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JuneSim63<p>Research from the homelessness charity Crisis and the campaign group Health Equals found fewer than three in every 100 private rental properties listed in England were affordable for people on housing benefit between April and October 2024.</p><p>The Labour freeze on housing benefit will push many more thousands into homelessness and arrears.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LabourAusterity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LabourAusterity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TaxTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TaxTheRich</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UKPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKPolitics</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/apr/01/private-renting-england-affordable-housing-benefit-study?CMP=firstedition_email" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/money/2025/apr</span><span class="invisible">/01/private-renting-england-affordable-housing-benefit-study?CMP=firstedition_email</span></a></p>
Political Cartoon Gallery<p>Dave Brown's <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/RoguesGallery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RoguesGallery</span></a> after <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/WTSmedley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WTSmedley</span></a> @Independent on <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/RachelReeves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RachelReeves</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Starmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Starmer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/LabourParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LabourParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/SpringStatement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpringStatement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BenefitCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BenefitCuts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/WelfareCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WelfareCuts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/LabourAusterity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LabourAusterity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Austerity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Austerity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ChildPoverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChildPoverty</span></a> – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com</p>
Green Party NI<p>💚 As the Spring Statement approaches, let’s be clear: we need policies that protect people, not punish them.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/SpringStatement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpringStatement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/LabourAusterity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LabourAusterity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/EndPoverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EndPoverty</span></a></p>
Green Party NI<p>6️⃣ Fair societies invest in people, not punish them. A strong welfare system strengthens communities, boosts the economy, and creates a fairer future for all.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/SpringStatement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpringStatement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/LabourAusterity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LabourAusterity</span></a></p>
Green Party NI<p>5️⃣ Austerity doesn’t fix deficits – it worsens them. When people struggle to afford basics, economic activity slows, tax revenues drop, and public finances suffer. Austerity is a failed experiment. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/SpringStatement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpringStatement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/LabourAusterity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LabourAusterity</span></a></p>
Green Party NI<p>1️⃣ Welfare is not a luxury – it’s a lifeline. Cutting support leaves millions struggling and weakens our society. A fair system protects its most vulnerable. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/SpringStatement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpringStatement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/LabourAusterity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LabourAusterity</span></a></p>
Mark Burton<p>"...if the intention is to encourage more disabled people into work, then Labour should be looking at the barriers people with disabilities face when trying to access the workplace, such as the housing and care costs, plus the disability markup on essential products."</p><p>PIP cuts: Labour is making it harder for disabled people to work | Morning Star<br><a href="https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/pip-cuts-labour-is-making-it-harder-for-disabled-people-to-work" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">morningstaronline.co.uk/articl</span><span class="invisible">e/pip-cuts-labour-is-making-it-harder-for-disabled-people-to-work</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LabourAusterity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LabourAusterity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PIP</span></a></p>
Hazel (She/ Her)<p>"Hop in, we're growing the economy"<br>This week the Labour government have been trailing their plans to continue the Tories' war on the sick and disabled by restricting disability benefits (known as Personal Independence Payments (PIP)) and increasing the state and social harassment of those who need them.</p><p><a href="https://spellingmistakescostlives.com/so/c4PIyabpw?languageTag=en&amp;cid=25ac2528-3ea5-416c-b062-06340a796011" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">spellingmistakescostlives.com/</span><span class="invisible">so/c4PIyabpw?languageTag=en&amp;cid=25ac2528-3ea5-416c-b062-06340a796011</span></a></p><p><a href="https://independent-media.co.uk/tags/Starmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Starmer</span></a> <a href="https://independent-media.co.uk/tags/StarmerIsATory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StarmerIsATory</span></a> <a href="https://independent-media.co.uk/tags/Austerity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Austerity</span></a> <a href="https://independent-media.co.uk/tags/LabourAusterity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LabourAusterity</span></a> <a href="https://independent-media.co.uk/tags/RedTories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RedTories</span></a> <a href="https://independent-media.co.uk/tags/ToryScum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToryScum</span></a> <a href="https://independent-media.co.uk/tags/SpellingMistakesCostLives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpellingMistakesCostLives</span></a></p>
