Sunak’s callousness: carer left without a lightbulb and he talks nonsense about investment
Rishi Sunak: his policies left a carer in darkness because she could not afford a lightbulb for her kitchen; meanwhile he has had the National Grid upgraded in his local area so he can heat his private swimming pool.
After a carer was left without enough money to buy a lightbulb for her kitchen, Rishi Sunak – prime minister and richest man in the UK – tried to say he was putting more money into social care, as if that was going to help her:
In our Panorama on the UK economy, we heard from a woman in Cornwall called Nicky – who couldn't afford to replace a broken lightbulb until the next pay day. @jonkay01 asked the Prime Minister about Nicky's situation on @BBCBreakfast this morning. This is the exchange. pic.twitter.com/gUwYrU16Np
— Ros Atkins (@BBCRosAtkins) March 21, 2023
His claim – that the best thing he can do for Nicky and others like her is to reduce inflation – is pure bunkum bafflegab.
Cutting inflation isn’t cutting prices! They’ll keep climbing but at a slower rate. And he’s absolutely, dig-his-heels-in-the-ground adamant that he isn’t giving carers any more in wages. That money is for billionaires!
Oh – and the amount he’s putting into social care?
He’s halved it (allegedly) before even starting to hand it out:
Journalists need to be ready to challenge the lies @jonkay01!
Sunak tries to fob you off with “I’ve put more money into social care…” but it’s a half truth! PLEASE do your research & don’t let them get away with it! #BBCBreakfast @BBCBreakfast https://t.co/K4xdl9JJ3f pic.twitter.com/SIJdTAxSqO— Judy Hamilton (@secretspartacus) March 21, 2023
It’s clear that we can’t trust these politicians to give us the facts.
Every interview like this should be followed by a fact check report, explaining whether the claims made by the politician concerned are correct – or if that person is lying through their teeth.
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Sunak only understands finance and profits which is why he as usual focused on investments and reducing inflation! He isn’t fit to be an MP let alone a fake prime minister!
Don’t worry the fascist tories will continue to persecute us peasants because how dare we even utter any complaint about not having sufficient money to survive! Carers??? Well they don’t need any money because they are providing care for free so say the fascist tories. Money must go to the fascist tories in order to increase their wealth and we peasants must continue working for nothing!