Simon BrookeJun 29, 2024

"#Labour says it will not increase benefits, or remove the two-child cap; it will only make improvements to education and healthcare that are trivial in the context of the challenges faced, adding only marginal numbers of appointments and teachers.

It tells us it is now the party of wealth creation and growth, not redistribution or equality"

#GeneralElectionUK
#RapeClause

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jun/28/keir-starmer-labour-britain-conservative-party

Labour is telling Britain it is now a conservative party – and we should believe it

Let’s take Starmer at its word that it is the party of wealth creation and growth, not redistribution and equality. What will this mean for our politics, asks David Edgerton, professor of modern British history at King’s College London

The Guardian
Fiona Grahame Orkney News LtdAug 15, 2023
"All that nonsense about being a beating heart of a new UK. It’s another vow, another “lead us don’t leave us”. I want to be at the heart of a new Scotland that wishes nothing to do with the heartless opportunism of people who know the price of everything and the value of nothing."
#politics #2childbenefitcap #rapeclause #Labour
https://theorkneynews.scot/2023/08/15/some-thoughts-on-labour/
Some thoughts on Labour

All that nonsense about being a beating heart of a new UK. It’s another vow, another “lead us don’t leave us”. I want to be at the heart of a new Scotland that wishes nothing to do with the heartle…

The Orkney News
Fiona Grahame Orkney News LtdJul 18, 2023
"Labour’s position is that we can’t mitigate against poverty because we’re skint. But resource allocation is the ultimate political choice. "
#Labour #RapeClause #TwoChildBenefitCap #ScottishIndependence
https://wordpress.com/post/theorkneynews.scot/137493
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Show threadHannah GrahamJul 17, 2023

The deep-seated strength of feeling about just how awful the two-child benefits cap and #RapeClause are, and just how many children and families in Scotland it affects, gave cause for a few #ScotPol folk to share and re-watch powerful speeches on it from #Holyrood.

Kezia Dugdale in blistering form giving an outstanding speech opposing this policy in 2017 👇🔥👏 *This* is exactly where #Labour should stand now on this issue.
#politics #UKPolitics #Scotland (2/2)
https://t.co/UzOLibfywD

Child Tax Credit Cuts - Scottish Parliament: 25th April 2017

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Hannah GrahamJul 17, 2023

Today has been a raging bin fire for #Labour, particularly Scottish Labour, after Anas Sarwar's remarks and Keir Starmer's stance.

On Twitter, 'Sir Kid Starver' is trending. People are angry about child poverty.

Several Scottish Labour figures have spoken out making it clear they're standing by their convictions: the two-child benefits cap & #RapeClause is a harmful, disgraceful policy they want scrapped. Hoping their leaders U-turn again.
#politics #UKPolitics #ScotPol
https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/risk-of-repeat-of-mini-budget-stopping-labour-scrapping-two-child-benefit-cap-says-anas-sarwar-4220747

Risk of repeat of mini-budget stopping Labour scrapping two-child benefit cap, says Anas Sarwar

Labour figures were attacked by the SNP over their failure to commit to scrapping the two-child limit.

The Scotsman