Warren Oates
@warrenoates1.bsky.social
I like data, Lego & Star Trek! Also interested in education, politics, athletics & the Olympics. Live in Worthing, UK, originally from Yorkshire!
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I think this speech needs sharing again.
Since the PM said this, there have been Tories who have come out & said the same as Reform: that they want to see people with a legal right to be in the UK get deported.
Call it out and stand up for these people - our friends, neighbours and key workers.
Since the PM said this, there have been Tories who have come out & said the same as Reform: that they want to see people with a legal right to be in the UK get deported.
Call it out and stand up for these people - our friends, neighbours and key workers.
You could not make this up!
How many fights, splits, factions, arguments, boycots, explusions and resignations can one party have before it's even formally created?
How many fights, splits, factions, arguments, boycots, explusions and resignations can one party have before it's even formally created?
November 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
You could not make this up!
How many fights, splits, factions, arguments, boycots, explusions and resignations can one party have before it's even formally created?
How many fights, splits, factions, arguments, boycots, explusions and resignations can one party have before it's even formally created?
Put's things in to perspective. This is a lot of people!
And with the other measures Labour are introducing to help feed children or support families with costs, it's not wonder they are on course to lift more children out of poverty in a single Parliament than we've ever seen before!
And with the other measures Labour are introducing to help feed children or support families with costs, it's not wonder they are on course to lift more children out of poverty in a single Parliament than we've ever seen before!
November 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Put's things in to perspective. This is a lot of people!
And with the other measures Labour are introducing to help feed children or support families with costs, it's not wonder they are on course to lift more children out of poverty in a single Parliament than we've ever seen before!
And with the other measures Labour are introducing to help feed children or support families with costs, it's not wonder they are on course to lift more children out of poverty in a single Parliament than we've ever seen before!
This week, our Labour government delivered a fair budget that does the right thing for Britain.
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November 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
This week, our Labour government delivered a fair budget that does the right thing for Britain.
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"Nigel Farage ‘was my vicious, persistent tormentor’ at school"
This headline should tell anyone who's ever been the victim of a bully just what Farage was like, & continues to be like.
These sorts of stories should not surprise us, because we can see all the signs in him today that he is a bully.
This headline should tell anyone who's ever been the victim of a bully just what Farage was like, & continues to be like.
These sorts of stories should not surprise us, because we can see all the signs in him today that he is a bully.
November 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
"Nigel Farage ‘was my vicious, persistent tormentor’ at school"
This headline should tell anyone who's ever been the victim of a bully just what Farage was like, & continues to be like.
These sorts of stories should not surprise us, because we can see all the signs in him today that he is a bully.
This headline should tell anyone who's ever been the victim of a bully just what Farage was like, & continues to be like.
These sorts of stories should not surprise us, because we can see all the signs in him today that he is a bully.
Busy week ahead again in Parliament! Here's is what will happen with Government business!
Mon 1st Dec:
Lords: Sentencing Bill - continuation of committee stage
Commons: Budget day 3
Tue 2nd Dec:
Lords: Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill - 2nd reading
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Mon 1st Dec:
Lords: Sentencing Bill - continuation of committee stage
Commons: Budget day 3
Tue 2nd Dec:
Lords: Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill - 2nd reading
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November 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Busy week ahead again in Parliament! Here's is what will happen with Government business!
Mon 1st Dec:
Lords: Sentencing Bill - continuation of committee stage
Commons: Budget day 3
Tue 2nd Dec:
Lords: Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill - 2nd reading
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Mon 1st Dec:
Lords: Sentencing Bill - continuation of committee stage
Commons: Budget day 3
Tue 2nd Dec:
Lords: Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill - 2nd reading
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Very busy week in Parliament for Government business - much more than just the budget!
Mon 24th Nov:
Lords: Mental Health Bill consideration of amendements
Lords: Planning and Infrastructure Bill consideration of amendements
Both go back the Commons - hopefully close to being finalised
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Mon 24th Nov:
Lords: Mental Health Bill consideration of amendements
Lords: Planning and Infrastructure Bill consideration of amendements
Both go back the Commons - hopefully close to being finalised
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November 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Very busy week in Parliament for Government business - much more than just the budget!
Mon 24th Nov:
Lords: Mental Health Bill consideration of amendements
Lords: Planning and Infrastructure Bill consideration of amendements
Both go back the Commons - hopefully close to being finalised
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Mon 24th Nov:
Lords: Mental Health Bill consideration of amendements
Lords: Planning and Infrastructure Bill consideration of amendements
Both go back the Commons - hopefully close to being finalised
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Budget 2025
Changes to salary sacrifice pension payments.
