Il lavoro deve affrontare la povertà per trattenere la riforma del Regno Unito, afferma Big Issue
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/may/12/labour-must-tackle-poverty-hold-back-reform-uk-big-issue-john-bird
di acrimoniousone
Il lavoro deve affrontare la povertà per trattenere la riforma del Regno Unito, afferma Big Issue
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/may/12/labour-must-tackle-poverty-hold-back-reform-uk-big-issue-john-bird
di acrimoniousone
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or just tackle immigration – thats all Reform have – a single issue – just take it away from them
Labour shouldn’t tackle poverty to hold back Reform.
Labour should tackle poverty because they are the government and it is their duty to tackle poverty.
If the average person felt like they were getting some sort of benefit from the state, whether that’s improved wages, fairer utility bills, accessible healthcare, better employment rights or a fairer housing market, all of this Reform UK, “the boats are the root cause of everything” rhetoric would disappear.
Unfortunately none of these things are a quick and easy win, but I do think that labour need to really invest in improving at least one of these things and make a LOT of noise while doing it.
Sure it’s great that labour are trying to make immigration and asylum laws more sensible. But really and truly, I don’t think it’ll have as big an effect on the average person’s quality of life as the newspapers and this sub suggest that it will.
Bong!
“Political parties must do things the population wants in order to stop rival parties”.
Bong!
We won’t tackle it because the country needs it but we will tackle it so reform don’t get voted… That’s what I read.
Given Reforms policies are low tax/low spending, cut welfare/cut public services – isn’t it safe to assume that Poverty REALLY isn’t an issue with Reform voters?
(Unless they mean increasing it)
Reform supporters don’t care about poverty, all they care about is “getting rid of all these foreigners and gays”
Best that Labour can offer is chasing after Reform on the ‘immigrants are replacing us’ voting bloc, which apparently are just dying to vote for Labour if they twist the racism dial far enough.
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Its all well and good Reform forcing these changes but we must not forget what that party have said they would do if they got a majorly. Here two of their policies, to cut all benefits completely and to privatise the NHS. So even if you agree with them this is just too far.
And what exactly is Fuhrage’s policy on reducing poverty?
We’re getting to the point where the fucking reform is being seen as a party that will sort out all our problems. They literally have nothing to offer other than hate.
I think rejoining EU would fix the cost of living crisis and improve trade but thats not on the table sadly
Reform doesn’t even want to tackle poverty, their policies explain this.
Reform doesn’t care about anyone who isn’t Nigel.
Nope. Wrong. Totally disconnected. Madness.
What do reform represent to voters?- renewed prosperity.
What does focussing on tackling poverty represent to voters?- increased taxes and welfare state (less prosperity)
Labour need to stop abuse of the asylum system and law, appear to limit welfare state. But most importantly they need to offer low income adult workers funds to upskill in the workplace and (creating social mobility) while limiting immigration for medium skilled jobs.
It’s really not that bloody hard to work out.