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Starmer blocks Khan from capping London rents (skwawkbox.org)

submitted 2 months ago by RobotToaster@mander.xyz to c/uk_politics@feddit.uk

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[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 29 points 2 months ago

the PM known as the ‘Kid Starver’,

Worthless garbage article. I have heard this for the first time in this article.

Who exactly has been power, starving children, for over a decade?

Vs a government elected a month ago?

[–] rjek@feddit.uk 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This is not a news website.

[–] Kumikommunism@hexbear.net 9 points 2 months ago

You seem to be a Starmer fan who goes around denying that he's just another right wing ghoul. So I don't think your real problem is the website. I think you just don't want this to be true. So to address that directly (the actual point you're trying to make, not the one you made up), here's a news link saying the same thing: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/government-no-plans-whatsoever-sadiq-141519860.html

Surely you won't just ignore this.

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 10 points 2 months ago

Good 👏 things 👏 are 👏 not 👏 allowed 👏 to 👏 happen 👏 sweaty

[–] Mex@feddit.uk 7 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I think this was pretty expected. I think there are also other levers that could be pulled to help, such as giving renters more rights, that would make being a landlord less apealing and wold help the country as a whole not just London.

[–] Flyberius@hexbear.net 14 points 2 months ago

I'm not going to hold my breath

[–] Kumikommunism@hexbear.net 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think there are also other levers that could be pulled to help

Yes, and I'm sure we can count on Starmer to block those too.

[–] Mex@feddit.uk 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

More likely to pull those leavers than the conservatives were.

[–] Kumikommunism@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago

And the proof of that is what, exactly?

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 12 points 2 months ago

I agree with you that there are levers but I do not expect any of them to be pulled

[–] dirtybeerglass@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago

If ya don’t know, now you know, suckers !

[–] ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Proud neoliberal does neoliberal things, more at 11.. 🙄