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    Keir Starmer on being as 'bold as Attlee' and why there'll be no return to austerity under his watch
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    Keir Starmer on being as ‘bold as Attlee’ and why there’ll be no return to austerity under his watch

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    1. Blacksmith_Heart on

      What we love Atlee for: building the NHS, nationalising coal, steel the railways & public utilities, setting up National Insurance, building council houses, ending the British Mandate in Palestine & opposing Zionist terrorism, recognising independence of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka & Burma

      What Kevin Stormer loves Atlee for: taking us into NATO, British war crimes in Malaya, getting Britain its own nukes.

    2. Claireinnitx on

      That fucking insults Attlee.

      War broke us, bombed us, and battered us. Rebuilt better.

      We built NHS. We created welfare. I think we laid the groundwork for our greatest 20th-century achievements.

      Starmer’s spending pledges don’t match 1% of the vision.

    3. jaylem on

      Until council, education and other public services funding levels are restored to the levels of 2010 we’re still living under austerity.

    4. _DoogieLion on

      But his spending plans are just a continuation of austerity. He does know what is in his manifesto right

    5. Electric_Death_1349 on

      Instead of austerity, we will have “iron clad fiscal discipline” – same shit, different arsehole

      And if we must compare him to a past Labour leader, he’s going to be Ramsay MacDonald MkII

    6. daiwilly on

      We need investment…..job creating, money creating, future creating investment. Stop penny pinching and put your money where your mouth is!!!

    7. InterestingYam7197 on

      His manifesto disagrees with his comments. There are only fairly minor changes to current spending and policies. There is no radical or even interesting vision from Labour.

    9. Aflyingmongoose on

      Starmer has commited to major cuts, refused to increase the major taxes, and ruled out borrowing.

      Meanwhile major services are in dire need of additional funding, and the economy is dwindling.

      We’re going to fall into austerity as a default-position. The only thing that matters right now is driving economic growth, but Labour have commited to stretching their limited funds to thin that I doubt we will see anything come of it.

    10. neeow_neeow on

      No return to austerity? So no tax cuts for the people who work to keep the country running. Guess he’ll just be borrowing more then.

    11. Created_User_UK on

      Maybe the boldness he is referring to is Attlee’s constant use of the army to break strikes. Gotta force through that austerity… Sorry… ‘ironclad fiscal discipline’ somehow.