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27th Nov 2019jrobinson commented on:
Is Labour's new WASPI promise credible?You are correct about about the U.K. they cannot set their own tariffs on goods outside the EU setting. However you are totally incorrect about the EU they are not the Governing body over the U.K. we already and always have had our sovereignty it never left us. If you are under this impression that we are actually governed (told what to do by the EU) why then are the U.K. state pensions not as generous as theirs are? This is where your argument actually falls down.ViewDate:
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26th Nov 2019jrobinson commented on:
Is Labour's new WASPI promise credible?Sovereignty is the authority of a country to govern itself d determine its own laws and polices. To do things in common with other countries , we have signed a number of treaties which pool Sovereignty. As an current EU member, a Art from EU immigration and international trade ,our Government determining the vast majority of our polices and laws and controls more than 98% of its public spending. However, in our national interest we chose to share some of our sovereignty within the EU. This by doing so puts us in a better position across many areas of our economy, security and international influence. The European court of justice confirmed our ultimate sovereignty in December 2018. It said if a member state has chosen to leave the EU and then changes it’s mind, it cannot ejected from the EU against its will. If we leave the EU and negotiate a trade agreement with the United States , well come under pressure to change policies like food standards or NHS bulk buying. In summary All members of the EU are sovereign and can chose to leave at any time. We in the U.K. decide our own laws and policies and have already ultimate Sovereignty. We in the U.K. choose to pool some of our Sovereignty in the EU, to achieve things we cannot achieve on our own. Any international treaty does exactly the same!ViewDate:
26th Nov 2019jrobinson commented on:
Is Labour's new WASPI promise credible?Making people poorer, now? He’s agree Corbyn is the leader of the Labour Party and all within the Labour Party so contribute and make sound proposals. John McDonnel is an excellent shadow chancellor and had the pleasure of meeting him last year. He gave a very good down to Earth speech about what Labour are intending to do if they can get elected first. So not sure what you mean about Sovereignty and how Corbyn will make people poorer surely that’s is exactly what the Tory party and Boris Johnson has done. Rolling out UC, pip assessments sending people back to work only for them to either die in the job centre whilst being told this news or either the day before or the day after they returned to work. Not doing anything to give back the 1950s ladies state pensions they have robbed of us. Have you got Corbyn mixed up with Boris Johnson here?ViewDate:
26th Nov 2019jrobinson commented on:
Is Labour's new WASPI promise credible?O.k wait another 5 years till the next option is offered?ViewDate:
26th Nov 2019jrobinson commented on:
Is Labour's new WASPI promise credible?Only the Tory party have invented that word Money tree. Yes Labour Party has radical ideas but sound ones too. Which are far better than the Tory party since they have inflicted austerity on us which was not our fault the world banking crisis caused this problemViewDate:
26th Nov 2019jrobinson commented on:
Is Labour's new WASPI promise credible?Yes they do need to develop humanity, I agree wholeheartedly the Tory Government are not interested in the working poor or those with modest savings. They do look after themselves very nicely and intend to to that more often too if they are voted into power on the 12th December. Food banks and UC are demeaning way of treating hard working people who for the grace of god anyone, one day might find themselves needing help with life. Nobody wishes to be poor we all want a slice of the life cake and we should be way ahead in the rest of the world for advances in technology and quality of life with greener working practices and developing change to help the climate before it’s too late. Corbyn has some very radical ideas on getting is back up to being a leading nation where equality goes without saying not having to fight for equality is a great step forward.ViewDate:
26th Nov 2019jrobinson commented on:
Is Labour's new WASPI promise credible?Have you seen the latest figures available on what the Tory party have spent so far. It’s nowhere near how much previous Labour Government have spent so far! Look at Chris Graylings failed contracts, HS2 way over budget and no track laid as yet. Money spent to get Brexit done taken 3 years and still no deal accepted or protection of workers rights. So think the Tory party knows well and truly how to spend the tax payers money.ViewDate:
26th Nov 2019jrobinson commented on:
Is Labour's new WASPI promise credible?The student loan fiasco was created by the coalition Government with the TORY and the LIB DEM party. Nothing to do with Labour!ViewDate:
26th Nov 2019jrobinson commented on:
Is Labour's new WASPI promise credible?So the Johnson proposal is to take state pension age to 75 years old for both men and women. Life expectations have dropped over the last 5 years. Why? Probably due to the poverty rates soaring, due to no disabled benefits, bad pip assessments, the roll out of Universal credit? Homeless dying on the streets each day. Suicide rates up especially in young men even young student in 6th form and dying due to suicide. Is this not taking us back to Dickensian days now? Can you imagine the pain and discomfort of having to work till your 75. Having probably worked zero hours contracts, been part of the working poor using food banks. What planet are you living on think I need to live there too, since it’s nothing like the miserable unfair place where I am living. Many of my friends have not made it to the age of 60 let alone 66 so expectation many people will still be working supporting themselves at 75 is going to be very few.ViewDate:
26th Nov 2019jrobinson commented on:
Is Labour's new WASPI promise credible?Yeh let’s not vote for Corbyn so we can have 5 more years of the same old same old rubbish politics ha ha that will show them....... apart from Corbyn nobody else is offering anything but more of the same, and that’s better?ViewDate:
