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Party plans to scrap the childcare-induced cliff edge
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Party plans to scrap the childcare-induced cliff edge

Speaking apolitically of course.

In light of BBC article today and, as far as I can tell, the first public policy announcement about abolishing the cliff edge... has anyone run the numbers on how much tax revenue would be generated from HENRY's who decrease their pension contributions as a result?

Even if it's modest, it seems like an argument that policy makers should bundle up to attempt to rebuke the inevitable backlash from "helping the rich".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmn06l362ypeo

u/bioinformative — 11 days ago
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Proposal: Starmer should appoint Burnham as Deputy PM, ASAP

A thought experiment. How would this look? Perhaps it would:

  • Project party unity, bringing the best into the fold, demonstrates strong/brave/confident decision making by Starmer
  • Expose a future leader to inner workings of No 10, training for PM role and positioning Burnham as a leader with experience at top level of government (at least in terms of optics)
  • End the current psychodrama: reach and share a mutual agreement on a succession plan, Kier to step aside 1y before the next GE (if Burnham's popularity is maintained). Kick Streeting to the curb, where he belongs. Allows Labour to focus on delivery (and the small matter of a Manchester mayoral election)
  • Allow concession to Burnham on some policy ideas (gradually): somewhere between chucking him a bone and visibility re-aligning the party around a clear positive ideological shift
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u/bioinformative — 4 months ago