Benefits no future cuts?

alexroda

interesting article in the guardian today about benefits.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/29/labour-welfare-changes-politics-stephen-timms

Just to quote an extract from it:

“He reminds us why panic about the “rising” benefit bill is bogus: the proportion of GDP spent on working-age benefits has not changed for 40 years; it’s still at 4-5%.”

I understand this was mentioned by Stephen Timms.

that goes to show that all that right wing hateful propaganda, was just that. Hateful propaganda.

alexroda

hateful propaganda that Lier Starmer was very happy to promote.

Let’s never forget that.

Chris75_

Statistics are no substitute for the snake oil being peddled by certain right wing politicians.

The facts about GDP spend will be lost in the froth and outrage. If it didn't work, they would change tactics.

Nightcity

Judging by other articles today also posted on here, the truth is they have postponed everything because he's (Starmer) panicking about the may elections and knows rocking the boat further now would be beyond silly.

the plans seem to be "on hold" but given the fact the may elections are unlikely to be better just because he has done that, I suspect if we are lucky this is him taking a big step back with the plan to kick it fully under the carpet with a suite of excuses next year, at worst we get a years repreive before he tries his hand again, but judging by all the quotes from Backbenchers who say they'll rebel again and even frontbenchers saying they doubt welfare can now be touched, I doubt he'll get anything through as intended.