Only the first £2k a year is going to be free from employer and employee NI contributions.
Could raise £2.5-£4.5bn a year.
But who is affected?
Doing some calculations suggests about 2.5% of public sector workers...
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Changes to salary sacrifice pension payments.
Only the first £2k a year is going to be free from employer and employee NI contributions.
Could raise £2.5-£4.5bn a year.
But who is affected?
Doing some calculations suggests about 2.5% of public sector workers...
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November 29, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Budget 2025
Changes to salary sacrifice pension payments.
Only the first £2k a year is going to be free from employer and employee NI contributions.
Could raise £2.5-£4.5bn a year.
But who is affected?
Doing some calculations suggests about 2.5% of public sector workers...
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Changes to salary sacrifice pension payments.
Only the first £2k a year is going to be free from employer and employee NI contributions.
Could raise £2.5-£4.5bn a year.
But who is affected?
Doing some calculations suggests about 2.5% of public sector workers...
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Time to watch the first episode of Stranger Things season 5!
November 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Time to watch the first episode of Stranger Things season 5!
Mansion tax will be paid by less than 1 in 200 homes.
145k out of 30.4m homes.
For every home that will pay something under the new tax, 199 won't.
It's a tax on the 0.5% and 99.5% of us will not pay it.
145k out of 30.4m homes.
For every home that will pay something under the new tax, 199 won't.
It's a tax on the 0.5% and 99.5% of us will not pay it.
November 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Mansion tax will be paid by less than 1 in 200 homes.
145k out of 30.4m homes.
For every home that will pay something under the new tax, 199 won't.
It's a tax on the 0.5% and 99.5% of us will not pay it.
145k out of 30.4m homes.
For every home that will pay something under the new tax, 199 won't.
It's a tax on the 0.5% and 99.5% of us will not pay it.
More children will be lifted out of poverty during THIS Parliament under this LABOUR government than ANY OTHER IN HISTORY.
Just let that sink in for a minute.
Why aren't you backing this goverment to do more and go further than ever before?
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Just let that sink in for a minute.
Why aren't you backing this goverment to do more and go further than ever before?
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November 28, 2025 at 7:52 PM
More children will be lifted out of poverty during THIS Parliament under this LABOUR government than ANY OTHER IN HISTORY.
Just let that sink in for a minute.
Why aren't you backing this goverment to do more and go further than ever before?
www.instagram.com/p/DRm-AB8Csgr/
Just let that sink in for a minute.
Why aren't you backing this goverment to do more and go further than ever before?
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In policy area after policy area Labour keep proving they are a million miles away from Reform.
Here, the Chancellor proving it with minimum wages for all, but especially the young.
But it is even true in areas like migration & asylum.
Why do people keep lying by suggesting they are the same?
Here, the Chancellor proving it with minimum wages for all, but especially the young.
But it is even true in areas like migration & asylum.
Why do people keep lying by suggesting they are the same?
November 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
In policy area after policy area Labour keep proving they are a million miles away from Reform.
Here, the Chancellor proving it with minimum wages for all, but especially the young.
But it is even true in areas like migration & asylum.
Why do people keep lying by suggesting they are the same?
Here, the Chancellor proving it with minimum wages for all, but especially the young.
But it is even true in areas like migration & asylum.
Why do people keep lying by suggesting they are the same?
Labour are implementing policies which are changing people's lives for the better.
Fair, honest, workable and realistic policies. Which are deliverable and make that required differences.
Not false hope. Not empty promises. Not a fantasy generic 'wealth tax'.
But real stuff helping real people.
Fair, honest, workable and realistic policies. Which are deliverable and make that required differences.
Not false hope. Not empty promises. Not a fantasy generic 'wealth tax'.
But real stuff helping real people.
November 28, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Labour are implementing policies which are changing people's lives for the better.
Fair, honest, workable and realistic policies. Which are deliverable and make that required differences.
Not false hope. Not empty promises. Not a fantasy generic 'wealth tax'.
But real stuff helping real people.
Fair, honest, workable and realistic policies. Which are deliverable and make that required differences.
Not false hope. Not empty promises. Not a fantasy generic 'wealth tax'.
But real stuff helping real people.
November 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Anyone talking or writing about the mansion tax ought to be required to declare at the start of it will apply to their home(s).
It doesn't apply to me.
