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Absolutely amazing if this ever happened. Sadly I think this would need a large majority in the commons to get through. Too many "vested interests" will vote against so Labour need to force it through on their own and they can only do that with a majority. Great for headlines though.

As a side note I'm pissing myself at the unintentional sinister paragraph towards the bottom.

The FSB also welcomed Ms Reeves' proposals

Of course it did ๐Ÿ˜œ

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[โ€“] G4Z 2 points 1 year ago (8 children)

This whole plan doesn't mention HS2 or Brexit. (nor housing or the environment for that matter)

'Cutting regulations will unlock ยฃ50bn a year in investment, Labour said.' - This is either bullshit or code for fucking over workers.

When it comes to covid fraud, I'm less interested in recovering the cash, and more interested in prosecuting the Tory government that actually enabled, encouraged and participated in this massive fraud.

Overall, utterly pathetic, spineless, lack of leadership.

I can't stand the Tories, but at least Rishi actually had the balls to decide something publicly on HS2, I think it's wrong but at least he decided something.

[โ€“] Syldon 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sunak has cockblocked HS2 by stating he is selling the land that was bought for it. He will sell it cheaply to his mates who in turn will make a quick profit before Labour take power back. This will make it extremely expensive to take the land back. Sunak is intentionally increasing the cost of anyone trying to resurrect HS2 in the future.

[โ€“] G4Z 0 points 1 year ago

Yeah, he's a corrupt Tory prick, of course that's what he's doing.

I'm just annoyed at the total lack of vision from this Labour party. They are shite.

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