Conservative Budget (Interst rate now 0.25%) March 11th Weds. (Rishi Sunak)

[arista]

Report on BBC
says its similar to what Ed Miliband had as a idea.

Making The whole of the UK
get money for improvements.



[Chancellor hints budget will loosen
purse strings after years of austerity
The budget will look to reward voters
who ousted their Labour MPs with
spending focused in the Midlands and the North.]


[The budget, Mr Javid's first as chancellor
, is aimed at sending a clear signal
that the UK is open for
business and investing
in its infrastructure and
regions outside London.]


https://news.sky.com/story/chancellor-march-budget-will-spread-opportunity-to-those-left-behind-11902600

[Livia]

Report on BBC
says its similar to what Ed Miliband had as a idea.

Making The whole of the UK
get money for improvements.



[Chancellor hints budget will loosen
purse strings after years of austerity
The budget will look to reward voters
who ousted their Labour MPs with
spending focused in the Midlands and the North.]


[The budget, Mr Javid's first as chancellor
, is aimed at sending a clear signal
that the UK is open for
business and investing
in its infrastructure and
regions outside London.]


https://news.sky.com/story/chancellor-march-budget-will-spread-opportunity-to-those-left-behind-11902600


Presumably they're not having it carved on a big bit of stone, though.

[user104658]

I'm in two minds about the spending promises. On the one hand, the North of England has been neglected for so long in favour of the South that it's LONG past due extra funding. On the other hand, I don't think "rewarding the people who voted you in" is how government spending should work. Once elected, the government needs to represent ALL of the public equally, whether they voted for them or not.

[Kizzy]

The visual metaphor of the stone won't be necessary, the tories will u turn, backtrack and extend the timescales on any promises made anyway.

[arista]

The visual metaphor of the stone won't be necessary, the tories will u turn, backtrack and extend the timescales on any promises made anyway.


We will see.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51011000

[user104658]

The visual metaphor of the stone won't be necessary, the tories will u turn, backtrack and extend the timescales on any promises made anyway.

Budget will be decreased, they'll blame the EU most likely. I do think Boris will "reward" the North for voting him in though, to maintain this new "party of the people" illusion.

[Twosugars]

Are we in the sunny uplands of brexit yet? :flutter:

[Kizzy]

Budget will be decreased, they'll blame the EU most likely. I do think Boris will "reward" the North for voting him in though, to maintain this new "party of the people" illusion.

Reward them with what, a reinstatement of a portion of the cuts over the last 10yrs? :/
While they syphon off other public funding for pointless ventures like HS2?
Of course whatever he does will be seen as a gift from some benevolent master... pffft!!

[user104658]

Reward them with what, a reinstatement of a portion of the cuts over the last 10yrs? :/

People have short memories.

[arista]

Are we in the sunny uplands of brexit yet? :flutter:

of course not

[Oliver_W]

Sounds pretty good to me. Hope they follow through with it. From what I hear Boris was great as the Mayor, so no reason he won't be.

[Crimson Dynamo]

So everyone isnt getting free broadband then?

[Kizzy]

The visual metaphor of the stone won't be necessary, the tories will u turn, backtrack and extend the timescales on any promises made anyway.

How long did it take... 6 weeks?

'Poorer areas that delivered*Boris Johnson’s election triumph are facing fresh cuts to local services – as funds are switched to wealthy Southern shires instead.

Hundreds of millions of pounds will be diverted*because of a new formulawhich significantly downgrades the importance of*deprivation*in assessing need, an analysis shows.'

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/austerity-cuts-local-services-boris-johnson-funding-workington-stoke-grimsby-a9301281.html%3famp

[arista]

Now with a change and new Chancellor
Rishi Shunak
the first budget may be delayed,

[Twosugars]

Infrastructure revolution :laugh:

Fantasy bridge and ridiculously expensive train line, 300 mln per mile? Bless

[arista]

The Budget now confirmed to stay
on the 11th of march


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rishi_Sunak

The New Chancellor

[Kizzy]

Austerity is carved in stone here before we even see the budget. It'll be 1p of a pint of beer! There you go proles drink hearty and kill yourselves.

[arista]

Give this New Fella
a chance
Kizzy.

[arista]

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/84E1/production/_111171043_dailyexpress.jpg

[The upcoming Budget,
saying Chancellor Rishi Sunak will
unveil new laws
to protect the right to use cash.
The move will aim to ensure
that people who rely on cash,
such as vulnerable groups and
local communities around the UK,
can access it as and when they need it.]

[arista]

https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/1235894464234823680/aY7_6kZA?format=jpg&name=small

This weds Rishi
changes the UK.

[arista]

[Interview with Chancellor Rishi Sunak,
ahead of his first Budget on Wednesday,
in which he promises "targeted" help for
businesses and workers to "get through to the
other side" of an economic downturn in the event of an epidemic.]

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/660/cpsprodpb/1429B/production/_111178528_sundaytelegraph.jpg

[michael21]

He needs to give a date on when we can chuck the old £20 notes in the bin new one only for me

[Braden]

Rishi sounds like Tony Blair with a lisp.

[arista]

Rishi sounds like Tony Blair with a lisp.


Yes he does a bit

[arista]

Live 12:30PM tomorrow
with some help for the Covid 19 sick.

