For the media trying to blame low Black Friday sales, (which is also wrong) on the #chancellor's budget

"Despite the timing of #BlackFriday two days after the Chancellor’s #Budget, concerns about the #fiscalevent are only cited by 7% of those not interested..."

www.pwc.co.uk/press-room/p....

Why has Mel Stride’s voice gone all funny? #budget #springstatement #fiscalevent

Screenshot from The Guardian, 25/3/25 saying: “Peter Kyle, the science secretary, has confirmed in an interview with Politico that the UK is discussing with the US watering down the digital services tax in a way that would help American tech firms.”

#Starmer and #Reeves: Cutting payments to those who are going without heating and meals in order to lube up for #Musk and #Zuck.

#DifficultDecisions
#UKLabour
#FiscalEvent
#Budget
#BenefitCuts

Labour is gaslighting disabled people – and that should terrify us all | Zoe Williams The messaging that suggests poverty is caused by low aspiration and that disability is a choice could have come straight from the Conservatives’ playbook, writes Zoe Williams

“A government that can front out this kind of denial is one that is not listening, not curious, not realistic and not humane.”

#PIP
#Starmer
#Reeves
#Budget
#FiscalEvent
#Welfare

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

If even Germany is embracing higher spending, why on earth can’t Labour? | William Keegan Russia has pushed Europe into a quasi-Keynesian approach to the defence budget. Only Britain insists on cutting help to the sick to pay for security

“ #Starmer and #Reeves should be ashamed of themselves. “

#PIP
#Welfare
#Budget
#FiscalEvent

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

This.
They’ll U-Turn on PIP because that’s the only cut that would have to go to a vote. As @richardburgon.bsky.social says - “That’s not enough. All the other cuts would still punish disabled and vulnerable people.”

#PIP
#LongCovid
#RachelReeves
#Starmer
#Budget
#FiscalEvent
#WealthTax

This is the one element of welfare for which a cut would need a Commons vote.

WCA, LCWRA. ESA and Universal Credit remain battle grounds.

#PIP
#LCWRA
#Welfare
#FiscalEvent
#RachelReeves
#Budget
#LongCovid

Labour’s “working people” mantra is being revealed for the sickening nonsense it is by the context of the attack on the ill and disabled.

Add it to the 2 child benefit cap and it’s clear - #RachelReeves is only concerned about economic units.

Sickening.

#Starmer
#Welfare
#Budget
#FiscalEvent

This, from @richardjmurphy.bsky.social , though lacking in solutions is a warning those who give a toss should be paying attention to.

youtu.be/cJJReC1lAf0?...

#AI
#Starmer
#RachelReeves
#WelfareCuts
#FiscalEvent

2/2

Headline, March 15 2025 saying: “Leading economists are urging Rachel Reeves to bend her fiscal rules or raise taxes instead of cutting welfare when she responds to growing spending pressures in her spring statement later this month.”

Leading economists…and the rest of us!

#fiscalevent
#welfarecuts
#RachelReeves

Headline and subtitle from March 13th 2025 saying: “Food & drink industry UK food and drink exports to the EU down 34% since Brexit Food and Drink Federation say businesses are struggling to deal with added 'complexity and bureaucracy' “

“The priority is growth”.

No it isn’t #KeirStarmer.
Your priority is keeping the Daily Mail happy and the lid on Reform.

#Growth
#FiscalEvent
#Brexit

And then we wonder why growth is stagnant.

The lack of imagination is astounding.

#ClimateChange
#RachelReeves
#FiscalEvent

UK drops down list of affluent nations after decade of stagnation, NIESR finds Districts in Birmingham now ranked below poorest areas of France, Malta and Slovenia as institute urges rethink on planned welfare cuts

What a sad and dismal little island we are.

#WelfareCuts
#BenefitCuts
#FiscalEvent
#RachelReeves

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Labour used to give the needy the benefit of the doubt. Now they slash their benefits | John Crace It’s no wonder many people on welfare are starting to look back on the last government with affection

The problem with this Government isn’t that they’re battling a right wing press, set to block their progressive policies!

Meet the new boss.
Same as the old boss, but better at it.

#Starmer
#RachelReeves
#FiscalEvent
#MiniBudget
#Welfare
#Cuts
#Austerity

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...