bickster Posted August 5, 2022 Moderator Share Posted August 5, 2022 2 hours ago, Rds1983 said: The optimist in me hopes he's referring to also spending money to combat rural poverty and not just urban. However, the realist in me suspects that's not the case here. Tunbridge Wells is the least deprived local authority area in the whole of Kent. Just a little snippet for the fact fans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield Dean Posted August 6, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted August 6, 2022 Do we know exactly what he was referring to? Because although I obviously don't agree with diverting funds from poor to rich areas, I also think it's entirely reasonable for wealthy areas to have decent roads and working streetlights and maintained parkland - is he he saying that the deprived areas have previously been better maintained? For instance, I think that maintenance of Sutton Park is just as important as maintenance of Perry Park even though the people of Sutton are generally (but not exclusively) better off than the residents of Perry Barr. Of course, I highly doubt he'll be talking about anything reasonable because it's Sunak but you never know.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted August 6, 2022 Moderator Share Posted August 6, 2022 11 minutes ago, Lichfield Dean said: Do we know exactly what he was referring to? Because although I obviously don't agree with diverting funds from poor to rich areas, I also think it's entirely reasonable for wealthy areas to have decent roads and working streetlights and maintained parkland - is he he saying that the deprived areas have previously been better maintained? For instance, I think that maintenance of Sutton Park is just as important as maintenance of Perry Park even though the people of Sutton are generally (but not exclusively) better off than the residents of Perry Barr. Of course, I highly doubt he'll be talking about anything reasonable because it's Sunak but you never know.... The topic of conversation was the Levelling Up fund I thought. Nothing to do with roads or services Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield Dean Posted August 6, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted August 6, 2022 54 minutes ago, bickster said: The topic of conversation was the Levelling Up fund I thought. Nothing to do with roads or services Fair enough, I couldn't tell from the snippets I've seen. And that would be bang in character for Sunak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Lichfield Dean said: Do we know exactly what he was referring to? Because although I obviously don't agree with diverting funds from poor to rich areas, I also think it's entirely reasonable for wealthy areas to have decent roads and working streetlights and maintained parkland - is he he saying that the deprived areas have previously been better maintained? For instance, I think that maintenance of Sutton Park is just as important as maintenance of Perry Park even though the people of Sutton are generally (but not exclusively) better off than the residents of Perry Barr. Of course, I highly doubt he'll be talking about anything reasonable because it's Sunak but you never know.... To be as generous as possible I think he was trying to make an argument that Labour have rigged investment criteria to favour their urban heartlands whilst regional towns who typically vote conservative are missing out on government help. I guess it was meant to be a variation on the usual complaint that ‘London gets all the investment’, playing to the local audience at hand. However he managed to make his argument in the most ham-fisted way possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bickster Posted August 6, 2022 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted August 6, 2022 12 minutes ago, LondonLax said: To be as generous as possible I think he was trying to make an argument that Labour have rigged investment criteria to favour their urban heartlands whilst regional towns who typically vote conservative are missing out on government help. I guess it was meant to be a variation on the usual complaint that ‘London gets all the investment’, playing to the local audience at hand. However he managed to make his argument in the most ham-fisted way possible 12 years 3 Months 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chrisp65 Posted August 6, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 6, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Lichfield Dean said: Do we know exactly what he was referring to? Because although I obviously don't agree with diverting funds from poor to rich areas, I also think it's entirely reasonable for wealthy areas to have decent roads and working streetlights and maintained parkland - is he he saying that the deprived areas have previously been better maintained? For instance, I think that maintenance of Sutton Park is just as important as maintenance of Perry Park even though the people of Sutton are generally (but not exclusively) better off than the residents of Perry Barr. Of course, I highly doubt he'll be talking about anything reasonable because it's Sunak but you never know.... He named Tony Blair as a reason Royal Tunbridge Wells lacked funding. Tony Blair’s final day as Prime Minister was in June 2007. A few days ago he claimed Freeport’s were his idea, which is truly impressive because when the first one opened, he was 3. They are liars. Just liars. It was liars bullshit to appease his target audience of greedy narcissistic baby eaters concerned about the heating costs for their jacuzzis and the price of garden centre coffees. Both candidates are saying anything to anyone for one more day of spotlight as tory politics races to the u bend. Edited August 6, 2022 by chrisp65 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted August 6, 2022 Moderator Share Posted August 6, 2022 Just seen that Thick Lizzy is trending. Bravo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bickster Posted August 6, 2022 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted August 6, 2022 2 hours ago, OutByEaster? said: Just seen that Thick Lizzy is trending. Bravo. "Out of depth in a bird bath" 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bickster Posted August 7, 2022 Moderator Share Posted August 7, 2022 They want an end to cancel culture you hear... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 9 minutes ago, bickster said: They want an end to cancel culture you hear... Presumably PPE at Oxford is going to be nicely ring-fenced. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 7, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted August 7, 2022 10 minutes ago, bickster said: They want an end to cancel culture you hear... Not this bollocks again. Universities are for education in its widest sense, including subjects like history, philosophy, literature, etc., not just industrial and financial management training. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MakemineVanilla Posted August 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 7, 2022 48 minutes ago, bickster said: They want an end to cancel culture you hear... Sunak is an empty-headed cipher who has no thoughts of his own and just parrots speeches written for him, which contain familiar Tory phrases from history, in order to masquerade as something he's not. Anyone who uses the expression "parity of esteem" in reference to eduation, is quoting one of the biggest lies ever told by the Tories in modern history, when Rab Butler launched his so-called tripartite educational system in 1944. As was quickly discovered, the scheme created the very opposite of what was purported, with the majority of children going to Secondary Modern schools, being taught almost nothing, as they were prepared to fufil their role in the labouring classes. For Sunak not to know that, reveals him as totally unsuitable for political office, let alone Prime Minister. He is just another Tory bullshitter, who lacks any quality worth mentioning. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 2 hours ago, bickster said: They want an end to cancel culture you hear... I long for a society where my contribution to the world is solely judged by my GDP. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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foreveryoung Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 I know most politicians have no idea how people actually live, but Sunak, I really have no words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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