Say, an informal collection i have been making over the years which i know is the unsayable truths behind the scenes in politics that sometimes our problem is that are just too hot to solve all that successive governments have often not had the space, time, majority, money, or maybe the courage to crack. Courage to crack. Basically, the Difference Courage to crack. Basically, the difference between courage to crack. Basically, | the difference between what courage to crack. Basically, the difference between what you would do if you are building a new house with the blueprint or doing a fixer upper. I new house with the blueprint or doing a fixer upper. Doing a fixer upper. I think that is a doing a fixer upper. I think that is a good doing a fixer upper. I think that is a good way doing a fixer upper. I think that is a good way of doing a fixer upper. I think i that is a good way of putting it, or, there is a lot of you Wouldnt Start here. If i it, or, there is a lot of you Wouldnt Sta
Finances were in a dire state. Hang on. There was this 22 Billion black hole. We spend 1200 Billion billion black hole. We spend i200 billion pounds every year in this 22 Billion so called black hole, a mere accounting device. In this whole debate, what the Labour Government are trying to do was to make the political point that the Conservative Party ran the country into the ground and therefore weve got to punish therefore weve got to punish the pensioners. It is absolute and complete rubbish. And what those we represent cant understand, these people who worked hard all their lives, have done their bit for the country, their total package is perhaps 13 or 14,000 a year. What they cant understand is that this so called saving of public money is actually going to go to Train Drivers who own 70,000 a year. Theyjust dont understand it. So for god sake, lets have a serious debate. Lets try to unite on this issue and lets not keep taking away benefits from people just above the Pension Cred
Winter fuel. Whether starmer is right on winterfuel. Eat in Winter Fuel. Eat in southampton, winterfuel. Eat in southampton, good morning, morandi and st ives, susan in congleton, Swindon And Room for you as well so get in touch. Peter, what would you like to say . It peter, what would you like to sa . say . It is out there online about a say . It is out there online about a video say . It is out there online about a Video Of say . It is out there online about a Video Of keir say . It is out there online. About a Video Of Keir Starmer talking about an 84 year old pensioner, just before the election she said she couldnt get out of bed in the morning because she didnt want to turn the heating on. He stood there and told her lies and said this will not happen on my watch. He lied, he stood there and lied. Are they going to lose their allowance . Are they going to turn the heating off in the House Of Commons . Are they going to claim thousands of pounds of expenses on top of the 90,000 sal
Whether it should match elsewhere in the uk or whether it is set at the right level are likely to continue. Our correspondent are likely to continue. Our correspondent lorna are likely to continue. Our correspondent Lorna Gordon in holyrood. As if by magic we can speak to the general secretary of the scottish trades union congress. Can you explain, what did you mean when you say the Scottish Government could have raised more revenue by taxing any different way . We more revenue by taxing any different way . More revenue by taxing any different way . We have been settin different way . We have been setting out different way . We have been setting out for different way . We have been setting out for a different way . We have been setting out for a couple different way . We have been setting out for a Couple Of. Setting out for a Couple Of years ways that the Scottish Government could raise additional revenue within existing powers and it is not just all about income tax. They could, for