Geriatric Gardener<p>“Half a million people demand Labour STOP callous winter fuel payments cut”</p><p>by Hannah Sharland in The Canary <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://independent-media.co.uk/@thecanaryuk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>thecanaryuk</span></a></span> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/@UKLabour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>UKLabour</span></a></span> </p><p>“Campaigners have delivered a petition to parliament from over half a million people. It calls for the Labour Party government to scrap its cruel winter fuel payment cut to millions of pensioners.”</p><p><a href="https://www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2024/10/17/winter-fuel-payment-petition-2/?__s=1toyfummtp6bhspv4akg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thecanary.co/uk/news/2024/10/1</span><span class="invisible">7/winter-fuel-payment-petition-2/?__s=1toyfummtp6bhspv4akg</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WFA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WFA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Cut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cut</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Scrap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scrap</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Starmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Starmer</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FreeGearKier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeGearKier</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Reeves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reeves</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RachelThieves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RachelThieves</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FreezeAndStarve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreezeAndStarve</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LabourAusterity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LabourAusterity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ToryContinuityParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToryContinuityParty</span></a></p>
JuneSim63<p>Work &amp; pensions secretary Liz Kendall plans to keep £1.3bn in cuts to UK sickness benefits announced by the previous Tory government. This will affect half a million of the most vulnerable people.<br>She also plans to keep the draconian Tory changes to work capability assessments, in order to 'encourage' disabled people into work.</p><p>Kendall was the only Labour leadership candidate in 2015 to fully back Tory welfare cuts.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Disability</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DWP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DWP</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LabourAusterity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LabourAusterity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UKPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKPolitics</span></a></p><p><a href="https://archive.is/ndpE4" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.is/ndpE4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Philip John<p>Labour conference votes to reverse the winter fuel payment cut but Starmer's austerity Labour has form for ignoring the will of the party so I'm sure they'll continue making people poorer while inequality grows.</p><p><a href="https://news.sky.com/story/labour-conference-votes-to-reverse-cut-to-winter-fuel-allowance-in-embarrassing-blow-to-starmer-13221742" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.sky.com/story/labour-conf</span><span class="invisible">erence-votes-to-reverse-cut-to-winter-fuel-allowance-in-embarrassing-blow-to-starmer-13221742</span></a></p><p><a href="https://philipjohn.social/tags/FuckLabour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FuckLabour</span></a> <a href="https://philipjohn.social/tags/Austerity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Austerity</span></a> <a href="https://philipjohn.social/tags/LabourAusterity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LabourAusterity</span></a> <a href="https://philipjohn.social/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a> <a href="https://philipjohn.social/tags/LabourConference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LabourConference</span></a> <a href="https://philipjohn.social/tags/Unite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unite</span></a> <a href="https://philipjohn.social/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a> <a href="https://philipjohn.social/tags/inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inequality</span></a> <a href="https://philipjohn.social/tags/WinterFuelPayment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WinterFuelPayment</span></a> <a href="https://philipjohn.social/tags/neoliberalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neoliberalism</span></a> <a href="https://philipjohn.social/tags/RedTories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RedTories</span></a> <a href="https://philipjohn.social/tags/Liebour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Liebour</span></a> <a href="https://philipjohn.social/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://philipjohn.social/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://philipjohn.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/ukpolitics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ukpolitics</span></a></span></p>
Philip John<p>"There will be no return to austerity" says Rachel Reeves as she confirms <a href="https://philipjohn.social/tags/LabourAusterity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LabourAusterity</span></a></p><p><a href="https://philipjohn.social/tags/FuckLabour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FuckLabour</span></a> <a href="https://philipjohn.social/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a> <a href="https://philipjohn.social/tags/Liebour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Liebour</span></a> <a href="https://philipjohn.social/tags/austerity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>austerity</span></a> <a href="https://philipjohn.social/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a> <a href="https://philipjohn.social/tags/RedTories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RedTories</span></a> <a href="https://philipjohn.social/tags/neoliberalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neoliberalism</span></a> <a href="https://philipjohn.social/tags/neoliberals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neoliberals</span></a> <a href="https://philipjohn.social/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://philipjohn.social/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/ukpolitics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ukpolitics</span></a></span></p>
RaghnallD<p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DAGQ3qfuhy2/?igsh=YzRraXJ4ZnR3eHQ5" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">instagram.com/reel/DAGQ3qfuhy2</span><span class="invisible">/?igsh=YzRraXJ4ZnR3eHQ5</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/redtories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>redtories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/labourausterity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>labourausterity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/youyesyet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>youyesyet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/YesScots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YesScots</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/WhyNotScotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhyNotScotland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/LabourLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LabourLies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/LabourHypocisy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LabourHypocisy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/IndyToRejoinEU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndyToRejoinEU</span></a></p>
RaghnallD<p>Remember this one from <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>labour</span></a> ?</p><p>We read the lips of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/AnasSarwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AnasSarwar</span></a> and just saw more lies. Winter fuel payments spring to mind. </p><p>Labour will not freeze energy prices but they will freeze <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/pensioners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pensioners</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/youyesyet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>youyesyet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/WhyNotScotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhyNotScotland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/YesScots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YesScots</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/brexit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>brexit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/labourbrexit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>labourbrexit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/LabourAusterity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LabourAusterity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/redtories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>redtories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/LabourLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LabourLies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ScottishIndependence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScottishIndependence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/winterfuelallowance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>winterfuelallowance</span></a></p>
