Sketchy Politics: Sunak sets out his stall for the election

Sketchy Politics: Sunak sets out his stall for the election | FT

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The FT's Robert Shrimsley and Miranda Green sketch out how the British prime minister is hoping to tempt voters to support the Conservatives ahead of elections next year. Can the return of David Cameron or Jeremy Hunt's tax cuts make a difference?
Produced and edited by Tom Hannen. Filmed by Rod Fitzgerald & Petros Gioumpasis
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@ry4njh130 6 ай бұрын

This series is very good, it's entertaining whilst giving you decent awareness of politics, hope you keep doing them :)

@savo456 6 ай бұрын

I like this way of talking through and presenting the talking points. Well done Miranda and Robert! more please!

@cannygrowabeard 6 ай бұрын

5:29 sick of hearing this trope "Rishi gave you furlough payments", as though every chancellor of the last 25 years would not have done the exact same thing. He should not get a pat on the back for behaving 'normal'.

@randomname285 6 ай бұрын

perception is reality in politics - its not about whether he deserves credit, its about whether he'll get credit

@JelMain 6 ай бұрын

@@randomname285 For the first, he doesn't, and the second, not going when Truss lost her budget says it all. Will we even see another election in the next 13 months? His plans to do away with the Human Rights Act go beyond immigration, you should see the contract they tried forcing on Cummings' weirdos and misfits - as close to indenture slavery as it gets.

@user-ol6rd7pl5t 6 ай бұрын

There is no coming back for the Tories after 13 years of failure & incompetency.

@ShreN_ 6 ай бұрын

Labour spends all the money and then the Tories are forced to cut costs everywhere. A decade later and everyone complains about Tories being forced to cut spending, as the recessions and poor economy weren't caused by Labour in the first place!

@Boghopper9999 6 ай бұрын

@@ShreN_ Spent all the money? What a nonsensical thing to say. Budgets are revised on an ongoing basis as the money raised by taxation or borrowing and money spent on expenditure, continue to rise and fall, based on the actions of the government of the day. The amount of money in the economy is literally unlimited (quantitive easing) but the value of that money will depend on the perception of the trajectory of the country issuing it. Did Labour leave The Conservatives with a suboptimal balance sheet, yes, and now The Conservatives are returning the favour.

@MrMoghal 6 ай бұрын

you folks are having waay too much fun 😅and making Politics way more fun and engaging than it actually is ! But well done , Kudos and bring back your home drawn UK map! This is way too polished !

@flickthenick 6 ай бұрын

And where is Ester McVeigh, minister of Common Sense, to let us know which proper grown up is in charge?

@SlowhandGreg 6 ай бұрын

Her title is WokeFinder Genral And it's a sad and pathetic indictment of where the Tories have sunk too

@anonUK 6 ай бұрын

Didn't she do the weather on ITV? The Wincey Willis of our times?

@The8224sm 6 ай бұрын

They have reached the bottom of the Marianus Trench and have started digging.@@SlowhandGreg

@AutoMattOn 6 ай бұрын

voting for tories to run the country is like voting for jimmy saville to run a nursery

@kimmorgan379 6 ай бұрын

I am in awe of the special effects. Great work.

@thisismetoday 6 ай бұрын

You can bring in twenty new health secretaries - what the NHS needs is money and investment. It’s really very simple.

@JupiterThunder 5 ай бұрын

"I'm utter sh!t. Vote for me." -- Rasheed Sanook

@IWAYAE 5 ай бұрын

“That’s because it’s……..transparent you fool” Instant subscribe. 😂😂😂

@definitelynotsue 6 ай бұрын

that’s because it’s transparent, you fool 😂 + really enjoying these - breaking things down in a really interesting and entertaining way 😊

@killforkylie 6 ай бұрын

This is ace!

@anonUK 6 ай бұрын

Whelk stall? I see it more as a brewery/ party venue...

@31Blaize 6 ай бұрын

In which they *still* couldn't organise a piss up...

@papi8659 4 ай бұрын

I like the way she keeps pushing Northern Ireland further away hahaha

@jacquelinewhittaker4651 6 ай бұрын

This week Stockport Library has NO maths books for GCSE LEVEL and abov,e on the shelves. Manchester Central Library has 2. Five years ago they had about a hundred. The importance of maths?

@thisismetoday 6 ай бұрын

The NHS already is not able to cope…

@duncancurtis5108 6 ай бұрын

Five more years, huh? No more bacon sandwich, no more Corbyn.

