What is Labour's Economic Policy?

Generali

Devon_Sailor wrote: »

Why not let them keep the full £100 in the first place?!

Because that doesn't create a large client group that feel they are indebted to the Labour Government for their income.

kabayiri

The only guaranteed Labour economic policy is that they will protect their own MP interests first.

It's a natural byproduct of the career politician. Middle ground occupants of a political landscape devoid of inspiration.

We are frequently told that the Chinese ruling party is a one party broken system. Perhaps we should examine their economic progress over recent times
- they are pushing billions of dollars into R&D
- they are trying to extend away from low value manufacturing into things like Nike town clones (marketing/design)
- they are buying up precious mineral rights, to buffer against commodity shortages
- they are now trying to encourage at least half a dozen more Lenovo type global enterprises; to compete with the Samsungs and Googles and Apples of this world.

I can't think of a single inspirational thing to come from Labour in the last decade+. Oh yes, giving free laptops away to underprivileged, that really set the world alight didn't it.

I'm not sure why they deserve a second chance in office.

nickj_2

labours 1 and only econiomic policy seems to consist of ed balls repeatedly saying that the govt is cutting too hard and too deep , aprt from that i've yet to hear anything that makes you feel like they have a clue what they could do apart from presumeably not cutting too hard and too deep

Thrugelmir

Generali wrote: »

You asked me what I would have done differently and I said.

Some of those things are different to what the Tories did because I am not a slavish party ideologue, I can think freely.

It's why it's pointless discussing stuff with ideologues such as yourself as you treat political parties like football teams. Labour yay Tories boo. It's boring and doesn't get us anywhere.

I'm not a Tory. You are a blind Labourite or at least that's what you posts show you as.

Another addition to my ignore list. :cool:

StevieJ

Thrugelmir wrote: »

Another addition to my ignore list. :cool:

Why, what has Generali done?

Thrugelmir

StevieJ wrote: »

Why, what has Generali done?

Not Generali.

LauraW10.

Wookster

Thrugelmir wrote: »

Not Generali.

LauraW10.

She's on my ignore list as well

Thrugelmir

Moby wrote: »

Excellent post...a bit too perceptive for some of the plonkers on here though:)

Seems someone has a dislike of many people......:beer:

Moby

Devon_Sailor wrote: »

Firstly, I very much doubt any Labour Govt will end up doing things differently
in future. They have been inextricably linked to the idea of a large
all-consuming State since they were founded; they also continue to be enthralled
to the Unions.

Don't you mean in thrall to the unions....I doubt if they are enthralled by them!;)
Also that argument had credibility in the 70's but not so much now....and we wouldn't want to get into a discussion about who the tories are in thrall to would we?

Secondly, it wasn't me who you initially engaged about Tax Credits. However,
my point is, and I tried to make that clear in my earlier post, that we shoud
amend the taxation system so that eventually there will be no NEED for Tax
Credits. Drag the lowest earners out of tax altogether by dismantling the
wasteful and unsustainable adminisitrative empire created soley for the purpose
of spitting out less money than got put in.





Basically, if you earn below a certain level you dont pay tax. If you earn
above that, you do not get any tax credits (however you would be eligible to
receive non-means tested benefits such as Child Benefit - again, up to a certain
income).





How can anyone defend a system whereby, for example, an individual/couple pay
£100 in via tax, it gets mucked around by unnecessary pen pushers and then they
are meant to be grateful to their benevolent political leaders for deigning to
give them £30 back as tax credits to top up their income.





Why not let them keep the full £100 in the first place?!

Common sense...a Lib Dem policy I believe!

Wookster

Thrugelmir wrote: »

Seems someone has a dislike of many people......:beer:

Yeah Moby is now on my ignore list as well.