It's hardly the most inspiring full week of a General Election campaign, one of weakest I can recall in a few decades where nothing's caught fire not that the great outdoors could with the amount of rain we've had in recent days.
As ever I half expect this blog to be out of date within a few hours given how things go but there are a few topics I'd like to talk about.
The first being Tax and Spend which despite attempts by politicians is really one the main things modern governments all do given the state does more than run a system of law and order and defend itself.
Modern social security really starts with the 1909 budget and the beginning of Old Age Pensions and has taken in support for families with children, those out of work, those who struggle on low ages and those unable to work.
All of that costs and that is where taxes, national insurance contributions and that all come in paying for it.
The opposition Labour Party having been pushed to come out with their tax plans are just saying taxes for working people won't go up and they'd like to reduce value added tax, currently at 20%.
The Conservatives aspire to reducing it too but given much of the spending is both essential and something they wish to increase spending on, like just how can you actually do this?
When Labour talk about taxes for working people, are they saying taxes those of us who can't or don't work may rise or is it just sloppy keyword placing in headlines?
The other matter is Dianne Abbott M.P. who had been suspended for comments including really offensive comments on the issue of racism as it applies to being Jewish but had been restored at the beginning of the week.
Well, she is saying she's being stopped from being a candidate in the elections, party leader is saying she's not but the Labours National Executive Committee has to decide on that but that needs to happen by Tuesday.
Well it seems odd a person who has been restored to the Parliamentary Party shouldn't be able to stand either in their old seat or another as you in restoring her are implying you feel she can represent constituents AND the party.
Antisemitism in the Labour Party together with Brexit played a major part in my voting Conservative in 2019 but it seems unjust to me to leave her in this twilight zone and if you don't want her as a M.P. for Labour then you should have the guts to tell her just that.
I find it hard to believe Keir Starmer, who is the leader of the Party doesn't know what the committee's thoughts are on this matter.
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