Usual claptrap at LBC. They kept me waiting for half an hour and then cut me off.
Perhaps they have you on a list.
Andy Burnham saying he would like to join the EU does not mean he will takes us in without consulting us. There will have to be a referendum and only if people vote to go in, will he take us in.
Why? If he campaigns on the issue of rejoining the EU then it can be argued being elected becomes ipso facto authorisation to do so. Ask Ted Heath (oops - he's toast!). I doubt any pro-EU politician would be stupid enough to hold a second referendum. Once bitten.
He will also change the contracts of the utilities to serve the people rather than corporations which is something he has done in Manchester as Mayor.
I was around all through the 70s. When the Government ran the railways, docks, steel, coal mines, car manufacturers, telecomms, printing - and a whole lot more. Back then you could be certain that the absolute last consideration would be the consumer. It was a case of lump it. You had nowhere else to go. Services tended to be expensive and shite. Money was funneled into the unions/workforces, who would strike at the drop of a hat. Official and wildcat. Often involving people who had nothing directly to do with the industry being picketed and blacklisted. Trust me - it was a fucking nightmare. Britain acquired the well deserved name and reputation of industrially being the "sick man of Europe". It was so bad, joining the Common Market seemed like a good idea.
2. Wes Streeting is a corporations and Israel's man. He is selling part of the NHS to his friends, is a member of Labour Friends of Israel which means he is going to continue serving Israel rather than us just like Kier.
Try as hard as the loons do, Gaza (flavour of the left wing month) really has absolutely nothing to do with elections in the UK. Anymore than the far worse ( and ignored) tragedy in Sudan.
3. Apparently the Bond Market does not like Burnham, well if we have to go by that, lets forget about elections and just put the chairman of the Bond Market as PM. We can all sleep easy then.
"The Bond Markets" have currently lent the UK £3 trillion. The Government program and its simple day-to-day running relies upon that borrowing. If "The Bond Markets" think your policies are contrary to their interests then they're not going to lend it to you, or will only do so at a very high premium, and you're fucked. Burnham is bullshitting in that respect. As Ms Truss found out - to her cost. In fact, Burnham's stated policy is to borrow a lot more. Go figure.