It doesn't apply to me.
November 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Anyone talking or writing about the mansion tax ought to be required to declare at the start of it will apply to their home(s).
It doesn't apply to me.
It doesn't apply to me.
More issues with the OBR!
Apparently including hypothetical situations in their report which go against everything the government said on the matter...
...and in doing this the OBR has caused concern of school and SEND funding!
Apparently including hypothetical situations in their report which go against everything the government said on the matter...
...and in doing this the OBR has caused concern of school and SEND funding!
I know some of the stories around the OBR and SEND have caused a bit of a stir.
Let me clear things up 👇
Let me clear things up 👇
November 28, 2025 at 12:43 PM
More issues with the OBR!
Apparently including hypothetical situations in their report which go against everything the government said on the matter...
...and in doing this the OBR has caused concern of school and SEND funding!
Apparently including hypothetical situations in their report which go against everything the government said on the matter...
...and in doing this the OBR has caused concern of school and SEND funding!
Households to save £150 a year on energy bills from next April thanks to measures in the budget.
It will happen via:
1) the Energy Company Obligation no longer being added to bills
2) a 75% reduction in the Green Obligation added to bills - with the funding replaced from general taxation.
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It will happen via:
1) the Energy Company Obligation no longer being added to bills
2) a 75% reduction in the Green Obligation added to bills - with the funding replaced from general taxation.
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November 28, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Households to save £150 a year on energy bills from next April thanks to measures in the budget.
It will happen via:
1) the Energy Company Obligation no longer being added to bills
2) a 75% reduction in the Green Obligation added to bills - with the funding replaced from general taxation.
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It will happen via:
1) the Energy Company Obligation no longer being added to bills
2) a 75% reduction in the Green Obligation added to bills - with the funding replaced from general taxation.
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Reposted by Warren Oates
The state of this from the BBC...
...making it sound like businesses have got Labour...while casting doubt on the 'claim' it's due to the Lords.
We no, as I've been telling you for weeks, the Lib Dems and the Tories in the Lords keep blocking this.
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...making it sound like businesses have got Labour...while casting doubt on the 'claim' it's due to the Lords.
We no, as I've been telling you for weeks, the Lib Dems and the Tories in the Lords keep blocking this.
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November 27, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The state of this from the BBC...
...making it sound like businesses have got Labour...while casting doubt on the 'claim' it's due to the Lords.
We no, as I've been telling you for weeks, the Lib Dems and the Tories in the Lords keep blocking this.
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...making it sound like businesses have got Labour...while casting doubt on the 'claim' it's due to the Lords.
We no, as I've been telling you for weeks, the Lib Dems and the Tories in the Lords keep blocking this.
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The state of this from the BBC...
...making it sound like businesses have got Labour...while casting doubt on the 'claim' it's due to the Lords.
We no, as I've been telling you for weeks, the Lib Dems and the Tories in the Lords keep blocking this.
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...making it sound like businesses have got Labour...while casting doubt on the 'claim' it's due to the Lords.
We no, as I've been telling you for weeks, the Lib Dems and the Tories in the Lords keep blocking this.
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November 27, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The state of this from the BBC...
...making it sound like businesses have got Labour...while casting doubt on the 'claim' it's due to the Lords.
We no, as I've been telling you for weeks, the Lib Dems and the Tories in the Lords keep blocking this.
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...making it sound like businesses have got Labour...while casting doubt on the 'claim' it's due to the Lords.
We no, as I've been telling you for weeks, the Lib Dems and the Tories in the Lords keep blocking this.
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Why are people suddenly pearl clutching over income tax thresholds?
Where have you been for the last 4.5yrs?
The freeze has been in place since Apr 2021, when Chancellor Sunak froze them from 2021 to Mar 2026!
Then Chancellor Hunt froze them further in Autumn 2022 to Mar 2028!
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Where have you been for the last 4.5yrs?
The freeze has been in place since Apr 2021, when Chancellor Sunak froze them from 2021 to Mar 2026!
Then Chancellor Hunt froze them further in Autumn 2022 to Mar 2028!
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November 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Why are people suddenly pearl clutching over income tax thresholds?
Where have you been for the last 4.5yrs?
The freeze has been in place since Apr 2021, when Chancellor Sunak froze them from 2021 to Mar 2026!
Then Chancellor Hunt froze them further in Autumn 2022 to Mar 2028!
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Where have you been for the last 4.5yrs?
The freeze has been in place since Apr 2021, when Chancellor Sunak froze them from 2021 to Mar 2026!
