Prime Minister Burnham has reneged on his pre-appointment promise to increase the tax free income tax threshold. (22/7/2026-4)
On 1st July electricity and gas prices were raised by 13%. Andy Burnham has said that the 5% VAT would be removed from electricity bills for six months next October and claims that will make us better off. The forecast is that the price cap will rise by more than that in October, Electricity is more than double the price it was when Labour was elected in 2024. The 5% cut is unfunded. A new money tree? (21/7/2026-3)
Foreign Aid to be increased from 0·3% to 0·7% of Gross National Income at a cost of approximately $10 billion per year to British taxpayers. (20/7/2026-2)
As a resident of Farnborough, Hampshire from 1949 I am very aware of its world famous aviation exhibition. It has been opened by the Prime Minister every single year since since Clement Attlee did so in 1945. Andy Burnham has declinedd the invitation. Dooms Day begins. (20/7/2026-1)
Andy Burnham is to restore the £2 bus fare cap from next January which was removed by his predecessor. It is funded by an accounting fiddle based on loans. (22/7/2026-1)