JuneSim63<p>After the government was forced to reveal that 71% of pensioners with disabilities will lose the winter fuel allowance, groups representing disabled people are demanding urgent meetings with ministers.</p><p>The internal DWP analysis also suggested that eight out of 10 over-80s would lose their allowance.<br>These are also the people still on the old, lower state pension of £169 per week.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Disability</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Pensioners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pensioners</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LabourAusterity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LabourAusterity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UKPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WinterFuelAllowance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WinterFuelAllowance</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/sep/15/charities-demand-to-meet-uk-ministers-as-16m-disabled-oaps-set-to-lose-winter-fuel-payments" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/society/2024/s</span><span class="invisible">ep/15/charities-demand-to-meet-uk-ministers-as-16m-disabled-oaps-set-to-lose-winter-fuel-payments</span></a></p>
jayfell<p>Just emailed my new Labour MP<br>"Dear MP,</p><p>I believe that our Prime Minister is now warning us that things will get worse before they get better. Unfortunately we've just suffered 14 years under the Conservative Party of things getting worse and they never got better, for Joe public.<br>I voted for the Labour Party at the election because I, foolishly it would seem, accepted what the Labour Party was telling us.<br>1 of 2<br><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ThingsWillGetWorse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThingsWillGetWorse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/LabourAusterity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LabourAusterity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ContinuationAusterity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ContinuationAusterity</span></a></p>
JuneSim63<p>Starmer is talking bollocks.<br>There is no need for a round of further Tory austerity. There are many ways of raising the necessary billions, if only he and Reeves could ditch their craven adherence to neoliberal ideology and 'fiscal rectitude'. </p><p>They could start by taxing capital gains at the same rate as income tax and restricting pension tax relief to the basic rate. This would more than cover their fictional £22bn black hole.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LabourAusterity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LabourAusterity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UKPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKPolitics</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/aug/24/keir-starmer-warns-of-tough-times-ahead-to-fix-tory-ruins" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/politics/artic</span><span class="invisible">le/2024/aug/24/keir-starmer-warns-of-tough-times-ahead-to-fix-tory-ruins</span></a></p>
Geriatric Gardener<p>“Labour hiding data on how many people Tory-led DWP killed: Could anything provide better proof that Starmer’s party is just the red-badged version of the murderous Tories?”</p><p>by Skwawkbox <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@skwawkbox" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>skwawkbox</span></a></span> </p><p>“Liz Kendall’s (DWP) is trying to block the release of data from reports compiled u/ the Tories on how many people’s deaths were linked to the hated and punitive Universal Credit (UC).”</p><p><a href="https://skwawkbox.org/2024/08/17/labour-hiding-data-on-how-many-people-tory-led-dwp-killed/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">skwawkbox.org/2024/08/17/labou</span><span class="invisible">r-hiding-data-on-how-many-people-tory-led-dwp-killed/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Starmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Starmer</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Deaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Deaths</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RedTory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RedTory</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Kendall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kendall</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Dissbled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dissbled</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ICO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICO</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LabourLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LabourLies</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LabourAusterity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LabourAusterity</span></a></p>
Hazel (She/ Her)<p>Tory Starmer's non-policy stance is so depressing <a href="https://www.thecanary.co/opinion/2023/07/24/tories-cataclysmic-failure-proves-labour-more-like-tories/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thecanary.co/opinion/2023/07/2</span><span class="invisible">4/tories-cataclysmic-failure-proves-labour-more-like-tories/</span></a> <a href="https://independent-media.co.uk/tags/SirKidStarver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SirKidStarver</span></a> <a href="https://independent-media.co.uk/tags/LabourPartyMyArse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LabourPartyMyArse</span></a> <a href="https://independent-media.co.uk/tags/NotMyLabourParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NotMyLabourParty</span></a> <a href="https://independent-media.co.uk/tags/Austerity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Austerity</span></a> <a href="https://independent-media.co.uk/tags/LabourAusterity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LabourAusterity</span></a> <a href="https://independent-media.co.uk/tags/StarmerIsToryScum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StarmerIsToryScum</span></a> <a href="https://independent-media.co.uk/tags/ToryScum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToryScum</span></a></p>
jayfell<p>Sir Keir Starmer: 'In order to preserve NHS it has to change' </p><p>Change NHS to Labour and his statement makes more sense (a lot more)!</p><p>Keir wants change because the Tories want change.</p><p>Keir will keep austerity even though 12 years of Tory austerity has failed!</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/NHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NHS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ChangeforChangesSake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChangeforChangesSake</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ToryAusterity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToryAusterity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/LabourAusterity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LabourAusterity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/NotFitForPurpose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NotFitForPurpose</span></a></p>