Bye Bye Burnham

[Broccers]

I’ve seen talk of Burnham introducing a wealth tax - on families with assets of £100m, so unlikely to trouble anyone here (unless Broccers’ crypto is doing better than he lets on).

But it’s in principle a bad thing. It won’t bring in nearly as much as anticipated and even people unaffected directly by it will consider it unfair so it’s politically sensitive.
Getting the richest to pay tax at the same rate as the squeezed middle classes should be the aim.

Just seen this. Got to ask even if full on lefties are on board now there's a big financial penalty that's got their squeeze room gone. Chaos. Not as is if anyone firmly in the centre didn't see it coming.

[IanF]

[Gavster]

Good to see him being straight up honest about Brexit.

[dinny_g]

He's going to get dragged into the Manchester City situation if he's not careful.

He really needs to keep out of it because statements along the lines of "it will be terrible for Manchester if the owners sell the club" is just inviting them to get him involved. They've shown no shame so dragging the PM in with vague threats of the economic impact to his beloved Manchester if they aren't allowed to get away with it might not be beyond them.

Unless, of course, he has skeletons from his time as Manchester Mayor

[Swervin_Mervin]

He's going to get dragged into the Manchester City situation if he's not careful.

He really needs to keep out of it because statements along the lines of "it will be terrible for Manchester if the owners sell the club" is just inviting them to get him involved. They've shown no shame so dragging the PM in with vague threats of the economic impact to his beloved Manchester if they aren't allowed to get away with it might not be beyond them.

Unless, of course, he has skeletons from his time as Manchester Mayor

I don't see how the Gov't can't get involved. Manchester City employs c1200 people directly, and is tied into the economy of the UK's fastest growing city and the largest (in terms of GDP) outside of London. The potential economic impacts of whatever happens to Man City are not to be underappreciated. And that's before you get into the fact that Abu Dhabi has pumped £tens of billions into the UK over recent years.

He has no choice but to be involved. And it's a very tricky position to be in.

[Swervin_Mervin]

Good to see him being straight up honest about Brexit.

The conversation needs to be had, and I say that as someone that voted out. The discussion was never had about what it should actually amount to.

Personally, my hope all along was out of the political body but in the Customs Union. The Norway model effectively.

[dinny_g]

I don't see how the Gov't can't get involved. Manchester City employs c1200 people directly, and is tied into the economy of the UK's fastest growing city and the largest (in terms of GDP) outside of London. The potential economic impacts of whatever happens to Man City are not to be underappreciated. And that's before you get into the fact that Abu Dhabi has pumped £tens of billions into the UK over recent years.

He has no choice but to be involved. And it's a very tricky position to be in.

I get all that but given the scale of the rule breaking / cheating (delete as necessary) they must face a significant punishment - the fact they employ people or invest in a city cannot be allowed to undermine this. I know football is not a major thing on here but it is an enormous industry and a fundamental element of British Life for a significant portion of the population

Its going to be a lot harder for him to deal with Abu Dhabi in future if he's asked to intercede but doesn't than if he just stays the hell out of it.

It's also political suicide if he's seen to be helping City cheat - which everyone else other than Man City fans will think