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Tax cut for Musk, Bezos and other tech billionaires on the table, Starmer confirms (inews.co.uk)
submitted 11 months ago by shish_mish@lemmy.world to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
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[–] imrighthere@lemmy.ca 64 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Could somebody explain to me why the UK keeps bending over for trump ? You have a bit of russian in the house or something ?

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 38 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

From an international perspective, it just makes the British government look scared, weak, and untrusting of its own abilities.

[–] TheTonDog@feddit.uk 20 points 11 months ago

Blame the historic "special relationship". We're a US vassal state, out of touch with the rest of European sentiment.

[–] IcyToes@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago

Probably keen to represent GSK, AstraZeneca and financial services companies. Though to hell with the rest of us.

[–] MyNameIsRichard@lemmy.ml 32 points 11 months ago

He really is a fucking tory

[–] drunkosaurus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 11 months ago

What the fuck

[–] Leeuk@feddit.uk 25 points 11 months ago

Appreciate its only been about 9 months or so, but been disappointed with Labour so far...

Starmer doesn't appear to be listening to the public mood on benefit reform, taxes or even the growing hostility here towards the US. It seems he's stuck 2 years in the past and as others have suggested it's difficult to see him as being the leader of the Labour Party. The most positive move I've seen him make was his warm welcome of Zelenskyy after the White House disaster.

I don't know if it was true, but I once read that Churchill rode the underground shortly before his famous speach which helped him get the mood of the public. Starmer really needs to doing something similar. He's looking more out of touch every passing week.

[–] Flamekebab@piefed.social 22 points 11 months ago (1 children)

They already pay naff-all, how much more can we possibly cut?

[–] Infernal_pizza@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

Maybe we should start paying them tax instead? And they can have a free castle in Scotland each

[–] Hansae@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 11 months ago

Spineless bastard

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 11 months ago

Starmer is such a fucking piece of shit man. It was obvious from the start, but its still disappointing.

[–] Naich@lemmings.world 14 points 11 months ago

That's good. They could do with a bit more money. If we had it we'd just spend it on food or some such recklessness.

[–] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 6 points 11 months ago

I thought Only AMERICANS were Incapable of Learning?

[–] SanPe_@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

"Labor" ???

[–] TwinTitans@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Yeah, no. Tax increases seem reasonable.

[–] hellfire103@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I certainly know who I'm not voting for next election. Well, unless it's between them and Reform.