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The John Batchelor Show

#UK: PM Starmer "PAINFUL" and "unpopular" DECISIONS. Simon Constable, Occitanie.

The John Batchelor Show

John Batchelor

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🗓️ 29 August 2024

⏱️ 5 minutes

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#UK: PM Starmer "PAINFUL" and "unpopular" DECISIONS. Simon Constable, Occitanie.

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0:52.0

I'm in Constable who's half French and

0:54.3

half English now he lives in the south of France he pays French taxes but back home

0:59.4

his family and friends everybody who went to school with, everybody who imagines their future,

1:06.0

including some of the deceased,

1:08.3

are now told there is going to be some painful decisions made. The new Prime Minister secur Starmer head of an overwhelming

1:16.4

labor majority. This is very different than the U.S. Congress. If Starmer wants it, Starmer

1:21.3

gets it. There is no opposition. There is no balancing.

1:24.4

There is no veto. There is no checks and balances. None whatsoever. He gets what he wants.

1:29.6

If he says painful decisions about taxes, they're coming. He also said there would be some unpopular

1:35.7

decisions made. So I'm in the puzzle about higher taxes. I'm told that the English will accept

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