Mentions
What was said, and which frame it usedEvery item the dashboard counts, newest first. The marked words are the phrases that made it count; the tags say whether it used an opposing frame, an MMT-consistent idea, or named MMT. These are keyword matches: whether an item endorses or attacks an idea is shown once our classifier's accuracy is published.
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Burnham pledges £900m for homelessness amid drive to end rough sleeping
…g rough sleeping. “Burnham is throwing another £432m at a problem he failed to solve in Greater Manchester,” she said. “Under Labour, rough sleeping has hit record highs – yet their answer is always more taxpayers’ money and more empty promises.” Referring to the chancellor, Lam said: “[John] Healey must use his budget this week to cut taxes for working people, get the ballooning benefits bill under control, and stop pushing up energy prices. Instead of piling more costs on to hard-working people, Healey must focus on easing the cost of living and delivering real value for taxpayers’ money.”
- Opposing frame: Taxpayers' money
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Snowy Hydro 2.0 is costing $25bn – 12 times more than its initial estimate. How did we get here?
…ictoria over the next few years – and as demand grows due to datacentres. “But it’s just a really expensive thing for what it will get used for,” Edis said. Asked on Friday if $25bn was a good use of taxpayers’ money, the climate change and energy minister, Chris Bowen, told News24 it was a “fair question” but he believed the development would “provide net benefits to the Australian people”. He stressed the scale of the development – a power station the size of the Sydney Opera House a kilometre underground, with tunnelling in terrain that wasn’t properly understood from the start – and decl…
- Opposing frame: Taxpayers' money
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Immigration and Asylum Bill (Tenth sitting)
…t an important principle at the heart of the Government’s approach to immigration. We must have a properly managed system that commands public confidence and treats people fairly, while ensuring that taxpayers’ money is used responsibly. My South Norfolk constituents want a firm but fair immigration system. They want rules to be enforced, decisions to be made promptly and public money to be spent wisely. They also want a system that operates with humanity, upholds the law and does not allow people to exploit weaknesses in its administration. Those expectations are entirely reasonable. Indeed…
- Opposing frame: Taxpayers' money
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Equitable Life Policyholders: Compensation
…act. Why does that matter? First, our constituents end up having money taken from them and their lives turned upside down. Secondly, the Government have to step in and provide financial compensation—taxpayers’ money—but it is too often inadequate and, as my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds North East said, some do not get any money at all. It is right that the Government provided compensation for my constituents and others who suffered as a result of this injustice, but we should not have got there in the first place. The Equitable Life scandal is a reminder of what happens when regulators…
- Opposing frame: Taxpayers' money
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Support for Farmers
…t; and the reckless, rushed removal of the basic payment scheme while new schemes were falteringly introduced at a snail’s pace. Those new schemes have mostly placed hundreds of millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money into the hands of huge non-farmer organisations, while family farmers saw their incomes plummet, such that hill farmers in Cumbria now “enjoy” an average income of less than half the minimum wage—and that is if you assume that they work for 40 hours a week, when it is nearer 90. I do not know if the Conservatives’ attack on our countryside, taking money away from family farms an…
- Opposing frame: Taxpayers' money
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Covid inquiry report shows why culture of care workers being undervalued must end, says Andy Burnham – as it happened
…s of diminished responsibility. Emma Webber, Barnaby’s mother, said: “This is long overdue, and simply the right thing to do. It was a disgrace that Calocane and offenders like him have ever received taxpayers’ money.” The proposed regulations apply to individuals subject to a section 37 order under the Mental Health Act 1983 and a section 57A order under the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995. The offences covered include manslaughter, attempted murder, wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, rape, assault by penetration and rape of a child under 13. Murder is not included a…
- Opposing frame: Taxpayers' money
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Alberta voters overwhelmingly reject plan to leave Canada in referendum
…se, with Alberta at its centre. The results showed an overwhelming majority of Albertans had voted to remain and one radio show host posted: “Someone owes Albertans $130m for this theatrical waste of taxpayers’ money.” Pollster David Coletto told the Guardian that residents felt the referendum was “a distraction away” from what they wanted their government to focus on. “There was almost a general sadness about the wasted energy spent on this rather than the more real threats they see, including the Trump administration,” he said. “Most Albertans feel deep grievances with the federal governme…
- Opposing frame: Taxpayers' money
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House of Lords Reform
…d go nowhere. The public have every right to expect good value from their institutions because we work for them. I do not think that anyone can say with a clear conscience that that was a good use of taxpayers’ money. We also have to look at the make-up of the Chamber: 26 bishops sit in the House of Lords. I have no problem with religion per se, but nobody elected them. They sit solely because of the position they hold. The only other country in the world that gives clerics seats in its legislature in that way is Iran. In a modern, multi-faith, increasingly secular society, is that fit for p…
- Opposing frame: Taxpayers' money
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EU, Euratom and UK Agreement on Gibraltar
…r duties with kit not subject to Spanish export controls? The agreement also establishes a financial mechanism to promote cohesion between Gibraltar and Campo de Gibraltar under Article 299. How much taxpayers’ money—or, rather, Gibraltarian taxpayers’ money—do the Government plan to send to the EU through that mechanism? Will the Minister also confirm what share of the cost of this financial mechanism Spain is shouldering? There is also a longer-term impact of the treaty that we should consider, as my noble friend Lord Jackson indicated. The new residence criteria were announced and, as my…
- Opposing frame: Taxpayers' money
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Long Duration Electricity Storage Systems
