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"Not one scintilla of a new idea upsets the quiet of the Conservative grave."

"The fundamental tenets of everything Conservatives believe are now so rebarbative that whenever they open their mouths, out jump frogs that scare most people."

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Call this a party conference? It’s more like a weird Tory festival of mass delusion

Delegates are confused about the past and mired in false hope about their future, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
Polly Toynbee (The Guardian)
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🀣 what a conference, even pissed off their business chums 🀑🀑
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One CEO: "We paid Β£3k to come here & what did we get? A livestream of Rachel's speech & then to be made to queue in a bleak corridor for a drinks reception where there was no access to ministers"

Story:
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We need a browser extension that replaces the phrase "tough decisions" whenever it's used by politicians with "shafting the poor and disadvantaged".

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"But what if we just ignored Climate Change and let the Greed continue, would that be so bad? I would like some gifts please, some new clothes....and some shoes." - UK Politicians

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London flooding live updates with 'severe delays' on Tube network and weather warning in place

Commuters face travel chaos heading to work this morning
Luke Donnelly (My London)
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"Notorious liar, lies. "

Oh my, we've never had one of those in British Politics before, what do we do? Do we inform the King? Our little peasant minds are out of ideas! /s

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lh ago 16.32 BST Commons authorities fail to back up Farage's claim they told him not to hold in-person surgeries on security grounds The Commons authorities have failed to back up suggestions from Nigel Farage that they advised him not to hold in-person surgeries in his Clacton constituency. In his LBC phone-in this morning, the Reform UK leader replied "when parliament allows me" when asked when he would start meeting constituents in person in his local office. He told a caller: Do I have an office in Clacton? Yes. Am I allowing the public to flow through the door with their knives in their pockets? No, no I'm not. When asked to explain, Farage said that David Amess, a less controversial MP, had been stabbed in his office while holding a constituency surgery. Farage did not explicitly say that he had been told not to hold in-person surgeries. But he implied that was what he had been told by the speaker's office and the security team working with the Commons speaker.
Asked if he had been told not to hold those surgeries, Farage replied: "I would have thought that would make sense, wouldn't you?" But sources have said Farage was not told to avoid in-person surgeries, because to have said that would have been an interference with his duties as an MP, PA Media reports. PA says: There is no record of this advice having been given to the MP by either the speaker's office or parliament's security team and neither have any recollection of such a conversation, PA understands. Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the speaker, said: As a constituency MP in Chorley, I hold regular surgeries myself with constituents - and whenever a member asks for my advice on this matter, I always say that if you are going to hold constituency surgeries, make sure you take advice from the parliamentary security department - and do so safely.
A House of Commons spokesperson said: The ability for MPs to perform their parliamentary duties safely, both on and off the estate, is fundamental to our democracy. The Parliamentary Security Department (PSD), working closely with the police, offer all MPs a range of security measures for those with offices or surgeries in their constituencies - helping to ensure a safe working environment. We do not comment on individual MPs' security arrangements or advice because we would not wish to compromise the safety of MPs, parliamentary staff or members of the public, but these are kept under continuous review. Farage did say he was holding some meetings on Zoom.
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The point being missed is that U.K. chancellor Rachel Reeves is absolutely following socialist principles by means testing the winter fuel allowance.

Right now it's a universal benefit that goes to every pensioner regardless of their income. That includes all of the 3.2 million pensioners who have assets over Β£1 Million.

Think of it like this. As it stands, your hard earned taxes are going to pay Mick Jagger's gas bill.

Do you really think we should keep it that way?

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The first point about the means testing of the winter fuel allowance is that the cut off point seems too low. If you have to be eligible for pensions credits, your income is already way too low.

There are going to be lots of pensioners whose income is just above the pensions credits level who will really miss their winter fuel allowance. Those are the people we need to protect from this benefits cut. This is where socialists need to apply pressure on the Labour government.

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First, a point of order. All government's need criticizing, and I say go for it. But your criticism is not going to land if you don't criticize them on the facts. So, please, just get it right.

The chancellor is bringing in means testing for the winter fuel allowance. It's not being scrapped. If you start your criticism by saying it's being scrapped, you're not going to be listened to. At least, not by me. Sorry, not sorry.

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Here in the U.K., the chancellors' announcement about changes to the winter fuel allowance benefit for pensioners has certainly got everyone animated.

I know it's an emotive topic, but I'm going to look at it from a socialist perspective without guilt tripping anybody about freezing pensioners.

You know. More light, less heat.

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