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Voting down the #CoronavirusAct would give the Government 21 days to propose a new framework that MPs can actually scrutinise & amend.
The current legislation gives the Government sweeping powers, without placing obligations on them to support the public.
Let's fix this. 1/8
The current legislation gives the Government sweeping powers, without placing obligations on them to support the public.
Let's fix this. 1/8
Under Sec 98(1) if the #CoronavirusAct is voted down this leaves 21 days until its provisions expire.
After 6 months, we know what’s working and what isn’t.
21 days is enough time to put down new provisions with proper scrutiny. 2/8
After 6 months, we know what’s working and what isn’t.
21 days is enough time to put down new provisions with proper scrutiny. 2/8
Under the current Act, the Government has given itself extraordinary powers without accountability & set no provisions for those in need.
New economic packages are announced like gifts, when at a time like this support packages & relief measures should be the law. 3/8
New economic packages are announced like gifts, when at a time like this support packages & relief measures should be the law. 3/8
Thread: Today @McDonalds will be paying out a projected $929.4 million in Q2 dividends to shareholders /despite @McDonaldsUK furloughing +100,000 staff at public expense (likely to be £10's of millions) #JobRetentionScheme #MCD
2/6, During #LockDown @McDonaldsUK workers have been struggling to survive on only 80% of poverty wages [paid by taxpayers] as McDonald's gives out £Billions in dividends to shareholders #100Percent
3/6 @McDonaldsUK workers who contract #Covid19 and have to self-isolate receive only #StatutorySickPay (= £95/week) McDonald's is risking the health of our communities by putting workers in the impossible position of choosing between health and paying the bills.
/// THREAD on Chancellor @RishiSunak's announcement tonight on the future of the income support schemes. 1/
After considerable media speculation, the Chancellor has finally pronounced on the economic future of millions, by detailing the changes to be made to the #JobRetentionScheme (JRS) and the #SelfEmployedIncomeSupportScheme (SEISS). theguardian.com/politics/2020/… 2/
These have been the two most important income support measures in what is likely to be the biggest economic recession in modern history. Both had serious shortcomings from the get-go. 3/
