There's a global labour shortage, so a higher minimum wage maybe the stimulus needed to alleviate that.



As for spending on climate change? It's the biggest issue we face, and will have the biggest affect on our lives and the world economy in the years ahead. So, we need to be approaching it with the same ferocity we did with covid and ww2.

Labour's spending plans always seem to be portrayed a "stupid" and unaffordable.



However, with climate change, there will be a tipping point at some point in the future. We may already be there and then money wont be the problem.

My mum always said that money is no use to you when you're dead and she was right !



Labour really need to concentrate on being united and having some policies for the masses.

Talk about shooting yourself in the foot.



Right now, they seem incapable of organising the proverbial brewery pi$$ up

Until they move away from the hard left ,ie get shot of Momentum they will remain a spent force

Climate change only works if its a global endeavour no point us bankrupting every citizen when the likes of China/India & the US don't care. Whilst ever we make policies due to NIMBY like fracking we will never achieve sustainable reliable energy. The likes of wind and solar are unpredictable at best irresponsible at worst. I fail to see why we don't go all in with nuclear?

I agree, although wind and solar aren't quite as "unpredictable" as you suggest.

As for nuclear, it's incredible that after so much time "we" havent been able to find a way of dealing with nuclear waste



China and India are a huge problem.



Despite being huge nations with over a billion people in each country, they are still "developing" nations and their thirst for energy is still growing quickly and it's difficult for countries like the US or Europe to tell them to cut their emissions and effectively try to "hold them back". The same, to a much lesser extent, applies to Africa.

The UK's historical greenhouse gas emissions dwarf that of China and India, plus China is a world leader in renewable energy, and climate change technologies. It has also ceased all overseas funding of coal power stations.



Investing in climate change isn't just about renewable energy, it's about improving transport infrastructure, job creation, flood defence, and sustainable agriculture. All of which will have benefits beyond reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

I assume you're aware that for political equilibrium, there will also be a hard right.



So, I wonder where they are? Which party do they migrate towards - and what damage have they done to the UK in recent years?

I'm talking purely about the Labour party ,your kind of socialism has been dead in this country since the late seventies

and quite rightly you know been beholden to the unions, we could never be a Norway type of a socialist country unfortunately

We could have been had we used our oil wealth the same way they did.

Not with militant unions mate, always wanting more

Or the businesses wanting to give less or are you naive enough to believe that this government is not going to water down employment rights. The unions are actually probably more democratic and the reason many don’t like them is because they cannot be bullied unlike one individual worker.

I have seen where because of those that are part of a union negotiating better conditions and then people like you who like to criticise are happy to accept the benefits despite not contributing.

It’s a pity their pay awards are not handled the same way that those of business leaders are.

Like the opposite of Brexit, where something is voted in and we all take a hit.

Just remind me about Len Mccluskey,s pay

And Arthur Scargills millions ,and what evidence have you got about the government watering down rights of the worker's rights, that's right none ,explain about democracy in unite please

Just remind me about Len Mccluskey,s pay

And Arthur Scargills millions ,and what evidence have you got about the government watering down rights of the worker's , that's right none ,explain about democracy in unite please



We didn't do as Scargill said do da do da ,is a song Forest fans will be singing at Barnsley on Saturday ,after the usual scab chants by the tykes

That would explain a lot about you because it was the Nottinghamshire miners who believed Thatcher and became her enablers, how did that end up. How many pits survived in the Nottinghamshire area and what happened to the union they started with the governments help. They were sold down the river for believing she actually cared.

I would ask why were the government so insistent on not putting current EU employment law into U.K. law like they said they would. If you think it is to make them stronger then you are more a fool than I already think you are.

Can't work out whose the ventriloquist and whose the dummy in you two.

It was the idiot that is Scargill that enabled Maggie

None of the pits survived

Maybe you need to look in the mirror for the answer

Not sure how you work that out squire, if your looking for work they need a good double act at a circus down in Brighton, one of the clowns called Starmer brought the house down when he said we need to get our house in order for the next election, even you and your mate couldn't follow that.

Since Cilla Black passed away, they have been looking for a new matchmaker, you should apply.

Myself and Scarlett may share some of the same political views but, disappointingly for you, we dont know each other.

I know that you have some kind of unhealthy obsession with his private life but, bloody hell, this is becoming a little tiresome. Dont you think.



Enjoy your moment. Brexit is "done" and Boris is "in charge", what more could you possibly wish for

This is a very good point

Given the current state of the labour market the idea that you could dilute employees T&Cs is a complete no runner. The idea that the Tories are going to dilute working conditions is a red herring from the left.



The unions would be useful organisations if they were able to concentrate on the job in hand working to improve workers opportunities. Unfortunately they see pushing the political ambitions as their prime objective. There is also an element of self interest for the union employees - look at Unite T&Cs for union employees. They also have a problem of a collective positioning i.e. they cannot deal with an individual issue without considering the impact on completely unrelated businesses. If a decision on one business would be ideal but set a negative precedence elsewhere the union will not support it.

I see the government did not want to make fire and rehire illegal preferring to allow the companies to carry on unchecked. I guess you are correct that they have no intentions to dilute worker’s rights.

There are 1.25m vacancies - I would suggest if firms want to retain decent staff the opposite will happen - increases in rates of pay Amazon starting is £11.50/hour - better benefits. The market will determine the level not the unions.