• iarigby@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      as i understood he has no intention of reversing the institutional damage from the Tories so he’s effectively supporting those anti welfare policies

      • chumbalumber@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        4 months ago

        He’s pledged to set up a nationalised green energy company, increase funding to the NHS, and build 300,000 new homes per year. That seems a fairly decent start.

        Issue is the Tories have tanked the economy and cut taxes, so Starmer’s got fuck all money without raising taxes (unpopular, even though I think it’s the right thing to do). Post election and with a massive amount of political capital to spend, I think we will see tax rises on those that can afford it, to help fix some of the damage.

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          Not to mention renationalising passenger rail.

          I swear some of the people on here only think you can be left wing if you want an 80% wealth tax of millionaires and are going to institute universal basic income.

          Starmer is running a balance between left wing and actually getting fucking elected

          • timbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.works
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            4 months ago

            I swear some of the people on here only think you can be left wing if you want an 80% wealth tax of millionaires and are going to institute universal basic income.

            Welcome to Lemmy.

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            4 months ago

            Not to mention renationalising passenger rail.

            Which is also a Tory policy put forward by a Tory thinktank.

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          4 months ago

          He’s pledged to set up a nationalised green energy company,

          That isnt actually an energy company and will own 0 infrastructure or generation capacity.

          increase funding to the NHS, and build 300,000 new homes per year.

          But he refuses to reverse the privatisation of NHS trusts and also those are both policies the Tories are supporting as well.