Steve
22 posts


@GMB @susannareid100 Excuse me, I must be blind. Please show me child poverty in this country become I can’t find it. If you want poverty go to places like war torn countries where they have little clean water, food is nonexistent, home is a piece of plastic if they’re lucky, rags they call clothing
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'Is the two child benefit cap going to get lifted?'
@susannareid100 challenges the Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson about what we can expect from the Autumn Budget.
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Has anyone managed to listen all the way through? I managed 2 seconds before it started to make me feel ill.
Talk@TalkTV
Sir Keir Starmer says he is looking towards a “better, brighter future for every person” in a Christmas message following a turbulent year for the UK.
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@TheNorfolkLion Well done Susan at least you’ve got the balls to put him in his place 👏👏👏👏👏
Happy Christmas
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@MartinSLewis Bought my first house in 2004 for £104k... the year before that same house was on the market for £32k!!
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For me, that's a false comparison. In the 1980s a typical house price was around 3x annual salary, now its over 6x (and over 10x in some parts of the country). It is clearly more difficult for first timers to buy, evidenced by the fact the average age of first ownership has risen substantially.
What matters most to people is what's changing. If you buy a house on 2% interest rate and it rises to 6% that's a big hit. Buy at 10% and its stay at 10% and your budgeting works.
In the last few months worst of all we've see fixed rate mortgages rise, while fixed rate savings fall. So the margins are getting bigger.
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@MartinSLewis Very good. In the 80s interest rates were at 13+% and no one complained. We all got on with life. And kids said please and thank you.
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@glazingblogger @MartinSLewis We understand more than you think!!
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@MartinSLewis You hit the nail right on the head. Happy Christmas 🎅🏻
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@Inevitablewest This country is in the shit. Over a 1000 Illegal migrates a day = 520000 per year, our armed forces don’t equate to that.
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@Artemisfornow Has he got a chip on his shoulder for being a non pink person and worst of all, he wants money for something which happened hundreds of years ago.
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@MartinSLewis @RachelReevesMP I worked from the age of fifteen until 67, completing 22 years in the army. Paid full NI and full tax on my earnings and still today pay tax on my army pension. I have never claimed a single penny from any government but I’m still getting penalised. Honesty doesn’t pay
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About to head off to meet @RachelReevesMP at her Commons office - very grateful for her time. On my (long list) to discuss includes Winter Fuel Payments, Carers Allowance, LISAs, Cost of Living and far more.
I'm wearing my 'campaigner' not 'journalist' hat when i go in, so won't be reporting on the meeting, as its far more productive that way. My views on these issues are pretty well known though, so its not hard to work out what I'll say.
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