Starmer’s future hangs in balance after Burnham’s Makerfield election win

[Starlord]

Nicknamed Larry the 'legend'.

I think Larry will do better job as UK Prime minister than than last 3-4 PMs.

 

[Waz]

Yeah, whats more, in London, £100k salary does not even make you "Comfortable", yet you are paying 45% at the upper end. No wonder the younger generation feel so hopeless. Thankfully in our culture we ensure Children have property passed on or at very least deposit for house is paid for, but now that is out of reach for many. Luckily also our children tend to go into law, medicine or whatever but even first 10 years there is no mega salary.

When my father arrived in this country he bought a house for £15,000 in London. His salary was £12,000. Compare that to an average starting salary in London of around £35k and average house price of around £500k.

So now on top of house prices, cost of living and insane tax, if you really want to look after your family you will have private education and private health. Basically a stealth tax for higher earners.

Only so much people can cope with this, am looking to retire to Italy or Spain.

People are out of touch bro on how 'prosperous' things are, especially in greater London. Anyway, just how much can you tax?
If you are going to do it then be like Norway who have done an amazing job with uplifting their people. Norwegian sovereign wealth fund is valued at approximately $2.2 trillion, their water, gas and electricity is state controlled and provided.
These idiots just want to tax.

 

[SABRE]

About the hardest worker in no 10.


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At this rate, he is more experienced to run No. 10.

 

[Master Chief]

Yeah, whats more, in London, £100k salary does not even make you "Comfortable", yet you are paying 45% at the upper end. No wonder the younger generation feel so hopeless. Thankfully in our culture we ensure Children have property passed on or at very least deposit for house is paid for, but now that is out of reach for many. Luckily also our children tend to go into law, medicine or whatever but even first 10 years there is no mega salary.

When my father arrived in this country he bought a house for £15,000 in London. His salary was £12,000. Compare that to an average starting salary in London of around £35k and average house price of around £500k.

So now on top of house prices, cost of living and insane tax, if you really want to look after your family you will have private education and private health. Basically a stealth tax for higher earners.

Only so much people can cope with this, am looking to retire to Italy or Spain.

Private education is BOTH a stealth tax AND a real tax since they put VAT on top of it! Then, it can also be argued that it is a THIRD hit of tax as we still pay the rest of our taxes to fund someone else's state school space that has been freed up by our child being in private school.

 

[That_Guy]

Meet the new boss, same as your old boss.

 

[Ali_Baba]

Yeah, whats more, in London, £100k salary does not even make you "Comfortable", yet you are paying 45% at the upper end. No wonder the younger generation feel so hopeless. Thankfully in our culture we ensure Children have property passed on or at very least deposit for house is paid for, but now that is out of reach for many. Luckily also our children tend to go into law, medicine or whatever but even first 10 years there is no mega salary.

When my father arrived in this country he bought a house for £15,000 in London. His salary was £12,000. Compare that to an average starting salary in London of around £35k and average house price of around £500k.

So now on top of house prices, cost of living and insane tax, if you really want to look after your family you will have private education and private health. Basically a stealth tax for higher earners.

Only so much people can cope with this, am looking to retire to Italy or Spain.

I am thinking of retiring to the villages in the UK, alot lot cheaper than the main cities, though the weather is not as nice as Italy or Spain.

 

[HAIDER]

Story starts from Brexit . Feel sorry for Starmer

https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/22/business/brexit-anniversary-uk-economy-impact-intl

 

[Watandar]

Yeah, whats more, in London, £100k salary does not even make you "Comfortable", yet you are paying 45% at the upper end. No wonder the younger generation feel so hopeless. Thankfully in our culture we ensure Children have property passed on or at very least deposit for house is paid for, but now that is out of reach for many. Luckily also our children tend to go into law, medicine or whatever but even first 10 years there is no mega salary.

When my father arrived in this country he bought a house for £15,000 in London. His salary was £12,000. Compare that to an average starting salary in London of around £35k and average house price of around £500k.

So now on top of house prices, cost of living and insane tax, if you really want to look after your family you will have private education and private health. Basically a stealth tax for higher earners.

Only so much people can cope with this, am looking to retire to Italy or Spain.

This visa could help your retirement plans for Italy.

The Elective Residency Visa - Italian Citizenship Assistance

For non-EU citizens who wish to live in Italy without working, the Elective Residence Visa offers a clear and well-established pathway to long-term residency.

italiancitizenshipassistance.com

 

[SABRE]

Story starts from Brexit . Feel sorry for Starmer

https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/22/business/brexit-anniversary-uk-economy-impact-intl

Just make Brexit trumpeter Nigel Farage the prime minister of the UK and let him run the country into the ground. That will be the end of this Brexit debate.

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

The look says it all:

 

[KingQamaR]

Like Starmer, Burnham has refused to accuse Israel of “genocide.” Asked about the issue in an interview with The Guardian earlier this month, he said: “I can’t judge things on such a scale from where I am as mayor of Greater Manchester. But I am concerned about the disproportionate nature of what happened in terms of destruction, and there must be a full process of investigation and accountability.”

For the far left, such cautious criticism is not enough. MP Zarah Sultana, who defected from Labour, attacked him over his record, saying: “He joined Labour Friends of Israel, opposed BDS and described the boycott movement as ‘vindictive,’ praised Israel as a ‘democracy’ and described the Balfour Declaration as ‘British values in action.’ He is a Zionist.”

Andy Burnham nears UK premiership as Israel record comes under scrutiny

Greater Manchester mayor is expected to replace Keir Starmer after his resignation, having once voiced strong support for Israel and condemned BDS, but more recently called for a Gaza ceasefire and criticized ‘disproportionate’ destruction

www.ynetnews.com

Although to be fair he is much better than Stammer.

Yes.. but he does appear to have changed his pro Israel support.. I need to be convinced of how real & deep his change of heart really is though.. or he will haemorrhage labour voters to Greens this played a huge role in kicking Starmer out!

 

[KingQamaR]

The look says it all:

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When kier went his chum next door @ number 11 would be removed to. Both of them were most hated politicians in Uk

 

[KingQamaR]

Getting booted out of Downing Street is big punishment.

He is not corrupt like Blair, Cameron and Boris.

Who are making money by peddling influence.

I think Starmer should be fully investigated too. Now he has finally resigned.

 

[Waz]

Yes.. but he does appear to have changed his pro Israel support.. I need to be convinced of how real & deep his change of heart really is though.. or he will haemorrhage labour voters to Greens this played a huge role in kicking Starmer out!

They all say that bro, now let's see whether he does.

 

[vasanthm]

What is the UK’s future economic competitiveness actually based on? It doesn’t innovate enough or create billion dollar new industries the way the US does. Past wealth can only carry you so far. At this rate, the UK seems headed for lower living standards, and politicians will end up looking for new scapegoats to keep the public angry at someone else.