@flickthenick 6 ай бұрын

Second and better!

@tassko 6 ай бұрын

£450 ? If you are lucky that is how much your mortgage went up by per month. It is also close to some energy bills per month. F**ck them.

@thisismetoday 6 ай бұрын

Is this programme their comms department? What are they doing? Check whether they are on course to meet their promised targets. Why are you discussing instead how they should frame them going forward?? What rubbish

@Pmooli 6 ай бұрын

Double the rents, that'll make them wet!

@joshhoffman1975 6 ай бұрын

🤡 I can see the Orkney's, can we start again with your map! 🤣🤣🤣

@PrinsTan 6 ай бұрын

Does Miranda speak Greek? Her “S” is really greek (written)

@JelMain 6 ай бұрын

There's no coming back from here. Only City traders support him now.

@Ihatepotatos123ski 6 ай бұрын

We need a change

@1sostatic 6 ай бұрын

What would happen if they dump VAT from 20% back down to , say, 10%

@Boghopper9999 6 ай бұрын

We would lose lots of money in reduced taxation (not 50% as people would spend more if things are cheaper, but they would not double their spending just because some things might be 10% cheaper assuming the retailers even pass along all the savings). Also as it would increase consumption, inflation would increase more) which would likely negate any price reductions). Very simplified explanation I know, but broadly speaking this is why the Bank of England has been raising interest rates, to help cool down the economy. Tax rises would have a similar effect, but of course the politicians get the blame when that happens (much more palatable to blame the BOE)

@TimesFM4532 5 ай бұрын

Tbf for labour for at least the first term they can keep throwing tories under the bus and unless theirs impressive disapline labour can break promises

@cook1e2000robturnerxG 6 ай бұрын

Thoughts on David Cameron being put in the House of Lords after wanting to abolish it in 2012

@cyber_rachel7427 6 ай бұрын

Im sure Lord Cameron is now a strong defender of the need for the Lords 🙄

@ROUBIX 6 ай бұрын

Seventh

@jeremymanson1781 6 ай бұрын

The Tories have never 'restored' the UK economy. That is a tired myth, unsupported by the facts.

@marpintado 6 ай бұрын

No hope for England. RIP.

@The8224sm 6 ай бұрын

Don't worry, Farrage will save us all.

@Pmooli 6 ай бұрын

@@The8224smFor king and country!

@Boghopper9999 6 ай бұрын

Good thing Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are there to prop England up then 😜

@The8224sm 6 ай бұрын

The Irish reckon that the Welsh are Irish people who can't swim.@@Boghopper9999

@damiansmart3269 6 ай бұрын

Normally, I like this show, and as a piece of entertainment, your energy and chemistry remained. However, this felt like you were trying to dress this government up as being something at least moderately desirable when its clear to the country that its not only 13 years of incompetence, it's 13 years of being taken for a ride. I know the FT leans right, as pretty much all old print news does, but these pieces are much more enjoyable and sustainable if you are balanced.

@abdelkaioumbouaicha 6 ай бұрын

📝 Summary of Key Points: 📌 The Conservative Party in the UK is focusing on presenting a clear and unified message to voters for the upcoming election. 🧐 Their retail strategy revolves around being the old Conservative party that voters know and trust, with a main pitch centered around the economy. 🚀 Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, is offering tax cuts and a plan for growth, but rising inflation and prices may affect voter support. 🧳 The party has promised to reduce illegal immigration but lacks clear answers on how they will address legal migration. 🏠 The Conservative Party's lack of focus on housing and infrastructure may alienate younger, less affluent voters. 💡 Additional Insights and Observations: 💬 "The Conservative Party's main pitch is centered around the economy, with Rishi Sunak offering tax cuts and a plan for growth." 📊 Rising inflation and prices may impact the effectiveness of the party's economic strategy. 🌐 The party has not provided clear answers on how they will address legal migration. 💬 "The Conservative Party's lack of focus on housing and infrastructure could alienate younger, less affluent voters." 📣 Concluding Remarks: The Conservative Party in the UK is focusing on presenting a clear and unified message to voters, centered around the economy and offering tax cuts and a plan for growth. However, rising inflation and prices, along with their lack of clarity on immigration and focus on housing and infrastructure, may pose challenges in securing a victory in the upcoming election. Generated using Talkbud (Browser Extension)