James Cleverly "You don't know how uncomfortable it is for me to find myself agreeing with Jeremy [#Corbyn]." Fun and games on the #peston show when discussing the #welfarereformbill
#Peston is saying on early evening ITN news that Starmer's officers are "shouting at them" and that "what can he offer us'
Jeez!
"If you can't trust Iran what's the point of even talking to them?" Postulates Emily Thornbury on #Peston
"You bomb them", replies Rees-Tampon
I wish #peston would get Thornberry to commit to where she'd join the Lab rebels or no on his show or not
Pippa Crerar reports via #Peston the Lab rebel amendment signatories is now 126 and the #Greens, #PlId and #SNP have joined making it incredibly likely Hoyle will HAVE to select it as an amendment
This will be the 2bd biggest rebellion after Blair's Iraq fiasco
Starmer will be on shakey ground after this
"You don't balance the books on the backs of the most vulnerable" - Rebecca Long Bailey on #Peston
In fact #totalfactor #productivity outside government appears to have declined slightly since 2019. Like you I think #capital has been over rewarded for what it has contributed so rather fancy returning to the #crosland and #peston idea of the state mobilising and providing additional #capital - as it did before #margaretthatcher - or even going further still and reviving the idea of 'the state as entrepreneur' in fashion half a century back!
#CardboardBoy argues with #Peston that the question of 'immigration leads to growth' theory has been tested because of the stagnant growth figures in the UK of the last 10 years
Sine Qua Non ?
#peston asks Peter Hinton, the Godfather of AI. How can we ensure the productivity gain of AI is distributed fairly
"Socialism," he replies