New Labour government - legislative agenda
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GarveyLives
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PTK
Paul Kegan
And Starmer will not out rule assistance to the State of Israel against Iran.
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Starmer refuses to rule out UK military involvement if Israel attacks Iran
The Prime Minister warned MPs that the Middle East is 'close to the brink' and in 'very real danger of a regional war'
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PR1Berske
Alligator in chains by the park gates.
One government bill I don't think we've had shared is the Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL]
https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3734
https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3734
PR1Berske
Alligator in chains by the park gates.
I don't believe it's worth starting a separate thread for private members bills of note (both good and bonkers, and there are plenty of bonkers ones tabled to make a point) though if the Forum leans that way I will reconsider.
Ones I've spotted of late by non-government members include:
From Baroness Burt of Solihull (Liberal Democrats)
A Bill to amend the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 to make provision regarding assemblies at state schools without a designated religious character in England; to repeal the requirement for those schools to hold collective worship; and for connected purposes.
From Lord Harries of Pentregarth (Crossbencher)
A Bill to make provision about statements related to values of British citizenship in education in England and Wales; and for connected purposes.
From Baroness Northover (Liberal Democrats)
A Bill to make provision in connection with the recognition of the State of Palestine.
Ones I've spotted of late by non-government members include:
From Baroness Burt of Solihull (Liberal Democrats)
A Bill to amend the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 to make provision regarding assemblies at state schools without a designated religious character in England; to repeal the requirement for those schools to hold collective worship; and for connected purposes.
From Lord Harries of Pentregarth (Crossbencher)
A Bill to make provision about statements related to values of British citizenship in education in England and Wales; and for connected purposes.
From Baroness Northover (Liberal Democrats)
A Bill to make provision in connection with the recognition of the State of Palestine.
two sheds
Least noticed poster 2007
PTK
Paul Kegan
Winter Fuel Allowance.
I am a new Pensioner.
I heard that the Winter Fuel Allowance was going to be abolished for people not on Pension Credit. I was disappointed.
Then they said “Pension Credit and other benefits”. I am in receipt of Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support. I thought that I would probably still qualify for the Winter Fuel Allowance.
I received a letter from the DWP yesterday. HB and CTS are not qualifying benefits.
So a far greater number of Pensioners are affected than we had been led to believe.
This is a “minor detail” to most professional politicians and their running dogs in the print and broadcast media, which is beneath their notice. It is outside their experience, and not a shit do they give that people have been messed around like this.
I am a new Pensioner.
I heard that the Winter Fuel Allowance was going to be abolished for people not on Pension Credit. I was disappointed.
Then they said “Pension Credit and other benefits”. I am in receipt of Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support. I thought that I would probably still qualify for the Winter Fuel Allowance.
I received a letter from the DWP yesterday. HB and CTS are not qualifying benefits.
So a far greater number of Pensioners are affected than we had been led to believe.
This is a “minor detail” to most professional politicians and their running dogs in the print and broadcast media, which is beneath their notice. It is outside their experience, and not a shit do they give that people have been messed around like this.
nino_savatte
No pasaran!
Quite. I wrote to my MP regarding this and I received a pat reply about "the poorest pensioners". I told him that this really meant "deserving and undeserving poor". I also pointed out to him that those of us who don't have occupational or final salary pensions, but who are in receipt of the full state pension will be shafted, and added, "perhaps the aim here is to kill of as many pensioners as possible, no?" I fully expect another bullshit reply from him.
Chz
Stark Raving Sane
We you expecting a "Yup, they all vote Tory so we gotta kill 'em off" response? Just what are you hoping for, if not a "we're all in this together, blahblah, fiscal hole, Tories, blahblah, don't worry, you're next"?
Brainaddict
slight system overdrive
I hope so too. There's been a lot of scare-mongering about it based on the fact that Canada have royally fucked up their assisted dying system. But it seems to me that you can use examples like that in order to avoid their mistakes and ensure it is just a humane last-ditch option to hasten the inevitable.
GarveyLives
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One potential issue that may arise is why material that has nothing to do with "New Labour government - legislative agenda" is being included on an internet forum thread, the stated subject matter of which is "New Labour government - legislative agenda".
It is possible that some people may wonder why you wish to divert the thread away from its fairly clearly stated subject matter.
