same again.
Liz becoming hardcore maga is the cringiest thing ever
He’s right
But he needs to be careful not to sound like project fear- or people won’t buy it.
Sadly- the electorate is totally undereducated to be able to make an informed and sensible vote.
You can’t finance their (Reform) policies without massive cuts in public services. What they’re proposing simply does not add up, the whole cutting net zero does not come close to bringing enough in to balance this (he’s including private investment in the saving he’s going to make, which is ludicrous) most of the figures they give are grossly exaggerated.
It’s ridiculous to compare that to Labour that at least attempted to realistically balance things, even though they weren’t fully honest on what it would take.
Everyone would like to cut taxes for working people, have more money for key services etc, it’s easy to work out what people want.
The money’s just not there to do it.
The growth to bring the money in can’t be achieved without big sacrifices that nobody in large numbers will vote for, and politicians won’t say it because once again nobody wants to vote for someone that tells you how truly effed you are.