[Politics] Are Labour going to turn this country around?

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Labour deserve some credit for concluding a trade deal with India today. I just hope that it doesn't compromise our ability to re-enter the Single Market / Customs Union should we wish to do so in the future.

Just to put that into context, according to the ONS, India is 2% of our imports and 2% of our exports. The EU is 47% of exports and 53% of imports. USA is 10% of imports, 16% of exports. Therefore, any growth in exports to India will be greatly outweighed by the drop in exports to USA caused by Trump's tariffs. And that's if we can get our stuff through the Suez Canal, which is currently a warzone.

You weren't to know, of course, but that turned out to be a new pinnacle chapter
in the "nothing can possibly go wrong, now" chronicles

 

[jcdenton08]

…. and win a second term?

That old nsc chestnut of the Winter Fuel Payment has come back to bite, even Labour ministers are now accepting this. Reeves has time on her side to do something tangible and generally acceptable before next winter to end this distraction. Otherwise like Nick Clegg and student loans or the Poll Tax, it will really hurt Labour.

I fear for them. Some way off and plenty of time for some crowd pleasing enticers, but it’s not going to end well without a change of course, especially in the perceived treatment of the elderly.

 

[Is it PotG?]

I would think Lucy Powell is now on a very sticky wicket after her damaging g remarks

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...man-bbc-louise-casey-government-b2747134.html