Well that's clear
Resolution is the jargon for intervening when it looks like a bank is about to fail.
The Special Resolution Regime is the name for the new resolution powers given to the Bank of England. This was enacted through the Banking Act 2009. These powers were not in place when Lehman Brothers failed in 2008.
The failure of Silicon Valley Bank last year indicated that the BoE needs more flexible resolution powers. They got away with it with SVB because HSBC stepped in at the last minute and took it over; but it would have been messy if that option had not been available. So the idea of the current bill is to give the BoE more flexible resolution powers and to make sure that taxpayers are not on the hook for a failing bank’s recapitalisation costs, assuming recapitalisation is the preferred option.
InArduisFouette
Well-Known Member
arguably she should have been expelled and deselected , but doing so would have handed her the publicity of being a martyr for Gender Crank wank-addled pornsick fantasising
PR1Berske
Alligator in chains by the park gates.
Fair. I spend some time on another forum where space is at a premium and starting new threads all the time is not encouraged. Sometimes I think I come here with that frame of mind. Lesson to learn (one of many).
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
i think it's a standard rule of the internet that if you start a new thread, someone will say 'why didn't you post on the thread that was already remotely about this / the thread about this from 6 years ago'; and if you don't someone will say 'why didn't you start a new thread for this'
teqniq
DisMembered
Well this is just disgusting:
UK ministers to stick by Tory plan for £1.3bn of cuts to sickness benefits
UK ministers to stick by Tory plan for £1.3bn of cuts to sickness benefits
BristolEcho
Well-Known Member
Yet wage theft costs over £32m to workers every year. Priorities eh?
Thaw
Aye like, so it is.
Labour Government accused of ‘betraying’ Troubles victims
The Labour Government has been accused of “betraying” victims of Northern Ireland’s Troubles.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
"Last month, three Court of Appeal judges ruled that a Government veto power over what sensitive material can be disclosed to bereaved families by the Act’s ICRIR is incompatible with human rights laws.
They also found that the work of the commission also does not provide victims and their next of kin adequate means to participate in its processes.
On Friday it emerged that Government are seeking to challenge that judgment.
On Monday, Troubles victims, supported by Amnesty International UK and Phoenix Law expressed their concern at the move to appeal, pointing to indications by Labour before the election that it would repeal and replace the Act."
PR1Berske
Alligator in chains by the park gates.
PR1Berske
Alligator in chains by the park gates.
As I'm sure is welcomed by the forum (whether it goes far enough or not for now), Lords Reform clears an early stage
www.bbc.co.uk
House of Lords: MPs back ending all hereditary peers - BBC News
The proposals will now undergo further scrutiny in the Lords, where they are expected to face tough opposition.
www.bbc.co.uk
Kid_Eternity
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Very welcome, a small step towards overhauling that place.As I'm sure is welcomed by the forum (whether it goes far enough or not for now), Lords Reform clears an early stage
House of Lords: MPs back ending all hereditary peers - BBC News
The proposals will now undergo further scrutiny in the Lords, where they are expected to face tough opposition.
PR1Berske
Alligator in chains by the park gates.
The Government has published its new Data Bill (link - https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3825).
Our dear friend the Health Secretary explains that he's very fond of this Bill because of his plans with patient records:
Our dear friend the Health Secretary explains that he's very fond of this Bill because of his plans with patient records:
teqniq
DisMembered
Not so much legislative but a partnership between the government and a huge private finance corporation, Black Rock. I really don't like the sound of this at all:
www.theguardian.com
Labour is putting its plans for Britain in the hands of private finance. It could end badly | Daniela Gabor
Handing vital infrastructure to big finance will generate windfalls for investors and leave the rest of us worse off. We need a better plan, says Daniela Gabor, a professor of economics and macrofinance at UWE Bristol
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
They are the party of big businessNot so much legislative but a partnership between the government and a huge private finance corporation, Black Rock. I really don't like the sound of this at all:
Labour is putting its plans for Britain in the hands of private finance. It could end badly | Daniela Gabor
Handing vital infrastructure to big finance will generate windfalls for investors and leave the rest of us worse off. We need a better plan, says Daniela Gabor, a professor of economics and macrofinance at UWE Bristol
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
They're twice as good as the cpsu, who only managed five year plans
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