UK Politics

Labour’s new policies sound good on paper (more public rail, greener energy, free childcare and a bigger NHS) but they still rely on the state to squeeze extra money out of workers through higher taxes. In practice, that extra cash ends up funding the same system that keeps private owners in charge, so the everyday worker sees only modest improvements while the underlying power balance stays the same.

In short, Labour is offering a series of "nice‑to‑have" fixes that ease some pressures on ordinary people, but they don’t challenge the deeper structure that lets a wealthy few control the economy. If they truly want a fairer society, they'll need to go beyond incremental reforms and push for real public ownership and democratic control of key industries, not just more spending from the same tax pot.

If Labour want a fairer society maybe they can start by doing things like raising benefits for people with genuine disability rather than slash their benefits. Instead they are throwing them on the scrap heap (isnt it meant to be the tories that do that?) and taxing low paid workers directly and via the companies they work for. At the same time they are allowing bills to skyrocket out of control, just look at the increases by water companies while they still pour sewage into our rivers and the sea. I could go on but you get the idea.

Just to be clear, I dont support any of the current political parties. The tories have failed, Labour are failing, I dont support far left or far right and no one really represents my views.

Why is there a flag with the monocolour rendering of the armorial achievement of the UK (used by the UK government)