#kingsspeech — Public Fediverse posts
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The #twoChildBenefitCap was introduced in a budget - in a Finance Bill -
There is no need to reference its removal in a #kingsSpeech
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Ella Baron on #Labour’s failure to address the #TwoChildBenefitCap in the #KingsSpeech – cartoon - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2024/jul/17/ella-baron-labour-two-child-benefit-cap-kings-speech-cartoon
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It seems from the #kingsSpeech that #lasbour has chosen to focus on housebuilding and economic growth, but ducked some of the more dramatic reforms - eg #votesAt16 #lordsReform beyond removing hereditary peers
The measure most are lobbying for on the Labour Left - removing the #twoChildBenefitCap - I guess might be part of the Finance bill so not mentioned specifically now - but if I were one of them I would not hold my breath....
Starmer prioritising security & caution over radicalism
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This king’s speech will deliver final blows from a #Tory party facing oblivion
Little that is announced will even touch the edges of what troubles everyone most: cost of living, rising NHS waiting lists, climate crisis, declining public services, deepening hardship, regional inequality
Watch out for announcements that ignore all that matters, or make things worse
#UnitedKingdom #KingsSpeech #UK #Britain #fascism #ToryFascists #ToryDictatorship #Orwellian #dystopia