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Starmer announces six milestones

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By *0shadesOfFilth OP   Man
7 days ago

nearby

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has delivered a major speech on what he calls a "plan for change" for Britain.

He announced six "milestones" he hopes to reach, including building 1.5 million homes, fixing the NHS and delivering clean power by 2030.

He also pledges higher living standards, safer streets and ensuring a record number of five-year-olds enter school "ready to learn"

Starmer adds that an "almighty challenge" lies ahead for the government to achieve the targets.

With economic growth reduced since Labour took office, increased inflation since Labour took office, slower interest rate falls linked to the budget and business confidence lowered for last four consecutive months, are these milestones pie in the sky.

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By *idnight RamblerMan
7 days ago

Pershore

He's full of it. All talk.

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By *eoBloomsMan
7 days ago

Springfield

Free Unicorns for all !

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By *eoBloomsMan
7 days ago

Springfield

Sir Kier really is a terrible politician, like Liz Truss terrible. There is absolutely no way any of these milestones will be met in the next 5 years with the current economic situation. It's far more likely things will get worse in each area he has highlighted so where does he go then ?

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By *emma StonesTV/TS
7 days ago

Crewe


"Free Unicorns for all ! "

Mayor they can bring them down from the sunny uplands.

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By *ools and the brainCouple
7 days ago

couple, us we him her.

I think he knows that with the way things are going with Putin,Stamer can say what he wants as non of us are going to be around to see the outcome anyways.

Just the elite hiding in their ivory "underground" bunkers.

And on that cheery note......

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By *0shadesOfFilth OP   Man
7 days ago

nearby

He forgot to mention prisons

Prison population in England and Wales set to exceed 100,000 by 2029

Rising prosecutions, higher maximum sentences and soaring number of people on remand driving growth from 86,000 today

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By *ired_upMan
7 days ago

ashton


"He forgot to mention prisons

Prison population in England and Wales set to exceed 100,000 by 2029

Rising prosecutions, higher maximum sentences and soaring number of people on remand driving growth from 86,000 today"

And he didn't mention the army so I can only assume he wants to abolish the armed forces completely!

The prison population will go down eventually. They have the lad from Timpsons who will essentially stop short sentences as they don't work at all.

The reason the people on remand is so high is due to the absolute dereliction of duty by the previous government in how they funded the courts. Sadly starmer can't build a prison by next week or just appoint a load of Judges to sit in courts that can't sit due to the funding around it.

Fundamentally the country is broken and it's galling to see the people who cheered on the arsonists now moaning to the architects about the smouldering mess.

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By *TMycockMan
7 days ago

Watford

Why do Governments insist they will build homes ?

I worked on the fringes of the construction industry for 26 years. Housebuilders build homes, it's got fuck all squared to do with what a Government (of whatever shade) or local authority claims they are going to do.

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By *enSiskoMan
7 days ago

Cestus 3

Another soundbite, newspeak rubbish.

Only last year the tories had 5.

Nothing has changed, but change is their headline.

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By *ty31Man
7 days ago

NW London


"Why do Governments insist they will build homes ?

I worked on the fringes of the construction industry for 26 years. Housebuilders build homes, it's got fuck all squared to do with what a Government (of whatever shade) or local authority claims they are going to do."

True, but govt and local authorities can override planning concerns and objections which speeds up the process

Although why we need to build so many homes for sale is something I can't fathom- the issue is at the other end of the scale, people either not being able to afford to rent/buy and not enough social housing.

Plus I don't think anyone has considered the environmental implications of concreting over the countryside- more pressure on the sewer system and more traffic on the roads.

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By *0shadesOfFilth OP   Man
7 days ago

nearby


"Why do Governments insist they will build homes ?

I worked on the fringes of the construction industry for 26 years. Housebuilders build homes, it's got fuck all squared to do with what a Government (of whatever shade) or local authority claims they are going to do.

True, but govt and local authorities can override planning concerns and objections which speeds up the process

Although why we need to build so many homes for sale is something I can't fathom- the issue is at the other end of the scale, people either not being able to afford to rent/buy and not enough social housing.

Plus I don't think anyone has considered the environmental implications of concreting over the countryside- more pressure on the sewer system and more traffic on the roads."

The policies are not joined up

There are 10,000 long term empty MOD dwellings, 750,000- 800,000 empty homes, 57,000 lock up and leave buy to lets in London alone (press article). City and town centres up and down the country with empty commercial space, mostly suitable for change of use. Landbanked sites with planning approved for 400,000+ new homes, not started. 100,000+ holiday let’s/second homes.

There’s 1.5 million units right there.

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By *2000ManMan
7 days ago

Worthing

Millibands push to "net zero" will be a disaster for householders and industry. Energy costs are already some of the highest in Europe. When the sun does not shine and wind does not blow we have to import expensive energy. We have no means to store it and have to sell what little we create at cheap prices. No milestone will be reached as a result.

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By *ittleMinx77ABCWoman
7 days ago

Sutton

Keir’s broken this pledge already.. the Economy is tanking under Rachel from complaints.. 🤦‍♀️

I bet Keir will have another set of pledges/lies before or after Easter just in time for the local elections, lots of stupid people will fall for it

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By *resesse_MelioremCouple
7 days ago

Border of London


"Another soundbite, newspeak rubbish.

