Another topic to be discussed (why is it me that brings topics up) today.
Its the Tory asperation to give a few bob to the plebs upnorth for better transport.
This is what they want you to use,it has my backing as it would help with climate change.
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According to research, on Politics Today this lunchtime, the north is "
£66 billion worse off than the soouth had the gov't spend been equal across the country.
Conflate that with the 1/3rdreduction for all rail season ticket holders,( note the 1/3rd off is not for every ticket) and that only compounds the issue as only 11% of all tickets are season tickets and, guess where the season ticket users are located? the South and south east so, basically Labour are going to reduce fares for the London commuters most of which are on well above minimum wage and most are able to afford itt even thoughthey make a lot of noise about it.Theres' a similar scenario around dental health check ups and broadband - many can afford it and do pay it.
I doubt if anyone is opposed to the less fortunate being looked after and, as a society, it is something we should aspire to but, like it or lump it, creating a stigma or not IT HAS TO BE TARGETED and not open to abuse by those that know theitr way around the system.The Labour manifesto overlooks this, in their desire to take over they are losing all sense of proportion, all sense of realism and making decisions that actually discriminate against the most deserving
The 'typical family will be £6,700 better off' claim was also rubbished. because the typical family used in the example had 2 minimum wage parents, with 2 children at nursery, not claiming or entitled to any other benefits using season tickets to commute into London daily. That set up would be hard, almost impossible to find.
As FKB says, Corby and the politburo should have walked this but the absolute extremes they are going to to bribe the voters is proving so incredible to so many it is actually alienating them.
Even the neglected gullible deserving ones are seeing through it.