26th Nov 2019jrobinson commented on:
Is Labour's new WASPI promise credible?The Blairites government indeed did a lot of damage to the Labour image but the Blair government was NEW labour and nothing like the Labour standards and values. Corbyn is a true Labour and why call him Grimy Granpa, that is an age discrimination comment. Yes he is 70 years old but why call him that? If he has radical ideas to get the U.K. back into action with sound up ideas about saving the climate and offering greener working ideals then why dish him about his age. Yes he is a mature person and with maturity comes experience and understanding. He has very good credentials on all aspects of leadership for the U.K. and his spending has been fully costed and checked by independent financial companies. I think we should consider his radical ideas which are beneficial to both younger and older members and all of our society which is fair.ViewDate:
26th Nov 2019jrobinson commented on:
Is Labour's new WASPI promise credible?So what do we do now, sit on our laurels and do nothing wait another 5 years and see who offering anything then?ViewDate:
26th Nov 2019jrobinson commented on:
Is Labour's new WASPI promise credible?It was George Osborne the Tory party chancellor of the exchecker who raised the state pension age for women. So if Labour do not win this election we then have another 5 years to wait till another chance to vote then. The choice is ours to make who we vote for, since it’s the only offer being made, Boris has shown his true blue colour and said No to us, others have darted around the issue but not made any firm commitment, your decision at the end of the day.ViewDate:
26th Nov 2019jrobinson commented on:
Is Labour's new WASPI promise credible?Labour have never voted on increasing the woman’s state pension retirement age. There is a chart available online showing how Labour and some of the Lib Dem’s who did not vote on the increase of women’s state pension age. I too will be 66 years old when I get my state pension too. Having listened to all political parties on this subject out of them all, only Labour/Corbyn has put any offer on the table. There is also the result pending from the appeal of the Back to 60 group still to be heard. So all is not lost yet. The result of the pis appeal may change the offer who knows? I we don’t vote than the Tory party will win by default and we have a possible another 5 years waiting for a payout. Some of us might not make another 5 years! Or we vote for a political party with an offer on the table and get something that’s what we all have to consider on the 12th December.ViewDate:
26th Nov 2019jrobinson commented on:
Is Labour's new WASPI promise credible?It is all about the wider view of the economy. O.K don’t vote for Corbyn and no woman gets anything for their increased age state pension. Yeh that will show them! And have another 5 years of Austerity, more misery with UC and homeless increasing. The marriage allowance as it exist for the Mortin of the benefit of men. If men’s incomes were in the next tax threshold up and their wives income was either below the Tax bracket or in the first tax threshold then the man/husband could offset part of his income onto his wife tax threshold. This allowed him to pay less tax and the wife to pay a little more. The benefit at the end of the day was negligible. But some would say a benefit is better than none. By removing the marriage tax allowance not only is it equality for both husband and wife but equally for cohabiting couples who are not married. So it’s really is a much needed update to paying our taxes and an equal all round system of doing so.ViewDate:
26th Nov 2019jrobinson commented on:
Is Labour's new WASPI promise credible?It will be taxed I am sure of that but in many ways that is what pays for the offer in place. It may have an affect on benefits like UC but Corbyn has also said he will remove UC since it has never worked and is demeaning on the people who have to claim this benefit. All taxes paid goes back to government, and people with money usually spend it to. Which in turn feeds money into the food, retail and work sectors. It’s a way of getting the economy working again. Let’s face it at our ages what is the point of keeping all what we get in the bank? We cannot take it with us when we die, so my philosophy is to save a little for emergencies but spend also to enjoy the last few years of my life and or treat the family too. So all benefit in some way.ViewDate:
26th Nov 2019jrobinson commented on:
Is Labour's new WASPI promise credible?Please can I ask where you have got this information from since your comments here are totally incorrect. Our U.K. pensions are governed and collected and paid by the U.K., nothing whatsoever to do with the EU. We as U.K. do not decide what Spain, Italy and Poland and the rest of the EU. And the same applies they have no authority over our state pensions. Their state pensions ages are all different to ours too so why can they say what age we retire and what we get? It was George Osbourne the Tory chancellor who decided to raise the state pension age for women. There is a video of an interview he gave to an American audience available where he said raising the state pension age of women wa s the best ever single action he has made that made the best return financially back to the Government. Just after he chuckled to himself whilst Gloating his actions to the laughing audience. So you are incorrect with your comments made here. We as the U.K. do not say how the various EU countries spend their money with pensions and economy and they certainly do no tell us.ViewDate:
26th Nov 2019jrobinson commented on:
Is Labour's new WASPI promise credible?I think it is a reasonable offer made by Labour for the 1950s born ladies. The compensation will be taxable and so some money will be going back into the tax system. Plus if the majority of women are like me they will spend it on services, food and retail which is also good for the economy since it supports jobs which in turn, support people in work and they will pay their taxes too. It’s a good way to feed money back into the system so everybody wins somewhere and money goes back in taxes all towards kick starting the economy.