SkyNewsHD 11AM
BBC2HD Live 11:15AM
ITV1HD Live
LBC Radio Live
Radio5
BBC Parliament

[arista]

Live 12:30PM tomorrow
with some help for the Covid 19 sick.

SkyNewsHD 11AM
BBC2HD Live 11:15AM
ITV1HD Live 12 mid day
LBC Radio Live
Radio5
BBC Parliament

[arista]

A Early
Bank Of England Cuts Interest Rate to 0.25%
from 0.75%
has been done just after 7AM

[The Bank of England has cut interest rates
and announced help for businesses in an
emergency move to provide
support amid the coronavirus crisis.
Hours before the chancellor Rishi Sunak
prepared to deliver his budget,
which is expected to contain details
of government measures,
the Bank said it had cut interest rates from 0.75% to 0.25%.]

https://news.sky.com/story/bank-of-england-announces-rate-cut-to-help-economy-amid-coronavirus-11955027

[arista]

The Governor's
of the Bank of England
told Ed Conway , Economics reporter (SkyNewsHD)
that the Rate Cut can go all the way down to 0.01%

The Bank Of England has also given out a massive package
to help the UK.

[arista]

Rishi is Live Now

All Media

[arista]

Sick Notes will soon will be on the 111 service

500Million Pounds Hardship fund for Vulnerable People.
Any Business will not pay Business Rates this Year
Govt. with refund 14 days sick pay. for all working for small businesses
Small Business affected By Covid19 can get loans of up to £12m
2bn worth of Cash Grants available for 700,000 smallest businesses
Tampon Tax goes next year. (Jan 2021)
Drinks all Frozen Duty
Fuel Duty Frozen for one last year.

[arista]

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[Kazanne]

This guy seem to be very likeable,Im enjoying listening to him.

[smudgie]

He seems to have it all covered.
Sort out covering losses due to emergencies first.

[arista]

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[arista]

1st December this year
VAT on Digital
books, newspapers and magazines
Abolished

[arista]

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[arista]

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This was Early AM today.

[Oliver_W]

Pretty good budget tbh

[arista]

Corbyn Moaning away

[Livia]

Corbyn Moaning away

Who?

[arista]

Who?

Yes soon a back bencher

Its a Female Speaker in Charge
Corbyn said Mister Speaker

[Oliver_W]

Corbyn Moaning away

He's the Opposition, he has to oppose :shrug:

It was annoying how he kept karping on about 2010, we don't even have the same Government as 2015, let alone 2010!

But some of the holes he pointed out were fair so far.

[arista]

He's the Opposition, he has to oppose :shrug:

It was annoying how he kept karping on about 2010, we don't even have the same Government as 2015, let alone 2010!

But some of the holes he pointed out were fair so far.


Sure thats his job.
Its just he was Negative from the start.

[Oliver_W]

Sure thats his job.
Its just he was Negative from the start.

He has no obligation to be positive :shrug: some might say there's not a whole lot to be positive about right now

[arista]

He has no obligation to be positive :shrug: some might say there's not a whole lot to be positive about right now

Fair Point.



The SNP leader is even Worse
(Live now Parliament ch)

[Oliver_W]

Fair Point.



The SNP leader is even Worse
(Live now Parliament ch)

God he's like a living headache

I liked when he went full Gammon because the PM was playing with his phone instead of listening to him :joker:

[Vicky.]

Budgets pretty much always leave me worse off than before..despite how much its claimed I will be rolling in it :laugh:

Agree with TS, that apparently investing in the north solely because they voted Tory for once..is a bad reason to do it. Mind, even a bad reason for doing it does help, but yeah. Can't see anything changing here still besides more losing money/jobs. The North seems to barely even exist for those in power.

[arista]

Budgets pretty much always leave me worse off than before..despite how much its claimed I will be rolling in it :laugh:

Agree with TS, that apparently investing in the north solely because they voted Tory for once..is a bad reason to do it. Mind, even a bad reason for doing it does help, but yeah. Can't see anything changing here still besides more losing money/jobs. The North seems to barely even exist for those in power.

Tax Free Tampons
Frozen Booze Prices

Civil Servants going North

[Vicky.]

Always pissed me off that sanitary care stuff was/is classed as a ****ing luxury..

Frozen booze prices..thats definitely what we need up here, rather than job creation and huge investment!

[arista]

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[arista]

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[arista]

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[arista]

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[Kizzy]

Funny how at a time when the economy is at its most unstable since 2008 the spending taps get turned on :/

[arista]

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[arista]

Funny how at a time when the economy is at its most unstable since 2008 the spending taps get turned on :/


Good Point Kizzy

[Oliver_W]

Did one of the past chancellors think he was being cool by holding the red briefcase with a few fingers he'd stuck out? Or did i dream that?

[bots]

Funny how at a time when the economy is at its most unstable since 2008 the spending taps get turned on :/

because the economy has been strong, the government can borrow money at very cheap rates, which means more can be borrowed and still affordable ... thats why the taps can be opened now

[Cherie]

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that woman in the hat, just stay at home maybe?

[Livia]

that woman in the hat, just stay at home maybe?

LOL.... she looks like she's off the the races and then to rob a post office on the way home.