The idea that you can nationalise multiple whole industries at zero net cost to the taxpayer is beyond laughable and they shouldn’t be allowed to get away with that. It’s taking people for fools.
With Corbyn’s Labour it’s not only the antisemitism, risks to national security and the face-both-ways Brexit approach. It’s their attempt to kid people by promising the earth, without the means to deliver. And now a manifesto with more price tags than the Argos Xmas catalogue.
When other parties have drifted to the ideological fringe, we need independent voices in the mainstream to do what’s right for the country. Our approach in this #GeneralElection2019 - with my colleagues @Anna_Soubry and @MikeGapes ➡️ https://t.co/uFEOh5LhTr
If we want a strong economy and decent society, then investing in education is the place to start. Let’s stop the stale arguments on structures and really start giving young people the skills and quality teaching they need ➡️ https://t.co/hn4ihDsvYZ
Flooding - and more frequent extreme weather events - is a reminder of the action needed on climate change and carbon reduction. If we’re serious about tackling this globally, then we need to use our influence internationally. And #Brexit will make this harder, not easier. https://t.co/0VtaqRIdCH
Because making the least well-off working people pay for your home broadband from their taxes is clearly a national priority Richard? #checkyourprivilege https://t.co/8k0z3p2HqG
Oh and £20bn could provide over 150,000 homes for the homeless. But mass nationalisation for ideological reasons is apparently a higher priority...
Why so coy @uklabour? Why not throw in free SkyTV? Free iphones? Netflix and x-boxes all round? The more fantastical their ‘promises’, the less credible they become. https://t.co/wLtfoRaGhI
Action to tackle knife crime must include: - focused police resources - changes in sentencing to deter carrying of knives - preventative investment, especially in radically improved youth services We have a duty to address this seriously at this election. https://t.co/W33UvSCZLv