What happened 29th March 2023

On Wednesday, Keir Starmer announced his Friday major promise to freeze council tax bills. 

To be honest, the UK citizens weren't happy with deterioration of their living standards these days. Many, I think, will look forward Labour to win, especially after such headlines as Monday one 'Home Secretary Suella Braverman vows 'hippy crack' ban under new anti-social behaviour drive will stop 'hordes of youths loitering in parks'' which is about Suella Braverman plans to announce new fines of up to £1000 for begging.

Despite expected hopes, the Thursday Mr. Starmer's promise, yet, had arouse the distrust among redditors. "This does remind me of Labour's 2015 pledge to freeze energy bills under Ed Miliband. It wasn't a strong vote-winner at that point unfortunately, and it's sort of worrying that Starmer's idea is very much the same. Mind, the political landscape and the level of competency of the Tories (I can hardly believe I am typing that) has changed plenty since.

On one hand, it came across as just a half-hearted, piecemeal idea which only pussyfooted around the issue. On the other hand, it's a damn sight better than the status quo.

Concerning freezing council tax bills specifically, if this is in conjunction with improved funding for local councils in the long-term, eventually making up for the shortfall councils have endured throughout austerity, and subsequently council tax can fall, then it's fine by me."

"Until the newspaper owners don’t like it it then he will u turn on that so he can be more electable because that’s more important than principles and doing the right thing.

"No he won't, he's a politician he's saying what he thinks we want to hear. They will renage on any pre election promises like they always do."

It's hard to admit it, but Britons have been losing hope that the honest government would ever come to power.

On the same day the Farmers Weekly issued the result of its investigation. So that we've known of mass food fraud and safety scandal engulfs sector. They found gross violations in identification and safety standards by a major food manufacturer they didn't name in their report. Readers were most indignant with such attempt of the edition to protect those criminals selling us rotten food under pretext of avoiding to prejudice the courts.

The BBC information that Rishi Sunak's wife holds shares in childcare firm given Budget boost became the icing on the Wednesday cake. "Nepotism and corruption at every level of government. 5 years ago I might have been shocked by this but now I've come to expect it, horrible creeping normality." was the most common reaction for that.

"Oh... wow... I am... yeah zero suprise rich people in power are handing money around their friendship circles and there just isnt enough money for services or infrastructure. If only there was some way of the elected positions changing hands to people less corrupt."

"Sometimes it’s seems like his ‘job’ is to maximise his wife’s income and it’s been decided that running the county is simply the best way to do that."