Good to see him admitting Thatcher was right

One of her early reforms was to end the link between state pension increases and average earnings, tying them solely to RPI instead

Posted By: Old Git on June 24th 2026 at 08:58:45

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Pension triple lock to be scrapped under Burnham… (General Chat) - loz, Jun 24, 08:18:50
- Makes no sense ......whenever you hear 'we can't afford it' (General Chat) - MORDENCANARY, Jun 24, 09:03:50
  - Oh, that's excellent news! Pretty easy for the next chancellor, anyway (General Chat) - paulg, Jun 24, 09:12:59
  - It makes total sense (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Jun 24, 09:08:58
    - It makes total sense within the Neo Liberalist paradigm. (General Chat) - MORDENCANARY, Jun 24, 10:13:48
      - So, what's the point of tax? (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Jun 24, 10:18:19
      - You think pensioners should get above inflation pay rises? (General Chat) - jamesward, Jun 24, 10:17:41
        
        Your gonna be a pensioner one day (n/m) (General Chat) - Surrey Yella, Jun 24, 15:42:12
- Good to see him admitting Thatcher was right (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 24, 08:58:45
  - Which is very obviously the right thing to do (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Jun 24, 09:00:52
    - They all know it’s the right thing to do (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 09:03:25
      - that (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Jun 24, 09:13:38
      - Wonder what other Thatcherite “obviously correct but unpopular” things he might do as well (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 24, 09:10:44
        
        I was classed as a "Civil servant" . (General Chat) - Men without hats, Jun 24, 14:39:09
        
        Privitise public utilities such as water so we have terrible and expensive service? (n/m) (General Chat) - Knitted Jesus, Jun 24, 10:03:58
        
        Accelerate deindustrialisation and financialisation leading to the today's broken economy? (n/m) (General Chat) - Knitted Jesus, Jun 24, 10:02:56
        
        Introduce a poll tax? (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Jun 24, 10:04:21
        
        Fritter away the North Sea revenues rather than build a sovereign wealth fund like Norway? (n/m) (General Chat) - Knitted Jesus, Jun 24, 10:01:37
        
        Could sell all the council houses and national infrastructure (General Chat) - jamesward, Jun 24, 09:16:42
        
        Public sector pay restraint ?… (General Chat) - loz, Jun 24, 09:12:07
        
        Skill retention 😁 (n/m) (General Chat) - Men without hats, Jun 24, 14:34:45
        
        Like they'd all love it in the private sector .... (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Jun 24, 09:17:12
- I could start to like him you know (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 08:23:09
  - get stuck into welfare reform, and he might even win the next election (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Jun 24, 09:14:16
  - I guess should allocate savings straight to defence and public sector (n/m) (General Chat) - loz, Jun 24, 09:09:32
    - Defence against anti social behaviour please (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 24, 09:16:59
      - & littering - time for the death penalty (General Chat) - paulg, Jun 24, 09:21:38
        
        Shoot litter droppers in the face (n/m) (General Chat) - Men without hats, Jun 24, 14:41:11

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