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In The Event Of A Labour Victory
can Corbyn and his cohorts make good on all their promises. I don't want them to win by the way.
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No. It's a load of pie in the sky..... and that's putting it politely.
14:28 Tue 06th Jun 2017
Yes, the full weight of Labourometry will descend upon us all, magic money trees will spout from the land, DA will hire a gazillion plods for £1.75 a week and all will be rosy in the garden. France and Germany will prostrate themselves at our feet for not brexiting. Donald Trump will commit hari Kari on Dave and Nelson Mandela will rise god like from his Tomb and lead us all to the promised land. The Queen will abdicate in favour of Saint Tony, who will be crowned to D. Reams latest hit in the ashes of Tory HQ. Sadly though Mikey will still have a Tory MP!
Well, a lot of Labour's commitments (like the investment bank) are supposed to be built up over two parliaments.
All of them? No, probably not. But most of the core promises they make - a 26% corporation tax, a nationalised rail service, a slight increase in tax for those earning over £85k, scrapping tuition fees were either government policy until very recently or are done perfectly effectively in other countries with comparable economies. None of these look particularly revolutionary or unrealistic to me.
I'd be very surprised if an immediate rise in minimum wage to £10/hr ends up being as practical or easy as Labour's leadership seems to think it is though. Ditto for their promises about the debt. Although Labour historically has borrowed far less than the Conservatives (and paid off more debt - the idea that Labour has always been the party of borrowing is a myth), I really don't think they would inheriting a situation where that is possible alongside some of their other commitments.
So, some of them yes. All of them no.
All of them? No, probably not. But most of the core promises they make - a 26% corporation tax, a nationalised rail service, a slight increase in tax for those earning over £85k, scrapping tuition fees were either government policy until very recently or are done perfectly effectively in other countries with comparable economies. None of these look particularly revolutionary or unrealistic to me.
I'd be very surprised if an immediate rise in minimum wage to £10/hr ends up being as practical or easy as Labour's leadership seems to think it is though. Ditto for their promises about the debt. Although Labour historically has borrowed far less than the Conservatives (and paid off more debt - the idea that Labour has always been the party of borrowing is a myth), I really don't think they would inheriting a situation where that is possible alongside some of their other commitments.
So, some of them yes. All of them no.
I think Jezza has a lot of these seeds:
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