…. The National Audit Office says that constraint costs reached £1.9 billion over the last year, with an expectation that the figure could be as high as £8 billion by 2030. That is a shocking waste of taxpayers’ money and hopefully pump storage will reduce it. What is the opportunity for Scotland? Pump storage sites are very expensive to build and, historically, it has been difficult for developers to secure private finance, because future electricity market revenues are uncertain. The UK Government have introduced the cap and floor scheme to unlock investment in this type of infrastructure.…
- Opposing frame: Taxpayers' money
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Railways Bill
…the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb. These amendments would remove the cost-efficiency duties from the Passengers’ Council and London TravelWatch respectively. If these bodies are spending taxpayers’ money, we see no justification for removing an express requirement to consider the efficient use of those funds. Other amendments in this group discuss the relationship between the Passengers’ Council and the ORR. The Government repeatedly tell us that the ORR will remain a strong and robust independent regulator, yet, under Clause 42, when the Passengers’ Council refers a contraventi…
- Opposing frame: Taxpayers' money
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Workforce Skills
…the support across the House. As I said, further training is to take place throughout the rest of this year, including major exercises that we have taken part in. I restate, however, that we have to live within our means. That has required some reprioritisation, including of training. We have to focus on the right things and make sure that we are ready to fight the next war, not the last one. It has not been a popular decision, but I absolutely stand by the decisions that I have taken to make sure that the culture in my Department is one that lives within its means and delivers value for th…
- Opposing frame: Household budget
- Opposing frame: Taxpayers' money
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Wes Streeting in US for Hegseth meeting as Ukraine tensions escalate – as it happened
…asked if he believed “in criminal penalties for those who facilitated this invasion of the English Isles”, he replied: Totally, totally. The role of the NGOs, the role of those that are sponsored by taxpayers’ money, because they’re nice, they’re good, they’re kind. They have actually aided and abetted criminality in absolutely every way. These are people [who are] are deluded – deluded, hard-left socialist Marxists, who don’t believe in countries, don’t believe in borders, don’t believe in identities, are intent on destroying everything that exists. The Charity Commission head is expected…
- Opposing frame: Taxpayers' money
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Business of the House
My hon. Friend raises a crucial issue for his constituents. The Government are committed to ensuring that the £400 billion of taxpayers’ money spent on public procurement each year actively supports British industry. He raises an interesting point, and I will ensure that he gets an update from the relevant Department.
- Opposing frame: Taxpayers' money
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MOD Bicester and Illegal Migrants
…nd the Minister to call to mind the name of the Member of this House who created the asylum dispersal system, which placed asylum seekers in accommodation in the cheapest parts of the country to make taxpayers’ money go further. I worked with that Member of Parliament when I was involved in local government. When he introduced it, he was the hon. Member for Leigh. Now he is the right hon. Member for Makerfield. Members who criticise that system might like to reflect that their party, like ours, has been hearing for many years that the British people expect us to do better on this issue. Nobo…
- Opposing frame: Taxpayers' money
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MOD Bicester and Illegal Migrants
…They deserve an asylum system that makes decisions promptly, removes people who have no right to remain, tackles criminality and treats people fairly. They deserve effective enforcement and value for taxpayers’ money. That requires practical solutions, competent administration and legislation that works. It requires a Government who will get on with the job rather than pretending that one grand gesture can solve everything. A practical example is the Brook hotel in Bowthorpe just outside my constituency: it opened under the previous Conservative Government and closed under a Labour Governmen…
- Opposing frame: Taxpayers' money
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ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities
…timate of the recurring public sector cost. The private employer faces additional paid absence facilities administration, data protection questions and potential litigation. Public service managers face further pressure on staff time at a point when productivity remains below its pre-pandemic level. The Government’s paymasters really have bought some nice perks; I say to them: enjoy them while they last. For those reasons, I regret this code and ask the Minister to explain why the Government believe that this is a good use of business resources, public sector staff time and taxpayers’ money.
- Opposing frame: Taxpayers' money
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Inheritance Tax
…driving down waste and driving up efficiency in the public sector, with a 16% reduction in departmental admin budgets by the end of the spending review period. We are reprioritising spending so that taxpayers’ money is spent on their priorities, cancelling digital ID in order to remove VAT from household electricity bills, reprioritising Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government spending to help tackle homelessness and bringing the national bus cap down to £2 for 2027, funded by savings from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. We are reforming the welfare system thr…
- Opposing frame: How will you pay for it?
- Opposing frame: Taxpayers' money
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Infants, Parents and Carers Bill
…to deliver them? The hon. Member for Washington and Gateshead South, who I know has done a lot of work in this area over the years and cares about it very deeply, talks about outcomes. Outcomes are important, but so is value for money, because we must be careful with taxpayers’ money. What interventions are making the most difference, and how do we focus on achieving them? We need to think carefully about what we measure. Overall, however, this is a good Bill that will help infants and children to develop their full potential and have equality of opportunity, and therefore I will support it.
- Opposing frame: Taxpayers' money
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ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities
…s of matters where trained representatives can help employees and employers and stop grievances getting out of hand. I fully share the regret amendment’s concern about value for money. Every pound of taxpayers’ money should be spent responsibly, but I do not accept that the costs related to time off for equality reps will be disproportionate. As always, costs need to be measured against benefits. It is wrong to assume that the time spent by a trained representative is simply a cost with no corresponding benefit. The potential benefits of these measures are workplaces where disputes are dealt…
- Opposing frame: Taxpayers' money