NO TAX HIKES under LABOUR - The future LABOUR Government - Sir Keir Starmer Era

BBC News: Reports " Labour's Rachel Reeves rules out increasing income tax or NI....Labour has said there will be no rises in income tax or National Insurance if it wins the general election - but some spending cuts have not been ruled out.  "

Lets Get Real:

I have heard the same music before form the LABOUR PARTY and they always leave OFFICE after the wreaking the economy, the 1970s and then in 2007 with the financial crisis, they always over promise and then FAIL.  Also this time its different, there could be WW3 around the corner with Russia, the people of the UK have to wake up, this is more like the 1930s not the 1970s, Putin is already putting out ceasefire noise about the Ukraine.  It will be interesting to see what Labour say will be their defence posture, will a new LABOUR GOVERNMENT really want to spend its money on the Ukraine, what happens if Trump wins in November, he will demands that the UK spend more on defence and rest of Europe.  This is not 1997 and New Labour and New Britain, recall the Emperor Nero was popular on his succession, he was styled the Prince of Youth and looked what happened, Blair has Iraq, always Iraq.

Projected House of Common AFTER UK General Election - Labour Era

Sky News: Reports " Sky News projection: Labour on course to be largest party - but short of overall majority...Using the latest figures from the local elections, it can be projected that Labour is on course to be the largest party in parliament - but falls short of a Commons majority by 32 seats.  "

Lets Get Real:

If Sky is right, then the Labour Party under Sir Keir Starmer will not have an overall majority, that is a concern but then the Liberal Democrats will give LABOUR  a supply and support motion, in other words Liberal Dems will support a Labour Budget, but will not want to go in to coalition as they will have learned from 2010.   If that does not happen there are others Parties who might support Labour just to keep the Conservative OUT.  The Party of Thatcher needs a few years in Opposition to decide what it is for and against.   The Party should think about bringing back Boris as leader if he wants the job.   One can expect Labour will make a mess of it, they usually do, the Conservatives can clear up the mess, Starmer is no Blair, and this will not be 1997 all over again.

Changing Chairs on the Titanic - David Cameron back as Foreign Secretary - Sunak Government

Long Post: Those kind to read this blog, might have noticed that this blog has not covered UK politics for a while.  The reason is simple, this blog agrees we are heading for an election in 2024/25 and that Labour under Sir Keir Starmer will win.  The Conservative Party under Boris left our loyal friends in Afghanistan with no protection, and we still have the boat problem, the Sunak Government does not want to deal with the issue.   Also after 13/14 years in power, the Conservatives are tired of Government and it will take a good political loss to shake the Party up, it will be like 1997 again, a huge Labour Majority, and in for 1 or 2 terms.

BBC News: Reports " David Cameron vows to support Rishi Sunak after surprise cabinet comeback...The former prime minister has been appointed foreign secretary and accepted a peerage to take the post.  "

Lets Get Real:

This blog supported the then PM Cameron during the coalition Government and the General Election of 2015, this blog broke with Cameron over his views on the EU, this was a Brexit blog and still is.  The Conservative Right will have to watch FCO under Cameron like a hawk, no weakening on our Brexit stand.  The FCO has always been weak, from appeasement to the EU, Lady Thatcher did not truest the FCO, and with good reason.  As a political move, WHY NOT, DC is good on the TV, still out there is the Gaza War and the Ukraine.  As stated the election will be next year, Labour will win, and DC will have a nice Seat in the House.  Not all political careers end in failure. 

Austerity Mark 2 ? - Chancellor Hunt - Liz Truss Era

BBC News - Live Blog: Reports the following in its 1.03pm post, " Spending cuts are coming, Hunt tells cabinet.....He is currently preparing tax hikes and spending reductions to be announced at the end of the month.  "

Lets Get Real:

This does feel like AUSTERITY PART 2, the furlough during has added four hundred billion to the UK's debt, and now the Chancellor stated yesterday that the gas price cap will only go up to April next year.  It has been postulated that the 3% increase in defence spending will be splashed, also what happens about April of next year, is the Government really going to allow the price that people pay for gas to go up in the thousands without helping, what about business, it looks like it's going to be very a COLD WINTER, and now Turkeys are under threat from bird flu, what good deed the UK do get this kind of mess on hour hands, 4 chancellors in four months, a PM in office but not in power.  The Country should expect some tough cuts, even the NHS and benefits might not rise with inflation, as that would cost a fortune.  It might be time for a LABOUR GOVERNMENT, never thought I would write those words.