Only last year the tories had 5.

Nothing has changed, but change is their headline.

"

Agreed.

He STILL thinks that he's on the campaign trail.

Wake up, Keir... You're no longer in opposition. Ideas and slogans aren't enough. It's actions and results that matter when you're in power.

What got him into power (other than not being a Tory) were his pledges, slogans and ideas. But that isn't enough to keep him there, or use that power responsibly...

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By *0shadesOfFilth OP   Man
7 days ago

nearby

Q1 2025 will likely be a recession

Mortgage costs up, slower BoE falls due to budget. New car sales are down -8%, online sales down -7.8%, in store sales down -5.5%.

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By *eoBloomsMan
7 days ago

Springfield

Labour down below 25% in new poll, 3rd place behind Cons and Reform.

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By *astandFeistyCouple
7 days ago

Bournemouth


"Labour down below 25% in new poll, 3rd place behind Cons and Reform."

There's only one poll that matters and Labour won that by a landslide, giving them a real mandate.

Enjoy the next 4 years

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By *oandstephCouple
7 days ago

Bradford


"Labour down below 25% in new poll, 3rd place behind Cons and Reform.

There's only one poll that matters and Labour won that by a landslide, giving them a real mandate.

Enjoy the next 4 years "
absolute landslide at 30 odd percent 😂😂smashed the majority

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By *eoBloomsMan
7 days ago

Springfield

To give Sir Kier credit, he did have a dig at the hopeless civil service, but good luck sorting that lot out !

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By *0shadesOfFilth OP   Man
7 days ago

nearby

I see Rayner has ordered the demolition of the art deco cornerstone building of Oxford street

Vandal.

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By *eoBloomsMan
7 days ago

Springfield

No mention of immigration? How can you ever meet housing demand or satisfy the NHS demands when you're adding a million people to the population each year ? 🤷‍♂️

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By *0shadesOfFilth OP   Man
7 days ago

nearby


"No mention of immigration? How can you ever meet housing demand or satisfy the NHS demands when you're adding a million people to the population each year ? 🤷‍♂️"

479,000 emigrated last year (1.2M in) leaving the net figure somewhere around 780,000; needing 250,000-300,000 homes

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By *eoBloomsMan
7 days ago

Springfield


"No mention of immigration? How can you ever meet housing demand or satisfy the NHS demands when you're adding a million people to the population each year ? 🤷‍♂️

479,000 emigrated last year (1.2M in) leaving the net figure somewhere around 780,000; needing 250,000-300,000 homes

"

Mostly concentrated in the South East. Where I live every other field is being built on, destroying the countryside in Essex and Suffolk. In the towns loads of houses are being converted into low quality HMOs, ruining the existing communities.

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By *ired_upMan
7 days ago

ashton


"No mention of immigration? How can you ever meet housing demand or satisfy the NHS demands when you're adding a million people to the population each year ? 🤷‍♂️

479,000 emigrated last year (1.2M in) leaving the net figure somewhere around 780,000; needing 250,000-300,000 homes

Mostly concentrated in the South East. Where I live every other field is being built on, destroying the countryside in Essex and Suffolk. In the towns loads of houses are being converted into low quality HMOs, ruining the existing communities. "

If only there had been a policy of leveling up the country that had been advertised as working with a railway service to support this so that the rest of the country was supported to grow at the same rate as the south.

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By *otMe66Man
7 days ago

Terra Firma

Was one of the milestones not to keep paying under performing public sector workers with tax payers money?

I’m sure that is what he said, but that train left the station months ago, surely…… no bilateral agreement anyone?

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By *ired_upMan
7 days ago

ashton


"Was one of the milestones not to keep paying under performing public sector workers with tax payers money?

I’m sure that is what he said, but that train left the station months ago, surely…… no bilateral agreement anyone? "

If you have any questions you could do us all a favour and actually watch it.

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By *otMe66Man
7 days ago

Terra Firma


"Was one of the milestones not to keep paying under performing public sector workers with tax payers money?

I’m sure that is what he said, but that train left the station months ago, surely…… no bilateral agreement anyone?

If you have any questions you could do us all a favour and actually watch it. "

Watch the speech, I listened to it and read it word for word, or are you referring to something else?

Oh, and that rhetorical opening line, might’ve gone over your head, sorry.

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By *arakiss12TV/TS
6 days ago

Bedford

Who paid for the venue and why does he think he could be James Bond?

He's more like a Batman villian, not so much The Penguin more like The Puffin.

Especially in that outfit he wore to the King's dinner.

He keeps sucking up to working people and using them as leverage to back his point.

It's creepy and enough to turn hard working people off their dinner.

Who's paying for all these mill stones and bollards of change and pillars of doom.

Whoever wrote his speech is either laughing their head off or thinking Starmer turned a totally decent speech into a pile of banal crap delivered like humourless amateur comedian on an open mic night.

Rayners speech prior was forgetable.

And the poor brainwashed kid they gave airtime to promote heat pumps just pumped up the hot air, someone needs to tell her they leave a carbon foot print from production to installation and maintenance not counting the promotion.

There was alot of talk about change but not change. Alot of non specific sweeping statements. Not really a reset more like GCSE resit because they got a big fucking Fail last time.

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By *itygamesMan
6 days ago

UK

Impossible task so why say it....

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