Ryanair’s CEO Calls UK Chancellor a “Deadbeat” – Will She Get Fired by Christmas?
Picture this: the chief executive of one of Europe’s biggest budget airlines, Michael O’Leary, pulls out a mic and calls the UK’s Chancellor Rachel Reeves a “deadbeat.” Why? He thinks she’s “just not getting business and certainly not getting growth.” In a world where every penny counts, that’s not a polite tease – that’s a warning.
What O’Leary’s “Death Sentence” Looks Like
- “Make a balls of the Budget” – O’Leary claims the Chancellor will botch the budget so badly that her tenure will end up as a bullet point in a future political diary.
- Cashless Christmas – He predicts there won’t be any of her at the 12‑month mark. The world will have a new chancellor ready to swing away from “unnecessary commitments” that are putting taxes on the shoulders of ordinary people.
- “Three‑and‑a‑half‑year run” – If Reeves survives, she’ll still be scrambling within 18 months before the next election. The urgency is real.
How the Johnson Rival Point of View Falls Flat
O’Leary drops the classic argument that Labour’s woes were a legacy of the prior Conservative regime. He counters:
- “I hate that the so‑called black hole has a name. If Labour hadn’t paid off those junior doctors and train drivers, the problem wouldn’t be that big.”
- “The Labour leadership is about as credible as a rain‑check.” According to the Ryanair king, they lack the brainpower needed to smash the economic drag.
ACtion Plan: Taxes, Taxes, Taxes
So what’s next? O’Leary lays out a short‑haul game plan that looks a lot like a point‑and‑shoot:
- Raise income tax, corporation tax, maybe VAT – This is how they’ll shave the bulk off the “black hole.”
- Cut taxes “surgically” – Target the petals, not the whole flower.
- Don’t make the chancellor feel like she’s the only one in the room. If the drill doesn’t work, the election will be messy.
Long story short, O’Leary warns that if the UK government doesn’t start breathing new life into the economy now – instead of piling more taxes onto hardworking pants – the chancellor will end up out of a budget, out of a job, out of a headline the next holiday season. And for the record, the only thing that’ll be alive may be his flying budget – if you’re lucky.
