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Row as Starmer suggests landlords and shareholders are not ‘working people’
(www.telegraph.co.uk)
this post was submitted on 25 Oct 2024
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Rare Starmer W
Broken clock moment.
Context for this statement?
Is he pandering to beat down brits?
He's a self serving neoliberal who doesn't give two fucks about the working class.
He has made it clear all along that he is nothing but a corporate and establishment shill, and while making this one accidentally accurate statement about landlords, his party is planning to, for example, go ahead with pretty much the exact same cuts and abuses (E: like the government having unlimited access to the bank accounts of all benefits claimants) that the Tories had planned for the poorest in society, along with trying to force as many sick and disabled people in to work as they can (without providing any more support or income to help this happen of course, just more punishment for those who ~~can't~~ "refuse"). Landlords will not be getting any of the same treatment.
His statement doesn't reflect any moral leanings, nor a will or intent to change anything for the better.
Yesterday I heard they were reducing the amount people on universal credit can have their payment reduced for utility debt etc, which is good. It's not all completely horrible, there are some silver linings.