bickster Posted November 15, 2022 Moderator Share Posted November 15, 2022 19 hours ago, Demitri_C said: Councils waste so much money though They do and its not usually their fault, it's the rules of the game they have to play and the blame as usual is .... Tories 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 (edited) I'm still amazed that it's not mandatory to have a witness in every room where someone who identifies as a Tory is around decent people. I'd still never leave my kids alone in a room with one. Edited November 15, 2022 by ml1dch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 He's continued most of Boris's biggest hits, Brexit, Corbyn, etc, but the new catchphrase that's winding me up, always accompanied with a smug grin is "obviously you wouldn't expect me to comment on..." No, why would I expect you to comment on policy, you're only the prime minister being interviewed on television. What an absurd idea to think you'd actually address a question. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 16, 2022 Moderator Share Posted November 16, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 16, 2022 Moderator Share Posted November 16, 2022 15 hours ago, Davkaus said: He's continued most of Boris's biggest hits, Brexit, Corbyn, etc, but the new catchphrase that's winding me up, always accompanied with a smug grin is "obviously you wouldn't expect me to comment on..." No, why would I expect you to comment on policy, you're only the prime minister being interviewed on television. What an absurd idea to think you'd actually address a question. Difficult decisions is my current pet hate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted November 16, 2022 Author Moderator Share Posted November 16, 2022 23 minutes ago, bickster said: Difficult decisions is my current pet hate Yeah There's 2 definitions, ours and theirs. For us, it's "am I gonna get punched in the face or the 'nads" For them it's "which is most likely to let me get re-elected" They're our servants. We pay them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 16, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 16, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, blandy said: They're our servants. We pay them. They're actually the servants of uber capitalists, who pay them a great deal more (with correspondingly bigger returns). Edited November 16, 2022 by mjmooney 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 16, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 16, 2022 This chart was intended to show how crap the US is. But... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 38 minutes ago, mjmooney said: This chart was intended to show how crap the US is. But... We could really do with an ‘angry face’ reaction to go with the others. The sad face just doesn’t cut it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one_ian_taylor Posted November 17, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 17, 2022 On 15/11/2022 at 16:54, mjmooney said: I bet his favourite album is "Best of The Beatles". Beat me to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 A good sensible budget today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 (edited) Minimum Wage up to £10.42 Benefits increase in line with inflation at around 10% Extra windfall taxes on energy firms raising £14 billion next year and £50 billion over next 4 years Lowering income tax threshold to £125k when you start paying 45% Capital gains and dividend tax starts to be paid earlier Energy price cap extended after April at £3,000, with extra help for low income households Are they a Labour govt in disguise lol Edited November 17, 2022 by ender4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 17, 2022 Moderator Share Posted November 17, 2022 5 minutes ago, ender4 said: Are they a Labour govt in disguise lol Well quite but this bit... 5 minutes ago, ender4 said: Extra windfall taxes on energy firms raising £14 billion next year and £50 billion over next 4 years Fills the "Black Hole" The rest of the rises are for what exactly? I'm all in favour of most of what they've done, though I don't think the time was right to introduce Vehicle Excise Duty to Electric Cars 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted November 17, 2022 Administrator Share Posted November 17, 2022 8 minutes ago, ender4 said: Minimum Wage up to £10.42 Benefits increase in line with inflation at around 10% Extra windfall taxes on energy firms raising £14 billion next year and £50 billion over next 4 years Lowering income tax threshold to £125k when you start paying 45% Capital gains and dividend tax starts to be paid earlier Energy price cap extended after April at £3,000, with extra help for low income households Are they a Labour govt in disguise lol I suspect the extra spending for education and the NHS won't even cover the wage increases, so a net fall for those sectors. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 I was expecting a lot worse than this i must admit. Not great but could have been a hell of a lot worse Glad they put minimum wage up should be a bit more though Also protecting pensions Right thing to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 11 minutes ago, bickster said: Well quite but this bit... Fills the "Black Hole" The rest of the rises are for what exactly? I'm all in favour of most of what they've done, though I don't think the time was right to introduce Vehicle Excise Duty to Electric Cars Id rather this than a increase in tax but i dont think it would make make much difference will it for them? I mean how many electric car users are there in the uk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted November 17, 2022 Author Moderator Share Posted November 17, 2022 5 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Id rather this than a increase in tax but i dont think it would make make much difference will it for them? I mean how many electric car users are there in the uk? 705,000+ owners, so maybe double that in users 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 17 minutes ago, bickster said: Well quite but this bit... Fills the "Black Hole" The rest of the rises are for what exactly? I'm all in favour of most of what they've done, though I don't think the time was right to introduce Vehicle Excise Duty to Electric Cars Still another 3 years till it kicks in. Hopefully it’s not so harsh it cripples the industry and removes a lot of the incentive for buying a BEV. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Think after the disaster known as truss, hunt and sunak had to do something big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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