Or maybe the fact that young Brits are leaving the UK in droves cos of the poor quality of life here?

Or the fact that Starmer managed to achieve a deal with the French that the Tories were never able to do?

Or do we think that’s not what they plan to cover in their “immigration special”🤷🏼‍♀️🙄

3/3

Maybe the fact that immigration figures are way down and pretty much back to pre-pandemic levels?

Or the fact that we’ve had the longest run of zero boat crossings in 2 years now?

2/3

😂😂

Yes - that’s exactly what they’ve done

Agreed - but somehow it is always the woman who is to blame for this circumstance according to the vile rags that run these stories

Exactly!

Oh no - she wrote the article! It’s hideous!

And have you noticed a big uptick in “benefits” stories at the moment?

Probably completely unrelated(🤔) to the fact we’ve had the longest run with no small boat crossings for 2 years, and the latest immigration stats are down at pre-pandemic levels…

They’ve gotta find a scapegoat somewhere🙄

9/9

The issue is that a woman working full time on a decent salary cannot afford rent on a one bed flat and the cost of childcare to allow her to work

THAT’S what should be being called out

But the RW media don’t want people questioning THAT

Better to vilify those struggling to make ends meet

8/

What “lifestyle choice” does she think this lady should make?

Stay at home and be a “workshy benefits scrounger”

Or work, be productive and pay taxes with help towards the cost of childcare?

Because there isn’t a 3rd option.

7/

Childcare costs have skyrocketed in the last 15 years

As have rents

As have bills

As have the cost of living in general.

The sneering Vine had small children 15 years ago. She has no concept of the costs now.

6/

She has 2 options.

She works full time, pays taxes and gets help to pay for childcare.

Or she doesn’t work, looks after the children herself and gets benefits to feed, clothe and house them

She would be villified either way by the likes of Sarah Vine

5/

Can you see the problem?

She works full time on a decent wage.

But her rent takes 2/3 of her salary.

And childcare takes pretty much 100% of her salary.

Yeh - that doesn’t work…

Can you see it??

4/

Rent on her one bed flat is £2000

Childcare for her pre-school age children (which she needs to be able to WORK) is £2,600

After school care for her school age child (which she needs to be able to WORK) is another £300

So rent and childcare ALONE cost her nearly £5,000 per month

3/

The lady being looked down on by Vine works full time - that’s her “lifestyle choice”

She has a salary of £45K

Which brings home just under £3000 per month.

She is a single mum and the Dad does not contribute.

She lives and works in London, where she’s lived for 16 years.

2/

He claims down 15% since Labour came in!

He started working at 22 (he says that in the piece).

And I had the scandal breaking in 1991 (according to Google).