RIP Frank Field

[oldbluefox]

Sorry to hear of the death of Frank Field, one of the better Labour MPs and one I could happily vote for.
He was asked to look at social reform, to "think the unthinkable" which is exactly what he did and came up with some very realistic targets and imaginative ideas. Blair ignored the lot and thereafter we heard very little from Frank.
RIP to a genuinely good guy.

[david63]

Certainly one of the better MPs of any party.

[Mervyn and Trish]

Yes I agree. A man of honour.

[towny44]

But I assume from the amount of money his scheme would have cost, he must have believed in a magic money tree.

[oldbluefox]

But I assume from the amount of money his scheme would have cost, he must have believed in a magic money tree.

Really? That wasn't/isn't my understanding.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/201 ... ution-plan

[towny44]

But I assume from the amount of money his scheme would have cost, he must have believed in a magic money tree.

Really? That wasn't/isn't my understanding.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/201 ... ution-plan

I dont believe his scheme was ever fully costed, on paper is seemed sensible to ring fence contributions, but there was no mention of who would make up the current shortfall, never mind provide the massive extra funding that everyone recognises is needed to make the welfare system fit for purpose.
So unless contributions from workers and govt were to be massively increased I can see no way his scheme would be any better than the current one where the civil service manages the funding via the various govt depts that already exist.