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[–] [S] 31 points 3 months ago*

Asked about wealth taxes on Wednesday, Burnham told the footballer turned podcaster Gary Lineker: “I don’t want to come in and sort of, if you like, create new divisions and pitch people one against another.”

Just keep the old divisions of pitching people against each other

He added: “I do believe we need a greater sense of fairness and people feeling that things are being done in the right way and a fair way.

People want actual fairness but not just a sense of it

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  • [–] 21 points 3 months ago

    Well, then, between this, his declared plan to not only not sack, but to promote Mahmoud, and his non-apology apology over Gaza, it looks like the Greens are the least bad option.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 months ago

    "Will nobody think of the billionaires' feelings?"

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  • [–] 8 points 3 months ago

    "For now" as if hes going to get a second term.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Starmer II: The Burnham Boogaloo.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago

    It's all speculation he hasn't actively told any press anything definitive, as soon as he does it's going to be headline news.

    Which is driving them nutty as there's nothing to report and the press is already salty over not getting a labour leadership campaign over the summer.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago*

    don't worry at least he has shabana mahmood completing her hitler arc as chancellor.

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    And this is exactly the kind of reason for the change. Wealth tax out, Palantir in, the people who fund the political parties are happy.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    Can i just bash my head into a wall at this point?

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    Fine. I won't vote for Labour then.

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