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I'm surprised the reviewed budget is supposedly going to pay for more patrols, etc. as I would have thought it would only just about cover the drop in the relative value of Sterling against the Euro... so the net increase is far smaller.Richard Frost wrote: ↑Mon Nov 14 2022 8:53amWhat's the point? I thought this country was short of a bob or two and needed to save money.
Braverman to sign France deal
The Home Secretary is to travel to Paris to sign an updated deal to try to stop people crossing the English Channel in small boats. Under the expanded agreement, the number of officers patrolling the French coast to try to stop people setting off will rise from 200 to 300 and the amount the UK pays France to cover the cost of increased patrols at their end will go up from about £55m a year to £63m. It will also encourage France to “increase the number of migrants who are prevented from leaving”, said the Financial Times.
It will not work and is just a waste of money. It would be better spent on either speeding up processing, or creating safe corridors and allowing people to claim in the country of origin. Identifying those who have no basis for claim and repatriating them PDQ. It is worth noting that this is the fourth agreement that has been made in three years.
The Week 18/11/22Britain is facing the highest level of taxation since the Second World War and a record fall in living standards after Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement. The chancellor “chose to target middle-income and wealthier households in an attempt to balance the books”, said The Times, while The Telegraph felt that “it’s hard to spot the difference between the Tories and Labour now”. The Daily Mail’s Sarah Vine said “there was me thinking we’d voted in the Conservatives” but the Daily Express hailed “victory” in its campaign to secure a 10.1% state pension increase.
‘From bad to worse’
“From bad to worse” is The Guardian’s summary of Britain’s economic plight following Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement. “Tories soak the strivers,” says the Daily Mail adding that middle earners were “hammered” with a “stealth tax squeeze”. Jeremy Hunt has paved the way for “years of pain”, says the Financial Times and The Times warns that there are “years of tax pain ahead” for the public.
The problem with care homes is that it's big business..... like private medicine. Few care homes are now council-owned and we all know about the "expenses" creamed off charities by CEOs, etc. Many are owned by companies who are in it for the profit. Likewise, many people are "forced" to use privately-arranged in-home care, due to the lack of capacity and the limitations of publicly-provided services. At the bottom of the pile are the people in need of care..... and the kicking of the Social care can down the road to the next government underlines how little the Tories care...blythburgh wrote: ↑Sat Nov 19 2022 8:33amOne problem with so called bed blockers is there is no enough people working in care homes or for support in own home companies. Not the fault of the businesses as they cannot afford to pay the staff more and some are leaving to get better paid and less stressful jobs elsewhere. The employees might love the job but that does not put food on the table or heat the home.
And of course we cannot get the workers from the EU either
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