So this is where we are with this government so far.
1. Got rid of the winter fuel allowance and alienated all pensioners.
2. Introduced inheritance tax to alienate farmers.
3. Increase fees and alienating all students.
4. Increase NI thus alienating business.
Food prices are on the rise again.
Despite the Bank of England lowering the base rate mortgages are going up.
Was any of the 4 above items in their manifesto as it would have been a real vote ‘winner ‘!
For the first time since becoming a cllr in 2007 I am going to see folk all over who have requested a visit to discuss options to get rid of this awful government. I have checked my local labour MPs leaflets and there is nothing at all about this.
We have to ‘suck it up’ as dad on Bluey says but there will be a reckoning.
Labour candidates in local elections will want to talk about local not national, but it is those people who are the backbone of the party and it is those people who we now must turn our attention to.
The price of a pint went down a penny, did anyone notice!