Comments by "Andy Monaghan" (@229andymon) on "The New Statesman" channel.

As long as there is greed, snobbery, elitism, selfishness, immorality, stupidity, corruption and nepotism, there will be a Tory Party
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He was nailed by Chomsky during an interview about propaganda. Marr attempted to refute Chomsky's claim that the BBC was biased by saying as a journalist he genuinely believed everything he said. Chomsky replied - "I believe that, it's why you're sitting there".
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@tommygunhunter You say tomAto, I say tomato….
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@tommygunhunter But is it sinking? Sure, the Tories will pay the price for Bojo and his regime, but only for a while. They’ll be back, possibly even in time for the next GE. It’s not the Brit establishment that’s sinking, it’s the chance for a left-wing alternative in England.
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How can we be grossly underfunded when, even at the hight of the Ukrainian war, UK spends roughly half on defence that Russia does. These guys talk %s, they talk increases, but they never mention the actual sums we do spend. Add Germany to UK, and those 2 “Willing” states (alone) spend more than Russia. If we aren’t correctly defended on our present military expenditure, why not? Why are the eye watering sums we already spend not enough and we’re forced instead to take money from very poor people around the world to spend even more? In addition to this question, why does the fact of a Russia that has taken 3 years to conquer around 20% of Ukraine propelling us toward a desperate need to defend ourselves?
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So you reckon the significant rise in minimum wage won’t help them?
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@DJWESG1 Indeed, in fact an increase in labour costs could even lead in some cases to redundancies. But, if the alternative is paying peanuts, not only do you risk getting (demotivated) monkeys, but you condemn people to a rubbish life. We also need to study far more carefully than we normally do how much exactly is represented by a rise in labour cost, as well as alternatives to saving that money. If the labour component of production cost is, say, 10%, then a 10% rise in that cost, wouldn’t even represent a 1% rise in the price, given profit margin is added. How many people that comment a wage rise demand is “too much” have any clue how much that actually works out? Of course, a reduction in profits, directors bonuses and salaries or dividends could also be considered, but how often do we see that? Far easier to blame the poor schmuks on the shop floor, eh. They must bear the burden, including for management mistakes, like VW dieselgate for instance.
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@wolfen210959 Too many employers treat the shop floor wage bill the same way they treat the fuel bill - a necessary evil that they should continuously try to reduce or eliminate. Directors salaries, maximising profits, bonuses and dividends - different story. When was the last time you heard of a company singling out those costs for reduction? More than often we hear that while the management are cutting wages, their own is going up. It’s the Brit way.
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@michaels8638 Not for the person on minimum wage. It means more money in their pockets. The UK shouldn’t try to compete with sweat shops.
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