Then Chancellor Hunt froze them further in Autumn 2022 to Mar 2028!
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Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Universal Credit
Has anyone seen much about this in relation to the budget?
The OBR report yesterday included 'increased' welfare spending due to 'reversal' of 'welfare spending' plans announced earlier this year.
Exploring this suggests it's likely...
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Has anyone seen much about this in relation to the budget?
The OBR report yesterday included 'increased' welfare spending due to 'reversal' of 'welfare spending' plans announced earlier this year.
Exploring this suggests it's likely...
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November 27, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Universal Credit
Has anyone seen much about this in relation to the budget?
The OBR report yesterday included 'increased' welfare spending due to 'reversal' of 'welfare spending' plans announced earlier this year.
Exploring this suggests it's likely...
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Has anyone seen much about this in relation to the budget?
The OBR report yesterday included 'increased' welfare spending due to 'reversal' of 'welfare spending' plans announced earlier this year.
Exploring this suggests it's likely...
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Not good enough.
November 27, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Not good enough.
The BBC and the budget.
Given the BBC's obession with impariality, they have to find someone who is against the budget measures to treat all sides equally.
99.999999% of the country could be better off and like the budget. But because of impartiality, the BBC has to air someone who disagrees.
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Given the BBC's obession with impariality, they have to find someone who is against the budget measures to treat all sides equally.
99.999999% of the country could be better off and like the budget. But because of impartiality, the BBC has to air someone who disagrees.
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November 27, 2025 at 10:04 AM
The BBC and the budget.
Given the BBC's obession with impariality, they have to find someone who is against the budget measures to treat all sides equally.
99.999999% of the country could be better off and like the budget. But because of impartiality, the BBC has to air someone who disagrees.
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Given the BBC's obession with impariality, they have to find someone who is against the budget measures to treat all sides equally.
99.999999% of the country could be better off and like the budget. But because of impartiality, the BBC has to air someone who disagrees.
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Online budget calculators
One thing to remember: most are obselete & ignore most of the measures in the budget.
For example, don't forget to add on £150 a year for the average annual household savings on energy bills coming in from April.
Sky, for example, total ignores that - & the mansion tax.
One thing to remember: most are obselete & ignore most of the measures in the budget.
For example, don't forget to add on £150 a year for the average annual household savings on energy bills coming in from April.
Sky, for example, total ignores that - & the mansion tax.
November 27, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Online budget calculators
One thing to remember: most are obselete & ignore most of the measures in the budget.
For example, don't forget to add on £150 a year for the average annual household savings on energy bills coming in from April.
Sky, for example, total ignores that - & the mansion tax.
One thing to remember: most are obselete & ignore most of the measures in the budget.
For example, don't forget to add on £150 a year for the average annual household savings on energy bills coming in from April.
Sky, for example, total ignores that - & the mansion tax.
I would like to point out to people who like this year's budget, that actually on the measure of things, it's very similar to last year's budget.
Higher taxes, focused mostly on those who can afford more.
Supporting increased spending on public services and infrastructure.
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Higher taxes, focused mostly on those who can afford more.
Supporting increased spending on public services and infrastructure.
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November 27, 2025 at 8:13 AM
I would like to point out to people who like this year's budget, that actually on the measure of things, it's very similar to last year's budget.
Higher taxes, focused mostly on those who can afford more.
Supporting increased spending on public services and infrastructure.
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Higher taxes, focused mostly on those who can afford more.
Supporting increased spending on public services and infrastructure.
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If you want to see what the budget is actually funding...here is the list!
And it doesn't even include things like the scrapping of the 2-child benefits cap, as that would be a tax change, rather than spending.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
And it doesn't even include things like the scrapping of the 2-child benefits cap, as that would be a tax change, rather than spending.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
What spending was announced / funded / committed to in the 2025 Budget?
It's a long list - and likely incomplete, so will add more if I hear of them!
+ recommits to £120bn public investment across the Parliament
+ doubling local roads funding - now over £2bn
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It's a long list - and likely incomplete, so will add more if I hear of them!
+ recommits to £120bn public investment across the Parliament
+ doubling local roads funding - now over £2bn
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November 27, 2025 at 8:02 AM
If you want to see what the budget is actually funding...here is the list!
And it doesn't even include things like the scrapping of the 2-child benefits cap, as that would be a tax change, rather than spending.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
And it doesn't even include things like the scrapping of the 2-child benefits cap, as that would be a tax change, rather than spending.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social